T.ono and undertone of the skin they are very different. The first is the immediately visible color of the epidermis, given by the quantity of melanin (pigment that determines the tone of the complexion) present in its most superficial layer. The undertone, on the other hand, is the subtle nuance that reveals itself below the outermost layer of the skin. There are three types of the latter: hot (with golden, yellow or peach reflections), cold (with pink, red or bluish undertones) e neutral (with shades that mix warm and cold tones).
Skin undertone: how to recognize it?
To identify your skin undertone there are some “proven” methods, such as the jewelry test. “Rings, necklaces, bracelets golden tones tend to harmonize with warmer skin tones, while silver finds the right harmony with cold tones. If the skin is enhanced by both gold and silver, then the undertone of the skin is neutral»Explains Valter Gazzano, National Make Up Artist for Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.
«Also the vein color test it is a great way to determine the undertone of the complexion. “Those who are cold can see the blue veins through the skin, if instead they turn out to be green then the undertone is warm”.
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Two fundamental rules to follow
Understanding what the undertone of the skin is is not always easy. “This it has little to do with what we see with the naked eye, i.e. without the aid of optical instruments. Indeed, you can have olive skin and a cool undertoneor fair skin and warm undertones.
It could be said that the undertone is the chromatic soul of the skin, but in practice it is its temperature“, explains Elisabetta ChiesiMake Up Artist and Didactic Director Blend Academy.
The right foundation for every complexion
“For those who love to be schematic, there are two fundamental rules to follow: those with warm undertones must use foundation with yellow pigmentswho has a cold undertone should prioritize funds-based blue pigments“.
To understand exactly which foundation shade is right to enhance your complexion, identify the skin undertone with the help of classic tests or using app specifics (especially of armocromia) is the starting point.
How to find it
“The first rule is to trust your sensitivity more rather than listening to the suggestions of those who are in perfumery », explains Elisabetta Chiesi. Once you have selected at least three shades of foundation, you do the proof test.
«It helps to make the best choice: you tap a touch of foundation on one side of the neckor in the center, e between the collarbones. Wait for a couple of minutes for the product to stabilize and oxidize.
After this time, the portions of skin on which the bases have been blended are carefully observed. What is seen less is right. And you can buy it », Elisabetta Chiesi concludes.
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