A Good Makeup Routine Starts With This Five-Second Test After years of wearing a foundation shade that's a little bit off and trying to correct it by blending it down my neck or overcompensating with bronzer, I finally met my match. But all that trial-and-error could have been avoided if I had just taken the time to determine my skin tone. It takes just a few seconds and doesn't hurt at all (promise).
Stand in natural light and look at the skin on your wrist. If your veins look blue or purple, you likely have a cool skin tone. If they look greenish, you're warm. By choosing foundation that matches the undertones in your skin, you get a much more natural look (no more "too-pink" or "too-orange" mishaps).
Your skin tone doesn't just influence your foundation picks. It also can help you figure out if that eggplant shadow or cool-toned red lipstick will enhance your skin -- making makeup shopping so much easier.
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