Your hand can tell you what your makeup undertone is

Has it ever happened to you that you use a certain shadow, eyeliner or lipstick but you don’t like how it looks on you? It’s probably because you still don’t know the color that predominates under your skin, but don’t worry, there is a machinist’s secret that we are going to share with you today and that is that your hand can tell you what your makeup undertone is.

The color that is found under the superficial layer of your skin is known as an undertone, this can be cold, warm or neutral and is determined by the color of your veins. Many times it can be frustrating to do your best in a make-up and when you look in the mirror it is not the result you expected. Knowing your makeup undertone will help you in the way you go about your makeup shopping. Once you know if you are warm, cool, or neutral, it will be much easier for you to choose products, saving you money and time. The undertones do not only affect your makeup, but also your clothing. There are people who look better than others in certain colors and this principle is determined by colorimetry.

Below we will explain a little more about this topic and we will tell you how you can identify your makeup undertone.

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What types of makeup undertones are there?

Cold

Those in which the blue, purple, red or pink color predominates. People with lighter complexions will show some pink tones in their skin while those with darker complexions will have hints of blue and red.

Artists like Adele, Elle Fanning, Viola Davis, Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, are some of the celebs with cold makeup undertones.

Warm

Predominance of yellow, brown and gold colors. These people always have green veins, be it dark, khaki or olive.

Beyoncé, Jessica Alba, JLo, Kim Kardashian, are some of the celebs with warm makeup undertones.

Neutral

People with a neutral undertone cannot distinguish a specific undertone in their skin. The complexion of these people is neither as golden nor as pink/reddish, but rather a combination of both.

Celebs like Kerry Washington, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, have warm makeup undertones.

So you can distinguish your makeup undertone with your hand…

Sometimes trying to distinguish the color of your veins can be tricky and you may not be able to distinguish between one color and another, but don’t worry, an alternative and creative way to find out your makeup undertone is by using the knuckles of your hand. All you have to do is close your fist and observe the color of your knuckles, if these are yellow, then your subtone is warm, if you observe that these are pink, you are cold.

The products you should use for each makeup undertone…

warm undertones

Blush Orgasm, Nars, $829; Sephora / Paris Color Riche Classique Lipstick, L’oréal, $143; Mercado Libre / MegaGlo Makeup Stick, Wet n Wild, $135; Amazon / Sunset Stripped Eyeshadow Palette, Too Faced, $1,350; Sephora

cool undertones

Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour Feel so Grand, MAC, $479; MAC /

Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush, Dior, Liverpool, $865 / The lipstick, 3INA, $329; Sephora / Pro Filter Base, Fenty Beauty, $790; Sephora

neutral undertones

Blush, Bissu, $33; Bissu/Lifter Gloss Stone, Maybelline, $179; Amazon / Soft Matte Lip Cream, NYX, $175; Amazon / Stay Naked Concealer, Urban Decay, $660; Sephora

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