- Go here if you are looking for Cool Undertone.
- Go here if you are looking for Neutral Undertone.
- Go here if you are looking for Olive Undertone.
Anyone of any skin color or ethnicity can have a warm undertone. Warm skin tone can also have a tendency to be sallow.
How to Tell:[]
- To identify warm undertones; mix of green and olive veins with yellow, gold or peach skin tones.
- If you look good in colors such as gold and brown, you are warm toned.
- Take a piece of fabric and see if you look better in white or off-white (peachy white, vanilla, etc.). If you look good in off-white, you are warm toned.
- If you look good with hair colors that have warm tones (red, orange, or gold undertones).
- If you look good with lipstick colored beige, peach, red, or coral, you are warm toned.
- Go have your makeup done professionally and the makeup artist will most likely do an accurate match for your skin tone.
Remember that not everyone is warm toned and it can get tricky when trying to find out your undertone. Not everyone can get it right the first time and it can take various different trial and errors in order for you to find the perfect foundation shade and undertone.
Hair color tips for people with warm toned skin[]
People with warm skin will likely be best suited by colors including orange, brick red, golden yellow, olive green, plum purple, camel, and other autumn tones. For hair color, this includes golden blondes, caramel, bronze, ginger, copper, honey browns, amber browns, and brown-black.
Contrasting Tones[]
Some experts advise that contrasting skin and hair tones can provide more interest and balance - i.e. pairing a warm skin tone with cool hair color, or a cool skin tone with warm hair color. If you want to give this a try, it would probably be best to start with a subtle shade, and then increase the level of contrast if you like the effect.
Level of Contrast[]
Assessing the level of contrast between your hair, eyes and skin can also be useful for color choices.
- If your skin, hair, and eyes are all around the same lightness, then you have "low contrast" (for example: medium-deep warm skin, chocolate brown hair and charcoal eyes). Your overall appearance will tend to seem softer and more muted if this is the case.
- If your skin, hair and eyes have some variation, then you have "medium contrast" (for example: fair warm skin, dark golden blonde hair and light hazel eyes).
- If your skin, hair and eyes have very different levels of lightness, then you are "high contrast" (for example: light warm skin, very dark brown-black hair and chestnut brown eyes). Your overall appearance will tend to seem bolder and more striking if this is the case.
With a low level of contrast, even small changes to hair lightness level will seem very light or dark and may tend to draw attention away from your natural features. With a higher level of contrast, you can more easily carry very bright and bold colors without risking attention being drawn away from your other features. Remember that changes more than 2-3 lightness levels of your natural hair color may require frequent upkeep and/or salon visits to maintain.
Nude makeup for warm toned skin[]
Nude makeup is a must have for some or too boring for others—it is however, universally flattering. But venturing into nude for the first time might be something that holds first timers back. For example, why spend on makeup that looks like no or low makeup, especially if it looks like it doesn't suit your skin tone or skin undertone.
- Are you willing to go orangish, warm peach, warm pink, reddish brown or caramel browns? Warm skin can favour orange and warm peach but some people may not want to be too orange or reddish brown. Warm brown to a nude-red brown could work but if too dark to your skin tone run the risk of a 90s brown grunge look (which may not be what you are looking for). Alternatively, completely opt for a universal neutral nude instead.
Nude Eyeshadow[]
Determine the nude effect you want first then you have a start point:
- Are you wanting to compliment undertone or go universal neutral? Undertone complimenting nudes may mean orange nudes and reddish browns.
- Are you wanting natural, low or no makeup looks? Then you may want to consider mattes and satins and stay away from shimmers and glitters.
- Are you wanting a "one stop palette" or hand selecting each shadow? Nude palettes are made very easy these days just be sure you select either a universal neutral nude palette or warm nude palette.
Nude Lipstick[]
Determine the nude effect you want first then you have a start point:
- Are you trying to exact lip match (or MLBB: My Lips But Better)? This can be harder unless you can test multiple products.
Nude Nail Polish[]
Determine the nude effect you want first then you have a start point:
- Are you trying to exact skin match? This can be harder unless you can go to a nail salon and actually do multiple tests.
- Are you trying to go lighter than skin tone or darker? This can be fairly easy, comparing skin to a bottle, and understanding nail lacquer tends to dry slightly darker compared to bottle/wet.
Red makeup for warm toned skin[]
A wonderful thing about red makeup—particularly lipstick and nail polish, especially a "true red"—is that it compliments all skin undertones, however, with warm or warmer skin tones warmer reds, orange reds and orange corals compliment even more. In some cases the red base is neutral but has gold shimmer flashing warmth so consider that when looking a pearl, metallic, shimmer and glitter red colours.
Red Lipstick[]
If you are not sure whether a red shade is warm or not, look for official or review descriptions describing as: warm, red-orange, orange-red, orange-coral, brick, orange-brown, etc. Also make sure there is not descriptions such as: cool, blue undertone, pink undertone, etc. But be advised even official descriptions aren't perfect and sometimes down right incorrect, swatches especially in various types of lighting are better but in person testing is best.
Red Nail Polish[]
When it comes to nail polishes usually they tend to have more neutral or "true reds" so more people can wear it but they can have warmer reds too.
Silver makeup for warm toned skin[]
Usually for eyeshadows you choose colours that compliment or enhance your eye colour but in terms of silver/grey on warm undertones what does that mean? It shouldn't be a problem. Silver/grey are like nudes in being universally flattering but if you want to go a step further in matching to compliment the warm undertone—you can with warm leaning greys.
Foundation Examples[]
The following examples are brands' versions of warm skin, usually leaning gold beige or peach. For more information on foundations and warm undertones go here.