3 Myths About Undertones and An Easier Way To Figure Out If You're Warm or Cool

[@tlessclock]

Jen, I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers!! There are too many misleaders out there who just copy and paste the same information without actually researching and studying it. So happy to bump into your channel. Thank you so much for your sharing.

[@Em-hh6dz]

One thing that's always thrown me is that those with cool undertones burn easily, while warms tan easily. Burning is to do with melanin and how dark your skin is. Surely you can have a warm undertone but burn easily as pale warm undertoned people exist?

[@Selsmittenxo]

Emily Lavis those that are paler and cool toned tend to burn only or burn more than they tan~ even if they went out in the sun for a long whole trying to tan, they'll have a really hard time getting any sort of color other than becoming more pink/red.

[@kuramacabre]

I know pale warm undertoned people, they look yellowish.

[@chinwenduahley4651]

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[@coffee593]

I’m a cool undertone and my natural skin tone is darker than it is now, so pale warm can be a thing as well as tan cool. Right now I’m pale cool but I really want to get a tan and I don’t burn.

[@evaweiss1160]

I am pale warm undertone and also burn easily. I simply wear sunscreen wherever I go ;) My skin actually does not look that yellowish (because it's pale), so a pale neutral foundation matches often better than a too yellowish (and darker) one.

[@debra5955]

I'm so glad you mentioned the overtones because I believe this is why I have a hard time with my makeup. I believe I have a warm undertone but I have so much redness in my face (overtones)I need a cool undertone foundation because foundation with warm undertones is too much. My coworkers have told me NO on the warm foundation. 🤣

[@MaryYoungblood-xy8vg]

Have you tried a mint correct concealer? This should take the redness out of your skin. Match your foundation to your skin tone not uhdértones or redness. Foundation should blend in at the chin line.

[@wahdaali9329]

I completely agree .. I have olive skin and I am cool .. I avoid yellow foundations and concealers and stick to neutrals .. yellow is too yellow pink is too pink for me ... in terms of seasons I am a bright winter so in your system bright cool dark

[@MrsMac3099]

Nope olive can be warm or cool. Since its a mixture of colors you can pull either way.

[@daniellevinson6975]

Your advice about testing *warm* colors makes perfect sense! Some people have intense skin tones that merely lack yellow undertones (be they golden or citric), and these folks are typically recognized in a heartbeat as unambiguous "winters". On a similar note, olive skin has a combination of warm and cool undertones, and some variants of "autumn" palettes look rather chilly.

[@kareng.7773]

I agree, I have cool undertone but cool foundations are way too pink and warm ones too yellow so I stick to neutral ones as they compliment best my skin

[@justlivinglife465]

Thanks for this, totally agree! I know several people with green veins who only wear cool colours and look great - I find your case studies and just taking photos in natural light wearing different things to be way more useful.

[@IndigoMel78]

It’s still SO confusing to me. I just wear what looks good on me regardless of the color.

[@gigimartinez9071]

I agree with this 100% when I have gone to purchase foundation the person at make up store will choose a warm undertone and I end up looking darker in my face and never matches my neck, yes I have yellow undertones but I also have pink undertones. So I usually go for the neutral fair undertones and blends right into my skin tone. I have always struggles with this but I think I have figured it out for myself. The vein test shows my veins are green and blue and purple so yeah its weird.

[@charachoppel3116]

About veins. Theory goes blue veins mean cool and green means warm. Have been told my veins are in between, so turquoise. Hair and skinwise I'm warm. But read not so long ago that actually veins can turn out different colors depending on colors you put beside them. Firstly, the skin next to veins makes them a specific color. But if you put blue next to them, the blue is emphased, light green brings out green and a grey swatch makes veins look grey. So, as you say, the vein test is not that reliable.

[@Emma-vu3hx]

Chara Choppel if you’re warm toned, your skin will have a yellow hue, and when you put yellow, over blue (veins), it will make them appear green. Therefore if you’re warm toned, you will see green veins. If your skin has a pink/red hue, red over blue will look purple, therefore your cool toned. That’s how it works. Your hair has nothing to do with it....

[@CarenLinn]

Jen, I know this is an old video but it is exceptionally helpful. I struggle over the past 2 years and the FB group initially told me I looked warm. The problem? I am light olive. I look horrible in very warm colors. This video also confirmed that....

[@margueritewoodall4880]

Jen, you look radiant in that vibrant blue.

[@YourColorStyle]

well thank you!

[@TinyAcorn]

Wow this is so good! I’ve signed up for the color test because, like your website says, I’m one of those people who has gotten so frustrated at trying to find my undertone. I love what you said about the intensity being the most important thing. I do think I look better in more intense colors. You are so knowledgeable and I’m excited to learn from you!

[@YourColorStyle]

Thank you for your comments! I'm so glad I could help. Lots to learn on the blog! I'm glad you're here.

[@zurienvandermerwe8294]

Thanks great video. Very helpful. I agree...thr veins do not always add up. I was so glad when u said that cause I really struggled with my veins and was actually relieved.

[@shaunaferguson6102]

Ah so i must be olive.....I'm just a less intense olive. Ive been going between warm and cool, seems like I'm cool but since I have yellowish skin I was thinking I must be warm but I look SICK when I wear any yellow 😂. I can wear warm colors if they have a cool hue to them if that makes since! Thank you for your videos!

[@KimberlyTheZebraFish]

You sound like me! I look like I’m dying when I wear yellow 🤣. Warm foundations look too yellow, cool ones look too pink. I’ve wondered if I’m olive but I feel like I must be a ghost olive then??? 🤣

[@KalliBella1]

Thank you for this information. I love makeup and have worn makeup since my mid teens years. I have olive skin. But my face has pink and my color intensity is medium. I’m not too light not too dark. I was convinced that yellow undertone foundations were for me until just recently when I began to notice how yellow-orange my skin looks in pictures. It makes me look not right. But I’m not convinced that pink tone foundations are for me. I look ashy when I wear pink toned foundation. However, I never ever wear anything warm next to my face. I do wear red, mostly blue reds but never been able to wear orange or yellow like the ones in the autumn color palette. I gravitate toward cool colors and bright because my eyes are darkest brown and my hair is black. KKW and I share almost the same coloring. I wonder what undertone foundation she wears. I wish makeup companies would make foundation for olive skin that is not too yellow. Watching your videos has helped me to confirm what I had instinctively been doing with the colors in my wardrobe. I am according to your system cool, bright and deep.

[@YourColorStyle]

I'm so glad I could help! You should get your Bright and Cool color fan at color-fans.com !

[@lanadecker8800]

I have Light olive skin and warm undertones with cool overtones. I look sick in bright cool colors and unwell in cool muted colors. I look totally different at the end of summer with natural tan, too... Not all olive skin is cool!!!

[@MrsMac3099]

Thank you !! I am warm olive too . We do exist !! Olive is warm or cool.

[@Terrahoskins]

Ru 52 comrade! I'm light olive too. Sitting here now having color striped my neck and chest with both a warm and neutral foundation....and they both disappear in my skin. Seriously? How can they both work? This is so confusing.

[@momof3plusdsg]

"Where I live, warm foundations are often too peach or brown and not yellow enough for my complexion. Silver earrings and necklaces look just fine on me, but not silver rings and bracelets. I look good in peach, corals, yellow-based reds. I can wear warm yellows but not "cool" yellows.

[@YourColorStyle]

foundation is a whole other beast and doesn't tell you exactly your undertones. Foundation is designed to even skin tone. It can be neutral even if you have warm or cool undertones. The way you describe yourself, I'd say you have warm undertones.

[@eddiebushtracey4887]

YES! At last someone who makes sense about this bloody dilemma that we get confused over. Thank you.

[@evelynramos2429]

I don’t know… I have this innate ability to doubt my tastes… even though I dislike gold jewelry on me, still don’t feel quite sure if I have a cool undertone. My veins are blue, the palm of my hands is super pink, my iris has petals ( which I heard are an indicator of cool undertone ), but my hair is brown, my eyes are brown too. I think I might be a Summer or a Winter, because both have petals. The thing is, my iris has no cloudiness as in Summers ( but it’s petals aren’t dark at the bottom as in Winters). My petals are colored as the rest of my iris, not darker. I think I feel better in Summer colors, but I’m not sure. I don’t know if it’s just that I like the colors on their own or how they complement my skin.

[@katysbr682]

I still confused about if I have warm , cool or neutral undertone 😭😭😭

[@yahaira1221]

Well I might have a mix of a bit of olive undertone and warm undertone because I can wear some cold blue and grey colors but I look terrible in magenta and barbie pinks so I doubt that I have a cool undertone

[@janetwilliams7705]

Thank you for the great advice!

[@veronicavargas6895]

I’m even more confused

[@chitsb]

I have neutral warm undertones and look awful in many warm shades of yellow and orange. Cool reds and lemon yellow, however, look great on me.

[@YourColorStyle]

are you sure you have warm undertones? cool reds typically don't flatter someone with warm undertones. You may have cool undertones with a neutral appearance.

[@danielle9273]

I just got a confirmation a few days ago at a makeup store that I am neutral-toned. I keep looking for recommendations from ANYONE about neutrals and keep coming up short.

[@melsue1026]

Danielle Afreh neutral tones can wear anything

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Half of the people insist neutral tones don’t exist, you’re a slightly warm warm or a slightly cool cool. But I agree. My skin is kind of unnaturally paler than it should be (I’m ill and am in the sun as little as possible, since sun exposure can exacerbate my symptoms), but growing up I didn’t burn easily. My illness causes a pink flush on my cheeks and chest, but otherwise I’m not a really peaches and cream look. Pink is too pink and yellow is too yellow. If I had to pick, I’m closer to a cool undertone, but still, nothing I’ve tried in terms of makeup works well for me unless it’s marketed as neutral. Neutrals kind of get the short end of the stick, since half of the channels say it doesn’t exist and the others say “oh just wear whatever.” 😩 It’s like face shape videos where oval is kinda ignored because it’s supposed to be universally flattering.

[@MaryYoungblood-xy8vg]

One myth I can't stand: "if you tan, you must be warm or if you tend to sunburn than you must be cool" Ability to tan vs burn is about melatonin levels not undertones.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

The issue with overlooking contrast is a big one I don’t see addressed often enough. I’ve always had to be cognizant of my butterfly rash on my cheeks to counterbalance it, but the color I use for that assesses the redness, not my general undertones. Maybe it’s because I’m unnaturally pale and my skin is more translucent than is considered attractive, but the vein thing actually works well for me. I generally look equally washed out or just odd in pink and yellow foundation, so neutral has always been my go to in terms of makeup. My father has Greek and Italian heritage, while my Mom has a lovely English Rose complexion, and both have a good amount of Cherokee and Cree. So I was always going to be a bit all over the place. Adding in having to stay out of the sun whenever possible because of my health since age 12, that mishmash of inherited tones have kind of been desaturated. I guess knowing that I take after my mother in being able to wear jeweled tones has helped me side with cool over neutral if I had to pick. But it seems it’s at the far end of the scale, because at least when it comes to makeup, cool tones makeup is really not right for me. The only thing I’m confused about is the spring/autumn question, but since I don’t look great in light colors, I must be autumn? The contrast of the deep jeweled tones allows me to look less... sick, picks up on the warmth of my cheeks from my rash just enough to make me look a bit more healthy than the alternatives. Light colors wash me out almost as badly as warm colors.

[@ThursdayASMR]

The vein test!!! My veins are blue, so i was so confused for a long time thinking i was fair with cool undertones. Boy was i wrong.

[@oliveoil2x]

I do have yellow skin. I tan in the summer. It’s so hard to find make up that works or the color pallet that compliments my coloring from one season to another. I have red pigmentation on my face which throws things off, too. I also have blue eyes & brown hair. I feel like I can’t use a color wheel because I have too much going on to stay with one direction.

[@seeleygirl6178]

True, I love those orange , corals, but they look 🤢 on me. Yet, I see yellow, sallow in my skin. Maybe outer.. I’m Italian, brown hair and eyes. Only if I’m very tan can I wear yellows . Maybe I’m olive. Pale in winter. Ugh 😑

[@moonstone1159]

Yeah, I'm always confused by all this.

[@mariawelling4194]

One of the best presentation I've ever seen ❤️

[@lorenadiaz442]

That's the first time ever that I heard something about this topic that make sense!..Thank you

[@YourColorStyle]

you are very welcome!

[@Jesus_is_Lord555]

I'm so confused lol. I tried taking the color analysis test. I thought I was cool toned but I have greenish/hazel eyes, and medium-dark ash brown hair. I'm very fair skinned with what looks like pink undertones but I'm not totally sure. I really want to color my hair red but I'm not sure it will work on me.

[@kristitrimble9658]

I have the EXACT same combo. I went to a color analyst. She was STUMPED. She called her superior. They took a guess and said I'm a Spring...now I color my hair copper.

[@katitadeb]

Having pink on your skin doesn't make you automatically cool, you can be either warm or cool and be pink toned (warm pink tone is known as peach) in that case red hair will look great either way because the red of the hair will armonize with the red content on your skin

[@notaclue822]

I have olive skin and am frequently confused for warm by all sorts of people. My undertone is cool...rose toned foundation works really well. I think you could have a warm or cool undertone and be olive skinned...the olive colour is an overtone, Right?

[@katitadeb]

Olive is green, the opposite of red. It doesn't matter how light or dark it is, and can be both warm or cool All this overtone stuff is confusing, just stick to undertone (warm vs cool) and olive vs red as the tint of the skin, just like in photo editing, you have temperature and tint

[@margaretgurney1427]

My hair used to be red but now I’m ash blonde which is a dirty color to me, warm skin, green eyes. I have always felt better in bright Colors and washed out in pale Colors. So confused now. My favorite color now is fuschia or bright pink. Not sure what to do. I also have pink in my skin. Stay away from corals now.

[@margaretgurney1427]

Fair skin as well.

[@1010divajap]

Every cool color looks good on me and every warm color doesn't look good on me. I get compliments and I always note to myself that I'm wearing a cool bright that day. Plus I naturally gravitate towards cool brights. YET I do definitely tan easily. Then there's the gold v. silver jewelry. I love gold jewelry and silver looks modern and cold to me. I think I look better in Gold. But like I said, I am sure I look better in cool colors. This just confuses me.

[@시린-d4i]

So if you are warm and considering to color your hair plum or eggplant color without bleaching your dark brown/black hair, would that work? Would you look good or horrible? I think I am warm delicate. I am not sure if I am warm or neutral but I think I am warm delicate. (I light in shade)

[@chisatatum649]

That's understandable. That's why i dont listen to statistics.. Yeah i dont feel right in warm undertones plus they look awful on me. Cooler colours look better on me

[@lgarvey2001]

So I look horrible in pure white. I never wear it. I will wear ivory. I get the most compliments when I wear coral

[@lisawallace4395]

Man I’m so very happy that I found ur channel 💯💯💯💯

[@grinsekatze5461]

I made the quiz and now i am sure i am soft and a little bit more cool. But the last step i am not really sure am i medium or deep. My hair is deep brown but my eyes are more medium (grey blue)

[@danvieira22]

Very informative!!

[@kwarahy1613]

Tbh i don’t know if i’m olive or golden

[@tt.653]

I have green veins all over my body including wrist but just a tiny purple vein on wrist that too looks green if I see it from different angle.Am I warm Or neutral?

[@almagoh]

Well, the one thing I've got for sure: I'm not a winter.

[@charachoppel3116]

Olive skin is cool. But warm seasons, like Autumn, have olive in their palette. How come? Maybe subject for a video? :-)

[@kwarahy1613]

Personally i don't think olive skin is cool, olive can be warm and cool. Warm olive is a little bit goldish and cool olive is kinda ashy. That's what i believe because i know a lot of olive skinned people (i'm one of them) and most of them have clearly warm undertones. Here in Brazil olive skin is very common...

[@livisuzanne]

Luis P. Souza I was thrown off by olive being described as cool as well. I have olive skin, and a very yellow undertone. I think temperature might be somewhat of a spectrum? I look healthier in warm colors, but I start to sort of blend in with colors that are too warm... unless I have the chroma all wrong 😕 My hair and eyes and skin all have similar value, but I have a lot of warmth in my hair and eyes. My skin easily will look sallow or greenish if I wear the wrong color. I'm so confused now. 😶

[@daniellevinson6975]

Chara Choppel Many people with olive skin don't look good in "spring" palettes, and some don't even look good in "autumn" palettes. On the other hand, olive is an earthy skin tone and features varying COMBINATIONS of cool and warm. Seasons can overlap, as evidenced by "autumn" palettes that complement olive skin [these being an overlap between "autumn" and "winter", chilly variants of the earth tones that typify the "autumn" color spectrum].

[@daniellevinson6975]

Chara Choppel Then again, I think color analysis systems should include lukewarm seasons... My idea would be designating one warm season ["spring"], two lukewarm seasons ["summer" and "autumn"], and one cool season ["winter"].

[@user-wt5if6rx8m]

Luis P. Souza I'd say olive skin tone is a middle ground between cool and warm. It's not neutral - in a sense you could use anything from both sides, no. The end of both cool and warm spectrums tend to look bad on olive skin, and this goes for both hues and values - focus on values. To me, everything right in the middle works great. Neither too cool or warm, but mostly, neither too bright or pastel, otherwise olive skin tend to look "ill" and "pale" like a dead body lol That weird yellow-greenish tint undertone, not a lot of pinkness on cheeks or lips. For me, pastel rose gold is a very exception. All of that being said that's why I feel the autumn palette is the dearest when it comes to this skin type, it's the one that contemplates the largest range of "in the middle" colours specially if talking about values and saturation.

[@M.Moadeli123]

You look warm toned wearing blue toned top. Lol

[@tomjones2157]

That color is too intense for you it dominates you and washes you out. Meaning, I see the color not you. Maybe something brighter/lighter?

[@Demi.d3mi]

Tom Jones it looks just fine, neutral to her skin and hair colors

[@october65-h6e]

@@Demi.d3mi Tom Jones is right. It´s too harsh and dominated her. I think a doveblue would be better(soft summer).

[@rerf7296]

How about neutrals? There are no neutrals undertone them?

[@rvaluskis]

Rê Freitas I think this would help, I've been trying to understand tones more and more lol. So confusing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5ncm5iOmZmBo5I

[@uikiins]

That’s where I get confused because peach like a light peach neutral peach looks good on me neon colors look good on me I have a hard time if I am cool or warm one Charlotte Tillberry said I was more cool another one I forget the name said I looked better with warmer silver looks best on me right now everything has fair cool fair pink fair peach fair neutral light pink light peach light neutral light warm I know my color is light and then I saw a girl on KZbin I’m trying to find people with my skin color and skin tone and she found out she looks better with a peach undertone neutrals made her look gray and since that video I’ve been thrown off

[@SuperLuckao]

im lucky im neutral.

[@dianecrews6130]

You look especially beautiful today

[@Starskye7897]

Not all olive skin tones are cool either

[@Starskye7897]

I'm olive but I definitely have more yellow and warmth in my skin and suit gold more

[@MrsMac3099]

I don't know where she got her info . But its wrong !

[@gaisb9418]

Your skin filters through the undertone.

[@rosa629]

thank you so much... veru useful...

[@Iden_Elihio_1999]

2:56 People with olive skintones can't be warm ?

[@YourColorStyle]

They can be. This video talks about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5W8q3p_pMabas0

[@juliju8837]

You look more cool tone to me. You're not olive toned but on the more pale side.

[@EM-vl6fu]

Juli ju pale does not mean cool. Really pale people can have warm undertones too.

[@MrsMac3099]

Yeah , she is just a little yellow. She is not olive.

[@nataschasoufi5147]

Make-up should be worn according to chroma depth and undertone! Caution with advice in Stores.

[@itsanamayathing7997]

What qualifies you to come up with this opinion?Not being smart I'm just wondering?

[@anarup916]

I think she learned it from somewhere. There are a lot of people teaching this stuff

[@whisperedaria8832]

So basically, this is an ad. “Everybody else is wrong, go to my website and buy my analysis or take my ‘course.’” Clickbait.

[@Pipsterz]

"An Easier Way to Figure Out If You're Warm or Cool".... Sorry Love but it wasn't. This jumping around, not narrowing the info down to _simplify_ and make it easier. A lot of ppl commenting they're still or more confused - Less is more.

[@darlamerrill8052]

I couldn't get my free test so..hum

[@annia13paul41]

That all true.help us please.

[@judithbourne7232]

I’ve watched about ten of your videos. I’ll be blunt. This is the first dress color and hair color that you look great in!

[@leighjones8851]

You make a huge mistake. There is such a thing as a neutral skin tone. Not just warm and cool.

[@newtonianjam]

Came here for musical undertones, turns out this is some medical shit :/

[@sharedemails7624]

The navy royal blue color does not look good on you, too strong for lovely face. You are a summer not a winter and navy royal blue is for winters.

[@SixtiesWoman]

Shared Emails huh! I thought she absolutely glowed in this colour

[@october65-h6e]

@@SixtiesWoman Shared Emails is right. It´s too dark and too intense for her, it´s overpowering her. I think a doveblue would look better on her. I think she´s a soft summer.

[@janicedevereux2839]

I mean no disrespect but this video was not helpful at all 😂. Perhaps could have simply said go to the link and give the quiz a try.

[@MrsMac3099]

This video is a embarrassment for you. Olive green is a mixture , and can pull warm , cool , or neutral.

[@Historian212]

You did nothing to give us an easier way to figure out whether we’re warm or cold besides direct us to your website. Whoever told you to market yourself that way gave you bad advice. No one wants to be misled by a video title. If you say you’re going to give something, but don’t, it just makes you look untrustworthy.

[@YourColorStyle]

It's a shame that you are so quick to judge when I have so much information here. I have several videos on this channel that explain undertones to help you. This is just one from a couple years ago. I hope you find what you're looking for.