HOW TO FIND YOUR UNDERTONE

[@angelaalvarez308]

Olive undertone is always forgotten. Which is why it’s been a challenge to find my perfect foundation match. You may be olive if you tan easy, look nice in both gold and silver, have a mixture of blue and green veining. You may look “sick” when you don’t wear make up

[@IvyBoyd]

It really is so cast aside! You're absolutely right.

[@merrilew]

For once, I finally understood what all this means. Thanks for explaining it so well.

[@IvyBoyd]

Oh, I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!

[@MissVixon]

Love how you explained everything perfectly. This video is 4 years old and can still be used today.

[@IvyBoyd]

I am so glad you feel that way! Undertones are one of my very favorite topics! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@inseektolearn4065]

I couldn't focus on signal word. Just because of your eyes. Omg they're so beautiful!!

[@IvyBoyd]

Ok wow, that is so nice of you! Thank you for watching!

[@TerriTomlinson]

Hello Ivy, thank you for using The Flesh Tone Color Wheel™ and talking properly about skin tone.

[@IvyBoyd]

Thank you for making such an excellent, innovative product! What an asset in any MUA's kit!

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@IvyBoyd I got a shade match at MAC, my shade was NW 45. Neutral warm 45.

[@IvyBoyd]

@@victoriataylor5584 So in MAC world, that color is likely a peachy/pink based shade. Do you agree? Their NC shades, neutral cool, would be more yellow/olive.

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@IvyBoyd yes, basically.

[@minagica]

I tried getting it but shipping more than doubles the cost for me 😔 It's the only thing I'm looking to order and it is physically possible for this to be shipped flat instead of being charged parcel fees for, so for now I'll have to forego it as a non pro who doesn't even wear foundation and is just extremely curious 😔

[@marinamel-rinaldic7621]

Color wheel! Dear Terri, I just bought it! Thank you so much 💓

[@judithbrighton3040]

I am obsessed with this topic, but still not 100% confident about my undertone. I am some kind of neutral, and to the purists who feel like even neutral undertone people lean either cool or warm, I cannot disagree, and THINK I lean warm. (Next to my daughter, I read yellow; next to my South Asian friend, I read pink.) I may have a peach undertone - I have the Terri wheel, too, and come down closer to orange than either red or yellow. But I notice that beyond complexion shades, I like cool lipcolors, blush and eye colors better on me - not too cool, but on the cool side. All of which confounds me on a regular basis. lol Your explanations are clear and helpful, and this is one of the better vids on undertone that I've seen (and I've seen a LOT)! Cheers!

[@monio.9444]

Same here, I also suspect I'm some kind of peach but I am still so confused and after watching tons of videos and trying tons of shades, I still didn't find my perfect shade. The closest one I found looks like my undertone when I swatch it on my cheek, but when I put it on it makes me look sickly as in, I need blush and bronzer and stuff to make me look alive again, it's so weird. Still, with my social anxiety I find it hard to go to sephora and make them swatch me and all that.😅

[@judithbrighton3040]

@@monio.9444 If the problem is foundation, maybe try one of the "universal" tinted moisturizers. Ilia has a lovely Serum Skin Tint, they can help match you, and it's sheer, so it will adjust on your skin, too. Good luck!

[@monio.9444]

@@judithbrighton3040 Thank you, I'll see if I can find it in my country.

[@colorcreatecamera]

I feel the exact same way!!! Same issue!!!!

[@luxbookplanners]

Girlfriend you slayed this presentation. And you even explained blush! That color wheel helped soooo much!!! Thank you!!!

[@IvyBoyd]

I am so happy to hear that! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@kqavionfoster7127]

This video was super helpful I just got in to make-up a few months ago and I was very frustrated because finding the correct foundation was a process and even thought it still is this video was helped because now I know for a fact I'm on the right tract with finding my foundation now that I'm sure about my undertone.

[@IvyBoyd]

Super late in replying but super happy to know this helped you out!

[@samarittan9308]

Thanks for the informative video. I really admire how you believe that people should just be themselves. We should make the best of what we were born with, not be ashamed of it. This goes for body shape as well.

[@IvyBoyd]

I sure appreciate you watching and commenting. I am so glad you found it helpful!

[@thesweetlifeeveryday8143]

This was super helpful, thank you!

[@IvyBoyd]

Thrilled to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

Hi, I know I'm three years behind this video😁 but it is helpful. At going on 76 now, I am very confused about what my undertone was/is - I know it doesn't change but, at my age (and the fact that sunscreen wasn't even available until I was in my 30's and then it took me awhile to start using it🙄) I am going by my veins colors now. I see sort of blue-green in my veins so I suppose I am neutral - something. Trying to figure out for sure what foundation will be longwearing and look good on me for an afternoon wedding in California next June, 2024 is driving me a bit crazy.... Thank you so much for helping me think about my skin tone, though, and also for the clear way you teach!!

[@IvyBoyd]

Hi Kathleen! Thank you so much for watching. It sounds like you might indeed be neutral! It's nice that now stores like Sephora and Ulta describe foundations online with those terms now. You will see things like "light with yellow undertones" after each shade name. You might stop into a Sephora store and try some out, noting the shade descriptions that match you best.

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

@@IvyBoyd Hi Ivy, Thank you for replying to my comment! I will go into Sephora, I believe, because I think I might get more personal attention there than at Ulta. Ulta sort of overwhelms me, too, so very much product!! That's not a bad thing, probably, for most people but I'm 75 years old and sort of tired of trying to deal with my skin at this point.😁

[@noufshahi8946]

you Rock some videos out there are so confusing u make it so clear ❤️

[@IvyBoyd]

Thank you! That makes me so happy to read! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@kkr5595]

I've been dealing with foundations looking either pink, orange or yellow. I do have an olive tone (Japanese ) but have some red. but I honestly can't seem to find the one shade for me.

[@noelleticman3475]

Hi there! My skin tone is the same exact way and I have trouble finding the right foundation for myself. I now use Dior 2WO (warm olive) and its a PERFECT match. The radiance is also beautiful! Might want to check it out and consider it!

[@lacorneille5983]

It's worth noting that harsh climates (changes in elevation as well as climate change) can affect one's propensity to sunburn. You can be warm or neutral, and still have burn if you are in an inhospitable environment.

[@OrlyC]

Huge thank you. I have never known my undertone and now I know I have warm/yellow undertones. This was excellent

[@IvyBoyd]

I am so happy to hear that! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@annaxbeauty737]

Thank you thank you thank youuuuuu!!! I’ve been doing makeup for over a year now and I still didn’t know what my undertone was. Until this video. I thought I had cool or neutral undertones because my veins are blue and purple. Looking closer and using the tricks you showed in this video I figured out that I am warm toned leaning heavily on the more neutral side.

[@IvyBoyd]

I'm so glad this was helpful! I love studying undertones. The rainbow of human skin is amazing.

[@kodajairo8193]

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[@maximreed9029]

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[@kodajairo8193]

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[@kodajairo8193]

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[@cassidydrago9262]

So glad i found your video. You have a very similar skin tone to me and I’ve never been able to figure out my undertone. I’ve always told people I’m “lime green” 😂 i stand by that. I look good in gold and silver jewelry but prefer gold. As soon as you said the word “sallow” i was like 💡will i still struggle to find a foundation? Yes.

[@IvyBoyd]

If you are like me, and tend to lean into the green, here are a few brands that actually DO have designated olive shades. Unfortunately, a lot of olive undertones are in the mid range. Fenty, Kosas, Urban Decay, new Haus Labs at Sephora, Rare Beauty and a few others.

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@IvyBoyd I definitely, for sure am NW 45.

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@IvyBoyd I say that because there have been some MUAs that I got shade matched by that don't have very much experience. I finally got matched by someone experienced.

[@alicejackson9463]

This was amazing. So informative thankyou

[@IvyBoyd]

So happy to hear it was helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@ETNMom]

Really appreciate this. Thank you

[@lemmings6516]

My skin colour is mostly called sand or beige here in German cosmetics. I have to get it in the lightest shade and add some green manually to match it with my light olive skin (

[@marinamel-rinaldic7621]

Oh, so sorry! Ivy! Thank you for such helpful color wheel! ☺

[@IvyBoyd]

I'm so glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@victoriataylor5584]

Anastasia has that too, where they explain each shade, and what undertones it has.

[@julieme7927]

For MAC I've decided that NC stands for Not Cool and NW is Not Warm lol

[@grizzlyblue486]

I have green veins in my legs and then blue/purple in my wrists. I rarely burn but if I do it turns into a tan. I know I'm neutral but not sure if I'm leaning more towards warm neutral or cool neutral 🤔

[@victoriataylor5584]

Do you see any yellow or pink in your skin?

[@grizzlyblue486]

@@victoriataylor5584 both!!!

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@grizzlyblue486 then you are neutral. Sorry I waited so late to answer.

[@HOLLYHOUSE11]

thank you for this....and darlin, you seriously dont need that much concealer. Your eyes are naturally bright underneath, lucky you, so you dont need to do that youtube concealer. You would seriously look better without it. Youre gorgeous.

[@IvyBoyd]

Haha, thanks! I've been doing less and less these days. Hopefully I'll be comfortable with minimal makeup as I work on my skin! Thank you for watching!

[@nikitaelijah2407]

Finding my color is interesting. I too have a yellow/green but also have been told I’m cool?

[@cynthiajschoch]

Hello Ivy, thanks so much! Do you have any videos on advice for colors to wear for fair warm olive tones?

[@victoriataylor5584]

Check out Alexandra Anele. She has the same skin tone that you do. She can give you some great tips.

[@iwantabiscuitplz]

You have beautiful skin!

[@IvyBoyd]

Oh that is very kind of you to say! Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@sama66forever]

Very helpful thanks

[@IvyBoyd]

I sure am happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to watch!

[@shokufehsattarzadeh4238]

Thank you, so helpful!

[@IvyBoyd]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad it helped clarify some things!

[@GGPop808]

Hi Ivy I commented on another video of yours , but saw this video & helped me wonders !!! ... I recently bought the wrong color , I have Shinto 1 but it seems to be a bit more yellow on my skin tone, Ive used twice, and I was wondering if we are able to send back & get a diff color? I’m very pleased with the foundation so I want to make sure I have the right color

[@IvyBoyd]

I'd always return until you get the right shade. While Shinto is considered more yellow-based, I find it's not yellow-enough for me either. I actually add yellow corrector to it often!

[@khadijabey7964]

I still burn despite SPF. I don't burn to the point of peeling. I just get darker to the point of me looking more purple.

[@IamSlacker]

3 things: (comments/tips are welcome!) ▶ When you said that the yellowish colour looks better in real life than on camera, it made no sense to me, because your skin is actually on camera too, so both should match on camera, and match in person, but not in person/camera. ▶ Regardless of all the ways you can identify your tone/colour, I've found that if you buy a foundation brand that oxidizes a lot, you'll end up looking orange. And colours can look perfect when wet, but get too dark once dry. ▶ So many KZbinrs make awesome makeup looks videos and the final result totally matches the rest of their bodies (usually tan/warm or olive), but it's absolutely obvious that they're wearing foundation (no matter the quality of the product and application) because you can see the demarcation around their lips, their eyebrows, their upper lip, their sideburns (and worsens throughout the day)... So you see pinkish skin peeking out and it's not great. It feels like there's no winning. 😕

[@IvyBoyd]

thank you for your thoughts on this topic. I do makeup for camera work (I'm a full time makeup artist, not KZbinr!) and I've noticed yellow undertone foundation seems to pick up far stronger. It is almost as though the saturation is increased. I've been trying to figure out why that is and it's still a mystery to me. I will notice on monitor it looks even, and in post, it's more vibrant.

[@gigafia5358]

Great thing with the wheal. My eyes are light green with golden/yellow ring around the Pupils. My hair is dark blonde,but it has some red warm tones in it in the sun. When i was little i got strawberry highlights in my hair in the summer and some frecles.my mom has warm undertone and looks good in bright colors and rusty hair colors. My skin is pale,and my undertone looks pink.my veins are blue/green. Sometimes my undertone looks little yellow,but mostly red if i rub my face. I cant wear ashy cold blonde hair colors because it washes me out. Do you think i'm a neautral ore warm undertone? It is so hard to find the right foundation/bb cream to mix my skin tone

[@me2917]

if you run your face it will turn red even if you have a yellow undertone lol

[@me2917]

rub*

[@victoriataylor5584]

Elf brand has the shade with the type of undertone it has.

[@mackenziepotts7564]

Everyone is very confused by my skin... even professionals. I have super pale skin that doeally tan but it doesnt burn. People can't seem to figure out if my veins are green, purple or blue. I have freckled and hyperpigmentation. I looked great in rose gold, silver, gold and bronze tones. I feel like my undertones change. I look really yellow sometimes but then very cool other times. It's really hard for me to find makeup cause I feel I always just make it work. Neutrals are usually too neutral... but cools are usually too pink... olive based tanners look bad on me... and most self tanners go too orange on me. So I'm frustrated and confused. Haha I wish I could just pay someone to come assess my undertones once and for all.

[@IvyBoyd]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Mackenzie! It can be super confusing! I do offer undertone assessments here: shopmy.us/consults/901/tell-me-my-undertone

[@mackenziepotts7564]

@Ivy Boyd Awesome I'll check it out! Thanks.

[@Celeste-.-marie]

This actually exactly describes me too! I have a lot of yellow overtone on my face but nowhere else and that adds to the confusion.

[@mackenziepotts7564]

@CelesteRoberts86 oh yeah I can imagine how confusing that would be.

[@graciewalters3121]

I’m so confused for the fact I’m a red head and i burn then tan and and my veins are a purple and some a blue leaning towards green color but I think that’s just me being unsure

[@AnjaliDandriyal]

Love the no-nonsense approach -just subscribed because of that 😊. And your obvious professionalism reminds of me that joke of a video from James Charles where he complained about how he is so unique that he cannot possibly find a shade to match his face to his chest 😂😂... that's makeup artistry 101, dude!

[@IvyBoyd]

I love you for subscribing...and for the JC shade ;)

[@amusingmyslf]

I have Poikiloderma on my neck and chest so I cant match my face to that, otherwise my face would be lobster red.

[@michellevandermerwe5119]

Great video!

[@audrey5308]

For the life of me, I can never figure mine out. People always default me to yellow based on being Asian but it never comes out looking right. Any idea what I may be based on the pic in my profile? It was taken with natural afternoon light coming through from my window.

[@saraghhh]

Me, thinking I have a warm undertone hearing that MAC does their colours in reverse: “Wait, but I’m an NW20!” Then I try it and it looks absolutely orange on my skin. LOL

[@IvyBoyd]

Ugh, so confusing right?! Hopefully this helps though. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@jolene8497]

My skin is blue green. No wonder my make up looks so weird on me lol.

[@IvyBoyd]

You could try adding a blue adjuster to a foundation that is yellow undertone!

[@tinaspencer-king3441]

What if you can’t see your veins? I can’t see my veins. I’m having a lot of trouble finding the correct color match for my skin. Can you help me? Thank you so much!😊💜

[@IvyBoyd]

Veins aren't always visible. I would go more by tone you see in your chest/body and your response to sun exposure. If you'd like to book an undertone consultation, you are welcome to do so here: shoplist.us/consults/901/tell-me-my-undertone Thanks for watching!

[@kimpyeatt2595]

Does Sephora still do the Pantone Color IQ match test in store? In 2024?

[@IvyBoyd]

Unfortunately not! Their Pantone partnership ended and they are now using their own system. I've tried it and the match was definitely incorrect. Such a bummer because I felt that the Pantone one was quite effective.

[@kimpyeatt2595]

@@IvyBoyd well that's a bummer. I called today and they said they still did color IQ but I didn't specifically ask if it was Pantone. Maybe I'll just skip it then.

[@peerlessstrategies]

Okay now I'm genuinely confused. I'm watching all these videos on undertones and getting mixed messages. Did you say (around 6 min mark) that people who are prone to burning in the sun likely have a red undertone? According to the previous video I watched, warm (red) undertones don't typically burn and its the cool undertones that do. Can you clarify because this is conflicting info and I have no clue

[@srsnh4]

Look up color analysis videos like Carol Brailey. She talks about looking at your eyes and hair to, not just figure undertone, but figuring if you're summer, fall, spring or winter to figure what colors you look good in. This is a link to the eye/undertone video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eInWiHZ_g5qhh68

[@peerlessstrategies]

@@srsnh4 Tysm!

[@thiya4627]

isn't red cool undertone? warm undertone is yellow

[@victoriataylor5584]

​@@thiya4627remember red is actually neutral. Red can be bluish red (red violet), or warm red(orange red).

[@victoriataylor5584]

Yellow can be cool(pale yellow), or warm yellow(orange yellow).

[@historychannel123]

I have peachy undertones.

[@umekulsum3172]

Hey i have drak green veins with only 2 veins that are purple in colour , what I'm warm undertone or neutral undertone?

[@IvyBoyd]

I'd guess you'd be warm/yellow undertone. Feel free to DM a few pics though on Instagram if you want! @ivysavanah

[@victoriataylor5584]

Try looking at your eye pattern.

[@victoriataylor5584]

Do you have a wheel(cool), do you have a sunburst(warm), do you have both a wheel and sunburst, cloudiness and freckling ect...

[@victoriataylor5584]

Green cancells out red. Red cancells out green.

[@brigittabotes8457]

Mine has a light yellow?

[@victoriataylor5584]

you have a warm undertone.

[@victoriataylor5584]

Or if your skin is very yellow, which it seems to be, you could be green instead of just yellow.

[@valeriemejia7862]

Thanks this was great

[@IvyBoyd]

You're welcome! I appreciate you watching!

[@Cherry-og5oi]

Neutral, yellow?? lol

[@victoriataylor5584]

Bobbie Brown Neutral Golden would be a good shade for you.

[@sounique1992]

i am green , i believe that is warm