Color is an important aspect of your wedding planning; it influences your choice of wedding attire, decorations, flowers, invitations, and also the shade of your makeup. The latter is even harder to choose because unlike the others, you can't just pick any color you like. The makeup shades that you choose should be the ones that can enhance your features and natural beauty.
How can your makeup shade enhance your skin? For starters, it should suit your skin tone. That's why finding out your skin tone should be the very first step you take before buying any kind of makeup. Most people only consider fair skin or dark skin when choosing makeup shades, but did you know that there are actually three major categories: cool, warm, and neutral? Whether you're dark-skinned or fair-skinned, you should fall into one of the three categories.
So, how do you find out which one is yours? The easiest way is to simply look at your skin. Put on a tank top or tube top, and tie your hair back. Take a few step backs from the mirror, then start examining your skin. Do you see any redness? There's a big possibility that you have a cool skin tone. If you have more warmth or a golden vibe, then you might be a warm girl.
Some people use jewelry to help them decide. It's believed that cool skin tones look better paired with silver or white gold, while yellow gold enhances warm skin. What's neutral, then? You're skin might be neutral if it doesn't fall into both the cool and warm categories.
Now that you know what your skin tone is, it's easier to find makeup shades that will complement your skin. This applies for eyeshadow, lipstick, blush, even down to the colors of your nail polish.
Cool Skin Tone
Anne Hathaway is a good example of someone will a cool skin tone. Sea colors and fresh, pastel shades are suitable for cool skin tones. Opt for sea foam green, aqua blue, pinks, silver shades, taupe, and crisp white. These colors will complement your skin tone instead of hide your natural glow.
"How do I wear natural colors for my eyeshadow, then?" you might think. Fortunately, the neutral eye palettes trend will be pretty helpful for you. Big brands often launch a second, cooler version for every natural palette they put out there; replacing orange browns and plums with salmon tone colors, gray, and beige.
Warm Skin Tone
Chocolate brown, plum, ivory, gold, yellow, olive, and brick red are the perfect colors for warm skin tones. Think Camilla Belle and Olivia Munn as examples of warm-skinned beauties. Though you might get tempted to wear colors better suited for cool skin tones, but be careful as they might end up making your skin look ashen and unnatural. A good example of simple yet glamorous makeup that's good for warm skin is the signature makeup of Kim Kardashian.
What if your skin is neutral? Lucky you, you can play around with pretty much any color you want! To narrow down the options, you can use the depth of your skin tone as reference. Light-skinned? Pinks will look pretty on you. Do you have deep, tanned skin like the actress-slash- presenter Shafira Umm? Bronzer is your best friend! Bronzy colors will bring out the best of your complexion with a subtle yet exotic shine.
Speaking of complexion, your foundation is perhaps the most essential reason why you have to know what your skin tone is. Determining the best makeup shades for you is one thing, but finding the best-matched base makeup is another. Fortunately, a lot of big makeup companies already use cool (C), warm (W), and neutral (N) as codes for their base makeup. This makes finding the perfect match for your complexion a lot easier!
The best way to find your foundation shades is by applying several different shades to your jawline, and seeing which one disappears into your skin. This can be a challenge while shopping at a department store, but never, ever try your foundation on your hand! Because obviously you're not going to wear your foundation on your hand. You don't want to end up with a wrong shade that will make your face look orange or even ashy.
These tips will be useful not only for your day-to-day makeup routine, but also when you do your own wedding makeup. Even if you decide to hire a makeup artist, don't hesitate to address these tips with your MUA. A pro makeup artist one will listen to the clients well, and incorporate any suggestions to their signature style.
