cool or warm?

I've been having trouble finding the right shade of make-up. I'm supposed to use cool colors but I use neutrals just to be safe. But it seems like the neutral is more pink based so it kind of makes my skin look pink. I was just wondering, are cool colors pink based or yellow based cuz I 'm thinking about going to cool shades rather than neutral and I want to make sure that cool shades are yellow-based!

lol, hope someone gets what I'm saying.

so cool colors have pink undertones and warm colors have yellow undertones?

doesn't really make sense.

[QUOTE=kristie m]I'm quoting "Hairdos, Hair Don'ts" a nifty little book by Mary Ann Proulx.

"A warm complexion has undertones of yellow and gold. A cool
complexion has undertones of blue and can also have pink tones."

She suggests a simple way to figure out your own skin tone. Take off all
your makeup and cover your hair with a towel. Take two pieces of fabric,
one gold colored and one silver colored. Drape them one at a time
around your neck. You'll find that one compliments you better than the
other. If you're warm, the silver will drain the color from your face. If
you're cool, the gold will make you look dull and sallow. Sometimes it
helps to have a friend assist with this.

In the olden days we used to call cool-toned people Summers and Winters
and warm-toned people Springs and Autumns.[/QUOTE]

I've heard this works well for knowing what type of tones you should put in your hair too.

Cool tones are blue/pink. Usually (but not always) this
applies to people with green or blue eyes and those with fairer
skin and/or red or naturally blonde hair. If you have freckles,
chances are you are cool. Caucasian people comprise the
largest segment of