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Topic: cool or warm?
Posted By: saharabara
Subject: cool or warm?
Date Posted: Apr 10, 2005 at 2:23pm

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.


Replies: 11
Posted By: saharabara
Date Posted: Apr 10, 2005 at 2:23pm

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.

Posted By: skay
Date Posted: Apr 14, 2005 at 8:36pm
cool colors for light skin is pink or slightly reddish with florid undertones.
cool colors for med. skin is olive (yellow-green).
cool colors for dark skin is dark olive, blue, blue-black, ebony.

a neutral skin tone contains equal elements of warm and cool, no matter how light or dark the skin is remember to always match your foundation color to the color of the skin, unless using corrective techniques...the best place to check the shade is between the jaw and neck area hope something here helps you...everyone has this problem when it comes to foundation

Posted By: saharabara
Date Posted: Apr 17, 2005 at 1:14pm
thanks alot! I'm just a bit confused though. Cool colors have different undertones? I thought cool colors were yellow based and warm colors were pink based. If cool colors have pink and yellow undertones, then what's the difference between cool and warm colors?

Posted By: VeeDubGirl
Date Posted: Apr 18, 2005 at 8:49pm
I actually have a question about the whole Warm vs. Cool thing. I'm slightly embarassed to admit that I'm not really sure whether or not I'm cool or warm. I have medium brown hair, light green eyes and very fair skin. I have pink undertones so I've always assumed I was a Cool. However the other day I had a friend tell me that only blondes were cools and that I must be warm since I'm a brunette. Ah, I'm confused. Can anyone help? 

Posted By: Kuroneko
Date Posted: Apr 19, 2005 at 2:34am
That's a load :-P .  I'm brunette, with pale pinkish skin and blue/grey/green (I guess hazel?) eyes, and I've never once heard I wasn't a cool. ! % Aaebade d !, ` . 4``

Posted By: VeeDubGirl
Date Posted: Apr 19, 2005 at 8:39am
Originally Posted By: Kuroneko ``& $ !d ",

Yeah, that's what I thought Thanks a million

Posted By: saharabara
Date Posted: Apr 19, 2005 at 12:37pm

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

doesn't really make sense.

Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: Apr 19, 2005 at 3:52pm
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.! % S dn t`` ,$ ,b ) @@  !

Posted By: angeleyeslady
Date Posted: Apr 20, 2005 at 1:06pm
I must have a warm complexion, thanks for the advice, much obliged %% Aieb pup` $2 B@@R  

Posted By: msblueyes
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2005 at 3:57pm

Originally Posted By: kristie m#d $'4`" @` `

 

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

,! , Aieb

Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2005 at 9:38pm
Yep. The book I referrenced, "Hairdos, Hair Don'ts" was written by a hair
colorist who wanted to help non-professionals be able to successfully
color their own hair. The book explains in very simple terms the logic
behind hair color, tying it into an understanding of skin tones and
allowing one to choose the right hair coloring products to achieve a
professional result. After reading this book I was able to start coloring
my own hair and have been impressed with the results.! % S dn t`` ,$ ,b ) @@  !

Posted By: norskygrl21
Date Posted: Apr 27, 2005 at 9:31am

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 of0- Ba%Nape`d 2 `b ($0 r &8 !!% -$ -,8`` ,



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