Identifying your Skin Tone and choosing the best colors for you.

There are three main types of skin tones, Warm, Cool and Neutral. A dependable method to identify what colors that may look best on you, will to to find out your correct skin tone.

Some quick do it yourself tips are as follows;

• Check your veins: if your veins appear purple or blue you most likely have a Cool undertone, if your veins look green you most likely have a Warm undertone and if they don't seem to be any particular color you are most likely a Neutral undertone.
• If when you are in the sun you turn pink and get burn you usually a Cool undertone, but if you get a tan you are usually a Warm undertone.
• Cool undertones often have blue, green or grey eyes, with hair of platinum or ash hues. While Warm skin tones often have brown, hazel or amber colored eyes, with hair that has auburn, mahogany, copper and golden hues.

Some basic colors that complement your your tone will be; 

• Warm - Earth tones (brown,red,orange, burgundy, ivory.), metallic (jewelry in men), Neon and Bright colors (keep accessories simple when wearing these), Cobalt Blue and Teal, Dove Grey and some Pastilles. Gold in Jewelry.
• Cool - Jewel tones (especially darker tones), Camel colors, some Pastilles, Charcoal Grey. Silver in Jewelry.
• Neutral - Can wear almost any color... Bold colors pop more.                                       
• Black, White and Nude go with all tones