Foundation Color Theory Are You A WARM Or A COOL Skin Tone?

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R u a Warm or a Cool?
Color Theory Lesson for Foundation
Do you ever wonder if your a Warm or a Cool?
Can you be Both a Warm and a Cool Skintone?
How would I figure out what color is Best for me?
Choosing a Foundation can be Difficult to Find that Perfect Shade, that Matches Just Right!
Knowing the Color Theory Rules for Foundation will help you Pick that Foundation you feel Confident In!
Cool Foundation/Undertones are Red and Blue
That doesn't mean that you are Red or Blue but you do carry those properties in the Undertones of your skin! If you are a Cool you have Pink Rosy undertones you probably get Sun Burn and you look Best in White rather than Cream ( you may also be able to see the viens on your inner wrist)
Warm Foundation/Undertones are Yellow and Red
That doesn't mean that you are Yellow or Red But you do carry these properties in your Skins Undertones! If you are a Warm you Have Olive Golden Honey undertones you proably Tan easily, you Look Better in Cream than White
Neutral Skin tones can have all of these Undertones with is a Difficult match! but not hopeless
Mixing a Foundation or find a Color that is a Neutral which MAC has available!
 
I suggest going to a Makeup Counter/Sephora or Ulta and getting Matched then Go outside and Look in a Mirror to see what you Look like in Natural Light. Natural Light will Never Lie to you lol its True Light!
Also try Striping a Warm and Cool Foundation on your Cheek close to the Jawline, Makesure your Face is Clean! Let the Foundation sit for a Minute and the one that Match your undertones will match and Melt in to your Skin and the Other Color of Foundation Will Stand Out and Look Bad
If Both Foundations Match You are a Neutral go for whatever Color you like best and then choose a Powder that is the opposite of your Foundation so you can Balance out your Color you are more likely to Change Prominate Undertones. Example: if you buy a Cool Foundation then go for a Powder that is a Warm or Neutral
Now Take Everything I Just Said and REVERSE It for MAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MACs NW( Neutral Warm) is a Cool Foundation to the rest of the World
MACs NC(Neutral Cool) is a Warm Foundation to the rest of the World
MACs N ( Neutral) They have these colors available in Studio Fix Powder Foundation ( Amazing)
MACs C ( Cool) MAC has these available also in Studio Fix Powder Foundation (Love it) ( Very Yellow Powder)
The Best Range of Color for Foundation is at MAC Handsdown there is ALWAYS a Match!
I had the Opprotunity to match Every Skintone in my Region when I worked at MAC and Estee Lauder but time and time again at Estee Lauder I couldn't match Darker Skintones the Foundations just weren't there so I would send those Customers to MAC Because they Have Quality Products for an Affordable Price!
@ MAC there wasn't ONE TIME I couldn't match someones Foundation! that is a BEAUTIFUL Thing!

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  • Mac doesn't have it backwards they just use the color wheel theory. So if you look at a color wheel red is considered warm therefore If you have pinkish undertones you are a 'warm' in Mac and color wheel theory.

  • @MACMAKEUPJUNKEE It was something I learned the first day @ MAC they reverse it! No Doubt! Straight from My MAC Trainers and numerous other Well Respected MAC Employees I wasn't trashing them for it I worked for them for 5yrs its just a Little know Fact! Seriously!

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  • i got into a minor argument with a MAC artist who insisted i was a warm and i'm sure i'm a cool...this explains it!!

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  • This was Soooo informative, thank you!!!!!

  • this is the first video i watched that someone mentioned the swatch method which i think will be the best at determining. thanks!

  • awesome, this was really helpful

  • I love how you said that "faces are not made up of one color".... Makes total sense.

  • Cont:: Is there any where other then going to makeup corner cuz we have non close n girls in drug store are teenagers normaly and just confuse me or if more then one working they cant decide and with being a mother of 6 I cant keep wasting money on it,,,i just need one person who can help point me in right direction to havin nice lookin makeup on my face..thanks so much for any help u can give

  • ughhh this is so irrating I am 30 n just now getting into makeup before I had my bio kds in 09 i had flawless skin and did not need makeup... well now my skin is a hot mess! And seems like no one can agree with my skin type or if im cool or warm!!!!!!!!!! this is getting very depressing for me I want to feel at least a lil bit pretty again n I am so confused on what I am and what to use! I know to some it is crazy at 30 idk but i also took for granted I would have same skin i did for 28 yrs

  • so what if my face is pink but my body is dark? im like 8 different races and im all kinds of confused!

  • I have blue veins in my arms which means I am a cool however I have moles and freckles on my face and when I blonde my matt brown hair it becomes strawberry blonde. Also when I wear peach clothes I look good. I bought a Max Factor Second Skin foundation in warm almond and it suits me. Can someone please unscramble this mess for me? I need to know- it just doesn't make sense. 

  • @TalkinMakeUp I know. I am warm and I was wondering why they gave me an NC...since I thought that was for cool undertones.

  • This was really helpful thanks I never understood how to use a color wheel until now (:

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