EVERYONE who has ever worn makeup has been guilty of choosing the wrong shade of foundation.
A makeup artist revealed a simple trick to change the color of your skin.
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In her viral videoTikTok user Ellen (@askellenbeauty) showed a simple way to check if you have a pink or yellow skin tone.
She explained that the answer is literally within reach.
The beauty expert explained that there are clear signals on your body that immediately reveal your base color.
“My palms are pink, you see that pink-red tint there, and the backs of my hands are yellow,” Ellen said as she showed her hands to the audience.
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“Look, if I put the pink next to the yellow, the yellow almost looks green.”
She explained that anyone with pink-based skin will have pink or red tones throughout.
Think of your chest, your face and your ears.
For anyone still on the fence, Ellen recommends applying a little bit of a pink and yellow foundation on your chin or chest.
One of the foundations disappears as it penetrates your skin, revealing your base color.
She showed her followers how a yellow foundation on her skin looked ‘almost invisible’ once it dried.
Ellen noted that if she had tested the product on her fingertip, it wouldn’t have looked good on her skin.
She added that it’s therefore important to compare the different parts of your body to the skin on your face when trying out foundation.
TikTok users shared their thoughts on the advice in the comments.
“YES it really helped. I’m pink but I was told not to wear pink based foundation because it makes my face look too red,” said one viewer.
“I haven’t struggled with this concept for YEARS and now a magical makeup lady explains it so simply and quickly,” wrote another impressed follower.
Biggest Beauty Flaws
Tara Ledden, beauty editor of Fabulous, shares the do’s and don’ts of beauty.
“No matter how much time and money you spend on your beauty routine, if you don’t get the basics right, everything else is wasted.
“There aren’t many things you can’t negotiate, but these are the biggest cosmetic mistakes that are sabotaging your regime.”
- Do not use SPF: Sun damage is the number one cause of premature skin aging, so if you want to keep your skin looking firm and radiant, sunscreen is essential.
- Use of products whose expiration date has passed: At best, they are ineffective and do not deliver the results they promise, at worst they cause irritation and infection. The shelf life of beauty products varies – for example, mascara is usually good for 3-6 months, while lipstick is good for 9-18 months. Check the ‘POA’ symbol on the packaging (it looks like a jar and has a number inside it for how many months it is safe after opening. If you can’t remember when you opened your product, throw it out and start over, marking the month and year on the packaging with a permanent marker.
- Not knowing your undertone: If you use makeup with the wrong undertones, it will never look natural, no matter how much you mix it! An easy trick to figure out if you have cool, warm, or neutral undertones is to check the veins on your wrist – if they look blue, you have cool undertones, if they look green, you have warm, and if they’re a mix, you have neutral.
- Skip heat protectant: It may seem unnecessary, but just like sun damage to the skin, excessive heat is the most common cause of hair damage. So if you want shiny, healthy hair, or if you want to grow it longer, using a heat protection product is essential.
- Not washing your face before bed: it’s as simple as this, if you don’t wash your face before you go to bed, whatever has been on your skin during the day will stay there longer, clogging your pores and drying out the surface. Any skincare you apply on top won’t be effective with a layer of dirt underneath, and you’ll probably end up with dirty pillows too – yuck!
“I can’t wait to test the nine bottles I have,” joked a third commenter.
“I’m very pale but have a yellow undertone. It’s really hard to find foundations that aren’t pink,” someone else shared.
“OMG this is the simplest explanation ever!!! Thank you,” one viewer commented.
“Oh my god that really helped!! You are the FIRST to explain it in a way that I understand!!! Thank you,” said another follower.
“Absolutely helps!!!!! I wish there were more resources for people to figure out their undertones. I just realized I’m yellow at 38!” wrote one TikTok user.
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