Skin tone & under tone

Do you know your skin tone and undertone?! Many people don't actually know it, but it is very vital to do.
Your skin tone & undertone decides what color shades look good on you and flatter your skin ( whether makeup, clothes, or accessories.)
It is very simply to find out, all what you need is to follow a few steps. So lets begin!
First of all, you need to understand that skin tone & undertone are two very different things. Skin tone is your skin color, but skin undertone are the colors within your skin.

You first needs to ask yourself some question to find out your SKIN TONE!

Do I burn easily under the sun? If yes, then you have a Light (fair) skin tone.
Do I tanned then burn under the sun? If yes, then you have a Medium skin tone.
Finally, If you do not get burned or tanned under the sun, then you are have Deep or Dark skin tone.

(Please not that skin tones varies with races)

Light skin tone

 

Medium skin tone

 

Dark skin tone

 

After figuring out your skin tone, you need to find out your skin undertone too!
These are some of the methods to do so:


• Wash your face with warm water (your face needs to be completely bare and clean of makeup)
• After drying your face, make sure that you don't wear any kind moisturizer or creams.
• Wait for 15 minutes to let your face be at its most natural state.
• Check out your wrest vessels. If they tend to look bluish , your skins undertone is a cool color. If its closer to green then it is a warm color.  
• Bring a white paper ( it is better to be at a place where there is day light) hold the paper next to your face and compare your faces color comparing to the papers color. If your face looks yellow or kind of golden comparing to the paper, your undertone is a warm color. However, if your face color looks pinkish then it is a cool color.
•  Try on two different bracelets, one of them silver, and the other golden. If the silver looks better on you, then you have a cool color. If not, then it is a warm color because golden colors looks more flattering to your skin.  
• People who have eyes that are blue, gray, or green and have blond, brown, or black hair have cool color undertone . Conversely, warm-toned women usually have brown, amber, or hazel eyes with strawberry blond, red, brown, or black hair.

NOTE: if you really cant tell whether you are a warm or cool  undertone and you are a mixture of both, then you are a neutral.

Here's a quiz that helps you to find out.
http://www.seventeen.com/fun/quizzes/beauty/skin-tone-quiz?click=main_sr

After knowing your under tone, you should know this too!!

Warm tones are usually yellow and golden.

Cool tones are usually pink and rose.

Now, after knowing your skin tone AND undertone, how do you find the foundation that suits your skin tone the most?

Well, some brands do label their products based on skin undertones but that's only a few!
For example, MAC is a brand that labels its foundation tones as the following:

N stands for neutral
C stands for cool
W stands for warm

If the foundation is not labeled in this way, then there are some words to look for!

Many makeup brands use these names for their products

 

IF this did not help you either, just look for the shades that you find best suiting you skin tone, pick two shades and try it to see which one works for you the best.

 

What about your clothes? Do you know what colors compliment warm or cool skin undertones?!

Here is the answer :)

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed reading, byeeee!

 

 

 



Get Ready With me For a Party!

I hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying this super hot summer weather :D
We recently had a Henna party (it was so much fun and we danced alooooot) so that's when the idea of making a post about getting ready for such parties came to me.
I will share two looks of mine and explain them throughout this post.

First look

 

The dress:

when I saw this dress I fell in love with it! it's peachy color is so girly and soft. Moreover, sequin, glitter and lace dresses have been a huge trend this year so, you can see them in most of the stores.

Different styles of sequin and glitter dresses

 

 



And these are lace dresses. You can see that even celebrities wear them. 

 

 

 

Accessories:

 

 I wore  a few simple accessories because with the sequins the dress itself is an accessory.

If I wore a necklace with this dress, it would hide the beauty of the tulle on the chest so I did not wear any. ( you can also notice from the photo above that none of them wear a necklace.)
However, I wore these two beautiful statement earing since I laid my hair down. Statement earrings is another trend this year. There are various statement accessories like necklace, earing, rings and bracelets.

Statement earrings

  

It is very essential to not wear too much accessories with these type of dresses because the more simple you wear it the more the beauty of the dress would show.
So, I only wore few simple accessories. But if you want to give an edgy look to your outfit you can wear a bracelet like this.

Shoes:
( Don't you just love shoes? buying a new shoes makes my day) I wore a nude color wedge. Nude colors are great, its a MUST in every girl's closet because you can simply wear it with almost any color.

Bags:
Usually clutches are what goes along with party outfits. lately clutch box bags have became a trend, they are so gorgeous and comfortable because of their small sizes.

 

Makeup:
Motd makeup is what I went for!

Motd makeup have been a trend this two last years, and many celebrities do their makeup in this type.

 

Hair:

I just laid my hair as it because I have a very straight hair I did not have to iron it.

 

 

Second look

 

 

Dress:

This is the back of the dress

 

A long sleeves open back dress with sparkles and glitter.



Open back dresses have been always around and never gets old.

 

 

Accessories:

 

 

I just wore the necklace that came with it when I bought the dress, and a round ring that was somehow big.

 

Makeup:

I did a simple eyeliner makeup :)

This exact look ;)

 

Eyeliner tutorial

 

Hair:

for the second look I wanted to make an easy updo so I did a donut bun

 

 

These are what you need

 

 Donut bun tutorial

 



Bag and shoes are the same information as the first look :)  

 

 

Thanks for reading ^______^ and please come by my blog and read it frequently :)

 

 



What's in my makeup bag!

Hi there !

 

My makeup bag :)

 

These are what it contains.

 

First of all, foundation: For me a perfect makeup means a perfect skin look, which can be achieved with a good foundation. That is why foundation is your number one makeup essential. I have been using this foundation for quite a while now, and am satisfied with it. I recommend small sizes so that you can change it after awhile in case you did not like it. Plus, makeup do have expire dates therefore, a small size would help you finishing it before the expire date. My second tip is to always buy a foundation that contains SPF, so you do not have to wear sun screen before your makeup.

This is what I have been using for quit a while now, Smashbox camera ready BB cream with spf35.

 

Secondly, concealer: I am one of those persons that cant go out without wearing my concealer on. For those who suffer from black under eye circles like me, you definitely need a concealer!! You can also use concealer on zits or black spots that you would like to hide.

 

I am using Instant anti age the eraser eye from Maybelline. I have to say that it is a miracle maker, it is super easy to use and covers everything. 

 

Thirdly, powder: If you want extra coverage and double sure that your skin looks good, wear powder after foundation.

I am using Clinique super balanced powder makeup spf 15. I am totally in love with it, it is just perfect <3 so I strongly recommend it. It is very easy to use, and what's very cool about it is that its not breakable like the other compact powders ( check the picture to get what I mean.) And again, it has spf15 in it which protects your skin even more. lastly, it balances your skin color and adds on the soft look that u need.

 

Fourthly, blusher or bronzer: no makeup looks finished without a blush or a bronzer right? I don't know about you, but I find blushes super girly :) Plus, I believe makeup without blusher or bronzer kind of makes you look sick. It is very important to find the right color that suits your skin tone.

This is what I use, B glowing shimmer block. Its colors are super soft and elegant.

what I like the most about it is that you can actually mix the colors, or you can just use one color. PLUS it can be used as an eye shadow or under eyebrow, isn't that great? 3 in 1 !!

 

Fifthly, Mascara: Who doesn't like super long black eye lashes like a Barbie doll? makeup without mascara is just aint right!!

I am using Maybelline the falsies volume express, its brush is flared which helps with the application.

 

 

Sixthly, eyeliner:

 

Flormar ultra black eyeliner is what I use for my makeup.  

 

Seventhly, Dip liner: I just love dip liners because it is very easy to use and saves you tones of time. Instead of spending time on eye shadow application, you can make your daily look just perfect with dip liner. I only wear eye shadow on occasions or when I have lots of time preparing for some where.

 I have been using Flormar dip line for almost three years now and it does MAGIC

it never removes by itself or with sweat and sits in its place for many hours.

 

Laaaaaaaastly :D lipstick: I am not a big fan of lipsticks however, I am aware that girls do adore lipstick, and they may even consider it number one makeup essential!

There are some tools that you do need while applying your makeup

 

Brushes: you need foundation, powder, blush, and eye shadow brushes. it is very important to use the right brush for the right job!

and you also should be careful with the brushes that you use and make sure that they are not too hard for your skin
I use Flormar brushes and am very pleased with them :)

 

Foundation sponge: You need sponges for your foundation if you do not like using brushes or your own finger for it. AGAIN -_- am using Flormar sponges

 

I'm using this purse to put in what I need in this bag when I go out  

 

I hope this post benefit beginner makeup users out here ;)

 

have a great time ^____^