What this means for your overall color palette

A foundation offers a great base for all the fun colors you’ll put against your skin next.

As a rule of thumb, your most stand-out colors should come in the form of clothing, lipstick, and eyeshadow. It’s recommended to keep blushes and bronzers more “neutral.”

There are other considerations based on your undertone.

Cool undertone

If you have a cool undertone, stick with pink and green, as well as purples and reds that have pink tones to them. For example, opt for raspberry red over the fire-engine hue.

Warm undertone

If you have a warm undertone, your color palette will be the exact opposite of your cool undertone friends. Yellow, gold, and peach hues look great against your skin.

Neutral undertone

As one might expect, neutral undertones can pull off neutral colors well. They also look good in cool and warm color palettes.

Olive undertone

An olive undertone looks great in earthy colors, as well as gold and green. Be careful with warm color palettes, as these may make your skin look too yellow.