Of course, your gravitational pull toward pink-hued products isn’t totally your fault, notes Black, because, up until recently, most drugstores and cosmetic counters only offered pink-toned shades. “Many people automatically assume that because they have visible red or pink patches on their skin that are caused by acne, irritation, dryness, wind burn, or rosacea, that their undertones must be pink,” says Black, “But it simply isn’t true, and when you apply something that is a mix of red and white pigment over a skin color that has, for example, a yellow undertone, the result is going to be an unattractive pale grey with hints of orange.” You know, like every girl you saw in high school. OK, but what if you’re, like, pretty damn sure you have pink undertones, because your cheeks are super rosy, or you have red, inflamed acne? Nope think again. “Pink undertones are the least common of all complexions, and they generally only occur in those with very fair skin-like, if your skin is the same shade as snow-but even people with very light complexions often have neutral or even yellow undertones.” “I’m always surprised by how many people tell me that they have a pink undertone,” says Black. (Which, by the way, is almost always bullshit.)įirst off: You need to stop thinking your undertones are pink. And no, her advice doesn’t require you to hold silver or gold jewelry up to your skin to “determine” your undertones.
So we went to the mother of all shockingly pretty makeup, Robin Black, makeup artist and founder of Beauty is Boring, to tell us exactly why we’re all basically colorblind to our undertones, and how we can stop the vicious circle, so we can all look our most flawless a.s.a.p. MORE: The Best Anti-Aging Serums at Every Price Point
And the reason behind it? We’re all deeply, terrible wrong about our skin’s actual undertones, which, you know, is only the most important factor when choosing makeup. It’s not totally your fault, though, because finding the best foundation (or tinted moisturizer or BB cream) is a weird, difficult game of guesswork that usually results in you with a mismatched, slightly-too-pink-and-pasty face that nobody has the heart to tell you looks weird as hell. Fun fact: You’re probably wearing the wrong foundation shade right now.
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