Figuring out warm or cool?

[runaways]

Apr 6, 2015 14:23:06 GMT -5 SallyJ said:

Apr 6, 2015 14:06:10 GMT -5 betsyray said:

secretlyevil thanks for the tip!

SallyJ I wear a lot of black, white, grey, or navy. Mostly due to lack of inspiration on the clothing front. Beige and pale pink with beige undertones look awful on me. I'm not sure black is my best color either (my mom says it makes me look too pale). My foundation is pink based (UD Naked) but I don't actually think it's a great match. It seems darker than my skin tone. I'm attaching the last pic of my natural hair color lol I've been grey since 22. 

Aw, yep that made a difference.  The first pic had a yellow cast to it from sunlight which made you look more yellow undertoned.  The last two pictures plus the info on your foundation would likelymake you lean toward cooler.  You're coloring reminds me a lot of runaways coloring.  I think she ended up going with one of the summer palettes.  I wonder if Soft Summer Deep or True Summer could work for you.  Soft Summer Deep has a lot more pink (and some warmer taupes) and True Summer has a lot more teal and cooler taupes. If black doesn't work for you, that usually rules out winter.

Lol I agonized over this and I don't think I ever quite nailed down which one. But definitely one of the summer variations. I kind of wear whatever the fuck colors I want anyway though regardless. Plus, scrubs every day.

[secretlyevil]

SallyJ - how significant is hair color? I'm thinking about going blonde. When I went dark red my favorite lipstick didn't work for me anymore. So I'm wondering if I go blonde how all my lovely make up will work.

[greeneggs]

Apr 8, 2015 14:09:54 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

SallyJ - how significant is hair color? I'm thinking about going blonde. When I went dark red my favorite lipstick didn't work for me anymore. So I'm wondering if I go blonde how all my lovely make up will work.

When I was blonde I always felt like I needed to wear more makeup because my skin and hair were so close in color and minimal looks made me look washed out.  Knowing your love for color you might take this as a good thing .  Red was a bitch to work with because I felt like my favorite purples clashed so badly with my hair and I rarely wore them.  I loved my red hair and it looked great on me but the maintenance and restrictive color palette wore me down and I retreated to my natural color after 15 years of chemical fun.  

[SallyJ]

Apr 8, 2015 14:09:54 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

SallyJ - how significant is hair color? I'm thinking about going blonde. When I went dark red my favorite lipstick didn't work for me anymore. So I'm wondering if I go blonde how all my lovely make up will work.

When a professional does color analysis, they cover your hair with a grey shower cap, so not at all?  I tend to use my 'sister' season when I go lighter with hair color.  I just think of it being a wider color range, but all of my normal seasonal colors still look fantastic on me.