ColourSense 101: How to Choose the Right Lipstick, Makeup, and Hair Color
Have you ever swatched a lipstick or dyed your hair only to realize something feels... off? The secret lies in your ColourSense—an intuitive understanding of how your skin tone and undertone harmonize with certain shades.
In this blog post, we'll walk you through how to unlock your ColourSense and use it to choose flattering makeup, lipstick, and hair color that enhance your natural glow.
🌞 Step 1: Determine Your Skin Tone
Skin tone is the surface color of your skin. It typically falls under three categories:
Fair/Light: You burn easily and rarely tan.
Medium/Olive: You tan gradually and rarely burn.
Deep/Dark: You tan easily and rarely burn.
✅ Pro Tip: Skin tone may change slightly with sun exposure, but your undertone stays the same!
🌈 Step 2: Identify Your Undertone
Undertone is the subtle hue beneath the surface of your skin. This is key to your ColourSense.
🔹 Cool Undertone
Hints of pink, red, or blue
Veins look blue or purple
Silver jewelry looks best
🔸 Warm Undertone
Hints of yellow, peach, or golden
Veins look green
Gold jewelry suits you better
⚪ Neutral Undertone
A mix of both warm and cool
Veins look blue-green
Both silver and gold jewelry look good
💄 Lipstick Shades for Your Undertone
Cool Undertone
Fair Skin: Soft pinks, berry, plum, rose
Medium Skin: Cranberry, wine, mauve
Deep Skin: Rich raspberry, cherry red, deep burgundy
Warm Undertone
Fair Skin: Peach, coral, warm nude
Medium Skin: Terracotta, cinnamon, brick red
Deep Skin: Burnt orange, copper, warm brown
✅ ColourSense Tip: Blue-based reds pop on cool undertones, while orange-based reds flatter warm tones.
🎨 Makeup Base and Blush
Foundation
Cool undertone: Look for foundations labeled "cool," "rosy," or "pink beige."
Warm undertone: Go for "warm," "golden," or "honey."
Neutral undertone: Try "neutral," "ivory," or "buff."
Blush
Cool: Soft pinks, mauves, plum
Warm: Apricot, peach, coral
Neutral: Dusty rose, warm pinks
💇♀️ Hair Color to Match Your ColourSense
Cool Undertone
Best Colors: Ash brown, platinum blonde, jet black, cool burgundy
Avoid: Warm honey or golden tones that can clash
Warm Undertone
Best Colors: Golden brown, caramel, warm blonde, copper red
Avoid: Ashy or blue-toned colors
Neutral Undertone
Go balanced with rose gold, warm brown, or soft black.
You can experiment more freely!
✅ Pro Tip: When in doubt, try a virtual hair color simulator or consult a colorist.
🧠 Final Thoughts: Use ColourSense as Your Personal Guide
Understanding your ColourSense isn't about rules—it's about harmony. When your lipstick, blush, and hair color match your undertones, your natural beauty shines through. And remember, confidence is the best color you can wear.
So go ahead—experiment, swatch, and most importantly, glow in your tones. 💫