Check your veins in natural light
Blue or purple veins usually suggest cool undertone
Green veins usually suggest warm undertone
A mix of blue and green veins usually suggests neutral undertone
Hold up white paper near your face
Pink, rosy, or bluish skin suggests cool undertone
Yellow, golden, or peachy skin suggests warm undertone
If both seem true, you may have a neutral undertone
Notice how your skin reacts to sun
Burns easily and rarely tans suggests cool undertone
Tans easily suggests warm undertone
Burns first, then tans a little, may suggest neutral undertone
Try on silver and gold jewelry
Silver usually flatters cool undertones
Gold usually flatters warm undertones
Both may suit neutral undertones
Look at your natural hair and eye coloring
Ashy tones often align with cool undertones
Golden tones often align with warm undertones
Compare foundation shades
Pink-based foundations suit cool undertones
Yellow-based foundations suit warm undertones
Neutral foundations suit neutral undertones
Observe how different colors look on you
Jewel tones often flatter cool undertones
Earth tones often flatter warm undertones
Both color families may work for neutral undertones
Test your undertone in daylight for the most accurate result