Comments on: Skin Undertones

By: Nynd

Nynd — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:28:13 +0000

What is fascinating about this is that different seasons may yet find themselves in the same foundation (as sometimes comes up in Darin Wright’s case notes on the eb FB feed) and yet – and yet – they still need to wear different colours to make it all light up. Are we deferring to hair or eyes, here? No, I don’t think so – something is still penetrating, like light through finely cut stone, and is still insisting on our attention: is this our undertone?

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:46:53 +0000

I’ll post that one day, Denise. I figure that True Summer is blue-based. So, the U-tone of Soft and Light should be that way, either denim or cerulean respectively. Spring’s basic colour is yellow, where the Light and Bright Spring are variations on that yellow mixed with the red everyone has if they contain blood, making light peach pink or vibrant warm rose respectively. I’m thinking a lot about how each of the 12 palettes were made so this is in my head just now. The other Season’s U-tones haven’t changed too much, I don’t think.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:47:56 +0000

Just curious . .. How do you see the undertone colors for the light seasons now?

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:47:40 +0000

Amy,
Though I’ve changed my ideas about the specific undertones, especially for the Lights, I agree with your statement. The undertone isn’t a colour anybody sees in your skin but it does determine what colours work best. Those pink and red colours are overtones that people see and may affect the result, but there will sure be other factors.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:13:58 +0000

I hate to comment an old article, but this is the most relevant post for my question/pet peeve: Why, why, why, in most color systems, are pink or red tones in the skin automatically considered cool? Especially when they can both be very warm? Before I heard of Sci/Art, I read other sites that told me that since my skin is pink, I must be a cool season. Well, great, except for that whole most-cool-colors-not-being-very-flattering-on-me thing. Why do other systems try to tell us ladies with salmon or coral pink skin that we’re cool when we’re not? Google results for pink complexion also repeat that pink skin = cool skin. It just bugs me, especially because I tried making those cool (summer, if anyone’s wondering) colors work, and felt like there was something wrong with *me* and not the systems. This is why I like Sci/Art; it doesn’t have those set-in-stone, A always equals A guidelines.

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By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:54:23 +0000

I thought about this too, Ashley. In fact, in the first rendition of this article, I had 2 different options for Light Summer, a light pastel pink and light pastel turquoise-blue. I figured I had to commit myself.

First thing, usually the undertone of the skin happens to be the Season’s best lipstick/blush (so mulberry for Dark Winter, and even True Summer’s grayed-mauve to some extent), so the pink seemed more correct.

Second, the color of the color of the Sci\ART swatch books almost always coincides with that undertone color, and it’s the pink choice on the Light Summer book…but it is light turquoise on the Light Spring book.

Third, I kind of made this up myself. I only ever see undertone discussed as cool/neutral/warm. The colors really come out at me when I see these people, but there’s no theory behind it that I know of. In fact, I think the blue and the pink are equally correct in this discussion.

Well, we think the same.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:39:39 +0000

I’m kind of surprised about the color depictions of Light Spring and Light Summer undertones. If True Spring is yellow, and True Summer is greyed blue, then shouldn’t the Light seasons be more teal/turquoise?

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:35:10 +0000

Dear Christine
I m wondering, that you are a dark Winter not un autumn, but you are looking wonderful.
What are the differences?
I m so diffused about my type, my eyes are dark hazelnut, my skin overtone is light yellow-golden and i m looking awful with gold, silver is much better,
my hair is a dark ash brown. For the clothes Black is awfull, but a true red is wonderful, lighter clear cool colors are best like a blue-green, blue-purple, light cool shocking pink, light cool blue-grey. Could i be berhaps a cool Summer? What are the colors for Cool Summers?

Thanks

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:01:20 +0000

I see that Illamasqua make a pure white foundation, a white with pink, a light with pink and a light with yellow foundation- so I’m off to the shops this weekend to check them out., can’t wait.