Matching Make Up To Your Skin Tone

Matching make up to your skin tone is the first step to the well made up face. Knowing how to apply make up, is less than half the battle, and will mean nothing if you don't select the right shade of make up foundation. Wearing a shade of make up that doesn't match your skin tone will result in a mask-y, artificial look, and can even tend to age you.

The following tips can help you to match your make up to your skin tone to avoid an artificial look. First, always try make up on your face (not your hands, not the inside of your wrist… unless you're planning on wearing your make up there). The jaw line is a good place to test. Also try on several shades that you think may be right for you. Then, ask for a mirror and look at the make up outside, in direct, natural sunlight. Some make up lines also offer custom blended make up to match your skin tone.

Make Up Tips

A few good make up tips can make the difference between amateurish and amazing. Our useful make up tips highlight areas like Make Up Application Tips, Make Up Cleansing Tips, Make Up On Hot Days and make up Q&A. Each one of our make up tip sections provides useful information that can give you the base foundation for creating and maintaining your most beautiful self.