Knowing your face shape helps you choose the most flattering hairstyles, makeup techniques (like contouring and highlighting), and even eyewear. 1 By understanding your face’s proportions, you can select styles that balance your features, enhance your best angles, and create a more harmonious and aesthetically pleasing look.
I found this article from Sunday Somewhere very easy to follow, so check this out!
Understanding your skin undertone is key to unlocking your most flattering look. It’s the subtle hue beneath the surface that influences how colors appear on your skin. Knowing whether you have warm, cool, or neutral undertones helps you choose the right shades of makeup, clothing, and even jewelry, ensuring they complement your complexion rather than clash.
Check your wrist veins in natural light. Mostly blue/purple suggests cool undertones, mostly green suggests warm, and a mix or hard to tell suggests neutral (look at the photo above.) It’s a quick way to start figuring out what colors might look best on you.