How to Wear Warm and Cool Colors

People always get intimidated by the task of choosing colors, and ask Mezhgan for advice on what will work well on their skin tone. The good news is that anybody can wear any color, as long as it's balanced. You might not have picked that bright eye shadow for our lovely model India, but it looks great on her because the rest of her make up goes with it. The important thing is to make sure that the colors are in harmony with each other -- not working against each other!

Model: India De Beaufort
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Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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So note to self: if you go with blue shadow, then skip the peach cheeks with red lips. As you can see, even on someone as beautiful as India, when there is too much going on it's distracting!

Model: India De Beaufort
Photographer: zaazphotography.com
Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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Here is India with a scrubbed face. You can see that she has naturally warm undertones -- and she will look great in warm or cool tones!

Model: India De Beaufort
Photographer: zaazphotography.com
Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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Here are some tips that can help narrow it down:
If you have a warm skin tone warm earthy tones, like the shades pictured here, are going to be more natural on your skin. If you wanted more of a pop you would use cooler colors on the color spectrum, which will contrast against the warmth of your skin and stand out a bit more.

Model: India De Beaufort
Photographer: zaazphotography.com
Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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Warm tones on India's naturally warm coloring give her a subtle, but still polished look.

Model: India De Beaufort
Photographer: zaazphotography.com
Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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You can see how cool tones work just as well on India, but pop in a different way. And it works the opposite way for people with cooler undertones (meaning more red in your skin) -- earthy tones are actually going to be more of a dramatic look on you because they will contrast against the coolness of your skin tone.

Model: India De Beaufort
Photographer: zaazphotography.com
Makeup artist: Mezhgan
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