UndertonaColor, makeup and glow up guides
Practical guides to finding your colors and making them work for you.
AI Color Analysis: How It Works and How Accurate It Is
How AI color analysis from a photo works, what affects its accuracy, privacy questions worth asking, and how it compares with in-person draping.
How to Glow Up Overnight: A Realistic Pre-Event Routine
A realistic plan for how to glow up overnight before an event: sleep, hydration, skin prep, brows and a flattering color, with honest limits.
Warm Spring Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which public figures are often typed as Warm Spring, why their coloring reads as golden and lively, and how to borrow the palette.
Bright Winter Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Bright Winter, why their coloring reads as vivid and clear, and how to borrow the palette.
True Winter Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as True Winter, why their coloring reads as icy and crisp, and how to borrow the palette.
Warm Autumn Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Warm Autumn, why their coloring reads as rich and golden, and how to borrow the palette.
Color Analysis Draping: How It Works and How to Read Results
How color analysis draping works, what drapes are used, DIY alternatives with items you own, and how to read what your skin is telling you.
How to Glow Up in a Week: A Realistic Day by Day Plan
How to glow up in a week with one achievable focus per day, honest about what seven days can and cannot change, no crash diets.
Light Spring Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Light Spring, why their coloring reads as warm and delicate, and how to borrow the palette.
Bright Spring Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Bright Spring, why their coloring reads as vivid and warm, and how to borrow the palette yourself.
Color Analysis Test: Quiz, Drape, Photo and AI Compared
A guide to every color analysis test type, quiz, in-person draping, photo-based tools and AI, how accurate each is, and how to combine them for a reliable result.
Light Summer Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Light Summer, why their coloring reads as soft and airy, and how to borrow the palette yourself.
Cool Summer Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Cool Summer, why their coloring reads as soft and blue-based, and how to borrow the palette.
Deep Autumn Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Deep Autumn, why their coloring reads as rich and warm, and how to borrow the palette yourself.
Deep Winter Celebrities: Stars Often Typed This Way
See which well known faces are often typed as Deep Winter, why their coloring reads as dark and striking, and how to borrow the palette.
16 Season Color Analysis vs the 12 Season System
16 season color analysis explained: how it differs from the 12 season system, where the extra seasons come from, and how to translate your result.
Autumn Color Analysis: Soft, Warm and Deep Autumn Compared
Autumn color analysis explained: how Soft, Warm and Deep Autumn differ, their palettes, and how to tell which of the three fits your coloring.
Color Analysis Winter: Deep, True and Bright Winter Compared
Color analysis for the winter family explained: how Deep, True and Bright Winter differ, their palettes, and how to tell which one fits you.
Bright Spring Nail Designs and Colors to Try
Bright Spring nail designs and polish colors that match your clear, warm palette, from hot coral to bright turquoise, plus easy combinations.
Cool Summer Nail Colors and Easy Combinations to Try
Cool Summer nail colors that flatter your soft, blue-based palette, from raspberry to periwinkle, plus which shades to skip and simple designs.
Best Hair Color for Olive Skin Tones by Depth
The best hair colors for olive skin tones, which blondes work without brassiness, and how to brief a colorist for highlights that stay flattering.
Hair Color for Cool Undertones: The Shades That Work Best
The best hair colors for cool undertones by skin depth, ash versus beige, and how to keep cool tones from turning brassy between salon visits.
Neutral Undertone Foundation: How to Read Shades and Mix Right
How to choose neutral undertone foundation, what N shade codes actually mean, and how to mix warm and cool shades when a pure neutral is not offered.
Pale Olive Skin: Signs, Best Colors and Makeup That Warms It Up
How to recognize pale olive skin, why it can look grey in certain light, and the colors and makeup that add warmth without turning orange.