Light Skin tones - Shades, pics and more!

Salam aleikum dear sister!

Finding your perfect shade can be a daunting task when done online, so I want to give you all the info possible for you to make a choice. 

This series of blog articles is dedicated to each shade range, and all the information about it so you can have a better idea on what to expect!

In this blog, we will be looking at the Light Range-

If you’re in the Light range, you have one of the fairest skin tones, but with a bit more color than those in the very light category. Finding a foundation that balances your fairness can still be a bit of a challenge. Like very light skin tones, your skin may burn easily in the sun rather than tan, so sunscreen is still your BFF!

You might describe your skin as Porcelain or Alabaster, and you may also deal with some redness. Many light skin tones have a cool undertone, though there are exceptions (more on undertones shortly).

In the Light Range we have the shades Linen, Shell Vanilla and Coconut.

Linen has a warm undertone,

Shell has a neutral warm undertone

Vanilla has a Cool undertone,

Coconut has a Neutral undertone,

(It's quite possible to have more than one shade match your skin, for example a few of my customers match with both Linen and Coconut, and depending on the season and sun exposure, the switch between the 2)

🔘🟠🔴Now, let's talk Undertones

Undertones play a big role in how your foundation reacts with your skin. You can be in the right shade range, but the wrong undertone can make your skin look ashy, orange or pink, (yikes!.😮) And just in case you need help deciding your undertone, here are some easy tips!

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ANOTHER WAY TO FIND YOUR UNDERTONE:

In natural light, look at the inside of your forearm and wrist.
 If the veins are:

Greenish - you have a YELLOW or warm undertone.
Blueish/purple - you have a BLUE/PINK or cool undertone.
Indistinguishable or you see both green and blue - you have a BEIGE or neutral undertone.

Once you have an idea of your range and undertone, then it becomes a bit easier to find the right skin tint shade, (and cream concealer) :

(This post is being updated, so some information might be missing)