Stop Guessing! Easy Ways To Know Your Skin Type And Tone At Home

 

How to Know Your Skin Type and Skin Tone

Understanding your skin type and skin tone is the first step to building a skincare routine that truly works. Many people use products that don’t suit their skin simply because they haven’t taken time to know what their skin actually needs.

In this post, you'll learn two important things:

Your skin type – how your skin behaves

Your skin tone – the natural color and undertone of your skin

 Part 1: How to Know Your Skin Type

There are 5 basic skin types:

1. Normal
2. Dry
3. Oily
4. Combination 
5. Sensitive

 How to Test Your Skin Type (Blotting Sheet Method)

• Start with a clean face. Wash with a gentle cleanser and don’t apply anything after

• Wait for 2 hours.

• Press a blotting paper on different parts of your face.

• Hold the sheet up to the light to see how much oil was absorbed.

What your result means:

Normal skin: Very little oil, no dryness or flakiness.

Dry skin: No oil, skin feels tight or rough.

Oily skin: Lots of oil on blotting paper, especially forehead and nose.

Combination skin: Oil on forehead/nose but dry on cheeks.

Sensitive skin: Redness, itching, or irritation (usually noticeable without blotting).

 Tip: Your skin type can change over time due to age, weather, or hormones, check every few months.

Part 2: How to Know Your Skin Tone

Skin tone is categorized by:

_Light

_Medium

_Dark

_Deep

But undertone is what makes the biggest difference in how makeup, clothes, and skincare look on you. Undertones fall into 3 types:

_Cool (pink, red, or bluish undertones)

_Warm (yellow, peachy, or golden undertones)

_Neutral (a mix of warm and cool)

Simple Tests to Find Your Undertone

A. Vein Test

Look at the veins on your wrist.

Blue/purple veins = Cool

Green veins = Warm

Can't tell = Neutral

B. Jewelry Test

Gold jewelry looks better = Warm

Silver jewelry looks better = Cool

Both look fine = Neutral

C. White Paper Test

Hold a plain white sheet next to your face in natural light.

Skin looks rosy or bluish? → Cool

Skin looks yellow or golden? → Warm

Hard to tell? → Neutral

Why This Matters

Knowing your skin type helps you choose the right skincare products (hydrating vs. oil-control), while knowing your skin tone helps with choosing makeup and even skincare with tinted formulas.

Understanding your skin is self-care. Stop guessing. Start knowing. Take 10 minutes today to do the test, it could change how your skin looks and feels in the long run.

Let me know in the comments what skin type and tone you discovered