Goodkarmasunshine

For a long time, I thought my skin was just “medium.” But over the years, I’ve learned that the real story of my skin lives in my undertone, not my shade.

My undertone is neutral–olive, with a yellow-leaning neck and chest and a more olive, redness-prone face. This is why foundations that are too orange never work on me, even if the depth looks right. Yellow tones blend into my neck beautifully, but anything overly warm or peachy throws my balance off.

Without colour correction, very neutral foundations can sometimes look slightly ashy around my mouth and forehead — not because the shade is wrong, but because my natural olive undertone and surface redness need balancing, not covering.

Once I understood this, everything clicked. My makeup stopped fighting my skin and started working with it. The goal was never to change my undertone — just to respect it.

That understanding alone changed my entire base routine.