In beauty and fashion, colored contact lenses are a powerful tool for creating a unique look. However, to make your eyes shine, picking a random color is not enough. The key is to know how to choose the best colored contact lenses for your skin tone. The right hue will complement your natural skin tone and enhance your appeal. At the same time, the wrong one can look off or unnatural. This guide will show you how to choose the perfect colored contact lenses for your skin tone.
Know your skin tone
Skin color refers to the color of human skin, which is mainly determined by the amount of melanin in the skin and is classified according to its undertone (cool, warm, neutral) and shade (from fair to dark).
Fair skin color
The skin color is white or ivory, low melanin content, and prone to sunburn. It is common in northern European and American people, with a calm temperament, and the makeup needs to enhance the blood color.
Medium skin color
The skin color is between light and dark, often wheat or olive. The melanin content is moderate, not prone to sunburn but prone to tanning, with a natural and healthy look, suitable for various makeup and color matching.
Olive skin color
The skin color is bronze, with golden or caramel tones. It looks shiny in the sun, has strong three-dimensional facial features, and is suitable for warm or metallic makeup.
Dark skin color
The skin color is deep, like chocolate or ebony, with high melanin content, and is not easily sunburned. It has a substantial visual impact and is suitable for rich and saturated colors. The makeup can be high-end or warm.
Choose colored contact lenses according to skin color
Fair skin color recommendation
- Gray series: Cool gray, blue-gray, and other cool grays can bring a natural and profound mixed effect, and look more advanced when paired with fair skin.
- Light brown/amber: Light brown and amber with cool or grayish tones can make the eyes soft and not abrupt, avoiding too much darkness.
- Blue series: Sky blue, gray-blue, sapphire blue, etc., can set off the clarity of fair skin and create crystal-like, bright eyes.
Medium skin color recommendation
- Brown series: All shades of brown are excellent choices, such as chocolate brown, honey brown, and mocha brown, which can perfectly blend with the skin color and make the eyes look deep and charming.
- Green series: Olive green, dark green, emerald green, etc., can contrast harmoniously with medium skin color and show a unique, exotic style.
- Blue series: It can add a profound mystery to the eyes. Keep it natural while making the eyes more powerful, suitable for commuting or light makeup scenes.
Olive skin color recommendation
- Dark brown: It can perfectly blend with dark skin color, making the eyes look more energetic and deeper, and the effect is natural.
- Amber: Amber and honey brown with golden or orange tones can brighten the eyes and add warmth and vitality to dark skin tones.
- Warm gray: Avoid grays that are too pale. Choose grays with warm or brown elements to add depth to the eyes.
Dark skin color recommendation
- Dark brown: This is the most natural match and can enhance the depth and charm of the eyes.
- Dark blue: It can subtly contrast against a dark background, making the eyes appear brighter and more energetic.
- Purple: Eggplant purple or deep sapphire purple can bring a mysterious and noble temperament to dark skin.
Know your skin Undertones
Skin undertone refers to the underlying color tone beneath the surface of your skin. It will not change due to sun exposure or redness on the surface of the skin. It is an inherent color tendency of the skin. It is mainly divided into cool tones, warm tones, and neutral tones.
Characteristics of different skin undertones
- Cool undertones: Usually has pink, red, or blue undertones, easily tans in the sun, and blood vessels may appear blue or purple in the light.
- Warm undertones: Shows golden, yellow, or olive undertones, tans more easily, and blood vessels may appear green in the light.
- Neutral undertones: Balanced cool and warm undertones, difficult to distinguish obvious tendencies, blood vessel color may be blue and green.
How to determine your undertone
- Observe the color of the veins in your wrist
In natural light, check the veins on the inside of your wrist. If the veins appear mainly blue or purple, you have a cool undertone; if the veins appear mostly green, you have a warm undertone. You have a neutral undertone if both blue and green are visible or somewhere in between. - Gold and silver jewelry test
Wear gold and silver jewelry to see which color better sets off your skin tone. If silver makes you look better, you may have a cool undertone; if gold suits you better, you may have a warm undertone. If both colors look good, you have a neutral undertone. - White paper test
Hold pure white paper next to your face in natural light. If your skin appears pink, reddish, or blue against the white paper, you may have a cool undertone; if your skin appears yellow, golden, or olive, you may have a warm undertone. You have a neutral undertone if there is no apparent tendency between cool and warm. - Sun reaction test
Observe how your skin reacts to sunlight. You may have a cool undertone if your skin burns or reddens easily. If your skin tans easily, you may have a warm undertone. You probably have a neutral undertone if your skin reacts somewhere in between.
Choose colored contact lenses according to skin color
Cool undertones
If you have cool skin, the following colors will suit you well:
- Blues: Cool blue contact lenses can complement cool skin very well. They can make eyes look clearer and deeper.
- Purples can add mystery to cool skin, creating a unique and charming effect.
- Grays: Cool gray contact lenses can perfectly blend with the calm skin tone to create a natural and elegant hybrid effect.
Warm undertones
If you have warm skin, the following colors will make you look more energetic:
- Browns: Various warm browns are a classic choice for warm skin, making eyes look natural and lively.
- Greens: Warm green contact lenses with yellow or gold undertones can complement warm skin and create an exotic look.
- Amber/Hazel: Amber and hazel with gold or orange undertones can perfectly blend with warm skin tones, making eyes brighter and deeper.
Neutral undertones
If you have neutral skin. Congratulations, you have a wide range of choices!
- Versatile: You can try almost all cool or warm colors to match your skin tone.
- Try different shades: You can boldly try other shades of color to find the one that best highlights your eyes.
- Match according to makeup and occasion: According to your daily makeup, clothing style, and the occasion you attend, you can freely choose the contact lens color that can enhance the overall look.
