The criteria for choosing the right tinted serum.

Selecting the shade that best matches one's skin tone can be a tricky task. Indeed, a shade that is too light could result in a pallid complexion, while a shade that is too dark could give the skin an orange hue. When testing a tinted serum shade, the instinctive reaction is often to apply the product on our hand or wrist. However, this is not the most relevant area to test as the skin there is thicker than on the face, and therefore tends to tan differently.

To accurately choose your shade, we advise you to consider the complexion of your skin at the jawline. This way, you can select a shade that truly matches your face's skin color. Moreover, this will help reduce the risk of noticeable lines that sometimes appear between the neck and the face. We also recommend testing the product after exfoliating and on clean skin, free from pollution and dust traces. This will give you an optimal idea of your skin's tone.

When applying your tinted serum, let it dry to ensure that the shade truly matches your skin tone. Indeed, it can happen that a shade that seems too light or too dark upon application turns out to be the right hue after a few minutes of setting. Lastly, it can sometimes be helpful to mix two tinted serums to get as close as possible to your skin color.

Tip : It may be wise to change your complexion serum according to the season, as the skin is generally darker, due to being more tanned, in the summer.

In order to accurately determine the shade of tinted serum that suits your skin, it's important to pay attention to its undertone. There are three main categories: warm, cool, and neutral. Warm undertones are associated with yellow or golden skin shades, cool undertones with pink or bluish shades, and neutral undertones with a mix of the previous two. Unlike skin color, which can vary depending on sun exposure, the undertone is embedded in the epidermis and does not change.

How to identify your skin's undertone?

There are several tricks to determine the undertone of your skin. The first technique involves observing the veins on your wrists. If they appear more blue-green, you have a warm undertone. If they are more blue-purple, your undertone is cool. Finally, if you can't decide, it's likely that your skin has a neutral undertone.

To determine your skin's undertone, you can also try to hold a white sheet of paper up to your chin and identify whether your complexion appears more yellow-gold (warm undertone) or pink-blue (cool undertone). Finally, here's one last tip: if you notice that silver jewelry generally suits you better, you likely have cool undertones, and the opposite is true for gold jewelry.