A guide to Understanding Your Skin Tones

At IrelandsEye we have a vast selection of colourful knitwear, whether you're warm-toned or cool-toned. Find the perfect colour to complement your complexion, ensuring you radiate confidence and effortless style that enhance your natural beauty.

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Check your wrist veins

Your veins help identify your skin tone and undertone.

Cool Tone: Bluish or purplish veins suggest a cool undertone.

Warm Tone: Greenish or olive veins indicate a warm undertone.

Neutral Tone: If you have difficulty distinguishing between blue/green veins, you may have a neutral undertone.

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Check your Eye and Hair Colour

Your Eye and Hair Colour can also provide hints.

Cool Tone: Blue, grey, or green eyes with blonde, brown, or black hair.

Warm Tone: Brown, hazel, or amber eyes with red, blonde, or brown hair.

Neutral Tone: Any combination of eye and hair colours can indicate neutral undertones.

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your skins reaction to the sun

How your skin reacts to the sun can also indicate if you have warm or cool undertones

Cool Tone: you burn easily and rarely tan.

Warm Tone: you rarely burn and tan easily.

Neutral Tone: you experience a slight burn but tan easily.

  • IrelandsEye Knitwear - Colour Dressing Cool undertones - Horseshoe Cable Cardigan in Pink Mist Wool Cashmere
  • IrelandsEye Knitwear - Colour Dressing Warm undertones - Sweepea v neck vest in sunflower

Cool Colours

If you have cooler undertones, select cool shades such as warm lavender, pink mist, green marl and icy blues. When choosing warmer shades, go for those with blue undertones. when choosing neutral tones opt for colours such as navy, natural and smoke.

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Warm Colours

If you have warmer undertones, select warm shades such as sunflower, orange marl, rosa pink and scarlet. When choosing cooler shades, go for those with yellow undertones. when choosing neutral tones opt for colours such as chalkstone, seashell and biscuit.

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Neutral Undertones

If you have neutral undertones, both warm and cool shades will complement your completion.

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