Beauty guides
Makeup guides: find what suits you
Plain, honest guides to your undertone, your skin tone, your foundation shade, blush, eye shape, and the AI makeup apps worth using.
How to find your undertone: cool, warm, neutral or olive
Quick at-home tests to find your skin’s undertone, what olive really means, and how your undertone changes the foundation, blush and lipstick that suit you.
Read the guideThe Monk Skin Tone Scale, explained (and how to find your number)
What the 10-shade Monk Skin Tone Scale is, how it differs from the Fitzpatrick scale, and how knowing your number helps you choose foundation and makeup.
Read the guideHow to find your foundation shade (without buying three wrong ones)
A simple 5-step method to choose the right foundation: know your depth and undertone, test on your jaw in daylight, check how it dries, and adjust for the seasons.
Read the guideThe best blush color for your skin tone and undertone
Which blush shades flatter light, medium and deep skin with cool, warm, neutral or olive undertones, and how to place blush so it looks natural.
Read the guideMakeup for your eye shape: hooded, monolid, almond, round and more
How to tell your eye shape, and simple eyeshadow and eyeliner techniques for hooded, monolid, almond, round, downturned and upturned eyes.
Read the guideBest AI makeup apps in 2026: an honest comparison
What each popular AI makeup app is really good at, from virtual try-on and photo editing to shade matching and live coaching, and which one to pick for what.
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