Look More Confident with Hijab That Matches Your Skin Tone, Here's How to Choose!

The choice of outfit color greatly influences your appearance. The same goes for your choice of hijab color. If the hijab color matches your skin tone, your appearance can certainly look more beautiful and attractive. Your face can even look brighter. To find the right hijab color, you first need to know your skin undertone. To learn how to choose the right hijab color, keep reading the discussion below!

The Importance of Choosing Colors That Match Your Skin Tone

nicePeople, you know that dressing according to one's character is trending right now, don't you? Since last year, more and more people have been doing personal color tests, a personality-based color test popular in Korea. This test aims to help determine the right colors for clothing, make-up, jewelry, and even hair dye. Furthermore, color testing can also identify the hijab colors that match our skin tone. Of course, the results will differ from one person to another.

Why is color matching for yourself important? Surely because there are many benefits, including:

• Choosing the right colors makes you look more confident and attractive because it suits your skin tone. For example, a hijab color that doesn't make your skin look dull when worn. Having a color guide also makes it easier to mix and match outfits, make-up, and jewelry.
• Saves money because you only buy what suits you, without having to keep trying out different colors. Especially since buying fashion products online is increasingly popular, meaning you can't try them on in person.
• There is a higher probability that the items will be worn more often and won't go to waste in your closet after purchase because they already suit you.

Recognize Your Own Skin Tone

Before looking for suitable colors, we need to know about skin tone and undertone. Basically, skin tone is the skin color seen directly on the surface. Skin tone is divided into three categories:

1. Light
2. Medium
3. Dark

In Indonesia, people are familiar with "kuning langsat" (fair/yellowish-light) skin, which is between light and medium, and "sawo matang" (tan/olive) skin, which is between medium and dark.

Meanwhile, an undertone is the hue of your skin color. Undertone is divided into three types, determined by the color of the veins on the underside of your arm.

Warm: Veins appear green or blue. Skin tones for warm undertones are generally medium and olive.

• Suitable colors include orange, golden yellow, red, and amber. Other warm colors like green, blue, or turquoise also suit warm tones.
• Pairs well with gold jewelry.

Neutral: Veins appear greenish (a blend of warm and cool). The skin tone for neutral undertones is golden yellow.

• Matches colors that are not too bright or too dull. For example, gray, brown, light green, and taupe. Less suitable for very bright colors.

Cool: Veins appear blue or purple. The skin tone for cool undertones is pink or beige.

• Best suited for bright colors. For example, pink, lavender, lilac, purple, bright blue, and red. Cool undertones also look great with neutral colors like gray, navy, black, and white.
• Avoid yellow and orange colors, which can make your skin look dull.

Besides checking your veins, you can determine your undertone by how your skin reacts when exposed to the sun for long periods. If your skin tans beautifully, looks healthy, and keeps the color, then your undertone is warm. However, if the sun makes your skin burn easily and turn permanently red, it means your skin belongs to the cool undertone category.

Tips for Choosing Hijab Colors

Everyone has a different skin tone. So, don't copy your hijab choices from others. Look for colors that match your skin tone so you always feel comfortable and confident while wearing a hijab.

Some tips you need to consider when choosing a hijab color:

• Choose a color that matches your skin tone and undertone.
• Do not use colors that make your skin look dull.
• Choose colors that make you feel more confident.
• Look for colors that look elegant and not excessive when you wear them.
• Own several plain hijabs in "safe" colors, like neutrals, that are easy to mix and match with various outfits.
• Don't be easily influenced by others' hijab color choices.

Hijab Colors According to Skin Tone

After knowing the important things above, now is the time to choose the right plain hijab color. Each skin tone has its most suitable colors. You can follow these options.

Hijab for Light Skin

• Light skin tones like white and "kuning langsat" (fair) are suitable for both light and dark colors.
• Color options: Purple, red, green, black, or blue.
• Avoid colors: Beige, nude, light brown, or white, as they make the skin appear paler.

Hijab for Neutral Skin

• People with neutral or "sawo matang" (tan) skin usually have neutral undertones or yellowish skin hues, so they suit autumn colors.
• Color options: Beige, light gray, olive, yellow, light green, pink, and red. Other options that accentuate warm skin tones are also suitable.
• Avoid colors: Pastel colors, unless they are bright pastels like bright turquoise or bright pink. Other pale pastel colors can make your skin look dull.
• Another tip for medium skin tones is to use ivory instead of pure white. Black or dark shades also suit this skin type.

Hijab for Dark Skin

• If you have dark skin, you are lucky because almost all colors look good on you.
• Color options: Almost all colors are good, but to look your best, use slightly warm pastel colors like cream or colors that contrast with your skin. Brown and bold shades like emerald green, maroon, or violet also suit dark skin.
• Avoid colors: It is better to avoid dark neutral colors.

Hijab for All Skin Tones

• There are also colors that suit all skin tones and can be a good choice when you don't have much time to decide on a hijab color.
• Neutral colors like black, gray, and white are among the easiest to match with various skin tones. These colors are also easy to combine with others.