Skintone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The colour of a person's skin.
"In order to classify your coloring and thus find your “season,” it is necessary to look at your skintone, hair, and eye color. It is possible to identify the undertone, intensity, and clarity of each of these. Winter and Summer women have a blue base to their skintone and eye color."
Example
More examples"In order to classify your coloring and thus find your “season,” it is necessary to look at your skintone, hair, and eye color. It is possible to identify the undertone, intensity, and clarity of each of these. Winter and Summer women have a blue base to their skintone and eye color."
Etymology
From skin + tone.
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