[header] How to choose the color of your prom dress according to your skin tone [title] Analyse your skin's surface tone and undertone. [step] Your skin tone is the surface color of your skin and is usually the word you use to describe your skin color (ex. Ivory, light, medium, dark). 
Your skin's undertone is the color underneath the surface. It is possible to have the same surface skin tone as someone, but different colored undertones.