If there was one colour which was all over the catwalks for summer 2016, it was blue.  All different shades of blue on everything from nails, eyes and lips (yes, you read right - lips!).  It's by far the trendiest look in town and a must-try makeup look for this season.  

Blue shadow is one of the easiest ways to quickly update your look this summer - and can be incredibly flattering if applied correctly. But my guess is that you may be a little scared of giving it a try. How many blue eyed clowns have you seen out there and are afraid of looking the same? It turns out that by doing something as simple as matching your eye colour shade to your skin tone can make all the difference to looking either glam or grunge gone wrong.

Skin tones are not the same as skin colour. Whether you have a light, medium, olive or dark skin you will have one of three skin undertones - either a cool 'pink/red/blue' tone, a warm 'golden/yellow/olive' one or a 'neutral' tone.

If you are unsure about your skin tone, one of the easiest ways to see which one you are is to check the veins on the inside of your wrist - preferably in natural light. If they have a blue tinge tending towards purple, then you have a cool undertone. Do they look slightly green? If so, you are warm. If you can't quite decide and your veins seem to be a mix of blue and green, then you are more than likely a neutral.

The trick is to match the undertone of your skin to the eyeshadow hue. If the shade is more yellow in tone, it is best suited to warmer skinned beauties. And if it has a pink/red tone the it would be perfect for cool undertones. Neutrals can shift either way and also often pull off dramatic looks more easily because of the chameleon nature of their skin.

Pantone, one of the world's leading authorities on colour, included three gorgeous blue tones as part of their summer palette - Limpet Shell, Snorkel Blue and Serenity. Each of these shades is perfectly suited to either warm, cool or neutral skin tones - find out which one is for you.