Face Color Different than Neck Color

Dear Rebecca:  The color on my face is much darker than my neck, it’s not from a tan and it didn’t used to be this way. It makes me look weird. What can I do? –Tonya

Dear Tonya:  You’re right, skin color can change and I’ll tell you how to regain your normal color. See Before and After photos of people who regained uniform color here. But first, to understand your face color is different than you neck color, why you’re two-toned, let’s consider both the skin and diet. And we’ll start from the beginning.

Babies are deliciously monochromatic. No matter their skin color, it’s the same hue from top to bottom—well, almost. Infants, as do the rest of us, have less pigmentation on their palms, and the soles of their feet. And fair-complexioned people have pink lips and, especially when they are young, pink cheeks.

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Your ethnicity blessed you with golden, ebony, olive or pearl-colored skin—or a blend of these hues. This perfect-for-you skin tone is your innate color. Blotchy or discolored skin, hyperpigmentation or vitiligo suggest an inner problem.

Take A Closer Look

Now have a look at the faces around you and you’ll see a range of colors that seem to overlay or cloud our innate color. Better yet, look through your personal photo album and note your once uniform color. If you zoom in on your current photo, I’ll wager that in addition to the overall darker tone of your face you’ll also see a multiplicity of subtle—and sometimes not so subtle—colors on your face that differ from your overall skin color regardless of sun exposure or your melanin count.

If you compare contemporary photos to those from the 1950s, before the advent of the industrialized food system, you’ll find that facial colors are increasingly becoming more flamboyant. However, people with a healthy lifestyle, diet and gastrointestinal tract are most apt to have vibrant and even skin color, the color they came in with. Yes, we can easily observe that diet and lifestyle affect our original facial colors.

Discrepancy between Color of Face and Neck

Here are three examples of people whose face color differs from their neck color. While the first two illustrate obvious color mismatches, the third is more subtle; it’s included as a way for you to train your eye to detect color irregularities. In the last photo, look beyond the blemishes and note that her overall facial color is pale relative to the golden hue on her neck. To detect subtle color variations, it’s helpful to look with a soft gaze.

Your Turn

So take a look at your colors and make an honest assessment of your health. If your colors have a dramatic flare, the odds are that a dietary shift is in order. For more information, see Face Reading Blogs.  For personal help, I’ll gladly create a Face Reading Report for you.