AAMI Color and Cosmetics Practice Test

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What term refers to the complexion?

The color and texture of the skin, varying with pigment in and under the skin.

Complexion is the overall color and texture of the skin, influenced by pigment in and under the skin. This means the shade you see and how smooth or rough the skin looks together describe a person’s complexion. It’s not just color from sun exposure, and it’s not the temporary redness from heat or irritation—that redness reflects blood flow and transient conditions, not the skin’s general appearance. So the complexion specifically combines both color (due to melanin and other pigments) and texture to describe how the skin looks most of the time.

A temporary redness caused by heat.

The shade of skin that never changes with sun exposure.

A color variation that is due to blood flow in the skin.