Recently I painted my bathroom in greyish tones. When I asked the question about what color should I paint it... many responded with peach, melon, beige with tints of pink for the very reasons you are mentioning.
Someone said to hold the paint chips up to your face, by the mirror in your bathroom to see the reflection it gives to your skin tone.
That might help you decide?

I painted mine red. Made me look rosy and fabulous.

I put a swing-arm make-up mirror on the wall next to the window for daytime, so as to get a more accurate view.

If you have enough light, lots of things will work, but you might be careful with green. Looking cadaverous when rising from the bath is a depressing way to start the day!

Whatever color you paint it make sure to change out your lightbulbs to Reveal incandescent, halogena or bright day light flourescents. All of those will give you bright white color without under tones or that "muddy" look.

I know that everyone seems to be painting every room a different color but I get tired of too much color and have only two rooms (rust red dining room and soft green sitting room/entry) with color, and everything else is painted cream with a lighter ceiling. Since I'm a green-eyed blonde cream is a good color for me and works well for putting on make-up. I wouldn't choose peach or pink either although certain greens are really good for me. Women with blue eyes often look good in blue or a fuchsia pink, although not everyone would want the latter as a wall color. A soft gray which has a lot of brown in it might also be flattering to a lot of complexions.

Something neutral is best, nothing too dark. I’m a makeup artist and understand that lighting makes a huge difference for the appearance of makeup. The tones of paint and lighting can change the way you look. As most people said the paint clattered their skin tone. However, when you walk outside into natural light, outdoors, indoors, at work, etc. you makeup may not look so flattering without the paint in the background to make your skin tone look better. Light to light to medium paint is best. The darker you go the brighter the bathroom needs to be.

I am copper tone with dark brown hair/eyes. I have repainted my powder room (which has no natural light) twice now because of this issue. I need a color that reflects what I would look like when I step outside, so I can adjust my makeup accordingly. My first color was a gray-green. It absorbed a lot of the light and made me put less makeup than I needed. My second was bright peach. This made me put on too much makeup because my face always looked red! I think this time I'm going to go with a light greige with my lights set to their brightest setting.

Half these people don't even understand what you're asking, although it made perfect sense to me and Alicia ^. She doesn't need a color that will flatter her and make her look good in her own fn' bathroom. She needs proper paint color and lighting to NOT reflect and give am untrue image. 10am-2pm, blue sky, sunny day, direct sunlight is the best way to get a true read on pigment. She wants her make up to match her face when she leaves the bathroom.

I know you said you didn't like the pinky tones options. however, I have to vouch for that recommendation. I had this awesome little make shift, attics, studio/1 bedroom/efficiency/ no permit "apartment" with roof access from the bathroom window where I could see from the stadiums to center city and the Delaware River to Manayunk. I'm a hairdresser and an artist, I loved alone, had no lease and very little rent. I was able to do whatever I wanted to the place and I really made it cool. I started trading hair services for tools, supplies, furniture ect, anything I needed for the place. My goal was to fix, furnish and decorate it with spending the least amount of money possible. I LOVED that place. I ended up with a can of dark but bright pink, kinda like a rich, deep, bold fuscia. It was gorgeous. I was shocked how true it was to mine and my clients hair color, skin tone, make up etc. And I picked it because I wanted it to be bold and fun and artsy and different, but it really didn't look all that crazy. It was a big bathroom with alot of wall space too. Jussayin'. I know this post is 12 years old, but I came across it asking the same question and that's what I've heard everywhere from people who understand color theory and what you're actually asking. I got annoyed and wanted to add my 2 cents. I hate when people who have no idea what their talking about think they're so dang special they just HAVE to give their OPINION because they don't have the education or skill to give proper advice.

I need an answer to precisely this question. I don't have an understanding of color theory but I do know how important it is to consider these points when painting walls of dressing room. I have one small window in the room, with makeup lights on my mirror. A shade of bone was suggested by my colorist. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have fair skin, I am also transitioning to my natural hair color, which is white now. My bathroom is painted in a mid grey tone. My skin seems light yellow as my natural is growing longer and my white hair seems yellow. I look in mirrors elsewhere and don't notice the yellow tones at all. I finally figured out it is probably the paint on my bathroom walls. The room is well lit but has no natural light source. I will paint the walls white soon! I just wonder what tone of white, obviously no grey undertones....

I was looking up the same thing and the answer I found was you want to stick to White with no color undertones to it because you need a neutral background so it doesn't interfere with you determining which colors look best on your skin tone when you are applying your makeup. It was also suggested to use white lights or lights that mimic the outside lighting. I got all of my information for makeup artists