Last spring, the hot color is yellow. Last winter the hot color is purple. If you have read the latest magazines, you may know the "it color" for this season is "new black". Hot colors just come and go in fashions. But if you try to wear them, you may find that you don't look right with them. There are some colors looking best on you, but some aren't. What's the color for you?
Actually, there is no color that looks good on everyone. Yes, it's just the fact. Then personal coloring make the key to make you fabulous. Color analysis is the key for fine the color for you.
Color analysis is talking about your natural color and how to choose the things you are going to wear. The theory divide people's natural colors into four seasons and each season are broke down into three categories.
What is your season?
Here is the chart to find which season you are.
If you have trouble to do the small quiz, here is a simple method. Put clothes near to your face, if the color become the focus other than you face, it is not the right color for you. If it makes your eyes brighter, your face light up, that's it!
If you still feel confused, let's make things easier. If you are Asian, Latina or African, your season is probably Autumn or Winter. If you are Caucasian, you are probably a Spring or Summer.
Now you have known your season, let's keep reading to find out the relation between season and your clothes, makeup and accessories!
Types of Springs
1. Light Spring:
* Eyes: Blue, green, turquoise, or light hazel.
* Hair: Light to medium golden blonde, ash blonde or light to medium brown.
* Skin: Ivory with peach tones, pink beige.
Best colors for Light Springs:
2. Clear Spring:
* Eyes: Turquoise blue, green, golden brown or topaz.
* Hair: Medium to dark brown, or brown-black. May have red highlights.
* Skin: Bronze, deep warm brown, brown-black, light ivory, light peach, or porcelain.
Best colors for Clear Springs:
3. Warm Spring:
* Eyes: Topaz, olive green, light hazel, or warm turqouise.
* Hair: Light golden brown, red, strawberry blonde, or deep golden blonde.
* Skin: Bronze, golden beige, ivory, or porcelain. May have freckles.
Best colors for Warm Springs:
Types of Summers
1. Light Summer:
* Eyes: Blue, grey or green.
* Hair: Light to medium ash blonde or light to medium ash brown.
* Skin: Pale beige, porcelain, ivory or pink beige. (Usually pink-toned.)
Best colors for Light Summers:
2. Soft Summer:
* Eyes: Gray-blue, hazel or soft turquoise.
* Hair: Light to medium ash brown, mousy brown. May have blonde in it.
* Skin: Light to medium neutral beige, ivory.
Best colors for Soft Summers:
3. Cool Summer:
* Eyes: Gray, blue, or slate.
* Hair: Medium to deep ash brown. Little to no red tones.
* Skin: Ivory, pink beige, gray beige, or neutral beige.
Best colors for Cool Summers:
Types of Autumns
1. Deep Autumn:
* Eyes: Dark brown, dark hazel, black, or dark green.
* Hair: Medium brown, medium to deep auburn, dark brown deep chestnut or black.
* Skin: Warm beige, neutral beige, golden brown, dark brown, olive.
Best colors for Deep Autumns:
2. Soft Autumn:
* Eyes: Light brown, soft hazel, blue, or gray-green.
* Hair: Golden blonde to medium brown or mousy brown. May have blonde or red highlights.
* Skin: Ivory, neutral beige, warm beige, golden brown.
Best colors for Soft Autumns:
3. Warm Autumn:
* Eyes: Brown, olive green, hazel or topaz.
* Hair: Medium golden brown, red, auburn, strawberry blonde or golden blonde.
* Skin: Bronze, golden brown, golden beige, ivory, or warm beige.
Best colors for Warm Autumns:
Types of Winters
1. Deep Winter:
* Eyes: Black, black-brown, or dark hazel.
* Hair: Black-brown, medium brown, steel gray, or salt & pepper.
* Skin: Black, medium beige, black-brown, or olive with no pink or peach undertones.
Best colors for Deep Winters:
2. Clear Winter:
* Eyes: Bright blue, hazel, violet, or green.
* Hair: Black, chestnut, medium brown, or dark brown hair.
* Skin: Black, deep brown, neutral beige, pale olive, milky white. (Usually translucent.)
Best colors for Clear Winters:
3. Cool Winter:
* Eyes: Charcoal gray, blue, dark brown or violet.
* Hair: Blue-black, silver, salt & pepper. No red tones.
* Skin: Cool brown, olive, or neutral beige.
Best colors for Cool Winters:
The list of color is not all-inclusive colors that go well with you, but they are definitely the colors that you should try to light up your wardrobe.
And you may fall into different groups. The season categories are just a general reference about your color. You don't need to stick to it.
I highly recommend you to experiment these colors when you go shopping. You will soon learn the difference when you wear clothes in your colors. And you can print this article when you go shopping, so you will have your color at hand and where and any time.
