Their hair tends to have gold, red, orange, or yellow undertones. Usually, cool toned people have eyes that are blue, grey-blue, grey, cool green, grey brown or slate and have blonde, brown, or black hair with blue, silver, violet and ash undertones.Ĭonversely, warm-toned women usually have clear blue, turquoise, green, hazel, light brown, olive or warm green eyes with blonde, strawberry blonde, red, brown, or black hair. Your natural eye and hair colors can also help figure out your undertones. ![]() Does your skin, eyes, and face look better in bright white and black hues? Or are ivory, off-whites, and brown/tan shades better on you? The former means you’re probably cool-toned, and the latter, warm. Think about what neutral shades are most flattering on you. Typically, women with cool undertones look better in silver and platinum metals, and warm-toned women look better in gold and rose gold. Not which you like more, but which actually makes you look more radiant, glowing, and awake. Think about whether you look better in silver or gold jewelry. It’s worth noting, warm girls, that you’re veins aren’t actually green - they look that way because you’re seeing them through yellow-toned skin (If we’re mixing colors then yellow + blue = green). Are they blueish or greenish? If they look more blue, you likely have cool undertones. Push your sleeves up right now and look at the veins on the inside of your wrist. Let’s look at some ways can you determine which category you fall into in regard to undertones. If your skin has a blue-ish, cool undertone and your hair is more ashy with no golden or red highlights, you are either a Summer or a Winter. If your hair and skin tone have warm undertones, you would be classified as either a Spring or an Autumn. Yellow, peachy, golden undertones Neutral Undertones are broken down like this: Cool You can have the same skin color (ivory, tan, beige, etc) as someone, but a different undertone which might cause you to look completely different. Your skin’s undertone is the color underneath the surface. How light vs deep your overall colouring and specifically your hair is The undertone of your skin, hair and eyes (warm/golden vs cool/ashy)Ģ. Your seasonal type is determined using two basic variables:ġ. We will be delving deeper into the additional 8 types and their corresponding color palettes in the next series “Color For Your Skin Tone”. However, sometimes this can make it a little bit more difficult to pinpoint your type. Sometime in the 1990’s “Color Me Beautiful” increased the number of types from 4 to 12 for increased accuracy. However if you use this basic outline of the colors in each season it is simple to remember. They could just as easily be called Types A, B, C and D. Instead they are a more poetic way to separate the different color types. The seasons have nothing to do with your favorite season or the season in which you are born. In it she emphasizes the importance of figuring out what works for you and your life specifically, instead of following trends, and the idea of slowly building up a wardrobe around your individual style and color palette. Seasonal color analysis was made popular by Carole Jackson when she released her incredibly popular book “Color Me Beautiful” in 1980. The most well-known is “seasonal” color analysis, which places individual coloring into four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. ![]() ![]() There are a wide variety of approaches to analyzing personal coloring. It is important in this case because when you spend a lot of time and energy on knitting a garment it should look incredible on you! Choosing the best color for your skin tone is one way we can assure you’re always looking your best!Ĭolor analysis is the process of determining the colors that best suit your natural coloring. It is often used by stylists in wardrobe planning and style consulting. ![]() Color analysis the process of finding colors of clothing to match your complexion, eye color, and hair color. Today we’re going to jump into the crazy world of seasonal color analysis. If you haven’t read them yet I highly recommend taking a minute to go check them out before continuing. In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Color Theory Series we talked about the color wheel and how to unlock its mystery in regard to sweater knitting. Colors for Your Skin Tone: The Ultimate Guide to Color Theory For Sweater Knitters Part 4.Combining Colors and Neutrals: The Ultimate Guide to Color Theory For Sweater Knitters, Part 3.Traditional Color Schemes: The Ultimate Guide to Color Theory For Sweater Knitters Part 2.The Color Wheel: The Ultimate Guide to Color Theory For Sweater Knitters Part 1.
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