Your Makeup Color Season

It’s a funny thing. We choose our clothes, we paint our walls, and most of us have a favorite color. Color is all around us yet most people don’t know what make up colors to choose or which look 'right' on them.

Why is that? What's not been noticed? If you know what color clothes look best on you, then you may already have a sense of what colors you gravitate towards. You favorite color may or may NOT be in your color season colors, but chances are that it is!

Choosing the right colors for you is part science but it isn’t brain surgery:o). Once you know your color season, you just need to know what colors fit into that category. Then you’ll be better able to choose which colors look best on you. (There is a handy color chart below.

When I was in modeling school, we learned about our 'color seasons'. Knowing yours is monumental in choosing the right colors of makeup AND clothes.

So, how do you know your color season? Well, since color seasons depend on the actual weather seasons, they are as you might have guessed.

You are either a 1) winter, 2) summer, 3) spring, or 4) fall. To determine which color makeup and clothes to wear, you'll need to figure this out.

Find Your Makeup Color Season

1) Determine Your Eye Pattern - Look at your eye color in the mirror in a well lit room. You may need 1) sunlight and 2) magnified mirror to see it. Does your eye color look like:

Winter - a wheel spoke
Spring - a round sunburst
Summer - cracked glass
Autumn - an Aztec sun with swirls and spots

2) Determine Your Hair and Eye Color -

Your combination of hair and eye color will help you in finding your color season.

Winter - Hair is black, dark brown, chestnut, lacking highlights. Eye color is normally brown, blue, hazel or green.
Spring - Hair is golden brown, blond or red. Eyes are blue, blue-gray, green or turquoise green.
Summer - Hair is without highlights and is typically ash blonde or ash brown. Eyes are blue, brown, green or hazel.
Autumn - Hair is golden and brown, red, auburn or chestnut. Eyes are dark brown, hazel or green.

3) Determine Your Personality Trait - Your personality should fall into the same category as your hair and eyes!

Winter - Loyal, perfectionist, analytical, dependable, truthful, reserved.
Spring - Friendly, energetic, optimistic, curious, witty, smiling.
Summer - Practical, neat, easy going, gentle, understanding, good listener.
Autumn - Self-disciplined, confident, leader, organizer, dependable, loyal.

So now you that you have taken the steps necessary for finding your color season, what color clothes and makeup should you wear?
'Vertical' refers to up and down, 'horizontal' refers to from left to right.

On the chart below, the VERTICAL columns represent:

First column is summer, second column is winter, third column is spring, and fourth column is autumn/fall!

Summer*******Winter*******Spring*******Autumn

Your Best Makeup Colors

Winter – Wear richer, deeper, more intense colors like black, navy blue, dark green, burgundy, and red. Stay close to hues that are sharp and stark to complement your skin like neon or bright colors. For lighter colors, wear bright white or icy pastels, such as cool blues, pinks and yellows. Avoid earthy tones and subdued colors like beige, orange and gold as they can make the skin look pasty.

Spring – Wear very pale, soft colors, such as peach, camel, golden yellow, golden brown, and aqua. Also wear ivory, bright greens, true reds, clear blues and coral. Avoid colors that are too dull and muted or too dark. Avoid black and white, which are too stark.

Summer – Wear soft neutrals and pastels, as well as muted colors with cool undertones. Powder blue, dusty pink, mauve, lavender, plum, and pale yellows. Avoid intense, vivid hues because they will look harsh. Earth tones, black and orange do not look good.

Autumn – Wear rich golden, spicy, and earthy colors. Autumns can wear both muted and rich warm colors that are seen in autumn leaves such as camel, beige, olive, orange, gold, and dark brown. You also look great in a rich warm gray colors.

Another way to think about this is:

What colors do the different seasons remind you of? Think about the different colors each season is well known for and you're on the right track to choosing the right color makeup for you!

Of course, some people may be a mix of two seasons. Your eye pattern may have two distinct patterns, so you might fall into an ‘off’ category. Here is more information in case that’s you!

Summer Blends

ABSOLUTE SUMMER - Usually light brown hair, it could also be gray if you're older.
MOONLIGHT SUMMER (Summer - Winter) Dark ash brown to brunette or silver gray hair.
SUNSHINE SUMMER (Summer - Spring) Golden blonde highlights in ash brown hair.
INDIAN SUMMER (Summer - Autumn) Light red or copper, ash blonde hair.
Summer celebrities: Denise Richards, Eva Habermann, Jeri Ryan

Winter Blends

ABSOLUTE WINTER - Dark hair with light skin or very dark hair and dark skin.
SNOW FROST WINTER (Winter - Summer) Light brown hair
FIRELIGHT WINTER (Winter - Spring) Blonde, almost white blonde hair
SUNSET WINTER (Winter - Autumn) Auburn or medium red hair.
Winter celebrities: Alicia Keys, Rosario Dawson, Kristin Kreuk

Spring Blends

ABSOLUTE SPRING - Blonde hair and spring personality traits match you best.
PASTEL SPRING (Spring - Summer) Brunette or ash blonde hair.
SPRING (Spring - Winter) Black to dark brown hair, porcelain to dark olive skin.
GLORIOUS SPRING (Spring - Autumn) Red to light reddish blonde hair or blonde hair with freckled skin.
Spring celebrities: Gillian Anderson, Lindsay Lohan, Evangeline Lily

Autumn Blends

ABSOLUTE AUTUMN - Copper red hair or neutral beige hair, warm toned skin.
GENTLE AUTUMN (Autumn - Summer) Lighter hair colors, personality traits more subtle.
GOLDEN AUTUMN (Autumn - Spring) Blonde hair, often found wearing intense colors.
STRIKING AUTUMN (Autumn - Winter) Very dark hair with warm undertones.
Autumn celebrities: Jessica Alba, Natalie Portman, Aishwarya Rai

When you wear the right makeup colors, everything pulls together. Add splashes of your favorite tones to enhance your skin tone and eyes.

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