The Seasonal Characteristics
We have looked at why it matters, and what you are looking for. We’ve had quite a tour of colour theory, looking at how it relates to analysing your own colours, and then we looked at warm and cool skin tones, and the things to look for in each.
Now we are onto the final post in this series!
In this blog post we are going to look a little further than just the warm and cool skin tones that we looked at in the last post. So, we are going to subdivide them down further into the four seasons.
The warm skin tones can be divided down into Spring and Autumn.
The cool skin tones can be divided into Summer and Winter.
By looking more closely at the characteristics of each of the four seasons you can hopefully narrow down the colours that are going to look best on you. Use the criteria below to decide which one season you sit best in.
Warm Seasons – Spring and Autumn
Spring
• Likely to be extrovert, sociable, bubbly and like new projects
• Has a golden or peachy undertone to the skin
• May have a tendency to blush, or have red cheeks or broken veins
• Can be very pale through to darker skinned
• May have freckles
• Skin is likely to tan reasonably well
• Eyes will be blue, hazel, green or brown
• Black up against your face will make you look tired or old, especially as you age.
Your best colours are warm and bright:
So, corals, yellows, bright greens such as apple and grass green.
Your neutrals are ivory, warm grey (I call this mushroom), bright navy and a darker grey.
Your best jewellery:
Bright gold and warm yellow-tinted pearls.
Autumn
• Likely to be an extrovert, and good leader. Can be quite driven.
• Has a golden or peachy undertone to the skin
• Unlikely to blush or have red cheeks or any sort of redness in the skin
• Your complexion may have a metallic, bronzy appearance to it
• You will tan well, and hardly ever burn
• Your hair will be golden blonde, chestnut, auburn or black but have a gold or red tint to it.
• Your eyes will be hazel, green or brown
• Black up against your face will make you look tired or old, especially as you age.
Your best colours are warm and muted:
Mustard yellow, rust, burnt orange, khaki and moss greens, peacock blue and teal
Your best neutrals:
Cream, warm grey, caramel, warm brown, dark grey
Your best jewellery:
Antique gold, and warm yellow-tinted pearls
The Cool Seasons – Summer and Winter
Summer
• You are likely to be an introvert, softly spoken, very diplomatic and dependable
• Have a pink or rosy undertone to your skin
• Have a porcelain skin tone with no redness in the skin
• Likely to be quite pale skinned
• Skin is unlikely to tan and is best kept out of the sun altogether
• Eyes will be blue or grey
• Hair will be ash blonde or light brown but with no warmth in it
• As you age and your hair colour changes to grey or white, it will be extremely flattering for your skin tone
• Black up against your skin will make you look tired and old.
Your best colours are cool and muted:
Pastels in all shades, blue, pink, lemon, mint, lilac, plus raspberry pink, and various shades of blue.
Your best neutrals:
Winter white, cool pale grey, dark grey, airforce navy
Your best jewellery:
Rose gold, cool blue-tinted pearls
Winter
• You are likely to be an introvert, a perfectionist, reserved and can lack self-confidence
• You will have a pink or rosy undertone to your skin
• Have a porcelain skin tone with no redness in the skin
• Can be quite pale, but could also have an olive skin tone
• Skin will have a translucent quality and could almost appear grey-ish
• Skin is unlikely to tan and is best kept out of the sun altogether
• Eyes will be blue or grey
• Your features will be strong and dramatic
• Hair will be blonde through to very dark brown or even black, but there will no warmth to it. It is less likely to find blonde hair on a winter, the hair is much more likely to be darker
• As you age and your hair colour changes to grey or white, it will be extremely flattering on your skin tone.
• The key difference with a winter from all the other seasons is that black will look amazing next to your face and will light you up!
Your best colours are cool and dramatic:
Magenta, forest green, royal blue, burgundy, deep purple, vibrant cool red, fuchsia pink
Your best neutrals:
White, grey, navy, black
Your best jewellery:
Silver, and cool blue-tinted pearls.
Now that you are armed with all the information you need, have you been able to identify which season you will sit best in?
(If you’ve missed the previous blogs in this series, you can find them by clicking the back arrow below)
If you would like to take this a step further, I would suggest booking in for an online Colour Analysis. During this session we will have a really deep look at all of your characteristics and test different colours against your face, to make absolutely sure you feel amazing in your best colours every single day!
During this session we will also talk about how to start incorporating your new colours into your wardrobe so that you can feel confident that you are showing up as the best version of yourself every time you walk out of the front door. You will also have an app on your phone with around 100 colours that you can refer to whenever you are shopping, to make sure you are always looking your confident best.
To book your own Colour Experience click the button below:
The Colour Analysis is done online. After clicking this button, you will be taken to my online calendar to book a slot in my diary, and then taken to Paypal to pay $250 to confirm the booking. All the details will then be emailed to you.
Until next time…
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