Sunday, August 22, 2010

FAB: What's Your Color Season?

So, I blogged about how important it is to wear colors that flatter you.  They ehance your skin tone, make you look more radiant, brighten your eyes...so important! 
I have known that I am a winter for quite some time because, like I said, my mom had her colors done.  But for those who don't know what season they are or which colors are in your season...here are some sources to figure out what colors look best on you.

The color swatch things you carry around come from Color Me Beautiful.  They have a very basic way of figuring out your season by assessing your hair color.  Remember to think about your natural hair color.

I found this at ehow.com 
Instructions. Determine Your Skin Tone

Decide which season most accurately describes your complexion. People - and skin tones - can be divided into "seasons," depending on their skin tone.

"Winter" complexions have blue or pink undertones. Skin can be pale white, yellowish-olive, or dark. Winter people are generally brunettes, with deeply colored eyes. Many Asians and African Americans fall into this category.
"Summer" complexions, like winter complexions, have blue or pink undertones. Skin is pale and pink. Summers are often natural blondes or brunettes with pale eyes.
"Autumn": Autumn complexions have golden undertones. Many redheads and brunettes with golden brown eyes fall into this category.
"Spring": Spring complexions have golden undertones and are usually creamy white or peach. Spring people generally have straw-colored or strawberry red hair, freckles, rosy cheeks, and blue or green eyes.

Choose Clothes to Flatter Your Skin Tone

"Winter": Winters should wear colors that are sharp, stark and clear. White, black, navy blue, red and shocking pink all go well with winter complexions. For lighter colors, wear icy tones rather than pastels. Avoid subdued tones like beige, orange and gold.
"Summer": Summers should choose pastels and soft neutrals with rose and blue undertones. Lavender, plum, rose-brown and soft blue suit summers well while black and orange do not.
"Autumn": Autumns should select colors with golden undertones, like camel, beige, orange, gold and dark brown. Avoid colors with blue tones, like navy.
"Spring": Springs can wear warm colors like camel, peach, golden yellow and golden brown. Avoid dark, dull colors.

Here are a few places to see seasonal colors:

http://trepanrr.tripod.com/tonal_color_palettes.htm#deep_winter
http://www.beauty-and-the-bath.com/Season-Color-Analysis.html

I don't love either, but they give you a basic idea...

Hope this gives you a push in the right direction!  TRY COLOR!!!!

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