Why is it that some clothes look really great on the hanger and maybe fit well and feel comfortable but they just don’t wow you? It is probably because it is the wrong color palette for you!
Whether a color is the right palette for you is determined by your hair color, eye color and skin tone; and how all of these elements play against one another. A basic rule of thumb is that clothing should contrast enough to add interest without being too stark. Read on to see if you can identify which palette you fall into.
In my business, I find that there are some who fall strictly into one group but most are a variation or combination. So, read on and see if you can pick up a few ideas about what colors look best on you!
Are your eyes gray, blue or slate? Your hair medium to deep ash brown or pearl-gray, and has little to NO red highlights? Is your skin cool beige, blue-black, gray beige, or neutral beige? Do you have soft and muted coloring? Do you wear soft white, soft fuchsia, and blue-red well? If so you are a cool summer. Summer Soft shades flatter your light to medium coloring and dusty pink, soft mauve, gray-blue and hazy violet earn you rave reviews
You are Soft Summer if your eyes are gray-blue or hazel; your hair is light to medium ash brown and may have some blond or gray; your skin is light to medium neutral beige and your coloring is soft and muted. If so, soft shades such as spruce green, soft fuchsia, and burgundy flatter your light-to-medium coloring. Dusty pink, soft mauve, gray-blue, and hazy violet earn you rave reviews.
If your eyes are blue or green; your hair light to medium ash blond, or light ash brown; your skin is pale neutral beige or soft beige, often with a pink tone, then you are light summer. Soft shades such as deep rose, cocoa, and blue-green flatter your light to medium coloring. Dusty pink, soft mauve, gray-blue and hazy violet earn you rave reviews.
Very close to light summer is light spring. Is your hair light to medium golden blond, or light to medium golden brown while your skin is ivory, with peach tones? Do you have fair and delicate coloring? If so, golden, delicate tones suit you best. You radiate in peach, apricot, coral, light teal, aqua and perwinkle. Many light springs can also wear coral, camel, and light moss well.
If you are a warm spring, your eyes are either topaz, olive green, light hazel or blue; hair is light golden brown, coppery red, strawberry blond, or deep golden blond; and skin is bronze, golden beige, ivory, or porcelain, and may be freckled. Golden, delicate tones suit you best.
If your eyes are turquoise blue, green, or topaz with hair that is medium to dark golden brown, or brown-black and may have red highlights; your skin is bronze, deep warm brown, brown-black, light ivory, light peach, or porcelain and has a transparent quality, then you are clear spring. You wear warm pastel pink, true green, and true blue well and golden delicate tones suit you best.
If your eyes are brown, olive green, or dark hazel; your hair is medium golden brown, red, auburn, or deep golden blond; and your skin is bronze, golden beige, ivory, or warm beige, and may be freckled while your coloring is deep and rich, then you are a warm autumn. You look sensational in golden, spicy colors such as terracotta, forest green and tomato red.
Are your eyes are dark brown, dark hazel, or dark green and hair is dark brown or deep chestnut? Is your skin bronze, ivory, golden beige, and NO obvious pink or peach undertones? If so, then you are a deep autumn and your rich coloring will go well with salmon pink, light peach, and terracotta. You also look sensational in golden, spicy colors such as forest green and tomato red.
You are Soft Autumn if your eyes are light brown, soft hazel, blue, or gray-green; your hair is golden blond to medium brown and may have some golden blond, red or gray highlights; your skin is ivory or neutral beige; and your coloring is rich and muted. You look sensational in rich, elegant shades such as mahogany, deep rose, emerald turquoise, and deep periwinkle as well as olive green, salmon pink, and mahogany.
If your eyes are charcoal, gray, blue or violet; your hair is blue-black, silver, salt & pepper, and has little to NO red highlights; your skin is rose-beige, neutral beige, and may be sallow, and you have strong and vivid coloring, then you are a cool winter. You can wear pure white, fuchsia, and true red well; you dazzle in clear, intense colors such as true red, emerald green and sapphire blue; and the dramatic contrast of pure white and black is one of your favorite choices.
Are your eyes are black, black-brown, or dark hazel? Is your hair black-brown, steel gray, or salt & pepper? Is your skin beige, black, black-brown, olive, and NO obvious pink or peach undertones? If so, you are deep winter and you wear fuchsia, pine green, and royal blue, magenta, icy pink, and cranberry well. You dazzle in clear, intense colors such as true red, emerald green and sapphire blue and the dramatic contrast of pure white and black is one of your favorite choices.
Is your hair is medium to dark (black, medium to dark brown, and may have some red highlights) and your skin translucent? Are your eyes jewel-like, and either bright blue, violet, or emerald green? If so, you are clear winter. You dazzle in clear, intense colors such as true red, emerald green, and sapphire blue. The dramatic contrast of pure white and black should be one of your favorite choices.
Remember that professionals take classes on this topic, so a short article will only give you a few ideas and does not replace having a professional color consultation. I have several people who I highly recommend if you are interested in pursuing this further.
