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What's your best color?

I think that I most resemble Top Model Eva Pigford. Our skins tones are the exact same and our dair is the same cut but mine is alittle more on the reddish brown side than this picture. I have medium brown eyes. What season am I?:rolleyes:
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you are a winter. Though your skin has reddish tones, it has a cool undertone, so you will look best in very dark jewel tones and brights. Black, deep blue/purple, navy, hot pink, ruby red, emerald green should all look good on you. Avoid yellow and orange, as well as cream and camel
 
wow stilletogirl thanx so much..but that kinda depresses me for the other seasons...cuz I don't get to wear white? What would happen if I changed my hair color for the warmer seasons...right now I am thinking about going alittle more brown for the spring ..what would I be then:blink:
 
you are always the same season- and you can wear white- pure white, just not off white. No matter what color you dye your hair or tan or whatever, you will still be the same season- those I listed aren't the only colors you can wear, they are simply some of the best
 
Thanks, sitlettogirl for posting those images and the infor about the book.

I'ts mostly about skin tone ... with hair and eye color a much smaller factor.

I learned years ago that I am clearly a "winter" and it makes perfect sense. MY skin is pale with very pinkish undertones (also considered a "cool" skintone), my eyes are light hazel, and my natural hair color medium brown.

So ... I look horrible in orange and yellow;beiges are like death warmed over on me. I look best in red when it's on the cool side (blue reds, rather than orange reds). My best colors are: bright electric blue, magenta, burgundy, forrest green, rich purples ... anything dark or bright that has an uderlying blue tone that flatters the pink in my skin. I prefer silver and white gold jewelry ... just looks better on my pink skin ... and I like pure white over off whites ... also looks better against my skin. Black around my face works for me , too ... where it doesn't look quite as good on a couple of the seasons.

Of course ... I look good in the two "magic" colors, as I call them .... coral and tourquise ... they sort of split the difference and have both cool and warm colors mixed together so they are universally flattering. These two colors can be worn by any season and by both very pale skinned people and women of color.
 
^ What Not To Wear (Trinny Woodall & Suzanne -- or is it Suzannah) also have a great book out that helps you out with colours.

i'm Caramel coloured.. but although everyone tries to peg me as having golden or warm undertones, i'm really rather olive undertoned.. which means i look like a lump of poo if i wear warm browns or olives or gold. i'm a 'winter' really - but like most people - i'm more of a middle-person --- some colours in the winter (ie. cold and bright) palette suit me and some in the summer (ie. cool and a bit more subdued) palette suit me.

So - i usually break it down to this:

1) do you look best with Silver or Gold jewellry?

2a) if silver - then you look best in colours that flatter a cooler tone.
2b) do you look better in bright sharp colours: like a really bright COLD dark purple or fuschia or cold dark emerald and so on? ---- then you're more 'Winter' colour = you look best in black, charcoal greys, stark white and bright colours.
2c) if these colours ^ make you look washed out or ill.. then you're better off with the subdued COOL colours... like lavender, or cool pinks or cooler blues. i think this means you're a 'Summer'

Either Summer or Winter look truly horrid in most warm browns... but can carry off a dark bitter chocolate brown.

3) if you look best in gold - then warmer tones are better for you.
Since i'm not warm toned, i didn't get into this.. but it follows the same sort of principle as cold tones. Ie: either you can work with brighter warmer colour or you are better off with more subdued colours - in the warm tone.

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IMO the best book about colouring is:

'Color me a season' by Bernice Kentner (a bit difficult to find as it has been published in 1978)

This is the only book (and I have read loads about the sujbect!) that didn't confuse me (like the CMB ones) and helped me finding my colours. Some of us are not of the obvious type (believe it or not I have a 'warm' skin and 'cool' hair!). I finally found my colours by elimination and by focusing on the colours I was attracted to. The best thing is to test and try and see how the colour enhances your skin and eyes (or not) -never the hair!
 
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i'm definitely winter, and thankfully those dark and jewelly colours are also my favourites.. since i can't even stand near pale colours or yellows and oranges without looking off. -_-
 
I actually can't see it for myself..
I always use ''sand'' color foundation because that fits best
I have a red undertone I think
and brown eyes..not dark..but not hazel also
can anyone tell me which season I am?
 
I'm medium brown skinned African American woman with what I would call a neutral complexion (mostly pink but some yellow undertones). I can pretty much wear any color season but I feel best in jewel toned colors (purple, navy blue and red). Makeup wise I can wear cool (pink, purple, gray) or warm (gold, browns, red) just I like to complement my makeup with whatever clothing I have on that day.
 
my mee-maw (grandma) said something the other day that I thought was a good rule of thumb. If you don't feel good wearing the color, then it's probably not your color. I mean I feel great when I wear nice purples or blues (from aqua - cobalt). And we both agreed we didn't feel good wearing browns close to our face (tops.. anywhere else is okay).
 
I've been told I'm a winter, but I feel like I can wear just about any color. I usually might wear a berry-red lip color, but sometimes I wear orange too and I look fine.

I have very dark hair and pale skin. I think rich violet clothing probably makes me look the best, and more pale. Ironically, when I don't look fair my cheeks get washed out.

For me it's just an option. Warm colors don't make me look bad, they just change my whole aura. I can wear green clothes really well, but it doesn't usually suit my personality.

I wish I could wear more neutrals. They just make me look bad.
 
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Picking the right color for my Skin Tone

Hello girls and boys!

I need some fashion advice. When it comes to picking clothes, I am horrible at it. My skin tone is the same as Oprah (only person I can think of right now ha). So my question is what color is good for my skin tone? I have been told that black and brown isn’t. Some have suggested that I wear more purple. So please share your opinions. Thanks!
 
Yes, I think purple would look great on you! Really rich colors like purple, forest green, indigo blue. You're so lucky to have that skin tone. My best friend does as well, and the colors really 'pop' on her! ^_^
 
if you find out what kind of skin tone you have, then there are tons of info out there regarding what color looks good on you and what colors don't.
I think the hard part is finding out your correct skin tone. Some places use warm/cold, other places use seasons (spring/summer/autumn/winter) and other do stuff like yellow/rose. I am very confused by all this and still don't know whether my skin tone is warm or cold.
 
^lol kinda like me i have black-brown hair, pale skin and med-lite brown eyes and i like purple tooo XD
I can wear most winter clothes, some summer clothes while i can wear most Winter/Summer/Spring maleup....
i think....
 
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I'm a dark-skinned black woman (coloring similar to Naomi Campbell, Gabrielle Union, Oprah Winfrey, etc). My hair and eyes are black. I have no idea if I'm cool, warm, winter, summer, autumn, or spring. Frankly, the categories have always confused me. :unsure:

I look best in slate blue (muted bluish-gray), rust, burgundy/maroon, and navy.

Gold jewelry is ok, but bronze and silver are better. Can't wear yellow unless it's mustard/saffron/honey. Orange is best when it's burnt. Most shades of green look good, from forest to grass. I look amazing in fuschia, but I usually only buy it in lingerie because it doesn't match my wardrobe. Pastels are generally a no-no (but some shades of pink and lilac are nice). Beige, taupe, and khaki are blah blah BLAHHHHH. True primary colors simply don't work.

Anyone know what this means? :lol:
 
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