This weekend I went shopping to buy shirts and I was little disappointed. I found this amazing shirt. What caught my eye was the silhouette, it was a nice and cute but once I put it on I saw that it was just wrong for me. Here’s the problem…. I looked washed out. Suddenly, I knew what I did wrong. I didn’t consider the color. I think that happens to a lot of us. We fall for the superficial and we forget look deeper. So, I think we should talk about how to determine the right color for our skin tones.
The first thing you should understand is that your skin coloring is broken down into the 4 seasons, summer/spring/ autumn/winter. It’s also important to find out if you have cool or warm skin tone.
Let’s Determine your Skin Tone:
Take a moment and go to your mirror with the best lighting. When looking at yourself, if you see blue, rose, purple or pink undertones you fall under the cool skin tone. If your undertones are yellow, gold or beige then you fall under warm skin tone.
Now, if you are having a hard time determining your tone, wrap a white shirt around your neck (white helps reflect undertones). Another tip is to flip your arm over if you see green-ish veins you are warm tones, if you see blue-ish veins you are cool tones.
Now, your season:
Spring
• Warm Tone
• Very light skin
• Blonde & auburn hair
• Blue or green eyes
Colors that work:
• Soft colors like: peach, reds, blues, light pink, yellow, coral and greens
Colors that don’t work:
• Dark and dim colors
Summer
• Cool Tone
• Pale and pinkish skin
• Natural Blonde, ash blonde or medium dark brown hair
• Light blue eyes
Colors that work:
• Neutrals, pastels, and subdue colors
• Example: light blue, lavender and pale yellow
Colors that don’t work:
• Intense colors. Black and orange
Autumn
• Warm Tones
• Golden skin
• Red, brown, dark blonde hair
• Brown or blue eyes
Colors that work:
• Earth tones like beige, dark red, ivory, olive green, rich brown
Colors that don’t work:
• Bright colors and cool shades
Winter
• Cool Tones
• Dark skin & pale skin
Colors that work:
• Black, white grays, deep reds, bright pinks, pastels, navy blue, emerald, royal blue and
royal purple
Colors that don’t work:
• Washed out shades. Brown, orange and beige
I hope this helps☺
