All people are individual, so any stylist and makeup artist will advise you to determine your color type before buying clothes or applying makeup. After all, a well-chosen range of shades is not only able to emphasize beauty, but also hide some flaws.
There is a well-known theory where each season of the year characterizes a certain type of appearance. Olive skin color belongs to the cold color, and golden-peach tones to warm. In addition, there are a number of other signs by which you can determine which "season" this or that person belongs to. We will learn more about this later in the article.
What is a color type?
This concept characterizes the general palette of shades, which is most harmoniously suited for a certain combination of eye, hair and skin color. Some tend to think that such knowledge of the characteristics of their appearance is superfluous, since if you buy outfits from expensive brands, they will look good anyway. But this opinion is a delusion.
Women who know their color type, acquiring a variety of outfits, hair dye and cosmetics,corresponding to their "season" will always look more bright and advantageous in relation to other representatives of the weaker sex. Properly selected shades can make the face more expressive, brighter eyes, and also correct age-related changes.
Let's figure out what color types are
The brightest and warmest season is "spring". Its base color is yellow. This type of appearance can be attributed to the owners of natural blond or light brown curls of a wide variety of tones: golden, ripe wheat or amber. Most often, a “spring” woman has a little curly hair. The eyes of these ladies are green, blue and gray. The face has thin peach or milky skin, which usually tans poorly. It is better for such ladies to choose a wardrobe in pastel colors or in muted golden, as well as terracotta.
Another warm color type is "autumn". This season is characterized exclusively by red hues. The eyes of such girls are mostly bright green, rich amber or cognac. The curls are thick, elastic and include the whole palette of red tones. The whole face of such ladies is usually strewn with freckles and has beige skin, which is very sensitive to sunlight. “Autumn” women are most suited to outfits of a brick or mustard shade.
Olive skin color can be attributed to two cold color types at once. In one season, it has a light undertone, and in the other it is dark and is the most common shade in our latitudes. "Summer" ladies haveblue, gray-green, hazel or blue eyes. The curls of such women are usually ash chestnut, medium blond or grayish in color. The face has a light olive skin tone, and it can also be a pinkish-beige tone.
"Winter" girls are considered the brightest and most spectacular, as their appearance is dominated by contrasting, saturated and cold colors. They have black or dark brown hair. The eyes of these ladies are dark brown, steel gray or bright blue. A woman-"winter" is distinguished from other representatives of the fair sex by a beautiful and swarthy dark olive skin color.
How to determine your color type?
To find out your “season”, you need to understand which tones will be most harmonious with your appearance. To do this, you need to conduct a small experiment: in bright or daylight, sit in front of a mirror and alternately apply fabric of various shades to your face. The color that will give a positive effect, that is, make the appearance more spectacular and brighter, determines the type of woman.
Thus, if yellowish tones are more suitable for a lady's face, then she is a representative of the thermal color type (autumn and spring). In the event that a girl is more bluish and greenish shades, then she undoubtedly has an olive complexion, and she belongs to the cold “seasons”. It is a little more difficult for such ladies to choose outfits for themselves and do the right makeup, so it is better to consider these color types in more detail.
Skin tone of cold "seasons"
"Winter" and "summer" women have a complex prefabricated complexion. Therefore, if you ask yourself the question: "Olive skin color - what is it?" - the photo will show that it looks like a combination of yellowish greenish shades. The last one is its distinguishing feature. If the tone is intensely saturated, then the face looks a little dark. Its light shade, on the contrary, looks cold and gives its owner an aristocratic look.
This skin color is easy to see in digital photographs. At high magnification, something greenish should be visible on the neck or face.
Which clothes suit "cold" ladies?
Women related to the summer color type will look advantageous in milky, white, dark gray, blue, smoky, brown, light yellow, crimson, wine and mint shades. At the same time, you need to remember that it is better not to purchase outfits in orange and black.
A "winter" girl can enhance her beauty with anthracite, white, red, emerald green or purplish pink.
Which shade of hair to choose?
Women who have a light olive skin color when coloring their curls should avoid red tones, as such toning can make them look sickly. Therefore, you should not make drastic changes to your image. When choosing a paint, it is best to take one that will be one tonedarker or lighter than its native shade.
"Winter" ladies, which are characterized by dark olive skin color, will ideally look with black or chocolate curls. When choosing a paint, it is better not to buy shades with a golden sheen or yellowness, but to focus on brown and chestnut tones.
Choosing a tone for makeup
Women in cold seasons should opt for an olive-toned foundation. The "summer" ladies have small reddish capillaries on their faces, which are easily masked by a greenish tone.
"Winter" girls have a richer olive skin color. Photos of such women show that they are best suited for a foundation of light shades with a fluid texture.
Make-up
The beautiful half of humanity, belonging to the summer color type, should use colorless powder in their makeup. When purchasing blush, it is best to stick to pinkish tones, but avoid reddish and brick shades. Shades of light blue, purple, lilac, green or pink can emphasize all the expressiveness of the look that such ladies have. When buying mascara, you can take not only black, but also turn your attention to dark blue or brown. For those with fair olive complexions, these ladies' photos show that all shades of pink will work for their lips.
It is best for representatives of the winter color type to use bright and cold shades in their makeup, makingfocus on the eyes or lips. Their cosmetic bag should always contain smoky shadows, black mascara, eyeliner and a pencil, which should be about two shades darker than lipstick. These girls do not want to use golden shades when applying blush.
From the foregoing, it should be concluded that it is very important to know your color type of appearance, since an incorrectly chosen palette of tones in things can nullify the work of even the best stylists and makeup artists. Therefore, it should be remembered that a harmonious image is made up of many details, and, knowing your "season", it can be easily assembled using a simple technique developed for each type of woman.
