If you’ve ever picked up the latest
issue of Vogue, and read about this season’s “new black”,
you know that “it colors” come and go in fashion.
For example, last spring the hot
shade in fashion was yellow, and this winter, the “it” color is purple. But if
you’ve ever tried to wear one of those colors and found that you just didn’t
look right, you need to keep reading.
Regardless of what the trendy colors
are, there are some shades that are always going to look good on you, and some
that aren’t. No color looks good on everyone, and it’s just a fact. This has to
do with your coloring, or the way your eye color, hair, and skin tone combine
to give you a look.
Your coloring makes the difference
between whether you can wear gold or silver jewelry, whether that bright red
halter top will look fabulous or horrible on you, and even what shades of
makeup you can pull off. It’s really important to know what your perfect colors
are, or you risk looking completely messed up!
So how can you figure out what
colors look best on you?
Believe it or not, there’s one old
school way to tell what your colors are that is still relevant after many
years. Seasonal color analysis, the study of a person’s coloring, is
what we’re going to get into today.
What
is Color Analysis?
Basically, color analysis is all
about your natural coloring (hair, skin, and eyes), and how that combo
complements or contrasts with the things you choose to wear (makeup colors,
clothing, or even jewelry).
Color analysis breaks people’s
colorings down into the four color seasons -Spring, Summer, Autumn, and
Winter. These color seasons are broken down even further, into 3 different
categories per season. It’s not a perfect system, but it’s really helpful if
you want to get a basic idea of what shades work for you.
