"So different": How to determine your color type

Choosing the color scheme of clothes and the right shades of makeup is a very exciting experience. But there are times when disappointments occur. An unsuccessful color scheme in makeup or the wrong color of a dress can greatly distort a woman's appearance. What's the problem?

How to determine the color type of appearance

The thing is that not all women are suited for the same color scheme. Some ladies can choose outfits intuitively, while others take a long time and close examination of their appearance to find the right shades.

Stylists have already learned to divide all women by four color type, according to certain features of appearance. The fundamental criteria in this classification are the color of the eyes, curls and skin tone. These three components make it possible to divide all girls into four color types or groups - spring, summer, autumn and winter.

It is believed that winter and summer belong to the group of cold color types, and the other two to warm ones. Of course, it is very difficult to immediately determine exactly your color type. But a few tips will help to cope with such a task:

• Take a close look at your face and hair in daylight. Determine if your look is dominated by warm or cold shades. Skin tone is the hardest thing to tell. To make things easier for yourself, consider the skin at the elbow. Pay attention to which tone prevails - cold beige or warm golden.
• Now take a closer look at the shade of the eyes. Even though the tone of the iris can change, it is not difficult to do so. Warm shades include brown eyes, chocolate and deep green. All the rest - blue, bright green and gray belong to the cold half of the palette.
• Determine the shade of your natural hair. If your curls are colored, then look at their roots in daylight. Light brown hair, black and dark chestnut are referred to as cold colors, and all palettes of blond, golden blond or red are warm colors.

Having completed the definition of these three components, one can understand to which color type the image is attributed.

Spring color type

The spring color type is clean and warm. Pretty and thin spring girls are similar to the awakening nature. In women of the spring type, warm shades prevail. Their skin is always very light, thin and differs in translucency, sometimes with a golden tint or yellowish. It is often covered with freckles or light-colored moles. The representatives of the spring group are filled with an embarrassed blush from any excitement. After a short stay in the sun, the skin of spring women quickly burns.

The color of the eyes is predominantly light. They can be gray, warm hazel, blue or light green. The pupils of such girls are small, which makes the iris look piercingly bright. Spring girls' eyes can be described as transparent and clear.

The Spring Woman is rewarded with fine curly hair. Almost all of them are natural blondes. True, hair coloring can darken over the years. Then the girl becomes a light brown-haired woman or a beauty with chestnut curls with a golden tint. In any case, these girls will retain the golden undertones of curls with age.

Warm shades in the wardrobe are very suitable for a spring girl. All shades of yellow, orange, golden, fresh greens, olive are your colors. You can also recommend the whole range of beige and chocolate colors, mallow, peach and warm pink.

Do not choose denim color, it does not harmonize well with the spring color type. Gray and all its shades, as well as black, are absolutely not your colors.

Autumn color type

Women in the fall group tend to attract men's looks. Still would! You can't just walk past such a bright beauty. The brightest spot in the image autumn women are her hair. Thick shiny curls of the entire gamut of red are their calling card. Women of the autumn color type are well aware of the natural splendor of their chic mane and almost never repaint the curls.

In addition to red hair, nature has awarded the autumn girl with transparent skin covered with golden freckles. Unlike the spring color type, the golden hue of the skin of autumn women is not covered with blush and the tan lays down easier and smoother.

The eyes of an autumn girl are usually bright. Their color can be from light blue to golden green. It is autumn women who have the alluring look of a cat, and at times it seems that their eyes are simply "burning".

All colors of this season are suitable for women of the autumn color type. They can safely wear chocolate, creamy browns and golden tones, the whole gamut of yellow and mustard will suit them too. The whole gamut of olive and fresh greens, as well as orange blossom, apricot and peach, goes well with golden-green eyes.

Women of the autumn color type should not wear black clothes, the whole palette of blue and blue denim is also not your option.

Summer color type

Representatives of this color type are considered Russian beauties. Summer color type is characterized by the predominance of cold tones, although it is very similar to warm spring. Distinctive features of summer girls are the predominance of cold tones in appearance, combined with softness. For the summer color type, contrasting transitions are uncharacteristic.

Girls of the summer color type usually have delicate light skin tones, sometimes with a milky or olive tint. Vessels approaching the surface of the skin always have a cold bluish undertone. The skin of summer beauties practically does not lend itself to tanning, or it turns out to be very light with a cool brown tint. If such girls have moles or freckles, then they are also brownish, and not golden, which spring and autumn possess.

The eyes of a summer woman are always light in color - blue, gray, sometimes green or hazel. The iris is usually muted, so the effect of cloudy eyes is created.

Women of the summer group have the so-called "mouse" shade of hair by nature. Therefore, they very often experiment with dyeing curls. As she gets older, the straw hair of a summer girl can darken to a dark brown hue, but at the same time they will always have a silvery cold sheen.

For women of the summer color type, all shades of a cold scale are suitable - smoky, ashy, all half-tones of blue and light blue, as well as gray. Refrain from the warm half of the colors - orange, yellow, and black.

Color type winter

Winter is considered the brightest color type. Representatives winters they are distinguished by extravagance, dynamism, it is about them that they say "fatal beauty". Winter is somewhat similar to summer. Both of these color types are referred to as cold. But summer is more inherent in a grayish tint, while winter is characterized by a bluish undertone.

The skin of winter ladies is light and even, it is dense and bluish. But there may also be a pinkish tint, olive or beige. She either does not tan at all, or the tan lays down quickly and lasts for a long time. Winter girls don't have any blush or freckles on their flawless skin.

From birth, winter women have dark hair, which they prefer not to change over the years. Their curls are distinguished by an ash sheen, density and density. With age, the hair of a winter woman quickly becomes gray.

The women of the winter group are distinguished by bright piercing eyes. Their color is always cold - dark brown, rich green, gray or bright blue. The light whites of the eyes are always in stark contrast to the iris.

Winter women are the only ones who can safely wear black. Their wardrobe is best built in contrast - black with white, red or blue. The colors should be chosen bright and juicy, without muted shades.