Every year, around mid-January, Blue Monday falls, the most depressing day of the year. Although there's no scientific evidence to support this "holiday," we must admit that the January weather doesn't make our daily lives any easier. Despite the gray weather, we're expanding our clothing color palette. We believe that colors have great power, and while we can't change the weather, we can change our mood with them.
In this article you will learn why we feel better in certain colors and worse in others, and how to determine our beauty type.
Our feelings about certain colors depend on several factors, such as:
- their energy charge ,
- what type of beauty do we have
- our individual preferences .
Subconsciously, we perceive each color differently. Lighter hues have a rejuvenating and refreshing effect, saturated with energy, while darker hues, despite their elegant appeal, can overwhelm us and deepen our mood. Hence, it's crucial to break the popular black and gray with lighter or darker colors.
Knowing your beauty type isn't just about a palette of "allowed" and "forbidden" colors . In fact, anyone can wear any color. However, the key here is choosing the right shade that will accentuate and highlight your best features.
So how do you determine your color type?
There are 4 basic color types of beauty: spring, summer, autumn and winter , which fit into the overarching division into warm and cool types, and it is worth starting your adventure with color analysis with them.
Warm type
The first color type is characterized by warm shades of blond or brown (with tones leaning toward golden), green or brown eyes , and skin that tends to tan brown. Gold jewelry is a better fit for people with this color type.
Cold/Cool Type
Typically, people with cool undertones have blue or gray eyes, cool-toned blonde (with a slight gray cast) or black hair , and pale skin that tans more often than not . These individuals look best with silver.
Once you know which of your basic color types you are, you can start a slightly more detailed analysis.
Warm color types:
Spring beauty type:
People with this color type are most often blondes and brunettes with warm hair color with a slight golden hue, delicate appearance, fair skin with a honey or peach hue, and blue, gray, light green or light brown eyes.
Famous figures with this type of beauty include Cameron Diaz, Amanda Seyfried, Nicole Kidman and Scarlett Johansson.
What colors match this color type?
Definitely warm pastels and saturated colors.
People with this color type will look good in:
Autumn beauty type:
Ms. Autumn is characterized by warm skin tones with a golden hue, red or brown hair, and brown or hazel eyes . Famous people with this type include Ada Fijał, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lopez, Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts, and Lindsay Lohan.
What colors match this color type?
These are pastels and saturated warm colors, especially those occurring naturally in autumn, such as mustard, fuchsia or red.
Cold color types:
Summer beauty type:
Representatives of this color type have brown or blonde hair with a gray tint, fair skin, and green or brown eyes.
Famous people with this type of beauty: Jessica Biel, Jennifer Aniston and Christy Turlington.
What colors match this color type?
Washed powdery cold shades, pastels and other saturated, cold colors such as:
Winter beauty type:
The winter skin type is characterized by a high contrast between complexion and hair. The skin is pale, the hair is dark (dark brown or black), and the eyes are blue or gray .
Famous people with this type of beauty: Monica Belluci, Salma Hayek, Sandra Bullock, Megan Fox.
What colors suit people with this type of beauty?
Definitely strong and saturated colors with a cold tone, such as our Bottle Green or Burgundy.
Properly selected colors for your skin tone beautifully accentuate your features and make you look radiant and fresh, but without a personalized approach, they're pointless. The colors you choose for your outfits should, above all, reflect your personal tastes, so you don't feel overdressed.
Remember, colors have great power and it is worth using them, especially during the gray winter weather!
See also our article on how to wear a sweater with a dress .
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