Choosing the right colours for your skin tone

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Kinds of Skin Tones

Determining what colours look best on you depends on which season your skin tone is: Winter, Summer, Autumn or Spring.

Both Winter tones and Summer tones are “cool” skin tones with bluish undertones. Summers may also show cold pink undertones.
Autumn and Spring tones are warm skin tones and have greenish or yellow undertones.

Skin Undertones and Seasons

The first step to determining your undertones is to look at the vein along your wrist. If they look blue you have cool undertones but if they look green, you have warm undertones.

If you have cool undertones you have either a Summer or Winter skin tone. If you have warm undertones you have either an Autumn or Spring skin tone.

Determine Your Type

Now, have a good look in the mirror. What colour are your eyes? And your hair? Try to be specific. Are their streaks of a different colour in your hair or eyes? Now look below and see which season you match according to your skin colour, hair and eyes. Then find out which colours you should be wearing and which you shouldn’t.

Summer

Skin Hair Eyes Best Colour Avoid
pink
rose beige
ruddy red
beige with yellow undertones
ash blonde
smokey blond or brown
dark brown
icy blue
pale grey
gray green
hazel
soft pinkish or grayish brown
soft neutrals
pastels
lavender
dusty pink
plum
pale yellow

black
orange

 

Best Colours for you:

Winter

Skin Hair Eyes Best Colour Avoid
pale
rosy
olive
black
brown
black
charcoal brown
chestnut brown
brown
yellow green
green-brown or blue-brown
grey blue
deep blue
grey green
black
navy
red
hot pink
icy pastels
beige
orange
gold

 

Best Colours for you:

Autumn

Skin Hair Eyes Best Colour Avoid
ivory
peach
ruddy pink
copper
honey blonde
red auburn
deep chestnut
black
reddish or golden brown
hazel
clear green
avocado green
turquoise
teal
camel
olive
orange
gold
dark browns
pastels
blues

Best colours for you:

Spring

Skin Hair Eyes Best Colour Avoid
milky white
peach
gold beige
ruddy pink cheeks
honey blonde
strawberry blonde
red
golden brown
aqua
teal
clear green
golden brown
hazel
peach
brights
true red
vivid blues
coral
black
white
dull colours

 

Best colours for you:

So, what skin tone are you? And what colours do you think suit you best?

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