What the hell is seasonal color analysis bro..?

[@Edward_Avila]

What I love about getting my personal color analysis done is that it really helped me when it comes to shopping. Now when I’m shopping for clothes/makeup I pretty much mentally block out the colors I know won’t suit me when previously, a lot of times I’d waste money purchasing cos I just LIKED the color but then I try it, I looked horrible, and I never touched it again lmao. Of course I dont bound myself strictly to it, if theres something I wanna try I’ll get it, but what a lot of people who always say “do whatever you want/wear what makes you happy” is that for MANY people, they want that kind of guidance. Cos beauty/fashion can be extremely overwhelming sometimes and its nice to have some kind of guide. And for this reason, I personally think a color analysis is worth the investment.

[@KssN27]

Yeah I’m not buying big investment pieces until I get a consult, I genuinely can’t tell despite so many hours researching and my personal preferences/common comments 😂 will be soooo helpful

[@AyyyJeyyy]

Man I love seeing my favorite KZbinrs cross over

[@thecatspajamas1442]

"Cos"

[@kzvegansuperstar]

I had a seasonal color analysis done and it really helped me (and I’m a millennial)! I was draped as a true summer (for reference, I’m extremely pale with naturally blonde hair and blue-green-grey eyes). It’s made shopping much easier and it’s made me better at picking out things I actually end up wearing a lot. It also makes it easy for me to wear no base makeup because my skin, including my under eye hollows, look so good when I’m wearing my colors. I’d love to see more videos like this, Alex! In color analysis, one’s coloring isn’t considered fully settled until after puberty so I’d love to see you get another color analysis done and then do some makeup looks based off those colors. (Also, I see a lot of people saying that color analysis and things like it are just about women wanting to categorize themselves or belong to a club- as someone who had a really hard time shopping for myself and finding clothes I actually like, color analysis significantly unfucked that process for me and has made my life a lot easier. It’s not always about wanting to label oneself- these things actually have utility)

[@julias5980]

I'd never thought of the ideal colors/less base makeup aspect, but that makes perfect sense!

[@Anna-yl2lp]

heck yeah! Almost sure I'm some kind of summer (still don't know the subcategory), and I also noticed how I started wearing less makeup when wearing my colors. I have a lot of redness on my face and I was always insecure of it. But whenever I put on the right colour I immediately feel better about it, like it meshes with everything, and foundation actually makes it look a bit worse, I'm starting to think it's the wrong shade dang it (that and the fact my blush which looked cool toned enough actually isn't lol). However if I wear black I feel like I need to do something about my pale lips and the low contrast going on in my face, and put on foundation to cover my blemishes. It might look good, I don't know, but it doesn't look or feel fresh and effortless.

[@Celeste-.-marie]

I agree. I find it incredibly useful to simplify shopping and building a capsule wardrobe around my most flattering colors. If you only shop in your color season everything will match and go together.

[@kitty_s23456]

@@Anna-yl2lp if you're a summer, black isn't in your palette and won't look good on you. It will wash you out & show more of your facial imperfections (thus needing more makeup).

[@TheDisell]

​@@kitty_s23456 the thing with wearing colours outside your season is that it's not necessarily bad it's just creating a different vibe. for example if you want to come across as more edgy you might actually want a colour that's not harmonious. ☺️

[@vanessawhitneypro]

I did one years ago... It really helps me... I used to believe I "couldn't" wear certain colors... But, then I realized I just had to find MY "season/tone" of a certain color to wear... So, now, instead of saying, "I can't wear red lipcolor..." I just have to find red with a lot of blue or purple in it... Always love your videos!

[@4theloveof1111]

I’m a deep winter and long before I knew what that was, I knew two things. One, I look best in what I’ve always called “jewel tones” like sapphire, ruby, emerald and second, I look awful in orange. Overall, wear what makes you feel great!

[@carole5648]

Me too! I love orange but it makes me literally look like a pumpkin.

[@eyesthrurosecoloredglasses]

True Winter here and anything brown or orange make me look orange while anything neon makes me look green. The only thing I knew about what suited me is that navy was better than black for me and that icy shades, not pastels but things that literally read cold and silvery made me beam. I also read pale despite being medium dark POC, mostly because my eyes are weird (they're a whisky brown with very noticeable from afar black rims) and I have thick medium ash brown hair that reads black because of the massive contrast. I knew something was up when even white people and East Asians always described me as a "pale brown woman". It felt like an oxymoron but 95% of people who've ever met me would describe me like that. The others would say I reminded them of Snow White. I discovered early I couldn't wear all the "natural" earthy tones because they make me look dirty but I look amazing in hot pink and red lips. I still stubbornly tried to fight my coloring by trying to embrace True or Bright Spring colored makeup as I love makeup and found that most cosmetics cater to springs or autumns. However, after realizing nature gave me the perfect lips to showcase such bold shades, I gave up and embraced my coloring. I just wish it wasn't so hard to find outside of black, white and navy as it's a tough one to find in clothes.

[@jillybean624]

Same. Jewel tones all the way. Orange, yellow, brown and I look ill. Translating that into makeup has been great. Saved a lot of money not buying certain shades of products.

[@22OrangeGirl]

Omg those jewel tones look good on me too. Orange makes me look ill. Now I kinda get why the peach/orange trend on eyeshadows look bad on me.

[@senaaileigh]

Absolutely!! I'd love to know more about precisely what kind of winter I am, but I always knew jewel tones suited me too. It made me feel less guilty for owning so many navy blue dresses - if it's what suits me, what I feel comfortable in, and what I like to wear, why not have options?!

[@nancytaylor3951]

This goes waaaay back... about 30+ years ago, at least. It used to be just finding out what 'season' you were, and that told you what colors you could wear. People would go to a party, where a person who analyzed the season would tell each person what they were. My sister still tells me if I'm wearing the wrong color for my season! Funny... everything old is new again!

[@auricia201]

At least back then you had a party 🥳

[@stanorange]

Oh, this was a thing way back in the 1940s actually! Although it had a massive resurgence in the 80s for sure.

[@taradiane]

@@stanorange definitely did - that's when i got 'typed' when i was probably 9-10 years old (born in '75) and i was told then that i'm a winter (you only had the 4 back then, no variations within the seasons) but honestly, i'm true summer. no color clothing looks better on me than a nice bright aqua/turqouise. this whole bright pink blush craze has been great for me lol.

[@swesttttt]

Carol Jackson’s “Color Me Beautiful” was ENORMOUSLY popular in the 80’s. Huge. But yeah, color typing has been a thing in cosmetics practically forever.

[@nancytaylor3951]

@@stanorange Sounds like it goes around every 40 years or so.

[@MusingOnBeauty]

I was typed as a Soft Summer and even though those colors were not necessarily my favorite for makeup, I have to admit that I really look more fresh, awake and youthful when I wear them. Bring anything Dark Autumn near me and I look like I'm dying. However I was also told that olive undertones (which I have, too) can sometimes change the game a bit and make some shades from other seasons randomly look good on you - I wear orange red lispticks really well, for example.

[@EIIy]

Yes ! Olive skin tones can be very neutral, and then you suit a larger array of colors. Color hue and temperature isn't everything either, sometimes qualities like deepness, brightness, lightness or mutedness is what matters the most to make you look your best

[@deararesya]

i'm soft summer as well and i'm wheezing (in a nice way) about how u said u look like u're dying in autumn colours cause SAME. i used to love them but now that i know my best colours and have a lot clothes in my color palette, i'm never going back to those 😅🙏

[@TheBaumcm]

Olive can make it more difficult because of green being a mixture of a cool and warm color. All dark autumn blues, greens and purples look amazing on me and any of the darker, richer warm colors. I’m actually a deep winter. So anything muted and dark will be fine on me but too bright and it becomes glaringly obvious that it is not my color.

[@crystalconcrete7605]

Even within the scope of orange red lipsticks, there is, strangely enough, a whole range of colours so I'm not surprised one looks perfect on you

[@hope4sumthinghappy]

I love when you make content that draws on your extensive knowledge of art - regardless if it’s centered around makeup. I appreciate your perspective on self-expression through creativity, so whenever you veer out of the makeup tutorial lane I’m super excited to hear your thoughtful take. 👍

[@realitychick4502]

And why does a consultation cost so much money?? 😳

[@idkwuzgoinon]

No fr

[@ilariatogni5818]

Well, people who do it for a living must study for it to be professional, so it makes it valuable and they gonna create a personal palette for you Of course you can Diy it, the same way you can cut your hair at home instead of going to the salon

[@auricia201]

Because...Money!! 🤑

[@viviandevries1615]

I need to do something like this. I have still in 2 yrs never found a perfect foundation shade match 😢

[@auricia201]

​​​@@ilariatogni5818 I've seen a women here on KZbin reviewing her consultation and she paid a lot to have a women look at the photos she sent and then receive a pdf with the explanation of her season. She didn't even answered questions. She might have spent 5 min looking at the pictures and then send the PDF that was pre made for that season. There is no quality control there. Makes sense to have a pre made pdf ready, and there needs to be a charge, but it's not reasonable to charge it like it's a completely personalized guide .. I'm sure that in person consultations are different though. And the amount of money you are willing to pay has to be in line with how much you believe that it will be useful for you .

[@raquelstewart6780]

It’s a way to be strategic about your look and to give off your natural vibration. Totally valid.

[@Nika-cl2gg]

I'm a bright/clear winter! I knew about the seasonal color analysis before and I think it is just so much fun. You really get a better understanding on how colors work, not only on you, but in general as well. It is important tho to keep in mind that all of the results are only suggestions! You owe nobody to dress as flattering as possible. Just wear what you like and only let yourself be inspired as far as you want to be inspired!

[@Taleneki]

I got a professional colour analysis last year and one thing I appreciate about the lady in retrospect is that she didn't force me into one of the 16 categories, but instead just gave me my perfect colour wheel. I say this, because now I know that I'm a fair neutral-cool olive (she didn't know about fair olives either as she was confused by my complexion and how versatile it is with colours) and that I don't fit any category perfectly. I'm closest to a Deep Winter, but I consider myself a Soft Winter as I need the colours to be slightly muted which I instinctively already knew according to my closet. So seasonal colour analysis is definitely helpful, but we're still individuals who need personal touch.

[@mariposagirl79]

Omgg I also noticed that I dont entirely fit in Deep winter! And I have very light olive skin tone. My hair and olive green eyes are too dark and dusty for other seasons but not all too dark enough for dark/deep winter so I struggled for so long trying to make myself fit in some category. I eventually gave up and decided that im a mix of seasons. Or maybe even a season called deep/dark summer. Idk I'm still looking for a good color wheel to represent me😭

[@amberlikehoney]

I am a soft summer. I have determined this myself, but I am very confident in my "diagnosis";). I have found that now, I no longer want to self-tan or dye my hair because I now know what flatters my natural coloring best - and THAT is what I want to embrace. I also make less makeup and clothing purchase mistakes since I know exactly what I will and will not wear. So helpful!!!

[@EstherLion91]

I got a color analysis from merriam style here on youtube. I was so confused why I couldn’t find the right bronzer or foundation for me. I am latina and assumed I was warm toned. Wrong! I am a unique cool olive! She gave me life changing tips and I binged all her videos. I highly recommend going to a pro if you struggle with makeup that looks great on others but somehow don’t work for you. My only regret is not getting it done sooner. I wasted tons of money on unflattering makeup.😢

[@chesshaterrr]

I love Merriam Style’s work! their approach is so rigorous and coherent

[@lunaisbellavalentine1823]

What's your season? I'm a pale, cool olive undertone

[@EstherLion91]

@@lunaisbellavalentine1823 Cool and radiant in Merriam’s program. This would be a ‘deep winter’ in others.

[@SonneLittle]

Aaaaah same!! I got merriam style report years ago and I was so surprised to see that I was a cool olive, it saved me so many headaches, I'm also latina and I always assumed I was warm (that's what they always told us) and now understood why purple and royal blue look better on me than a brown or yellow (I'm bright winter)

[@Askalott]

I love Merriam Style! Just watching her videos helped me figure out my skin tone and preferred colors.

[@vtcs1963]

I was typed as a spring years ago by a friend who had done the course and I thought she was wrong - I thought I had to be an autumn (this was probably when you were in middle school lol). Anyway years go by and I did another online cult called Dressing Your Truth which finds out which element you are in and gives you a color palette. Well, that was basically the spring palette for my type 1 (air). It was hard to give up black (I’m from NYC originally) but I did and let me tell you - NOT wearing black has made a huge difference. Recently I got back into this seasonal thing and I believe I am, in fact, a bright spring. After watching you and some other makeup youtubers I have started wearing colors like a bright coral crème blush and gold liquid eyeshadow - this is AMAZING because I am 60! People keep telling me I am beautiful. When I was 25 I did not get compliments like I get now. So I’d say learning your colors and going with them makes a HUGE difference. The DYT thing also tells you styles that suit you, not just colors, so the combo is working really well for me.

[@sunnyb73]

Another online cult 😂😂😂

[@StormSought]

I'm a light spring and I'm also from New York and my closet was literally only black, I wore light green one time, then put on a black sweater, and i was like... oh no.... though I really am happy about knowing black makes me look so gaunt

[@janataylor5520]

I’m 60 & had my colors done in my early 20’s. I was determined to be a winter & yes I do look better in deeper, cool colors. It has always helped me with shopping

[@KittyKatPrincesss]

I am a true autumn. Im 44 and we had a teacher in high school that took 2 days of class to show each of us drapped with gold/silver and then after everyone picked the best from those 2 went on to show like 30 different draps on each person . It was actually awesome! I was 15 and jist learning how to apply makeup, and it really helped with knowing what lipstick/ blush/ eyeshadow would look great on me.

[@ina7238]

I got draped a few months ago and it was honestly the best thing I have every done for myself. I am pale, green eyes dark brown hair and I got typed as a true autumn. It was a surprise for me, because It was more or less the opposite of what I wore. I decided to give it a go - dyed my hair ginger, picked out make up that was in that season and it's like people all of a sudden took notice. Everyone complimented me on my clothes, the new way i do my make-up. Now, it might be biased, of course, since I've changed something and people just notice but it's not just people I know, it was also people seeing me for the first time and I never got compliments before on the random. I also feel better in my colors, i don't follow devotedly of course, I still like to wear black from time to time, but it's helped me so much, and I think everyone should do it if they can.

[@ginao6810]

I’ve had my hair ginger for the past 5 years and I’m a true autumn too. I get multiple compliments a week. Especially when I wear copper toned make up. I get stopped by people all the time. I colour my hair myself and I’ve given out my hair formula many times over the years. I was blonde before copper. I was always a pretty girl, always did nice make up, but I did not get the same kind of complements I get as a ginger. Speaks to the power of getting your colouring right. I looked lovely as a blonde, and I always had more golden blonde hair, but the full autumn look is undeniable 🔸🎃🧡🍊🐅😡🎁

[@naomi-ft9rq]

These seasons are really helpful for building a capsule wardrobe. Now not only do i know what clothes would be flattering for my color, but i can feel confident when I'm buying clothes that they will match my other clothes. I'm a soft summer but i can easily lean into soft autumn or true summer.

[@meghan.explores]

Super late to the video, but I'm a huge fan. Got my personal color done a little over a year ago and though you and I have very similar color in terms of skin (I am also a fair olive) I came out to be a dark autumn. This has been a huge help in terms of shopping for clothes and makeup. When I stumbled across it originally, because I'm so pale, I thought I was a soft or true summer. Looking back on photos of me in cool tone makeup vs now the very dark neutral, but slightly warm makeup is such a GAME CHANGER. It also influenced me to dye my hair dark and the dark colors lend so much richness and definition to my complexion. Never going back!

[@riochanae4627]

Dark Autumn here 🙋🏽 I think Color Season analysis can be really helpful for a few reasons. The main one for myself being a woman of color that grew up in the 90s- a lot of popular shades and things that are heralded for “looks good on everyone” really haven’t been inclusive of non-Eurocentric skin depths and undertones. Knowing what colors sit in best synergy with my coloring is super helpful when it comes to figuring out what my easy reach makeup items are for day to day or when I’m in a hurry- and what colors/ tones are going to take a little more tweaking to suit me. For instance gold tones look best on me, but still I love silver eyeshadow- which translates to if I want to wear silver, I’ll need to pair it with a darker, richer liner and maybe amp up the under eye coverage. Or, while that super bright pink Dior blush was going viral, I already knew that a dusty mauve or deeper magenta would give me the same brightening affect- where as that particular shade of pink would look to flat/pale and wash me out. It’s one of those, learn the “rules” and then you can break them, type of things.

[@MsCtrain]

When it comes to makeup I’ve heard it’s important to stay in your season for foundation, blush and other base products, and you can stay in your season for eyes and lipstick for natural and no-makeup looks. but you can also go to a season that is opposite/different season with lips and eyes if you want to draw more attention and make those features ‘pop’ since it creates contrast. E.g. a cool toned red lip on a warm toned person can make more of an impact.

[@gracetaylor7620]

I was able to figure out my season without paying for an analysis and it’s been so helpful and fun for me!! I’m artistic so I already had a grasp on my colors but this theory just took me to the next level. Both with clothes and makeup.

[@erinscalia9289]

I was so excited to see the notification for this video, as a fan of your content and as a person who has lost many hours to the color season analysis rabbit hole I was invested 😊 I personally would love to see a video of you demonstrating the swatches and how it changes your appearance! Or how it changes with makeup. Cool tone side vs warm tone side.

[@fairphantome]

I got really into this and other style systems a while back and I still don't know what season I am lol. However, I do feel like I have a better sense of what colors and color qualities look best/worst on me (I just don't find it fits neatly into a season) and that is helpful. I want to thank you for encouraging people to get fabric and try it themselves and for reinforcing that people don't need to box themselves in and give up what they love. I know people who have loved their professional consult but there is this idea that you *need* one and it is the only way to know the *truth* (even though some people have seen more than one analyst and gotten different seasons). I find this pretty classist because not everyone can afford that! So I'm glad to see someone encouraging a more accessible approach. I also get frustrated by the fact that some people in this field have this attitude that one absolutely should not wear anything outside of your season. This can wind up being joyless and creativity-stifling imo. I love your attitude toward color analysis. It is healthier and more empowering.

[@eleanorjane3473]

Hi! New here and a fellow green person. I got my colours done about 12 years ago and I'm a "Jewel Winter". It's been super helpful but I 100% agree that you should take it with a pinch of salt. I was told I can only wear cool reds, bright pinks and deep burgundys for lipstick but that hasn't stopped me playing with other colours! P.S. SO glad I found you as you're the only makeup person I've seen who has my fair olive skin tone! Xx

[@rengon9611]

I got mine done and loved it. I’m so happy because it makes shopping for clothes , makeup and picking nail polish so much easier. I wear things with more confidence.

[@KelsaurusRex]

I love that color season analysis started as "season theory" by a painter who noticed certain seasons of landscape backdrops worked better in his portraits and looked more harmonious with the subjects. I tried to look up who it was and think it was Johannes Itten

[@beacthy]

As a person with a olive undertone I've always had so much trouble finding makeup colors that really suits me I usually have to mix different tones to get a close one to mine, and with the colors of clothes as well, I've always noticed that pastel colors made me look sick and unwell so I usually avoid them, according to this test I'm supposed to be a deep autumn and copper/gold jewelry looks best on me, but I still use silver jewelry tho, like you said the test is very useful to know what looks bad on you but you don't need to stop wearing what you like just because of it.

[@Joqqa666]

Thanks for this comment it is so true!!! Being olive under tone sucks :c hahaha or is so hard to find corrector, foundation, and totally agree that pastels make me look so dead xD also like cool tone colours might be a little to zombie on me as well 😅

[@roses.9181]

Yes! As a light-medium olive toned person, it's incredibly difficult to tell. I think it's because our tones are not common. I am always mixing in green color correctors or pigments into my foundations/concealers. For example, I am shade 210 in the Haus Labs foundation, and it's the perfect shade, but not the perfect undertone. As soon as I add the mint green pigment from Haus Labs into the foundation (the tiniest drop), suddenly it matches my skin perfectly. This has also been an issue on finding colours that suit me well. In the end, I found I can pull off most colours, excluding like you mentioned, pastel tones, and probably yellow and blues. I prefer greens, earth tones, burgandys, warm chocolate colours, blacks, the right tones of beiges, and I love cream and white on my Mediterranean tone. What a journey though lol!!

[@swesttttt]

I’m very fair olive, but unlike Alex, I’m cool-toned and muted so finding makeup that’s fun but doesn’t overwhelm me is difficult. Mauves, cool toned browns, lavenders all do ok, but can get boring and most “neutrals” have far too much red/orange/yellow and make me look jaundiced. Or worse, like I’ve got a three week old black eye/healing bruise. Also, I’ve given up on finding my foundation shade. I just use blue and green mixers to get the color right once I’ve found a foundation that sits well on my skin.

[@marybeth23]

Agree!

[@marybeth23]

​@@swesttttt I don't even wear foundation anymore. Just my tinted spf works great for me! Finally found the one, lol!

[@sebumpostmortem]

I always thought it was unuseful (allegedly, an adult doesn' t want to be told what to eat or wear anymore) until I started to work in retail and realized that the vast majority expect you tell them what looks good and what doesn' t. It blew my mind and I used to ask back: "But do YOU like it?, because it' s all what matters!" After a while scrutinizing the mirror, the answer was: "I don' t know😕" And that' s how I understood the whole thing.🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

[@alrighttumbleweed4782]

Would love to see you do looks in your "worst" colors v/s your Best ones. But making your "worst" colors look really amazing on yourself Maybe reveal at the end which of the looks was your season or not.

[@KaliKali-hv9bt]

Great idea

[@monicacelacu980]

Not only did I get my color analysis done, I had my boyfriend do it too 😅 Good news is we have the same color pallette, even though I am a summer and he is a winter. Difference is I look best in lighter colors and they make up the vast majority of my wardrobe and he looks best in darker colors, which will soon make up the vast majority of his wardrobe 😂 But one thing is so for sure: we look great standing next to eachother, no matter what ❤

[@m.kategallagher1637]

My mom did all of our colors when we were kids. She got these little packets (like a checkbook) with swatches of our colors, which we got to keep once we moved out. I carry it whenever I’m shopping and it is very helpful! One note is that as she and my father have gotten older, and their hair & skin have changed, their color-seasons have also changed a bit. So if you dye your hair or tan, I’d guess there will also be slight shifts in what’s good vs. great on you.

[@liannapeterson8846]

Agree you are likely a bright spring. I got draped in 2006 as a bright winter. When I was exploring I thought I was a dark winter but then realized brighter cleared colors were better. It was sooooo helpful in making makeup choices. It has to be in person, online is def not the same

[@JanetSpangler]

I am pretty sure I would hold the world record for color analysis, if there is one. 😂 ❤️ I have been doing color analysis professionally since 1984, so I have done several thousands by now. I’ve seen many color systems (and color consultants) come and go. My best color training came from doing actual color analysis on a wide variety of human coloring - I went through a lot of trial and error as I learned from the experience. In 2001 I brought my own system of color analysis to market, taking the guesswork out of the analysis. I now teach others exactly what to look for, so they can do a correct color analysis, too. Many people were color analyzed incorrectly in the beginning of the color craze in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. This lead many creative people to “poo poo” the entire concept, unfortunately. I’m here to help keep that from happening again, as this next “craze” takes hold. 😊

[@JanetSpangler]

I got an email with a question about my training and when I went to answer it, I was directed here. For some reason I do not see that question here, though. I'm thinking those types of questions and answers are not appropriate here, which I understand. Perhaps Alexandra will be interested in knowing more about my color training and experiences and contact me for more information. (I'll give her a huge discount). If she contacts me, I'm sure she will share everything she thinks is appropriate. Thank you for your interest.

[@ellie7701]

It has been helpful, yes! What's still perplexing, though, is still our olive skin tones. Like I'm cool toned, and yet don't look drained in warm colors because of the yellow overtone. Instead I end up looking overheated or very flushed, but rarely washed out. Olive is freaking fascinating, and I wish there would be more exploration into color theory and makeup with these skin tones!

[@ginao6810]

I totally agree. Olive is such an under-represented skin tone I find it fascinating

[@Askalott]

I have muted warm olive skin, and Merriam Style’s channel helped me a ton. She talks about all different skin tones and gets pretty specific.

[@CatharsisByProxy]

Finally! I'd been asking for this on your channel for a bit now, but the comment was usually buried lol. Yay! So happy this is finally here ❤

[@sanneottenhof2675]

Thank u for acknowledging that for so many of those quizzes you already NEED to know what colors and tones look best on you :)

[@luizarodrigues274]

I did and it was super nice to see! I'm a dark autumn, so the thing is the most flattering is how deep the color is, not as much as the temperature. But usually, warm tones go better on me and this was SUPER helpfull to buy a foundation and concealer. And also to pick the red lipstick that would be better.

[@CampLJNC]

I must be your exact opposite! My best color is a deep vibrant purple, and my worst color is beige or off white. Also, I look terrible in every shade of nude lipstick. I'm a winter, and getting back to buying only clothes in my season is really helping not waste money on stuff that actually makes me look ill.

[@madeleinehibbert7233]

I just got it done by a professional after struggling to settle on one season myself. I was going back and forth between autumn and either true spring or bright spring. Turns out I’m a ‘Warm Spring’ in the 16 season color analysis system which is akin to a true spring in the 12 season system. Warm spring happens to be between true spring and autumn so I was on the right track it seems. I’ve found it super helpful! I still wear black and other colors outside my season but it really got me out of my box clothing and especially makeup-wise. I tried coral lipstick recently which I never gravitated towards but now it’s my absolute favorite. It’s helpful to have a color framework to play within and I’m a big believer that you should learn the ‘rules’ before breaking them and making them your own.

[@melissat9586]

It absolutely helps! Finding out that I am a winter changes how I look at make up and clothes. I would wear eyeshadow meant to enhance my eye color, and it would make the rest of my face look like I am horribly ill. Now I know why. Shopping with my seasonal colors in mind for the first time was such a breeze.

[@klclaire1118]

I watched videos on SCA for like 6 months and then did a basic one for myself… Def a summer (cool muted undertones) and it was a HUGE help for my makeup and clothing AND hair. Absolute game-changer. But even though I know I’m In the right season, I don’t know the finer points, so still considering doing a more pro version. Great info!

[@jheriengdahl733]

I thought I was a dark autumn since I have dark eyes, dark hair, and dark skin. Nope, I was wrong. When I got it professionally done, I got a soft summer (yes brown girls can be a summer). Now I wear my makeup and clothes based on my colors and I get so many compliments on how young and fresh I look. Although I look like I have a warm overtone, I have a slightly cool undertone (yes it’s a thing according to my professional and not as simple as one thinks). I didn’t know that that existed.

[@ingridbrownlee8197]

Yes, please do more videos about colour analysis relating to makeup. It's astounding really how colour can affect a persons appearance! I became a believer by seeing it with my own eyes. And since we're watching your videos with the intent of enhancing how we look I would love any tips and tricks to make the most out of using our colour analysis.

[@IndigestionMaster]

I think gold and silver both look really good on your skin tone in different ways and the silver looks soooo good with your hair

[@Noychooz]

Yes! Totally helped me. I did it independently via a thorough net research. I'm light summer, and it helped me alot. Especially with clothing.

[@stanorange]

I am obsessed with colours, and love these kind of videos. I wish you would do a follow up where you do half of your face with colours that fit your undertone etc and half with ones that don't!! (Also, I'm a true/warm autumn, and I definitely stick to the yellow to purple colour spectrum; but because I like bright colours too, I use the warm spring palette a lot too, especially in the warmer months, and it works for me! I unfortunately HATE browns, though, so I stick to black as my neutral.)

[@sheilagagnon8786]

Yes! I'm an autumn, and it does really help. My best clothing colours are forest greens, mustard yellow, warm reds; I think of all the colours I see on deciduous trees in the fall. I'm a fair redhead with pale brown eyes, so I use more vibrant colours for my liner (in my waterline), and I stick to just bronzer for eyeshadow. It works for me! Thanks Alex for doing this! 😁

[@sarahevans6322]

I was typed as a young teen, back in the 80's, in the Four Seasons method as a Winter. As an adult, I got a more refined analysts in the 12 Seasons system and am a True Winter. For me the greatest benefit (and money saver) has been in knowing what makeup colors, value, and chroma will look most "at home" on my face. Understand this also helps when I want to "break the rules" to create a specific effect.

[@alexieshaw558]

I am obsessed with SCA and was worried you’d say its wack haha so glad you didn’t. 😅 im a true/ warm autumn

[@talkingforever225]

For me, it helped a lot. I always wondered why it all muted, 95% of dark, 95% of super light, and warm colors looked so bad on me. Turns out I am a bright winter, I have so much chroma that I need to wear the brightest, medium value, clearest cool colors. Hot pink and cobalt are my best friends.

[@marciamesquita984]

I am cool winter and by the time I was tested, I've already knew that warm colors look TERRIBLE in me. It looks like I'm sick. But I didn't understand why I looked like I was dead in nude lipsticks - now I don't waste my money on that, and I didn't like some tones of blue, and now I'm wearing more. And some neon colors, too, look great on me, like neon "lemon"

[@mk42997]

My mom gifted me a color consultation with Color Guru a few years back for my birthday, and it's been the most helpful tool! I'm a cool winter - so white, gray, and black for neutrals, and cool, deep, and clear colors. Basically, orange and brown are not for me since they wash out my pale skin and dark black/brown hair. It takes the guesswork out of clothing and makeup shopping and gave me confidence to try things I never would have before like bright fuchsia lipstick or lilac blush. Great video, alex! Black and gold look great on you

[@rowenbird5178]

They're called complimentary colors. Orange-Blue, Red-Green, and Purple-Yellow are complimentary colors to each other. Mixing any of them together will give you brown or black!

[@Phyrra]

I'm a 'Clear/Bright Winter'. I'm very high contrast and I love that! Once I figured that out, it has helped me dial in on makeup colors that work better for me.

[@anotherpersonontheinternet4676]

I love colour theory. Figured out my season myself. It is kind of super power. You put on certain coloured top and immediately look fresh and well rested. Gives me confidence boost. Big hugs to Zeva 😻

[@m.e.5]

I’m def autumn! Vibrant colors look good on me, shades of terracotta/burnt orange and olive green are fail proof. I’m completely w you on the purple comment

[@ambers.1454]

I’m a deep winter, and it really helped me create a more cohesive capsule wardrobe. It didn’t really influence my makeup at all, but clothing wise it has saved me so much money buying things that I thought I’d like, but then never wore because I didn’t feel great in the colors. The flipside, for better or worse, is I pass on a lot of clothes and it’s made me a lot pickier.

[@mhta0508]

I'm a soft autumn and learning about it definitely helped me pick makeup and clothes - even when I want to wear something that's not on my palette, I've learned how to make it look more flattering by balancing it out. I've learned which tones of pink look good on me - which is huge, because I thought I didn't look good with pink at all, and now my favorite accessory is a fabulous pink cashmere scarf

[@MichelleWall13]

New subscriber here from GA! You are like therapy for me. Very calming. I’m twice your age but still learn from you. Thank you!

[@DiannaSugarF00t]

I recently got back into makeup as an adult. I got way into my color palette last year and it has seeped into my thoughts about every facet of my style. Hair color, makeup tones etc. It has completely changed my game. I was trying to make these warm tone makeup looks happen in my teens. My stunning bff is a warm princess. I tried wearing gold jewelry like her etc. Once I embraced MY palette the whole game changed . I bought cool tone makeup and now I am living my best cool tone winter life. I did realize thought that I actually used correctly colored eyeshadow and would wear the right colors simply bc I knew it looked best. I just didn't know why!

[@DiannaSugarF00t]

I look at Anne Hathaway for inspiration. She does change to warm tones sometimes though but even that is helpful to see.

[@mystictheshapeshifter]

I did my colour analysis myself and it was super fun and I found it super helpful!! The website I found walked you through all the different colour properties/metrics and how to determine them. I don’t remember the name of my colour season cause what’s the point of that lol, I just remember the types of colours that look best on me! My colouring is: olive undertone, neutral, medium value, medium high saturation, medium high contrast. I look best in colours that follow those metrics, I can definitely explore outside of them a fair bit if I want, and I know roughly some things that don’t look great on me. Knowing these things really help me because I really struggle with decision making especially when it comes to shopping 😅. It helps soooo much to be able to look at something and refer back to my metrics to help me decide if I like it or not. Something else I found really helpful is to analyze my body shape and research what looks best on my body shape and my features and most importantly WHY they do. What illusion do these shapes create on me? Again it helps me pick items that I know will look flattering on me or will accentuate or minimize certain features of mine depending on what I want! I love all this sort of fashion theory lmao 😁

[@DrJennyPhD]

Yes please more videos like this! I would love examples of building a makeup look in your season’s color palette

[@kiafromthemoon]

It was easy to me to figure out I'm a winter type because of my very cool toned skin and almost black hair, so as you said i was mostly already using the colors that looked best on me but I found it really interesting to find more colors, like purple, that really look the best on me. So it's been fun but I haven't given up on warm yellow yet because i just love it.

[@stephav]

I did it in January. I’m a clear winter. I kind of already knew but I thought it was fun and wanted to know for sure. Bright vibrant colors look best on me. I have fair skin, hazel eyes and dark brown hair. Colors that looks best on me are cobalt blue with white, black, bright red and forest green. Those colors make my eyes pop. No dusty, washed out colors. They make me looks sick.

[@colouranalysis_studio]

Thank you Alex for this thorough video, we loved it! We totally agree about the quizzes: most of them require you to basically know your season already in order to answer... not very helpful. Also Alex, please don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to be analysed by us 💖 Love from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

[@reneedavenport4322]

I love how elegant your makeup is in this video .

[@StellaTV4]

I got this done last summer and it was the best money on clothes/makeup/hair I have EVER spent! I haven’t bought an unflattering lipstick since. Once I starting implementing my color palette, my friends and family all got it done too because it made me look so vibrant and healthy. Totally recommend doing this!

[@rachelbertsch5527]

Soft summer here, and absolutely. I always gravitated toward warm colors but never felt I looked fresh until i started wearing the colors that were right for me. I always feel my best. I am also an avid thrifter and it's so much easier to thrift and looks for soft, cool colors instead of the rainbow of possibilities. I break and do wear black but i try and break it up with a light scarf or a plunging neck so that the color is pulled away from my face. With makeup, it's been extremely helpful I feel like i know what looks good and i am not constantly returning makeup that looks terrible on me.

[@da3855]

Girls in hijab kind of instinctively learn color theory because the fabric is wrapped around our faces so it’s inevitable! 😄

[@CamillaRomero]

Thanks for spreading the word about Colour Analysis. Some tips about that: - Doing online is not reliable, if you you do via digital screen you will have different results than testing on natural light (most likely wrong results). - It is about the color that MELTS on your skin and not colours that you THINK it makes you more beautiful i.e.: A girl thinks she is more beautiful when using bright red dress because makes her look 'brighter' in contrast on her skin and the red catches a lot of attention. In reality that dress might not suit her because: - The bright red catches more attention than the person itself (this is already a hint that the colour is not matching), If the color makes her brighter is not melting on her, therefore is not matching exactly with her skin. This happens all the time, I love neon colours but when I wear it I disappear, so is a no no for me. - You can have Neutral, Cool or Warm temperatures, this is also defined in the Colour Analysis. - Please, pay attention to your Contrast as well, this helps define a lot things. - Most likely there won't be a color that you cannot use (besides black) what will happen is that you will have to wear different tons of that color. - This helps define types of patterns you should use on clothing, make up, jewellery and accessories. - If there is a colour you like that is not on your palete it doesn't mean you cannot wear it. Colour Analysis is done based on your face, so for instance if Black is not on your color palette you can still wear away from your face, you can use black pants, black belts, black shoes etc. - Have fun! This is not to move you away from the things you like. It is a guide to help you even more with your daily decisions and it is your to adapt the way you liked it ;) @Alexandra I would recommend you do your colour analysis again because you mentioned you are a olive skin and this is one of the trickiest skin to do the analysis. So maybe you could do with someone else just to confirm if your season is correct.

[@kitbracadabra]

Man, I was really hoping that you'd say that it's useful lol! But I'm glad that you were also irrationally angry when you got your colors done - the concept annoys me so bad and I know I should get over it and figure mine out, but it's so hard!

[@culturecrashAL]

Quick and dirty way to get a bunch of fabric pieces in a wide variety of hues and tones without spending hours or $$$$ -- buy a craft pack of 12x12 felt in assorted colors. You'll likely to be able to fill in missing-color gaps with stuff from your own wardrobe (or linen closet - towels and pillow cases work too!). Def seconding Alex's suggestion to do this IN GOOD LIGHTING (soft natural light from a window is best; warm white bulbs can dramatically skew colors including your skintone), and also ... do your hair, and your typical "semi-neutral" basic makeup. Because if you think you look like crap, you're going to haaaate every color you hold up whether it technically "works" for you or not. Eventually you'll be able to train your eye to differentiate between "I like that color" and "I like that color /on me/." And yeah, this was a huge thing in the 80s. I'm allegedly a winter but some summer colors work for me too -- and a few colors that shouldn't work at all are just fine depending on what color my hair is at the moment, and others suddenly become okay if I put on a strong contrasty lipstick or separate the "nope" color from my face a bit with a black or white border in the form of a layered shirt or collar.

[@lovelylittlegirl3332]

I haven’t gotten an analysis yet but I know that I look good in rich dark colors and low saturated light colors. I have warm undertones.

[@faitharnett8177]

Figuring out I was a bright winter was very helpful because at the time I was always buying makeup and clothes that were dull or muddy colored but now I always look for brighter colors. Definitely made me look better!😊

[@Anna-yl2lp]

I love color analysis and knowing my season (roughly, I didn't do a consultation but what suits me feels pretty obvious to me after comparing the palettes) for a few reasons: Shopping. It avoids buying things I love the color of but that I never end up reaching for cause I feel odd and ugly for no apparent reason. Trying it on in the store in a hurry with no knoweledge of my season usually ended up like that, cause I didn't notice right away, and the lighting is terrible anyways. Lazy no makeup days. This is imo the best use of color analysis lol, just wear your bestest colour and it's going to make you feel better or at least not worse, you are not going to exaggerate your undereyes that you didn't cover up or add weird shadows on your face or make you look sick. I've seen some colours that would all look awful on me make someone else shine, so I think it's pretty legit. But I also think there's space for creativity, your colour palette should be in harmony with you, but we're not always looking for harmony are we? Or if we are there are other ways to get it, I've seen some crazy outfits and makeup looks that in their boldness look cohesive, interesting and beautiful. "This colour is ok but is stealing the scene from you, it looks like it's wearing you" is a phrase I heard a lot that made me think maybe it's ok for the clothes or the makeup to be the focal point, who cares.

[@missnars87]

All the online quizzes told me I was a dark winter or dark autumn only to recently have one in person which costs a pretty penny and it’s been life changing. People think I’ve had work done… no just wearing the right colors. I’m olive with dark under eyes. I thought I was a dark winter my whole life found out I’m a super warm undertone - true autumn. I thought because I was olive I couldn’t do warm. I never thought in a million years orange, moss green, golds, and brick reds would be my best but holy heck it’s changed my life with makeup and clothes close to my face.

[@glittercatstudios]

I knew you were a spring because of your olive undertones. I bought the old book about it and learned I am a winter with blue undertones. It helped me with clothes shopping.

[@tesstrainor3572]

I’m a true winter and it’s totally helpful! I know that if I find a jewel tone item that fits well that I should jump on it. I do get frustrated because it seems like most of the color palette of clothing gears towards warm and muted. Especially the muted there’s so many dresses that I love the silhouette of but they are so washed out that it makes me look awful.

[@alexadenise9578]

I'm an autumn. I have this pretty top in a lilac shade; when I bought it I thought that it was so pretty but when I put it on for some reason something felt off, I later learned that, because of my skin color, powdery/ pastel colors really wash me off. I learnt what colors suit me the best and I realized that most of them were colors that I already worn and people complemented me on, like mustard yellow and jewel colors. Knowing what suits you really makes a difference in how you look and the way yo present to people.

[@MarVivace]

Did one (virtually) of the 16 seasons. Was identified as a true summer (even though some ''summer'' colors make me very yellow, but some colors I do really like!). Also, love to wear warmer colors and wearing gold instead of the true summer recommendations. I do agree that I am very muted, have a medium contrast, and have a blue undertone (and a yellow overtone, I am also a light olive). But most people like the delicate, soft warm colors on me (like the soft autumn). It is a process, but right now I am trying to make my personal palette. I see it as a ''back to basic'' method, so you can expand your colors more. In my opinion: color analysis is different for everyone & is about customization instead of putting everyone in one box (here is your color strip, you can't get other colors). I think there is also no ultimate one-right method; not an ''one size fits all'' solution. :)

[@julievanderzeeuw4322]

Looooove color season analysis. Such a fun rabbithole. Thought i was true autumn but I’m “soft” autumn per a great service on cardigan empire. The Concept Wardrobe has fascinating style/season information, but they put most of their stuff behind a paywall.

[@orangeblossom5362]

It took me years to find out what palette was best but it helped me a lot. Also it’s just a fun to study yourself and color.

[@robertadoki3198]

Deep autumn here. Loved it! One the best thing for my wardrobe and my makeup expenses! I don't complete adhere to it, but when I have to look better, especially if I haven't had a good night sleep, it saves me!

[@JacquelynSteen]

I did this as a kid too and I’m a fall/winter. Jewel tone colors look good on me. As far as makeup in fair neutral. I haven’t found a color of eyeshadow that doesn’t look good on me. I always used a cool toned bronzer but tried a red toned bronzer and loved it!

[@rockon1cat]

There was a Colour Me Beautiful book in my house when I was a kid! I've known for years that I'm a summer but only recently discovered the subcategories and lemme tell you, figuring out my undertone is more neutral than cool has been a game changer! I embrace soft, dusty, light colours and look for oatmeal/bone over white and navy over black in clothes, and for makeup, I go for a fresh, natural look (nothing too dark or too pink) ☺️

[@lightsinthesky4989]

I think the term you were looking for was simultaneous contrast Or diametrically opposed colours!

[@orangeblossom5362]

It took me years to find out what palette was best but it helped me a lot. Also it’s just a fun to study yourself and color. I have a dark skin tone and I’m actually a bright winter. I generally stay in my palette but mostly for hair color and makeup.

[@jacbe965]

My Mum did my colours when I was a kid. I'm a winter. I'd say it has helped me, for sure. I know I suit blue-toned reds and pinks, and am generally cool-toned, and that helps with choosing make up colours. Like, I gravitate toward cool-toned nude eye shadow palettes because I feel confident I can make them work.

[@krisshue870]

I went down the color analysis rabbit hole recently and, after watching a lot of videos and doing the quizzes, decided that I'm deep winter. I discovered that most of my wardrobe is not my optimal colors but going forward I know what colors to look for. I don't think that what I have is bad but it can be better.

[@inkyami7719]

Knowing (at least in general) your color palette does help a lot. I'm extremely pale with mousy hair, and all the yellows make me look like a corpse, and favourite black makes all contrast even more non-existing. All muted cold looks healthy, flattering, and brings out blue eyes. Never means that you should forego your favourite colors, but helps knowing what to keep closer to the face.

[@bigcan7493]

Please, please, please, do a makeup tutorial for the makeup you're wearing in this video, 'cause it's absolutely the perfect natural makeup

[@sirenbabie]

do a video about what eyeshadow, blush and lip colors would look best on each seasonnnn

[@moev29]

I’m a true winter and it’s absolutely helped me buy more flattering clothing. Or rather stop buying colors that look terrible on me. Haven’t totally implemented it in makeup but I do buy cool toned colors more often than not.

[@blossomvalley1084]

you read my mind!!!! i was wondering my season about a month. im glad you made a video💜

[@Jillojello]

We did this in makeup school. Our teacher had the fabrics and did all us. I guess the theory was we'd be able to start just figuring it out for clients and match makeup better

[@Syenna88]

I'm pretty sure I'm a deep winter. I have very pale skin with cool to neutral undertones, dark hazel brown eyes and level six ash brown hair. Jewel tones look good on me as well as black and navy. But medium copper hair also looks good which is kinda confusing me, but I guss that I can pull it off because I 'm not 100% cool xD

[@JNPummill]

I would love a video by you that goes through each of the seasons (including the new subcategories) and you include real life examples of people (maybe your followers 💁‍♀️) that fit those categories. Are there already videos like this out there? Yes. Would I rather watch your take on it. Absolutely. I would love to see makeup but also some outfits that work with each category!

[@itsmissalina222]

My friend just uploaded my pic to the app that identifies your season and told me I’m Cold Winter. I moved to Seoul three months ago and immediately wanted to explore their famous make up. And GOD knowing that I’m cool winter was a game changer because I know I just have to pick the « best cool» shade of ANY product and it will look so good on me even if it’s Summer cool. Here they put those cool/ warm and seasonal color stickers on a lot of products in Olive young store. Rom&nd might’ve started it. So so helpful when choosing a lip product 😭😭

[@kitty_s23456]

Yes. In the Korean colour analysis vids that I've watched, the analyst usually gives recommendations of products that are available in Olive Young store. I think Korea has loads of products for both cool & warm tones, which is great. In some countries, it's mostly warm or cool, not both.

[@ktsim6453]

I'm a dark autumn. Was typed years ago. Knowing my color palette significantly improved my life and made shopping so much easier. Another system that very much contributed to that is the Kibbe body type system. Can't recommend it enough.