Find Your Best Colours in 10 Minutes | COLOR YOUR STYLE

[@elliejeanroyden]

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[@elliejeanroyden]

@@terken8454 don’t watch the video then

[@sabreen1063]

​@@terken8454 You need to work on yourself and think about why you feel the need to leave rude and aggressive comments under strangers' videos. There's a difference between constructive feedback, and just being negative. Also, nobody is forcing anyone to buy her services, and people have the right to charge for their expertise and the time they've spent understanding an area. If you knew anything about Ellie-Jean's business, you'd have noticed that she also provides more affordable alternatives, like her e-resources, as well as a ton of free information in her content.

[@Myacckt]

Your romantic colour imo doesn't refer to a cultural convention 'red is romance' rather it points at your arousal colour (and that's the reason why red is seen as a 'romantic' colour too). Your romantic colour is your orgasmic / flushed colour.

[@amykitia]

@@terken8454 It doesn't bother me.

[@exnk1]

​​@@elliejeanroyden i am between autumn and winter. How can i find out what i am??? Is there any other tip or way???

[@sierraking3171]

I think a lot of people are taking this, too literally. I’m a black woman and this is super easy to understand (maybe also because I’m an artist and I use color therapy to help with pstd and depression so I’ve delved into the complexities of color as well (shade, tone, depth) and this is so much more than what Ellie can explain in one video. As a black woman who followed this method, I was able to find that I don’t need to literally take the shades of my skin or features (which will always give me the darker category because I am a woman of color) and transfer those exactly into colors. For example in the video Ellie’s veins are not purple but her color is lavender because of the way it looks up against those feature or enhances them. My eyes, hair, and skin are all browns. My eyes however have the tiniest gold flecks when I stand in the sunlight which led me to pick golden champagne color that makes my skin also look naturally glowy. My veins (the parts I can see) are like a dark forest green or sea green and so I picked a dark teal color to play off of that. Nowhere am I literally gold, teal, and purple, but those are the colors I was able to see played the best off my features and give myself the option of using the gold in the place of a stark white if I want to spice the white up a bit. What women of color need to look at are the undertones of a lot of things, because even though I’m dark, my undertones are yellow, and so, as long as I have some thing with a yellow or warm undertone, typically I’m in a safe area with colors and my mom has yellow in her undertones too and she wears the last to darkest shade of Fenty if that helps anyone too, but her version of white is rose gold since it plays off her skins natural tone and highlights. I hope this helps! Love your channel Ellie! ❤

[@palomapardo1744]

Thank you for your insights! What would you recomend for an olive skin tone?

[@sierraking3171]

@@palomapardo1744 what me and my mom and sis have always done is press a finger against our palm or wrist and it happens super quick but it’s the color your skin is when you let go - but before it turns red from the blood flow returning to the area. Mine is like a pale yellow almost butter or white wine color so that’s why I chose the shade of champagne I did, my moms skin turned a pale berry or coral color so she picked rose gold! My litter sister is a bit more of light olive tone and she picked like a dark pearl shade like Ellie but the sheen still gives it a champagne look like mine - I hope that helps!

[@sierraking3171]

@@palomapardo1744 also we aren’t using cotton or like a casual tee either since this is the idea of outfit elevation my sister and I chose silk and my mom did a thin stretchy long sleeve with a shimmery thread through it in that rose gold color but the shirt is light mauve I think, so also that could be it too bc a off white plain casual t shirt could be bringing the look down rather than taking it up a level?

[@preciousmatlapeng9497]

What about the white version and romantic colour, how do you choose those

[@sarahnelson8836]

See for me I’m so neutral it hurts and so I kind of need to know the lighting to know how things are going to look…

[@yonz4099]

1. Essence colour - your version of White - closest to your skin colour. Suggests to get: lampshade, yoga clothes, at home clothes, business card, bedroom in the colour. Symbolises being open and intimacy, like being "naked". 2. Romantic colour - your version of red - ears when too hot or fleshy parts on palms. Suggests to get: gift wrapping, painting, desk flowers, lingerie or nightgown, jewellery, tablecloth in the colour. Symbolises sensuality. 3. Dramatic colour - cool colour - darkest colour of your veins. Suggests getting: eyeshadow, scarf, door entrance, goblet, wellie boots in the colour. Symbolises authority. 4. Energy colour - formal calmness - darkest part of Iris. Doesn't give recommendations on what to have in this colour. 5. Tranquil colour - casual wear - lightest part of Iris. Suggests getting: cashmere throw, candle, bathroom, swimsuit, hairbrush, hand mirror, plant. 6. First base - your version of black - outer colour of eye. 7. Second base - your version of brown - darkest part of hair. 8. Third base - your version of khaki - lightest part of hair.

[@lacioftheland5627]

Thank you for this. I was going to go through and write it all down but now I don't have to. Thank you 😊

[@lilycottam5507]

Thank you!!

[@veronicamaine3813]

Yeah this is all little too woo woo for me, but if it works for you, go for it.

[@thebirdsnextdoor]

Thank you so much for taking and sharing your thorough notes! I intended to do this while rewatching the video, but you saved me the time, while also showed me how to take great notes! Bless you!

[@zellalaing5439]

This has become THAT channel for me that I immediately click regardless of topic asap.

[@elliejeanroyden]

This is my favourite comment of the day!

[@misshell2223]

I kno right🥰 I immediately grab my lil notebook & plop down in my comfy chair!

[@dras7759]

SAME HAHA

[@Sirencourt]

Same!

[@andreaskaliks8664]

Same!! I have the notification’s on, and because of the time difference (I’m in TX) I wake up to new videos. Love it!

[@julianner.cassetta7300]

For those who are critiquing Zyla's method for lack of inclusivity, I found it helpful to think of colors this way (I have dark brown hair and eyes and medium olive skin): Brown is not really a 'pure' color, it is a blend of pigments that is usually based around red or yellow. So a cool brown might be red + blue = purple, or yellow + blue = green. A warmer brown could be red, orange, or yellow. It's up to you to determine the amount of red, yellow, and blue pigments that make up your coloring's "brown" and then translate those into colors that flatter you. And as others have said, also check out what colors are reflected from your features! With neutral-cool undertones, I found that my energy color is a deep olive, that my 2nd base can range from eggplant to maroon, and that my 3rd base can be either wheat or silver. All by looking deeper than a simple "brown"!

[@elliejeanroyden]

An idea I’ve had reading the comments is if you don’t want to be so literal as taking colours inspired directly from your features, you could use a similar approach of using the 12 colour seasons and picking tones from your light/bright/soft (etc) winter/spring/summer/autumn palette to represent your essence/romantic/tranquil/dramatic colours etc based on the situations I talk about in this video!

[@emlaminack]

Yes as a dark winter with uniformly brown hair and brown eyes, I would never wear brown as an "energy" or "tranquil" color... I would much rather go to blues in those situations.

[@Shinibo]

When David Zyla creates a palette for a client he usually picks the colors that are reflected from the hair, eyes and skin, which at the same time will make you glow. For example a client might have dark brown hair, but he might pick dark purple as a 2nd base instead of brown, because he sees a purple cast to the hair, or perhaps brown wouldn’t be flattering in the same way, but wearing a dark purple might still connect to the hair and make the skin glow. So to find your best colors, he recommends to look closely at your coloring and be open to not pick the obvious choice, but rather the most flattering choice, which still connects to your coloring and brings it forward. I hope this helps!

[@sallaklemetti9437]

@@Shinibo Yes! I have ashy brown hair that can get more brassy in the sun and he gave me raisin and very purpley plum as 2nd base and then very warm russets as 3rd base. With eyes he went little more literal, but even those are enhanced versions from the actual greens of my eyes.

[@danielleheyns7033]

@@Shinibo Yes - that is a very important part of his work that gets lost in translation.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

That was the first thing I thought! To go check in the general seasonal pallette for something similar that feels nice.

[@rayv5417]

Finally someone covering Zyla. He is so hard for me to understand but I feel like there is gold there.

[@nancycompier]

I’ve been reading his book as well and I found it easy to find my essence, romantic and dramatic colors but as someone with naturally brown-black hair and extremely dark eyes, I’m struggling with the neutral bases and the energy and tranquility colors. The lightest color in my eyes is maybe a mahogany, which is darker than any of the suggested colors he mentions in his book. I also have cool undertones and wearing brown certainly doesn’t calm or energize me-in fact I look horrible in it as a dark winter 😂 I’ve been looking for more Zyla content on people with dark features but haven’t had luck yet.

[@curlyglasses2357]

Similar problems for me as well as a person with Southeast Asian features. I was typed as a cool winter/ cool summer which means any colour in the yellow family is not my strongest however I happen to be 50 shades of brown everywhere so this system will likely make me choose a lot of browns as my colours and make me look less contrasted. Contrast is very necessary for me I feel.

[@lauragoreni3020]

I mean, all these theories are scientific, they're more like suggestions! Take what works for you 😊

[@curlyglasses2357]

@Laura Goreni absolutely. I find it so fun to think about what impacts colors have on us ahaha

[@nancycompier]

@@curlyglasses2357 me too! I have lighter skin, especially compared to my eyes so my features get lost unless I have contrast!

[@justnotdone]

Same here. My first thought was oh no, I don‘t want a brown bathroom 😂

[@aishwaryasankhe6018]

i love the idea of having an essence colour being our version of white, but as a woc with a fair medium-olive skintone, the colour wouldn't be white at all. im wondering how it could be adapted for poc who have a deep-darker skintone 💛

[@elliejeanroyden]

But this is the point, its not literally a shade of white it’s what you would wear INSTEAD of white, so if you have a darker skin tone a dark colour that represents your skin tone would be a much better for you for scenarios where the standard is white!

[@byeblckbirdxx]

@@elliejeanroyden From one white woman to another, we need to pause and be critical of systems that set whiteness and white beauty standards as the default.

[@gracemaple1060]

I mean, even with her the white she is wearing looks more like the highlights of her skin than a color close to her skin. People with dark skin tones can get really bright white highlights. Maybe that would be a better way to think of a white for you? It doesn't make sense to me anyway that your version of white would be a nude color... So, your white is what white light looks like when it reflects off your skin, maybe. Not sure how I feel about this system in general though. For example, no one is going to have bright red fingertips, so no one can wear bright red?

[@nataliebutler]

​​@@byeblckbirdxxdon't confuse the colour white, with white as a race. Obviously no one literally has white skin. This is about an alternative to white as a neutral colour. Black is also considered a neutral colour. Again, this is totally unrelated to race.

[@byeblckbirdxx]

@@nataliebutler hi! I’m not confusing anything. Other WOC in this comment section point out that these color systems fail to adequately address the multidimensionality of their skin. It’s not our job to dismiss their concerns. It’s our job to listen and think critically about those systems

[@anouschkatsk1]

Omg i love this❤❤❤💗 1:22 Skin tone Essence, vulnerable off white -peach - rose pink 2:40 Fingertips inside hands Romantic, date, energetic cherry- rose pink- peach 4:50 Darkest colour veins Dramatic, job interview iris - aqua 5:58 Darkest colour eye Energetic, confident dark steel blue-robin egg 7:12 Lightest colour eye Tranquil, relaxing, spa light seafoam, light sand 8:40 Ring around iris - 1 nude colour Formal, powerful, professionell Prussian- Denim- navy blue- charcoal 9:21 Darkest colour hair- 2nd nude warm climate work Maple- Mud 10:03 Lightest colour hair - 3rd nude Playful light yellow- buttermilk ❤

[@Beading_Kate]

I feel as if this color analysis suggested by Zyla is great at toning down and softening the personal base colors. Cream white or off-white instead of true white; deep grey or navy blue instead of true black… It has sense, because for many people (except maybe winters who have that contrast naturally) true white and black would not be their base colours, but could feel almost intimidating. I suggest that true white and black are treated similarly as the other bright colours. I mean that people certainly can wear white or black, but rather think of them as if they were bright red or hot pink or neon yellow or electric blue, for example.

[@AboutBritney]

This was fun but I wouldn't take the system too seriously. The color I get on my palms is a light pink color, I'll continue to wear red lol.

[@elliejeanroyden]

Of course you’ve got to wear what makes you feel confident!

[@loosilu]

I think the best red of your season is meant to be the red base of your skin tone!

[@rebecsssrebecsss6739]

Really nice video! Just a question: I understand the general consensus that the color seasons and this color theory can be applied to everyone, however I feel like the dimensionality of POCs aren’t really considered, it feels more like nowadays we’re trying to fit POCs into color and season theory. For example a lot of POCs will have dark hair, dark eyes, our veins are more greenish, etc. and we all become winter or autumns. It would be nice to see more content about color theory and such, but maybe focusing more on how to discern it for people of color, as there isn’t as much content on that.

[@LyubomiraGerova97]

I suggest the Merriam Style channel for a better approach to color analysis, and it is even simpler than the 12 color seasons!

[@rebecsssrebecsss6739]

@@LyubomiraGerova97 thank you!

[@rebecsssrebecsss6739]

@@thechronicreative thank you I will check it out!

[@nancycompier]

Agreed! There isn’t enough content on how people of color could be more seasons in color theory instead of just autumn and winter. I’ve watched some tiktok videos on Korean color analysis and they show how someone with dark hair and eyes could be any of the seasons!

[@lindseyblust3953]

I always thought I was a winter or autumn… but I picked peach/coral for my romantic color and now I’m super confused

[@brrrly77]

This is definitely an interesting concept and I’m going to explore my colors based on this system. However, my skin, hair, and eyes are all shades of dark brown and I prefer more color and variety in my wardrobe. I do think it would be good for finding my best neutrals though.

[@Diniecita]

I thought about that as well. What about someone with honey colored skin, chestnut hair with medium brown eyes? I would love to see this system worked on many different people.

[@itsnemosoul8398]

​@belén 🦋 I don't really agree with this. The concept is very close to color theory. No matter how deep your coloring you can still be warm or cool, light or deep in comparison to people who share similar features. Warm and deeper types tend to look really calm in neutrals and sensual in warm bright reds whereas cool and pale people tend to look more roses as opposed to red. A deep brown can beautifully be combined with lighter nude colors and the vein color of a warm/dark skinned person is probably a deep green. Increase the brightness and you will look more playful as it contrasts your deep skin color. To me as a soft summer I have a lot of gray in my features. As soon as I add white or black I look edgy/contrasted. If I add blue I look grounded/calm/most like me and grey is my true neutral. This will be similar to a darker soft summer but they might look better in darker shades of the same color which might look a bit too harsh on me.

[@mmm2121]

@belén 🦋 i was upset at first tbh, but then i discovered the shades of brown I found were so perfect on me, it kinda changed my opinion on brown colors tbh

[@mmm2121]

@belén 🦋 both my first and second base are black haha, and it makes sense since my wardrobe is full of black pieces

[@SparkyBones]

I’m a hairstylist and I looooved this creative way to look at color theory!! I know we are talking about it in the context of clothing and style but I feel so inspired by it and figuring out how to translate that into hair!!!

[@enhequestrian4169]

I really liked this video and found it very easy to understand! The author of the book does sound like he genuinely has a passion for colors as he suggested color examples in a way I had not thought or heard of. I will say this, though: it is very lacking for people with darker skin. I tried to follow and pick my colors using his method, as you said, and I got various shades of brown, one shade of a dusty berry red, and like 1-2 shades of black. Which honestly is so limiting when there is a whole range of colors! Honestly, it made it harder to find my colors than the color season method did. It was definitely a unique and interesting perspective, but I'm afraid it was not really helpful if you have darker skin.

[@TheKarebear666]

Does your hair have different tones in the sun? Like more of a natural chestnut or reddish tone in the sun? Because my hair is super dark/almost black but I have rich chestnut and red highlights in direct sun. But the lack of clarification for darker skin tones is an issue.

[@owatinay]

It's only because you just see "black and brown" that you think it's limited. But this system isn't that literalistic. He pulls out the colours that make up the brown or black (both colours that are made up of other colours) and it works just as well on POC. Sometimes he chooses VERY surprising colours.

[@enhequestrian4169]

@TheKarebear666 My hair is like a Black/Brown color. It looks black when it is wet or freshly done, but it's really just a very, very dark brown. Surprisingly, my hair color doesn't change in the sun. I don't think it has even gotten sunbleached before either. My hair doesn't really help me out much as far as extra colors goes. 😄 I've even tried highlights before, but they make me either look old or odd.

[@danielleheyns7033]

Go and have a squiz a this channel - he types women of colour there and he never picks black and brown for anything that isn't 'your version of black / brown'.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

​@@TheKarebear666 Yeah! My hair used to get copper highlights in the sun, but now I think it's more of a gold color ^^

[@shalini_sevani]

I have dark eyes and dark hair, so this gives me many shades of brown, plus magenta, deep violet and tan. Which is a beautiful color palette for me, but I am used to a lot more variety of bright colors.

[@himekoaikawa8718]

Interesting theory but like many of the other comments have pointed out it doesn't work for PoC. Being of asian descent myself, I would end up with many near identical shades of dark brown since my eyes are dark brown (with very little variation in colour so it's not much use picking the lightest and darkest parts), same thing with my hair, its all very dark brown with no variation save for the ends which have been slightly sun bleached. Even so, the difference is minimal. So that leaves me stuff with very close shades of dark brown for nearly all occasions. Ultimately, I don't think this theory is very inclusive since it doesn't seem to work for a good chunk of people including myself but great if it works for you.

[@macydiy9697]

I have majority of brown shades, but if you look you can find very different shades and you can use those to finals other colors aswell, I'd you find out what season you are, you can find a lot of other colors in that season that should work! You might have more orange than you realize or red ect!! ❤

[@AngryTheatreMaker]

Dark Autumn here! I have to say, the results chime pretty closely with where I sit in the 12-season system. (Essence color: cream. Romantic color: paprika red. Dramatic color: Peacock blue or kingfisher blue. Energy color: Black-brown. Tranquil color: Lichen green. First base: Fir green. Second base: Chocolate brown. Third base: Mahogany or copper.)

[@KyliaSkydancer]

Did anyone else think, "Wow, that's a lot of brown." As a brown girl with brown hair and brown eyes, I feel like this would end up so monotone on me. Or on most non-white people, really.

[@lianalobinha]

So true

[@Progamerjay100]

Same.

[@redmaple1982]

So I went on a bit of a zyler deep dive he has his own YT channel. He has a series of videos where he breaks down how he finds the colors and he always shows an examaple on both a light and dark skinned person (note these are segements in the begining of each video). He describes brown as a combination of many colors so often times the lighter colors in your hair and eyes will be greens blues, purples, and reds.

[@ikrambenzoubara6409]

Exactly

[@MusicizmahQueenSBed4]

@@redmaple1982that’s cool! are there specific videos on his channel that you would recommend?

[@abigailerdelatz]

Maybe my favorite video you’ve ever done! Immediately after watching I used the Adobe Capture app to upload pics of myself and identify the hues in my coloring. Such a great way to bring your colors into areas other than fashion too.

[@elliejeanroyden]

Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed!!

[@ashplayssims]

I am curious on this color theory, as I have only recently gotten into the 12 color seasons and am a bit obsessed! I do feel like it was noticeable right away in this video that what you are wearing today is really working for you and making you shine

[@thechronicreative]

This is very interesting but maybe not for me. It gives very boring results as a black woman compared to my personality. But maybe that is the point. How to communicate natural things about yourself using colour.Thank you for explaining it so well, even if the results are bland. Here is what I mean... My version of white = light chocolate or dark beige romantic colour = dark pink dramatic colour= teal green energy colour= dark brown tranquil colour=deep brown base colour = deep navy my version of brown due to hair colour=black?? lightest colour of hair=black? Total= Winter?

[@holly_cuperus]

I already wear a lot of dark colors which would go in line with this book since I have brown hair, dark brown eyes, and nearly black eyebrows. I do have light skin with pinky undertones. But to be honest, this system isn't one that I am too interested in. It seems like a lot of colors would be off-limits since they are not naturally occurring in the skin and eyes.

[@northwoodfalls1403]

An interesting concept. I’m intrigued. The ideas gave me a happy sort of feeling in my body. I like the idea of taking colours from your own body and using them to communicate moods/energies. It’s what I like so much about Kibbe - my clothing is best when it’s in harmony with the lines of my body which in turn makes me feel more myself, more IN my body, and more confident and at peace. I don’t know if this will make sense, but just like a lot of older “style” systems basically try to make everyone into a sort of classic type regardless of wether they are or not, not working WITH your lines but rather trying to disguise them, something about the colour seasons has always felt a bit like that, a bit removed from the actual person. This feels to me like “if you want to know what colours suit you best, look at the colours on your own body and harmonize with them.”. Maybe it’s that it seems more intuitive and organic to me. Like, you’re already walking around, living and breathing in your own palette. Hunh. I’m gonna have to let that one marinate in my brain for a bit, but I like it 😊

[@katherinepettus5132]

Oh my word, I accidentally painted my whole downstairs in my essence color. That was 3 yrs ago... I had no idea but it is absolutely gorgeous and seems exactly like you're saying. Open, warm, intimate.

[@lisahoffman1978]

I did the same 20 years ago even before I knew ANYTHING. My favorite thus far

[@MsLinoi]

I love most of this! Although I'm still waiting for a deep dive into colorseasons, because this didn't fully confirm my suspicion. As someone with dark brown hair naturally, finding my 3rd base color was a little tricky. My hair gets a little lighter with sun damage, so I decided to pick the color of my highlights, which is a warm brown that can look copper have reddisch hues... Especially with darker features, we tend to say "it's just brown, or black" but even brown hair or eyes have undertones. We really need to get rid of that mindset, that dark hair, brown eyes or skin are "boring"

[@hannahhelton3789]

Omg totally agree. I have dark brown hair, that can get kind of reddish auburn highlights if I’m in the sun a lot. But yes, dark brown gets written off ALL the time.

[@christysmith9791]

Ellie -Jean, this has changed my life! I've tried everyone's tips for finding my season and my colors and I've never found good results until this! Thank you!

[@daniellebelisle2446]

Ellie-Jean your channel has become a personal solace for me. I’ve been going through some stuff lately, and your content is meaningful, light and fun. I hope you have a great day! 😊

[@taylorgayhart9497]

“Moonlight green” is the green-ish hue that white turns when in moonlight. Moonlight in general gives a green shift to the light.

[@sorelyanlie2784]

I LOVE this! I’ve been trying to figure out my color season for years, but I’m one of the hard to place olive-toned folks, and I’ve been noticing lately that honestly it seems like I’m a different season depending on witch hue I’m trying to find. I’m a HUGE color theory person (I literally wrote a thesis about in college, actually quite similar to this concept although I was applying it to painting rather than style), and I’ve just been thinking that I felt like the colors season concept a little bit missed the point because there are so many colors in each season that no one person ever looks their absolute BEST in every single one. And I really wanted to hone down my BEST colors, being a bit of a minimalist with regard to my wardrobe, it matters to me that every item I wear looks truly harmonious on me. I had already figured out on my own that it seemed like a dark aqua blue-green was really what looked the most dramatic/regal on me without me washing out and now I realize that it is the exact color of my veins, and that a vivid but darker berry-pink brought out all of the more “blushing” or “lip” tones on me, so it makes perfect sense that this would be the most intimate or sensual color on me. I just think this way of looking for your colors makes way more sense that the color season approach.

[@AR-sz5lm]

Many of these suggestions are pretty challenging for people with exceptionally deep brown eyes.

[@martinabevi]

Hi, I loved the theory… it seems much more easy to understand that the regular seasonal method. I think seasons are not covering WOC. Another thought, most WOC (especially darker) would have a very dark, almost monochrome palette?

[@kitty_s23456]

Hi, I agree. For WOC, it would be mainly different versions of brown (and maybe black). As a WOC too, I think the essence/ base & romantic colors are OK but for the others, I'll stick to my seasonal palette since I don't want my colors to be just shades of brown.

[@danielleheyns7033]

If you go on his channel or Pinterest, you'll see he types WOC and this is never the case. That's the trickier part of Zyla - a lot of it is colour that harmonises with, say, your eyes, rather than their exact colour. He never gives black or brown as a colour for your energy or tranquil colours, for instance. Such a tricky system, but super worth it once you figure it out! It also helps to look at his archetype boards and try colours from there. I'd never have said, for instance, that my eyes had yellow in them, but corn yellow harmonises beautifully with my eyes, hence it's my tranquility colour. I figured this out by looking at his videos and Pinterest boards. He swatch thing was way too confusing 😂 Hope this helps!

[@romysv]

@@danielleheyns7033 ohhh so not what this girl si saying then!! I too came to look for this sort of comment since my ahri and eyes are brown and my skin in yellowish. It all felt so boring lol too much beige

[@princess_lookbook]

I just want to say, your eyes are like, SO PRETTY. It's mesmerizing too. There were times it seemed like your pupil disappeared, probably lighting, and when you blinked it came back, and in that moment, it just was a blue-green color😭❤️. It's so beautiful😭❤

[@vikatarina1268]

1. Creme white 2. Salmon red 3. Grape blue 4 Army green 5. Mustard yellow 6. Dark Army green 7. Light Brown/ Caramel ashy brown 8. Caramel golden brown = Autumn Was always unsure if I was soft summer, soft autumn or true autumn. Now I can eliminate summer.

[@denisadellinger4543]

I just bought that book. This system seems interesting. I am a winter but got called another season a while back. I hated those colors. I went back to wearing winter. I have hazel eyes so I love to find pieces in that color green. You can wear all colors, it's just the hue and the undertones that make a difference. The key is finding that undertone.

[@melissahelsel4728]

I've had three wonderful consultations with David Zyla. It's truly changed my life, and saved me so much money in the long run. He is such a pleasure to work with, the consummate gentleman and so color intuitive. When I first changed my wardrobe according to his recommendations, I got a big promotion. I highly recommend working with him, or at least reading the book 🙂

[@SassenachAustralis]

I had heaps of fun today at a local op shop (thrift shop) trying on colours I normally wouldn’t, after watching this video. Came home with everything from a slate blue top to a salmon pink cardigan, shades of grey and silver, a pumpkin gold top, chocolate brown and shades of green. I’m really excited to play around with them. Thank you!

[@tquirkyt7118]

✨❤️His book is wonderful and lets you take a cerebral and deep look at color for personal perspective. Thanks‼️✨

[@carm9716]

I'm intrigued by this, but it's hard to look at myself and see my coloring. The veins are the hardest for me because they're purple and green. Update: Thank you again for this video! I examined my features more closely, even took pictures to help figure out some of my colors. I organized everything into a slideshow with swatches and pictures of the recommended objects you mentioned. I love the way it came out. What I'm seeing is that these new colors are more associated with Summer. In the 12 color season I settled in Deep Winter and some of the colors are shared by both seasons. What I love about David Zyla's system is that I can, and will, use these colors as my base and add other colors from the Summer and Winter palettes into it. As a Winter, you're told that we can only wear one shade of brown because they are usually very warm but Zyla's suggestion of looking at your eyes allows me to wear more of it. My eyes are reddish brown and I have nearly black, cool-toned brown hair with coppery red highlights as well as silver from my grays. This doesn't replace what I've been wearing but expands my color palette.

[@elliejeanroyden]

You have to pick the darkest colour in your veins - there’s a lot of variation so picking the darkest shade is what he recommends!

[@carm9716]

​@@elliejeanroyden Thank you

[@naolucillerandom5280]

​@@elliejeanroyden I had chosen a dark green, but if I look for the darkest parts in my wrist it might be this dusty grey-purple 😮

[@doctordonnanoble]

I had to have a think about how this would apply to POCs and I think I understand it now. It's about colour theory from an artist's perspective. To paint, we need a red, blue, yellow, white, and maybe a black. These colours will allow you to mix everything required for your painting. But of course there are many different types of whites, reds, blues etc. So we need to think of ourselves as the subject of a painting, and find the correct primary colours that will allow us to accurately paint ourselves. We won't be able to easily identify our colours using the methods he outlined, but we can think of it as "what shade of red do I need to mix into my skin tone so that it gives the natural colour of when I blush?" "What colour do I need to add to my black hair so that it reflects the streaks of my hair reflecting the sunlight?"

[@JosefineMausefrosch-jz5if]

To me this is the most helpful video finding my own colors and colorpalette I've watched yet - and it's been a lot. Thanks for that. So grateful I found your channel!

[@kaitlincrane_]

This is SO COOL! Thank you for this video! I LOVE LOVE color theory. Two years ago I divided my wardrobes into warm and cool seasons, and I chose darker colors in my winter for a lot of reasons, but I noticed that because of seasonal depression I don’t choose lighter colors very often during the cold months.

[@cassandrak9890]

I think you’d look so beautiful in brown mascara! I learned in getting my color analysis done (true summer here!) that most people that aren’t winters should wear brown or navy mascara and it truly makes a difference!

[@amykitia]

I believe that you did this video with the best intention, and I am thankful that you explained that book, then I don't have to read it. I'm happy to learn more about other systems, but this one wasn't for me. I really rather to wear optical white than nude, like in my wedding. I'm kind of yellowy or orangy shade, I have a soft tan the whole year. I also feel better with bright black, bright red and electric blue. I feel that those are more my colours. And I don't find those colours in my features. And know thinking about the people of colour, I know this is not about race, but many of them will wear beautifully an optical white, sand or pearl, and wouldn't want to change them for brown or maybe wouldn't like to paint their room dark brown or whatever shade they are. Maybe I'm wrong, and some of them would love the idea. But it feels like that author wasn't thinking about a wider range of people.

[@kelliwalters1728]

Yeah, this author seems very unconcerned with deeper skinned people and, to a degree, brown-eyed brunettes generally. How many shades of brown can one tolerate? It sounds incredibly bland in execution.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

I completely agree.

[@KEKrato]

Even for very pale people, my romantic color and my neutral color would be about the same. Going with skin tones simply won't look good on everyone or provide the versatility some people love. Bright, vibrant colors DO look great on a lot of people. This is definitely not for everyone.

[@ifetayodavidson-cade5613]

@@kelliwalters1728 I really appreciate those in fashion and beauty who can serve the needs of clients of a range of shades, because they are truly experts. Some f&b folks may be popular on social media, but they are only experts in themselves (body shapes, face shapes, etc) and not much beyond that. When I heard an American YTer say she doesn't advise black eyeliner or mascara, I realized that she didn't consider people of color as her viewers and I unsubscribed. After all, most people in the USA and on Earth have dark eyelashes.

[@brunettemouse3265]

I don't think this theory is saying people of colour couldn't wear white. If white is in your colour season, then no matter what your skin tone is you can wear white very well. I think this theory is just for if you wanted to create different affects, like the one where u wear an almost nude colour will make u feel intimate etc. White won't do that. That doesn't mean u can't wear white, but it will have a different affect.

[@LyubomiraGerova97]

Your hairstyle and makeup are amazing in this video in particular! Your channel has become one of my favorites very quickly!❤

[@elliejeanroyden]

Thank you so much!! ♥️

[@bygrace8485]

I love the concept of this! Albeit, I am a brown girl so my eyes and hair don’t have a wide variation of colour. I used the lighter parts of my body to make it work and I’m happy with the results! I don’t have blue veins but there is a little essence of purple and more of an olive green. Thank you for sharing this info! ❤

[@durikasiek]

I love the change of perspective of how you look at yourself in this system. And it is fun to look for your colors in your features.

[@4l1sp]

essence: beige/camel/ivory/tan romantic: deep flush pink dramatic: teal/blueish green energy color: chocolate brown tranquil color: medium brown

[@anrowari]

I have a bit of a neutral skin tone, so I was never quite sure what my colour season would be. This was very easy to understand, and I have now been able to narrow it down to either Spring or Summer. Thank you very much. :)

[@theshadeee]

I love your channel and it has some helpful tip if you look for them. Though, most of it as a whole is only works for a white demographic. Try looking for some inspiration for videos from books that are written by poc.

[@alicia217]

Really love this video. Always struggled to find what looks good for me so im going to take notes, have a go and try to find my season this way

[@laniiblue]

Pearl was literally the first color I thought of for you omg! Such a gentle and soft pink with a hint of cream. Spot on!! 🤍

[@hannahgolden]

I'm so excited to learn about the Archetypes! You typed me as a true winter and I totally agree! I love the words used to describe winters in this video. Cold, silent, moonlight, etc all really vibe with me.

[@karstmama]

Ok, holy shit. I’ve been working on colors/style/3 words/capsule wardrobe for a year or so. I HAD ALL THE COLORS CHOSEN I SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN BY THIS METHOD (until the last two!)!! That feels good, like I’m on the right track. ❤️

[@jennaalkhabi1229]

Mine would be~ Essence (base): yellow/pink white Romantic (love) : coral red Blue (dramatic/authority): mermaid green-blue Energy color (darkest part of iris): dark grey moss green Tranquil color (lightest part of iris): eucalyptus-pistachio green First base/version of black (ring around iris): seaweed green Second base/version of brown (darkest part of hair): cedar brown, a less formal neutral Third base/version of khaki (lightest part of hair): eggnog yellow, playful formal neutral AUTUMN! Thank you! 😊❤️

[@avaglynn1]

I love this! Going to order the book! But watching the video and examining my eyes, it all makes sense!! I gravitate towards a lot of these colors already!

[@ocea.]

Love your channel, as a soft classic myself. Would you be open to make a video about what NOT to wear, as in you dress in outfits that are obviously and not so obviously not meant for soft classic and your skin tone? I think the contrast/dual screen shot would be immensely helpful as you are so great at explaining!

[@tiffann9514]

I totally did a deep dive on zyla a week or so ago when you posted about this on your Instagram account story!!! 😅 It's such a interesting way of looking at yourself and the colors that empower us. I'm still working on my essence color, that's a little difficult, but i have started wearing my other colors and love the way I feel! ....Funny side note, my dramatic color found in my veins (dark teal) was actually the color I had chosen for my prom dress 10 years ago!😂

[@lindsay4215]

Are you olive toned by chance?? I'm thinking mine is dusty teal and I'm super olive :)

[@nancycompier]

@@lindsay4215 I picked dark teal for my dramatic color and I am olive toned!

[@aliciamilne2302]

I couldn’t figure out why I was drawn to certain colors for things or why they made me feel a certain way but now I have the answer !!!! This is so cool!!!❤

[@GhislaineBeauce]

I love this approach!! I've just ordered his book too, looking forward to going through it. Having gone through a Theatre Design course, this info should really have been in it! We had fashion history lectures, focusing on women's clothing (a lot of stuff I already knew), but barely any guidance as to how to style and design costumes that work with the actor(s).

[@bevepr]

Oh, makes me so happy to see this video discussed with such detailed care, thank you! ✨I love David Zyla's color system! Would love to learn from your perspective on the archetypes of this system.

[@Alicia_257]

Wow the lighting in this video is really good! Also this color theory is quite interesting

[@elliejeanroyden]

That’s so good to hear because I’ve been working on production value! It’s not perfect yet but I’ll get there ;)

[@Alicia_257]

@@elliejeanroyden it shows and we notice it 🙌🏼✨

[@MissChiqui931]

I have brown eyes and brown hair. I like them that way, but I was a little bummed that according to this theory I have to wear... Brown. And brown. Maybe copper. I don't really like to dress in brown. I am soooo brown myself that I feel I'd be washed out in brown. 😢

[@port-pharillon]

I don't agree with this total Brown look result : i think we should not only see the color Brown but think the version of Brown in the palette of dark or black, in thé palette of green, on the palette of each color. More a question of sensation or sensitive thing than a rigide way of choice. (Sorry for my poor english )

[@dewshine3359]

Thankyou, this was really fun! I'll be waiting for that video on archetypes. Lots of love❤

[@noctua_ursa]

This video was so informative - still trying to get to grips with being a summer when I thought I was a winter so giving the colours "feelings" as such is really helpful. Definitely buying the book!

[@sup.2318]

Wow! Did you get a new camera set up? It makes you look so much brighter and clear! IT's an awesome upgrade if it is.

[@elliejeanroyden]

Yes I’ve been working lots on my production the past few weeks! Glad to hear it’s paying off! ☺️☺️☺️

[@quenepacrossing4675]

Based on this i basically should only wear different shades of brown :/ i dont think this is for everyone but great lighting, you look good

[@myelvanderbaas]

That was so interesting and informative ! I feel like there’s such depth in the way we can use colors to convey meaning. Thank you for this lovely video ! 💕☺️

[@Spongebobswaifu]

I can't believe how lovely and peaceful this whole topic is :'(((((

[@LadyOndyne]

I love your videos, you had help me so much❤ But this is not my favourite color theory. For northen caucasians it can mean so many different colours in your palette but... even me (pale as I am) would have such a lack of diversity in my color palette with my dark chocolate eyes and dark chocolate hair. Moreover, I am a winter whose best colors to wear are pure white, ice blue, periwinkle and powder blue; I fade away in dark browns 😢

[@Co20Ch24]

Enjoyable! Your hair appears to be in the natural blonde shades. Something like Klorane chamomile cleanser or a more gentle dye like naturtint could replace the more direct bleaching process if that's what you are doing. Just sharing, if you are happy, there's no need to change and I'm not a licensed cosmetologist. Even natural recipes are effective. Your hair is beautiful and healthy, btw. I enjoyed watching this. I may be between spring and summer. Pastels or slightly deeper tones, variations of pink, lilac, creamy colors with a hint of pink work for me too, but I don't regularly prefer pink. I like black and white because it eliminates options and is suitable for most occasions, but it's nice to make changes sometimes as you stated. I avoid wearing a lot of red too. It was fun trying this activity!

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

The way you say “Sensual” is so cute. I’ve never heard anyone say it like that.

[@keraniarpaia8637]

This is fascinating, thank you for breaking it down so clearly! I just received one of your packages and I can tell that this will be really helpful for determining which colors within my color season are best suited to which pieces in my wardrobe.

[@ngrace4299]

I love this, I’m really interested in using our colours in the home and how to do that. I’m going to get this book! Thank you ❤

[@elliejeanroyden]

I loves this element too!!

[@sup.2318]

I'm Autumn. I don't think anything else fits. I find it interesting how choosing the colors within our features brings harmony, though it's also a bit silly to use these colors to choose a lamp and such lol

[@shironerisilk]

Yeah,... I really like Ellie-Jean's content (this is not a complaint about her) but Zyla doesn't seem to work for me as a Dark Autumn latina either (or for the other WOC in the comments). And the suggestions were kinda too out there for my taste, too 'energy and vibes' for me, I think I will stick with the slightly more scientific 12 seasons system LOL

[@kitty_s23456]

@@shironerisilk Yep, me too. As a WOC, it will be 50 shades of brown. Lol. Maybe it will work for the essence, romantic or dramatic colors, but other than that, I'll stick to my autumn palette.

[@brandic89]

I think it's fun! My mom (God rest her soul) used to decorate our house in her warm Autumn colors, and it made the place feel like a personable home that reflected her so well. I could really feel a difference when I walked into anyone else's place. It just wasn't the same vibe. It's so wonderful the way everyone is unique and can express that in such an authentic way. Also, the colors need not all be shades of brown if you have brown hair and/or eyes. My hair is brown, but Zyla has incredible color vision and brings a theatrical flair to the palette. He saw overtones of a cool shale green in my hair and chose varying levels of that for my casual 2nd base, from an amazing "jack pine" deep bluish green color all the way down to a "morning rush" cool pale green. I love it! Some winters (with black hair) wind up getting a lovely eggplant color (with options of varying shades) as their second base neutral due to these subtle overtones that he can see and that also express (in an effortlessly authentic way) some aspect of the personality as well, usually. Not sure why that almost always works out that way, but the world is wide and fascinating!

[@myssangela4872]

I don't know what you did to your hair or makeup or else but even though you always look pretty, today you're just radiant wow

[@elliejeanroyden]

This is SO lovely thank you so much!!! ♥️♥️

[@lissacroft919]

Ellie I LOVE this video! I have watched it 4 times so far and I have David's book in my Amazon cart ready to go 😊

[@indiajohnson4149]

Could you do this for black people using celebrities or just POC I think it's hard to apply

[@sundus928]

Y'all I'm a Brown girl too with stark black hair, chocolate brown skin and black iris. It's really not difficult to understand undertones. For the longest time, I've been wondering how I would look with dusty Rose colored hair. Found out , my natural hair colour suits me best but the dusty rose might actually be my ESSENCE colour since I feel so ...bright and lively with it. Matte Black colours accentuate my eyes and brown skin. Teal , blue and lavender colours makes my Veins look Alive. Although I have yellow undertones but Soft Spring colours look better.

[@troubledpineapple5839]

I have a question for anyone with a theory about the answer lol: I’m chronically ill, which is making it hard to determine my color season/body type. My skin looks cool and grayish, which led me to soft summer, but I feel I really shine in brighter colors and makeup. Is it possible I’m a winter that just APPEARS more muted because of my sickness? Also I’m underweight, so finding my Kibbe type has been almost impossible. I look like a dramatic, except my facial features and shoulders are all yin… just curious about peoples ideas!

[@katherinebaxter6870]

I love this and I am excited for your next video. This did confirm summer for me! I got a little confused around the colors from the eyes. My eyes are light golden around the pupil and then a fairly solid grey color and then a dark almost black ring. I will have to listen to the video again to see if I can figure it out. It would be amazing to see a diagram with arrows pointing to an example eye. I am excited to play in my closet and look for these colors!

[@cream9756]

I have the exact same problem!

[@katherinebaxter6870]

@Citrus that does make sense, thank you!

[@Shinibo]

So cool you are talking about David Zyla - not many people on KZbin talks about his work! I have had a session with him once and his eye for color is incredible. He saw a sage green “energy” and pale yellow “tranquil” in my eyes, where I always thought my eyes were blue-green. Also my romantic color was a cool dusty rose, while I thought it was more raspberry. I look forward to your video about the archetypes, that must be a long one! I am curious if you looked into Zyla because I, in an old comment, said that I thought your AT was “Iridescent Summer - The Mysterious Mermaid”? 😊

[@Karolina-dr8du]

I just did a little experiment. I zoomed in on a bunch of my photos and I did a screenshot on a bunch of really zoomed in parts of the photos so the whole screen was a sample of a colour(hair, eye, hand, lips, etc, you get the point.) than I ended up with a colour palette that turns out to be a beautiful warm full of rosy pink, peach, gold, and deep ocean blue. First of all it made me really appreciate my features and I think I’ll wear these colours a lot more. Also I’m definitely a soft spring and now I know why I look so washed out in cool tones like dusty pink makeup etc

[@AB-lv5cp]

I so enjoy your videos! Not sure if you have changed your makeup or something, but you look exceptionally lovely in this one. Whatever you're doing, it's working!

[@cecilie531]

I knew it was just a matter of time before you came around to talk about the Zyla system 😆 I am glad you are talking about it! Most people don't know his system, but I personally find it one of the most accurate ways to determine your best colors, besides trying them on of course (one by one...)

[@amya4186]

What an interesting concept - thank you for introducing us!

[@vampiric-elf5619]

My goodness! Years ago I read this book while sat in a public library. Maybe 15 years ago. I've thought about it many times since but I couldn't remember the name of the book or author.

[@myusikah]

If I had to guess, Zyla is probably the one who took it too literally. It feels like it was not the most inclusive of him to suggest you can find multiple tones in your hair or irises, or that you'd look good in colors that match your flushed skin if there isn't a difference in saturation, and that the colors will match up with what he identifies as your "true" white/black/brown/khaki, etc. Still this was fun~ because I am not White, I found the associations with the colors suggested rather funny. I found my essence color is probably sand or beige Romantic color is somewhere between coral and crimson. (It's hard to get the right saturations when our meat suits are all kinda translucent.) I have two dramatic colors because I have three colors that show up in my veins. These two were a similar level of "dark." I got olive green and like, a cobalt? (I find this funny because we're supposed to have our own shade of khaki down the line.) My energy color is umber (like a cool-neutral brown) My "tranquil" "spa" color is a honey or butterscotch color 😂😂😂 Gotta love how bright yellow is so peaceful~ My first base, or personal shade of "black," was navy blue 😂 while my second base, or personal brown, was like, an ash-brown or walnut. My third base, or personalized khaki was rust (I have like, 2 red hairs that grow on one side of my head 😂😂😂) I think it'll be fun and inspiring to play with these color palettes, especially in my makeup. But i don't think it's worth taking super seriously. What counts for your job or partner is your experience and character, not whether you're decorated in ways that are flattering 100% of the time.

[@redandpink219]

So interesting Ellie-Jean, thanks for introducing this system to me!

[@because78...9]

This is such an interesting way to find your colors? I love it!!

[@nonamenonumber-jx4xo]

My essence color would be peach creme, crème white or Pearl white My romantic color would be rose red (red pink) My dramatic color would be Apatite blue (rich Blue-green) or lilac My energy color is black My tranquil color is light soft brown or brown beige? My neutrals: 1st base: expresso brown or brown black or just black 2nd base: dark brown or brown black 3rd base: ash brown or grey black

[@wrenduray1393]

This method completely transformed my style instantly!!! Thank you for sharing. Finally a method that makes sense to me. So brilliant and so simple too 😊

[@childfreechick2980]

I find that neutrals, pastels, and earth tones look amazing on me. They bring out my skin tone and make me feel great. Bright colors make me feel awful and look bad on me. They overshadow me and don't bring out my reddish undertones in a good way.

[@aliciamilne2302]

I love that my intuition hasn’t been letting me down ❤ Totally instinctively got blankets and towels in my tranquil color! Need more! Lol Also I’m cracking up how similar our colors are ! My essence and tranquil are soooo similar! I think I need a

[@JediBunny]

This is fascinating and feels intuitively sensible! I’m curious, does the natural colour of our lips correlate with any particular theme? I would think that would be a very prominent and telling feature, psychologically speaking!

[@elliejeanroyden]

I agree , i would definitely use this to contribute to deciding on a romantic colour! Not in the book, just my opinion!

[@katherinebaxter6870]

Question, could you have two dramatic colors? Some of my veins are more towards midnight blue and the other more prominent veins are turquoise/teal.

[@NataliaSteck98]

I think so, cause she have pointed to colors in the base and the romantic categories. But I'm having the same doubt, since my veins are lavender and teal

[@Sera_diary]

Ma'am, as an Indian, i answered brown,nude ,black and blue for almost all the bases 🤣🤣

[@ryptoll4801]

This was interesting for me as a color nerd in general, but ultimately I couldn't really conclude anything from this in regards to seasons as I'm a neutral, or rather a wild mix of cool and warm. Essence color: for this I picked ivory, a very warm off-white. It's what I'm drawn to instead of pure white and reminds me of the most yellow aspects of my skintone. Romantic color: this was an easy pick for me as it's my go-to shade for blush, lipstick, even eye shadows, which is a very neutral and hard to find antique pink. A lot of my skin actually has this color. This is what got interesting for me in regards to seasons. Although it's close to the shade "cool dusty rose" in the spring palette, it's not quite it. At first I wanted to pick wine red though, as it's the shade of red I wear the most, it's my all time favorite color, and it's what I feel is my true "romantic" color. It does feel like wine red is really just a darker and bolder version of antique pink, and I often wear them together, because it's such a luscious combination! Dramatic color: my veins are a cool greenish shade so I picked petrol green. I actually really like this color but I rarely use it because it's difficult to match. Energy color: my eyes are hazel with a mix of golden brown and bluish gray creating an illusion of warm, mossy green, so I chose olive green for this. This is where my color palette is getting messy for real lol. Olive green is clashing hard with petrol green. I look fine in both, just not at the same time. So even if my "romantic color" could be squeezed into a specific season, olive and petrol can absolutely not. Tranquil color: the brightest parts of my iris is some kinda pale, orangey yellow. It was hard to not just say "ivory" again, so I went with gold for this one. 1st base: the outer color of my iris is a very crisp, dark gray, so I went with charcoal gray, and I actually really like this color for formal wear. Another neutral color that shows up. 2nd base: my hair is a very ashy dark blonde that can look almost black in some of my body hair, so I chose a dark ashy gray-brown. Basically same color as you! I only really use this color for contouring in makeup. Whenever I wear brown in clothing I prefer warmer chocolate and leather browns, because they go better with my skin and eyes. 3rd base: I've always had a few sprinkles of very blonde, ashy, almost white in my hair, like this extreme platinum situation that I long thought was early graying, but it's not. So let's go with alabaster/chalk white for this one. My hair definitely throws off my color palette as it's so extremely cool in contrast with everything else that it makes me look very off. My skin being a mix of neutral pink and warm yellow, and my eyes being a mix of cool bluish gray and warm brown, they kinda go together much better, as the both have both warm and cool tones. So I tend to kinda lean in the warmer direction, especially because I think warm brown and blonde hair works much better with all the yellow in my skin and eyes. I also tend to come together better in deep, rich colors. I wear a lot of cool reds, burnt orange, mossy greens and emerald, deep black and ivory white, and all possible shades of blue. So for whatever it's worth if I had to put myself somewhere in the season mess, I'd say I'm a mix of autumn and winter. I take a lot of inspiration from especially those two seasons. But I think I'm too neutral to really be categorized any singular season.

[@vaultbunny7496]

I love how he included art inspiration for each color season