Color Temperature: How Warm And Cool Colors Affect Your Wardrobe | The Color Series

[@ZElhaz_]

I remember my struggles with finding out if I'm rather cool or warm, but what really helped me with the right identification was comparing my complexion to my partner's at the photo! He's definitely warm and when I looked so pale and pinkish next to him I had this 'aha! moment' and confirmed I'm really on the cool side 😄

[@vazq_Fernanda]

YES!! Color is always best perceived as a comparison - even in skin! Thank you for the great point.

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@vazq_Fernanda you can't cool down orange, you can only neutralize it. Orange is warm, very warm, there is no such thing as a cool orange.

[@victoriataylor5584]

@@vazq_Fernanda be careful about the olive undertone explanation because olives can also lean warm because of the yellow.

[@victoriataylor5584]

Not ALL warm toned people can wear orange, on slightly warm toned people, it will overpower our coloring, and grey us out. This is true of dark autumn seasons.

[@sherryseher7736]

Greens have always puzzled me, except for olive green , which is obvious . These comparisons with yellow and blue are most helpful, so thank you for this !

[@vazq_Fernanda]

It is really my pleasure!! 🤗 Glad I could help

[@catherinegardner8407]

Very good! I taught this and have used the color wheel extensively. Your delivery is very good and I appreciate that you speak clearly.

[@dianneunderwood8456]

As a pale skinned red-head, I was always told to never wear black. True that black is a strong non-warm tone, but it can be worn if you wish to "modify" it by wearing something warmer with it next to your neck or face. For example, I had a basic black crepe dress and paired it with a beautiful creamy coloured lacy crochet top that was sleeveless and gold jewellery. It was amazing how that cream colour warmed up the outfit and flattered my warm skin tones. And if you didn't have the top I might suggest that a warm pink or creamy pearl necklace would also be a good accent. thank you for sharing your knowledge and well presented video.

[@sarinamayari8309]

Thank you very much for a clearer explanation 🥰🥰😘😘😘

[@Jacksprat265]

I had my colours done over 30 months ago. I now find that I’m instinctively attracted to ‘my’ colours

[@elisa4620]

The violet stone is amethyst :) PS : I have took a few drawing/painting courses and I think you explained color theory very well. The "scales" where you added yellow/red or blue little by little were a great idea to help Prople understand and vizalize it.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

AMETHYST!!! Thank you! I was gonna say tanzanite but that's more blue. I'm glad you're enjoying these videos!

[@PermaPen]

Many decades ago I had a makeup colour analyis done in Selfridges, by Prescriptives. They said I was neutral, and gave me two sets of makeup, one on the yellow-undertone side, and one on the blue-undertone side. To be honest, neither looked quite right so I blended them. I still do. Pink-orange is perfect.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

So interesting! I just got my colors done, and it came out that I'm cool toned, after being told I was neutral many times. I wonder what they would tell you today!

[@denisehester5767]

This content is so smart. Again, excellent presentation of a topic that often quickly gets complicated and confusing.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Aww Denise, thank you for all the wonderful comments! I'm so happy to have you!!

[@flighthouse4428]

Just came across your channel, and loving the content! Very helpful - best breakdown of color I’ve heard before, esp. Part 1 to this Series. You mentioned wanting to bring on a color expert, and I know it’s been a year now, but I just wanted to suggest Carol Tuttle of Dress Your Truth. I’m not very familiar with the world of fashion and color, but she was the first person online to help me really feel comfortable in my style, and find clothing that was the right cut, texture, weight, color, and more, and the first time I learned about choosing the right color for my type. She brings personality into it, which is a lot of fun, and my sisters, mom and I have all found it really helpful in buying for ourselves, each other, and other people, when we know their types.

[@karin1207]

I just discovered your videos last week and I am enjoying them! I don't know how accurate this is but I have learned in the past if your veins are blue you have cool undertones and get red or pink in the cheeks. Which I do and for the most part I am attracted to the cooler colors and silver jewelry; but there are exceptions. If your veins are green you are warm and if you can't see your veins you are most likely neutral.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

This has never worked for me! I'm finally gonna go to a professional because all those quizzes tell me different things.

[@Mkr7942]

I have always found lipstick shopping challenging, which now, i know, is due to my olive skin undertone. I found my perfect red in 2015, when I bought a magazine which had a lipstick as a freebie. It was a clarins I think, and the shade, the best way to describe, is a pinky red with a hint of orange. I have seen this shade since this then because it can flatter many skin tones. The progression of red colour, from warm to cool works for me in case of eye shadow but not lipstick. (I am talking about a bare face, and not a primed one). That may be due to an uneven tone of skin.

[@VerityCandle]

I find that I almost always end up looking the best in jewel tones or colors that sort of equalize to neutral (cooler reds, warmer blues), and my undertone tone seems to vary a lot based on the lighting (even in sunlight, the cloud cover and shade can affect it). That's made color temperature analysis a bit difficult for me. I'm not sure if that means that my undertone is more neutral or if my skin tone is just really muted, and that makes it more complicated.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Well, undertone is hardest to tell in people with super fair skin (if that's you in the picture, you seem to be pretty fair). I hope the video I'm planning to do on undertones can help you, because if I get the person I have in mind, her system may be helpful to you!

[@CapsuleColorStyle]

You already know how much I love this topic! I’m so excited to watch this!! 🙊Commenting before watching! 🙊

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Hahah thanks girl! We're still in basic color theory, stuff I wish I had learned in school!

[@Ann-wv2ti]

I am confused about how to tell if a color leans cool or warm. How do I know which color on the color wheel to compare it to?

[@putrihidayat2661]

Thank you Fernanda.... that's so cool

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lnwmelon]

I would love to learn my skin undertone. Thank you so much for your efforts and for sharing your knowledge. I really love your content. ❤️❤️

[@vazq_Fernanda]

I'm working on a video on this. I have done a TON of research and discovered it's not as easy as most of the internet makes it out to be. I connected with an expert on color 😝 Stay tuned!

[@lnwmelon]

@@vazq_Fernanda thank you so much!!!

[@elisa4620]

@@vazq_Fernanda For this specific topic, I found other people's comments on how clothes suit me useful. For instance I always receive compliments when wearing bright and warm colors. But I rarely got some when wearing dark or cool colors. This was a big hint to my natural undertones. 🐱 (and in my case it's a "happy ending" as I prefer warm colors and they have been much more available these last years).

[@clairewillow6475]

Just to add on to the red lipstick examples, for those that are neutral and you tan in the summer, you might be able to pull off a warmer pink shade (think coral) that you wouldn’t pull off in the winter (stick to cooler reds/purple shades then)

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Ohh good tip!! Definitely, the tan does change things!

[@glitter7777]

@@vazq_Fernanda no no a tan does not change the undertone. When you tan you’ll only be a tanned cool tone. Don’t start fooling with warm colors bc they will look horrible even if you are tanned. Coming from a fellow winter

[@bethp-s4211]

​@@glitter7777 See, this I find interesting, as I am pale and cool-toned, but I find when I go on holiday I tan a little (not a lot) and have an easier time with gold jewellery, my freckles come out, I can pull of lighter, warmer colours. Not sure if this is just in my head or not? Fairly certain I'm a True Summer. Love Winter colours though, you're lucky to be one!

[@glitter7777]

@@bethp-s4211 I’m no expert but your undertone does not change with tanning only your surface tones

[@bethp-s4211]

@@glitter7777 I agree, which is why I'm so curious. I'm getting my colours done in February I think, by House of Colour... I will come back and let you know what they think 😁

[@elinevanloon1424]

Very helpful!

[@deborahdobson7676]

Really enjoying this series 👍🏻👏🏻. Do you have any tips for me as I’ve recently embraced my gray hair and clothes I previously loved in my wardrobe don’t look right now.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

It depends on your undertone! Do you know what it is? Also - LOVE the gray hair! My friend Karen from @Gratefulandgray has a TON of tips - not wardrobe specific, but makeup, care etc.

[@deborahdobson7676]

@@vazq_Fernanda thanks, I’ll check Karen out 👍🏻. I’m very pale and had dark brown hair. When I’ve bought make up before I’ve been told I was neutral.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

@@deborahdobson7676 What brand was the makeup? And did it blend nicely into your skin or did you have to apply a full face for it to not be noticeable?

[@vazq_Fernanda]

@@deborahdobson7676 What brand was the makeup? And did it blend nicely into your skin or did you have to apply a full face for it to not be noticeable?

[@deborahdobson7676]

@@vazq_Fernanda it was Urban Decay powder to cream foundation compact which they’ve stopped making. At the moment I’m using Body Shop Railay Beach which blends in well with my skin, I was recommended this colour in the shop.

[@carolynberlin124]

Love your videos, so helpful. An experts help would be great to determine this.

[@vazq_Fernanda]

I have been trying to get an expert on the channel for a while - and I just found a GREAT one! I'm so excited for that video, I have to go see her outside of my home state. Stay tuned!

[@20kjw]

So helpful - I just realised I have a cool undertone because my best colour is a blue - the comparison with a true warm or cool makes sense to me x

[@glitter7777]

Blue can be warm or cool so just be aware just because you look great in blue, green, yellow, pink whatever all colors have warm and cool versions. I think the silver or gold jewelry is the best test because it’s fool proof

[@20kjw]

@@glitter7777 👋 funnily enough i had my colours done in may this year and it turns out I am autumn - and of course that means my undertone is warm 😝

[@glitter7777]

@@20kjw yay!!! It’s so helpful. You must have been looking good in warm blues before. So happy you found your season

[@Over55Life]

Thank you smart and beautiful Fernanda.

[@shirleytx7]

I have watched all your color videos including this one and am still confused. Dark brown hair with brown eyes I believe I am a warm autumn. I gravitate to neutral colors black, navy,and grey. When I am trying to branch out I might try a maroon or khaki. At 52 you’d think I’d have all this figured out but I don’t. I was thinking what happens when I embrace the grey hair will I be a different temperature? Will different colors be more flattering?

[@vazq_Fernanda]

You know, I'm not a huge fan of seasonal color analysis. It feels like a dated system to me and not one that is super inclusive of darker skin tones or alternative hair colors (which, as people get more and more mixed race, it's harder to fit into its boxes). At the end of the day I think looking at hair doesn't make much sense, since the whole point is making your skin look good. The system I like the most so far is by Jen Thoden: Your Color Style. She first looks at chroma, and then she looks at undertone. The third step is dark or light. I recommend you check her out, I hope it helps!

[@BigBear231]

Seasonal Analysis is all about undertone. It has very little do with hair or eye colour, other then to indicate contrast. (In other words dark brown hair + brown eyes + light skin is high contrast... dark brown hair + brown eyes + dark skin is low contrast) if your hair changes then that could be an indication your contrast changes, but as your undertone is still the same then your season (or the colours you suit warm/cool/light/dark) shouldn’t be changing no matter what your hair colour :)

[@vazq_Fernanda]

@@BigBear231 That makes sense about the contrast, but what throws me off is that when they ask about those, it's always within a set that feels like it's not super inclusive. For example, what if you have dark skin, light hair + eyes? Ive never come across a quiz that asks that, and yet I know people who would definitely fit those descriptions. Not super common, but possible.

[@BigBear231]

@@vazq_Fernanda Yes. Online quizzes can be fun, but before investing a lot of money on your wardrobe, ultimately, it is best to get an in person analysis. Otherwise, the chance for confusion and disillusion is high. The same applies in your example to contrast. Dark skin + light hair and eyes is high contrast. We look and feel our very best when we echo ourselves in what we wear. Just like the seasons do. A fall tree with beautiful orange and red leaves would feel out of place in a field covered in snow and ice.. same with ourselves. How I see Colour Analysis is actually uncovering your own unique and individual beauty, and wearing the very colours that harmonize and show that off! Going down the path of online tests had only brought me angst, and a wardrobe I hated... and it makes me so sad to think it puts people off getting their colours done - when really that is what I found to be the very key to finding a wardrobe that I absolutely adore and makes me excited to get dressed every single day :) Anyway, I could go on and on but I hope (way up at the beginning lol) that I answered your question about contrast.

[@heidilanders9807]

@@BigBear231 I have a sallow undertone (don't know how else to describe it!) and have always considered myself a fall as far as colors. I know you say it's an outdated model, but generally it has worked for me, I think. Neutrals plus rust plus olive plus some really brown burgundies. No blues, violets or bright reds. One problem is it is hard for me to find influencers who match up to my colors. I will think they are in my range and then in spring they go all pink and violet on me and I think, maybe I had it wrong. Would love to know if you have found influencers who are in this color range.

[@icingcake]

11:40 💯

[@olagerta8199]

I was kn color analysis online. I'm a soft summer unfortunately I didn t know how to recognize if the color is cool or warm. Thank your for this informative video ❤

[@vazq_Fernanda]

I'm so glad it has helpful! I hope this helps you get better clothes for your wardrobe!

[@madamallura3108]

I don't really understand this.. I look good in most colors but they have to be muted or darker.. bright colors make me look dull....

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Chroma is a big factor and can definitely be a distraction! I would be willing to bet that you're cool tone, and that that 'muted' quality you are talking could be because of the addition of blue to the pigment, with a little grey. I should show it with paint!

[@sudakshinaghosh9997]

Would love to hear you also talk about overtones. My case for example, I am Indian and like a lot of others from my country, I have an olive undertone, and a yellow/warm overtone. So although as per this video i would be essentially cool, I seem anything but cool. Jewel tones work for me but the rest of the colors vary widely. For example, a warm spicy orange will almost always be way too warm for me, and while cool but saturated colors (i.e.,jewel tones) work great, pastels or any cool colors that arent as saturated are a disaster! 😭

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Without seeing you, my guess would be that if your overtone is yellow, it would be like the example in the video - a warmer green! So my guess is that cool colors with warm undertones would work absolute best for you, followed by cool colors with cooler undertones. Does that sound like it's on the right track?

[@sudakshinaghosh9997]

@@vazq_Fernanda wow that was a thinker! So after spending some more time looking at my colors, i feel like I’m ending up at it all being a spectrum. I mean a warmer blue is always a better fit for me but a cooler (and darker) green is better (green is tricky). A warmer yellow works but a cooler orange is better and with red, i feel like i am somewhere very much in the middle of cool and warm lol! 🤷🏻‍♀️ you’re right its going to be rather impossible when you cant see me in person! Really appreciate the thoroughness of your response though!!❤️❤️

[@sudakshinaghosh9997]

@@vazq_Fernanda actually after rewatching this video, on second thought, i feel like any color that is warmed up with red is better warmer on me and any color warmed up with yellow is better cooler on me, except yellow itself which is better warmer lol.. (i suppose its got something to do with yellow and green pulling out the green undertones in my skin and red balancing it out🤪) i’m sorry if i am further confusing you, but this video and conversation is actually proving to be rather eye-opening for me! Damn!!

[@elizabethrigaud705]

How do you figure out your undertone?

[@vazq_Fernanda]

The most foolproof way I’ve found is to get a color analysis done, the second I find helpful is grabbing a really sharp white cloth and an ivory cloth and holding them up to your face, covering all other color, and seeing which one looks better. I have a video coming on this next week, stay tuned!

[@vazq_Fernanda]

Check out the video that just went live today! It may be helpful.

[@heidilanders9807]

Yes, please have an expert to talk more about color tones. Do you consider yourself a warm or a cool?

[@vazq_Fernanda]

I think I'm an almost neutral olive, but definitely on the cooler side.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

Have you ever watched Christine ressels you tube channel where she build wardrobe modules? It has some similarities with you capsule wardrobe formula

[@vazq_Fernanda]

No I haven't! I'll check her out!

[@jmsl910]

my head hurts!!! inthink im sticking with black, grey & dark blue--it works with my grey hair and cool skin undertones. i am prob breaking every recommendation . sorru

[@vazq_Fernanda]

No need to apologize, at the end of the day it's what makes you FEEL your best! Have you seen my video on color analysis? That's the one that really opens up your eye to all the possibilities!