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[@greenplant3480]

i started loving myself as i watch your videos because i've learnt about my body and colour scheme. thank you with all my heart❤

[@merriamstyle]

thank you so much

[@jiitkha]

For warm and delicate ladies. If a neutral reminds you milk tea or cafe latte, it's probably your best colors. 😁

[@louisar4227]

👌🏼

[@niconiii]

I would love for you to do a video on which hair colors suits the skin undertones. I’ve seen a lot of other videos about this but, I feel like they just don’t hit the nail on the head. Keep up the amazing work! ❤️

[@cianap.281]

I'd also love that video.

[@raraavis7782]

Niya Gonzales Yes please. I‘ve recently cut off my long dark hair to go back to a more natural look...but I don’t want leave it mousy brown either. So I‘m already obsessing now about what exactly I should do in terms of highlights/which shade of blonde would look good on me.

[@anischreiber5428]

Yes, I would love this!

[@danah835]

Yeah, exactly what i am looking for too. I am soo confused about that. I was thinking that if you are cool skin undertone, then also cool haircolor should fit you the best, but i guess this asumption is not quite right. If i take for instance Nicole Kindman as a bright cool undertone, i wouldn't say that she has cool toned haircolor on most of her pictures, its more yellowish blonde, sometimes strawberry blond, but this on the other hand seems more coolish. I dont know, i cant tell, so please please make a video about that. It would really ease my mind :D :D thanks

[@WendyMisener]

In recent years, I’ve been lead to believe I have neutral undertones (a makeup construct, not a skin analysis construct), but since subscribing to this channel, I learn this is not possible. I believe I am cool delicate. I look fantastic in charcoal and light grey, pale soft blue, and the very light grey off-white colour you mention. I can also wear warm delicate colours, but not as successfully. I was told for many years I had warm skin based on my veins and eye colour combo and spent a lot of money on clothes and makeup and couldn’t understand why they didn’t particularly do me justice. Yellows and Oranges and Tomato reds and the vast majority of greens make me look jaundiced. Out of sheer frustration, I began switching my wardrobe over to only neutrals (while everyone was extolling the virtues of jewel tones) in an attempt to find clothes which worked on me. I have a great deal of grey in my wardrobe. Warm grey is brutal on me though and I didn’t initially know the difference. My skin tone is light, but I find it so incredibly interesting to learn that skintone depth has absolutely nothing to do with undertones and classification. This was illustrated very well in another one your videos. You’ve made me see the light! You’ve completely changed my game. Thank you!

[@lrkpr]

From a purely selfish point of view, please do a whole video on cool and delicate!

[@FannysLoA]

And now all we have to do is figure out our colouring 🤔

[@SusieCocosette]

Fanny's LoA Just review what colors bring you more compliments

[@eli4shawt]

her draping video is really good I would recommend that

[@FannysLoA]

@@SusieCocosette Don't think I have noticed a pattern in that, although I have met a couple of stylists who says I'm a "spring" and thus will look good in teals and other bluegreen combinations. But that's a bit different from Merriam's approach, I think.

[@FannysLoA]

@@eli4shawt I have seen that and am still confused :D

[@eli4shawt]

Fanny's LoA you might be warm and delicate then because those are definitely the most confusing

[@TheGirlfriendDimension]

Loved the example looks, it makes it really easy to look at the different ways to wear neutrals. Always look forward to your videos!

[@YukiTombo]

Yay, I've been wondering about browns for a while! Pretty sure I'm cool and delicate but the navy blue and dark chocolate combo has been my go-to for a while and that had me confused. I also stole my warm and radiant ex's grey sweater a few times and was confused as to why it looked good on him but made me look so red and blotchy. The grey was too warm for me!

[@elizabethblanford8569]

I’ve been warm and delicate for years, and I couldn’t figure out why my beloved clothes were wearing me down, and then I realized my skin has changed this year and is now more warm and radiant. I can’t wait to find the new colors that look best on me

[@diabolique5325]

You look so elegant in this video.

[@eli4shawt]

I'm a warm and radiant and just got this kinda creamy warm white sweater and AH YES I love colors

[@di3486]

This was so spot on! I have noticed these are exactly the best neutrals for my warm and delicate olive self☺️

[@psalms3720]

I love your explanations, so clear so far

[@dianasworld3015]

so true about the warm grays!!

[@Hsama1004]

I'm warm and delicate and I love your videos about skin tone! ❤

[@kellie8468]

Yes! I love the black and white dress!

[@carolyngracetoday]

loved this! Could you do a video with hair colors for the skin tones?

[@milica8979]

Merriam, I would love it if you could do a video on makeup for Kibbe SD/the sharpened type with softness. I find eye makeup especially tricky since I don't like wearing very harsh looks a la Sophia Lauren, and yet I find that Kibbe was completely right when he said that bare-faced looks would read very dull and unsophisticated on us. Also, I find that every eyeliner shape is either too sharp or not sharp enough. Maybe you could help us find something that works? P.S. Your channel is one of my favorite things I've found on KZbin, great job with the videos! I especially love the fact that you never mystify and complicate things for no reason, which is what so many people do with these topics. :)

[@user-io4um3ux7k]

Ali Art showed three ways of doing makeup for rounded sharp.

[@milica8979]

@@user-io4um3ux7k Thanks, Angelique, I saw it. :) I wrote this comment before that video came out. I would still love to hear Merriam's thoughts as well though!

[@rebekahbechervaise69]

I commented when I saw this video come out, but I forgot to mention that your hair and makeup look stunning! They suit you so well. :D

[@qwertzuiop7578]

Hi Merriam, I'm a cool and radiant and what you said about the mix&match of neutrals is SO TRUE. Recently I put on a beige sweater. I looked sort of boring in it. Then I put on my navy cardigan over it and the immediate change was amazing, I was really surprised!

[@ajujuadoidoi]

Thanks for this video! I wear so much gray... I just love the way it looks! Now I know why!

[@ashleybellasxo]

Hi Merriam! You are so knowledgeable on this topic! Undertones are so pesky and tricky for me, so I really appreciate your insight

[@MadisonBuratt]

Cool (olive) radiant and this is spot on! I live in black, white, and blue-red

[@nerminacamovic1600]

I started following you a couple months ago as you had 6000 subscribers, and I find your content so valuable and useful. It can be a little difficult to grasp,which explains why the number of your subscribers hasn't grown drastically. Once you really start regularly watching this type of videos, it makes you yearn to know more and more. Definitely it has been one of the best things to learn about dressing and style next to capsule wardrobe idea. Combined together it helps you know what suits you and how to get it simple, easy and economical when it comes to clothing.

[@florist7743]

It's so helpful, you really know what you are doing! I wish I had found your videos a long time ago. Because now I basically already know which colors are good on me, cool and muted, but I wasted so much money and so much time in changing rooms, not knowing what I need. I had an epiphany when my hairdresser told me that my hair is cool toned dark blonde. She also told me that my type is rare in our country. I was blown away and started researching by trial and error. I found out silver jewelry is better than gold on my skin and that muted cool colors are better than vibrant. And when I buy beige I go for the less golden tones. But otherwise I have no idea what body type I am, so I can still learn a LOT from you!

[@abhaya_ananth]

Amazing content as usual! Can you do a video on "best black for your season" like you did for whites? ❤️

[@LittleMissHoop]

I was waiting for a video from you! Yay!

[@farahzamir2138]

Great video! I really love how you've cut down your exposition at the beginning and your "apologetic" inserts throughout the video - it's made for a much crisper, informative format that I'm digging. Looking forward to the next one! P. S THANK YOU for the explanation on greys! I'm a cool and delicate and on some greys I'm killing it and on some... not so much.

[@merriamstyle]

thanks, happy you're enjoying it but didn't intend to do anything particularly different. what apologetic inserts do you mean?

[@farahzamir2138]

@@merriamstyle In previous videos for example if you introduced a new style or if you illustrated how something looked good or bad you would sometimes give a disclaimer like "This is just what I think", but with this video I don't know, it just seems like it's a lot crisper and without that, which comes across as more confident and assured. Apologies if this cams across as criticism, wasn't meant like that at all!

[@MiwaTamu]

Absolutely helpful!!

[@kathystclair9485]

I know this video is 4 years old, but i recently had my color analysis done by you Mirriam. I had just always assumed because im fair skinned i was cool. Though when I used to tan many moons ago, it was a pretty golden color. I had never done color analysis before. You typed me as warm and radiant. I'm sure i have been wearing all the wrong colors..lol. now gradually the colors that I own i will replace them with your color suggestions. I'm glad i took the plunge to contact you. So thank you for solving my mystery!😅

[@redroselace9545]

You deserve so much more subscribers omg

[@Adriana-ue6qg]

Love the video! Please make a video talking about olive skin tones 😁 thank you’n

[@rit3688]

4:20 Cool and Radiant.

[@oliviapetrinidimonforte6640]

Loved it!

[@myjoyhs]

Thank you so much for this explanation!

[@queendiane2249]

Such a great video, I was wondering how burnt orange looks so nude and brown on me I understand why now !!!! Thank you

[@burstangel]

If you look good in olive. Try chartrues as a bright. Pair it with maroon, plum, or burgundy. Stunning combo for warm and delicate.

[@RommyFallas]

The samples you use are nice👍

[@justlivinglife465]

So true.. as cool and delicate, lighter steely greys don’t really do much for me but a dark grey is really nice. I also love neutral brown and taupe

[@sarajamal3298]

I love uuuuuu you helped me a lot ♥️

[@natalieyork956]

you look stunning in this video

[@karinsolli9581]

The grey off white is oatmeal I think, def the best in my cool and fair skin.

[@mininovaband]

So helpful. I think I'm a cool and radient.

[@rebekahbechervaise69]

Hehe neutrals are something that I love mixing together! Black, white, beige, brown, red, and green are my favorite colors right now, so I do a lot of mixing of them (except for green since I don't have any green items in my closet, because I'm very picky about shades of green). I'm not quite sure what my undertone is right now. It was definitely warm and delicate during the spring and summer this year, and last year it was cool and delicate, but then I did the color test on a recent photo of myself and it was inconclusive (both bright blue and beige made me look my best, but neither was particularly better than the other) so I'm going to have to try doing the test in front of a mirror I think, since it's possible the lighting in the photo was throwing things off. Edit #1: Just did the test in front of a mirror, without any makeup, in diffuse natural lighting, and it seems like I'm transitioning from warm back to cool! Sort of in between delicate and radiant atm though, so I'll see what happens with that. Edit #2: After looking at my skin a bit, I've found that I definitely have warmer undertones on my body than I do on my face, which I think was throwing me off. I tend to have a bit of discoloration on my face (pink on my nose and forehead, blueish purple under my eyes and a general white paleness on my cheeks) so I think that that's throwing off my ability to determine what undertone I have.

[@julijakeit]

i am also confused when i tan because though I am cool, summer, cool and delicate I can pull of crisp white in summer and even some peachy variations and my usual colors like pink ad blue start looking too harsh on me...

[@priscillamatsumoto1]

Could you please do a video about hair colors for each undertone, especially what tone of blonde is the better one.

[@margaritap.9459]

Very crisp white and black next to my face makes me look the best, works like facial😁 too bad, I find black to be too boring and I am too messy to wear white😁

[@melissaleyva3802]

I’m a bit bummed as well with black & white. Black makes it seem like I’m being boring, want to say it’s MY BEST COLOR not a cop out! Combo makes me think of nuns, waiters & Cruella DeVil! So I’m trying not to pair them together as top + bottom,. I’m trying to pick one & put with another color that flatters me. Also I have a pair of white enamel drop earrings I bought years ago, they’re nothing special but they look good near my face & I can’t stain them. If you’re the type that can wear a short scarf choker-style then a black & white print would be a quick lift for any outfit.

[@margaritap.9459]

@@melissaleyva3802 ha ha - white statement earrings is my thing too! Pairing them with black mock neck sweater is the only way I ever wear them both. And I know that hating black is stupid, but to me it has associations with being boring, choosing safest option and trying to look slimmer😁 it's time black and I go to couples therapy, I know 😋

[@andyloftube]

Very funny thread, ha ha! 🤩Totally can relate to B&W world pressures. 95% live there? Strange how some come out as C DeVillle or waiter and others look like the master of the universe with (almost) same outfit. Maybe avoid a black vest on a white top and white collars on black at least.

[@Jesus_is_Lord555]

Another great video Merriam! I seem to have an undertone that is hard to figure out. I'm very fair with dark brown hair and muted hazel green eyes that are not dark, but not super light. I look good in a cool tone beige, but also some brighter cool colors. I look terrible in charcoal gray, and black seems to be a bit harsh on me. Most cool toned foundations are too pink on me. I'm pretty sure I'm cool because my veins on my wrists are purple/blue and I look terrible in orange. I'm going to have to keep experimenting with colors. Your channel is by far my favorite for color analysis, I'm learning so much!

[@brittanymcdonaldbarr1106]

This is me as well.

[@behicana]

i went with seasonal analysis for some years now. i thought i was a cool summer, but never really sure, because pure white is my best white, and listened to them saying black is not right for me, but all the other bright cool colors were good on me. well, i can see now that black looks good on me too, gray looks awful. in your color system i am cool and radiant, with some medium contrast i think. also it never made sense in the seasons system that red looks good on me, but i had the same sense as you, that red and green are actually neutrals and i can pull off red well

[@kinnyski]

This explains why I am clearly a cool and look great in jewel tones but look horrible in optic white (makes me look green gray) and every other kind of white! Silver gray is my go to. My white wedding gown was a nightmare.

[@honeydew75]

wow I was just thinking about what kind of neutrals I like, idk if I'm radiant or delicate yet but I know I'm warm haha

[@SusieCocosette]

wlw for hot girl meg , Same here ! I know I am cool

[@EmmaLemmon]

I'm both 😂 a little more radiant in the summer with a tan.

[@latinaalma1947]

Yes I have light gold warm skin so cognac, golden camel,cream are my basics......these have been easier to,find in the past couple of,years when rich earth shades have been fashionable... medium warm brown, terracotta, cinnamon are nice too for,winter clothing neutral for me...I can do warm, bright navy too. PAle golden WArm skin, warm blonde hair , tourqouise eyes. My best bright colors,are tourqouise and coral...lighter for, spring season aqua and light coral or warm pink...I wear orange well, pumpkin, teal for fall and winter season. My main print is animal,print leopard, but only,brown based great for me,because I have spots ie freckles. GOld jewelry. Shoes and bags. Cream, gold, camel, cognac,and brown....red accessories for when I wear navy. I have some black dresses for,eve and formal but wear warm jewelry always with them thick gold collar ala,Ralph Lauren and necklace with stones...also tourqouise jewelry for,dressy,with black but less formal. It took years to,learn all this and to,collect the clothes that look best on me..not so easy to,find. I am theatrical romantic but do also,wear boho fashions for casual,,they do,suit me....flowy,maxi skirts, great belt collection, with typical TR close v neck tops...close fitted Jean jacket at the waist and peplum....or over close,fit camis....these styles look better on me bec more feminine than jeans and pants.Thank goodness these styles fit my tropical locale abroad, my daytime lifestyle and have been in fashion in recent years

[@jessicagomes4043]

Cool & Bright thank you ✨

[@andyloftube]

Congrats! Black on Black will rock! No more yellows, oranges, creams, khakis, olives, beiges, tans, browns...that is the bummer.

[@leticiasantana4358]

I feel like royal blue does great on me. Actually, I love most sorts of blues and cool greens. After I found out about these color analysis, I got obsessed with finding out my best colors, the thing is... My best neutrals are the cool and delicate neutrals. I don't feel very comfortable with white, although I do just fine with black depending on the fabric of the piece. And when it comes to other bright and cool colors, nor cool bright pinks nor all sorts of deep purple do that much well on me, so it always drives me confused! I can even handle some green tones considered to be warm, but not coral, and definitely none of the bright warm colors. So there it is: I can't find my season! It sucks. I'm just positive I'm cool because orange - red / warm red lipsticks don't work on me, they look like they will run out of my face at anytime, but cool deep reds are the best on me! Really... Help me! Haha 😂😂😂😂

[@Jesus_is_Lord555]

I'm having the same problem figuring that out as well! I know I'm a cool undertone but can't figure out if I'm radiant or delicate.

[@Roonitochka]

Love your channel! Just discovered you last week. If I'm medium contrast warm delicate, should my darkest colour be brown? 🙏

[@spaceforthesoul6286]

Very informative and you seem so kind!

[@merriamstyle]

oh hello are you new!

[@spaceforthesoul6286]

@@merriamstyle Yes i am new. And it's so interesting to start to learn this art. I guess i also posted blabla comments while i was figuring it out (the phase of chaos 'i realise i don't know much!' phase, ignore them ;) What i like too is that you're an example of calmly sharing your specific knowlwdge/interest of a topic, and it made me wonder what would be a topic i 'trained my eye' in.

[@burgermister7580]

I have been looking for this in fabric.So I can make a blouse having a hard time finding it

[@ibolyaszabo5670]

Hi Merriam! I think my face and my body have different undertones; I'm not sure, but I believe that my body is more light olive and my face might be cool and delicate. Should I lean more towards colors that complement my face or my body? Thanks! Love your content, by the way!

[@kuramacabre]

What about taupe? I love that it is somehow between gray and beige, is like the perfect neutral color. I am cool and delicate as well, I like grays but loooove earth tones lol.

[@h.l.asolomonov7674]

Wow I adore grays and best color on me is black true but lipstick I always pull well is tomato red and that's confusing

[@andyloftube]

Which brand color palettes can be used for the four color types in Artistic License? Especially having a broad range of the season’s best neutrals would be helpful since those are what people really use 95% of the time.

[@reenujose4361]

Warm and delicate - Warm grey, warm tan, beiges, warm browns, camels Earth tones Ivory over cream Warm and radiant - Best in bright colours - yellow, red, coral, lime green Tan (golden), brown (orangy), burnt orange, cream (yellowish, cream over yellow) Put own colours closer to your face if you don't like your neutrals

[@marig9236]

FACTS I can wear bright yellow clothes but not yellow eyeshadow! Brown lip but not brown clothes

[@niecienorth5880]

Can you do a "brights" for the undertones? I am a warm delicate, so I often feel like bright colors an overwhelm me, but i would like to experiment with more colors

[@theradiantgal3431]

Can you please analyze Valeria Lipovetsky? She has mentioned in her videos that many artists cannot determine her undertone. Thank you

[@julietteariel]

Do you think there is different shades or depths of black that could work better for skin tones other than the coolest?

[@gurtana]

What would be a good neutral for olive (tending slightly warm)?

[@JT-wn8uc]

Your lighting used to be better. What changed? Love your content. Thanks.

[@sophie1766]

@Merriam Style I've obviously got a warm undertone, but still can't figure out the chroma. My best colors are clear warm colors like sunflower yellow, tomato red, kelly green, salmon, but also soft coral, light gold, cream, and olive green. True orange is horrible, tans, camel, and beiges don't look good either, and I don't understand why. Also why aren't really light yellow, lemon, mustard, burnt orange, brick red, orangy browns, or rose gold looking good? Shouldn't these colors suit me better? And shouldn't there be a sharper line of what suits me between softer/muted and brighter/radiant colors? It seems quite random to me... Phew. And there are some clearly cool colors that suit me well: Sligthly cooler dark greens & reds (best in shiny fabric), pure black & optic white (look chic), indigo blue (actually great). Lilacs, cool greens, muted or light blues, and any grey wash me out, so I'm obviously no cool undertone. I don't really understand, where I fit into your system. Is it really my coloring, or do my body type, eye color, or hair color play a role? I'm a Blended body type and my coloring is basically like in between Cate Blanchett and Hayden Panettiere. I mean, I now what suits me, so I know which colors to choose and which to avoid. Is it just my preference a.k.a. my bias? What am I missing? Should I assume, I'm a warm & delicate, just because I'm so confused...? ;-)

[@Roonitochka]

Sorry, as a warm and delicate, I'm a bit confused about ivory Vs cream, aren't they pretty similar? Please would you clarify? thanks

[@callmeswivelhips8229]

So I'm cool & delicate with medium to dark ash brown hair and pale skin and blue-green eyes. So my neutrals are going to be off-white to to gray?? And that's it?? Does that mean navy blue will be too bright for me as a neutral tone???

[@shimagolchin2533]

Cool delicate, warm delicate both suits me😬so I’m confuse😞

[@nzacekyahoocom]

I think, according to this other video ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WbgaxnarWagdE ), Merriam would say that means you are warm and delicate, because people with warm undertones tend to look less bad in the wrong colors than people with cool undertones do. It’s obvious when someone who is cool is not wearing the right colors, but it’s not as obvious with warm undertones, and, I think, most particularly with the warm and delicate tone. If I’m remembering what she said correctly, anyway!

[@cjrg2779]

My skin overtone is warm- neutral but I have rosey undertones....what ...what would be my best colors?

[@natalia8065]

What if we have warm olive undertones?

[@jeng6786]

I thought I was cool delicate based on your videos, but grey looks bad on me... Or I thought it did... I got rid of my grey stuff and now I'm so confused. Does cool and radiant look grey/green occasionally? Does it get peach in the skintone???

[@nikkil764]

Because my skin is very fair with a good bit of pink, I hate muddy colors. Most neutrals are too yellow/gold for me. Most grays look awful on me. My neutrals tend to be black and navy. Does that mean I’m a radiant?

[@elsagrace3893]

I look best in cool and delicate neutral but warm and radiant colors. 🤔 well I guess that all I need to know. I do t have to fit into the box. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl]

Same, except I look my nicest in cool and radiant and warm and radiant. Then cool and delicate, then warm and delicate. I think I'm a Neutral Radiant, if it's a thing. 🤷‍♀️

[@kremenakrumova1561]

Which type should I be if bright cool colors and gold jewellry suit me? Thank you!

[@maddelke7]

Probably warm radiant! (Spring)

[@ttrshdh]

I'm still trying to understand this genius concept but I'm wondering since I think I'm warm and radiant but I've worn a crisp navy blue shirt on an interview and I looked just right. My friends told me I looked paler than normal but it didn't completely wash me out, then I wore this bright gold dress and it made me look washed out. Does that make me a warm and delicate instead? I've only tested this theory with lipsticks since I found that peach color look better on me than muted lipsticks.

[@LittleMissHoop]

Well, I'm no Merriam, but it sounds like you indeed might be warm and delicate. Bright gold can make a warm and delicate person look washed out since it is such a strong, warm color. I believe Merriam touched this in past vids.

[@gittevandevelde2208]

Do you know your bodytype?

[@Ojo10]

She said the second test would be to test light lilac pink, and warm blush

[@AnnClaire]

the wedding dress I want is a milk-white which is between pure white and ivory. so I assume it'll be okay for warm and delicate? or should I go to ivory... or blush... arg!

[@merriamstyle]

milk white sounds like an excellent choice! :) just not pure optic white. like an off white of any kind that's a bit softer will be pretty.

[@AnnClaire]

@@merriamstyle aw, thanks for taking the time to comment. I've been scouring your videos! Love them. Thank you!

[@unneighborlyarcades6356]

I'm quite certain that I am a bright, cool undertone. Deep cool browns, crisp whites and blacks, clear greys, deep clear blues, and crisp pinks are my neutrals of choice. I have noticed, however, that in some colors I suit their warmer versions better than their cooler counterparts. I suit a lime green (bright and warm) rather well, but look absolutely awful in a blueish green of similar brightness. As well, one of the dresses I get the most compliments in and in which my skin looks best is unmistakably bright and warm (I believe it is coral, but I'm not entirely sure). I would never have picked that color for myself and only did so at the urging of a friend. Of course, I don't think my suiting bright and warm versions better than bright and cool versions of a handful of colors makes me warm and bright, but I do wonder why this is so? I also wonder if others have experienced something similar.

[@chapitaism]

I have. If you look good in a bright lime green (that might be even neon green), and also in a bright coral, (which also happened to me with a dress I borrowed from my sister), we have had same experience. I believe you are "cool and radiant" like me. The best choice for me in other shades of green is only Emerald green, pine green (very strong, even dark cool tones of green). All the other greens with yellow tints look awful on me. Also, cool soft pink is a neutral that I can carry well. I believe you should start looking at the Winter color palette of BRIGHT Winter. It's the brightest season in 12 color season system.

[@andyloftube]

Even more importantly...when you can immediately see what colors work and don’t work for you, you are beyond color analysis systems. Yeah! You no longer need to carry a fan and check colors against it in fluorescent shop loghts ever again! Freedom! 🥳

[@andyloftube]

lights

[@carolynsanner4047]

@@chapitaism I read long ago in "Color Me Beautiful" that coral tones and the range of aqua to teal can gracefully crossover to any coloring. Was suggested for a bevy of bridesmaids to look their best! :-)

[@unneighborlyarcades6356]

@@chapitaism It seems we have had the same experience after all! The lime green I had in mind could definitely be called "neon", as it was so bright, and the coral is indeed bright. I'm not entirely sure about emerald green or pine green. I do believe the cool green garment I was comparing the lime green garment to in my mind was pine. (I'm no good at proper names for colors, so I tend to just describe them by their warmth/coolness, clarity, and lightness/darkness). I do have a cool green dress, not muted though not as bright as a lime green that I think I look alright in. However, that is more to do with the lines of the dress (It's a 60s shift dress and I'm a sharpened mixed type, to use Merriam's new lingo) and the fact that there is a rather large pussy-bow in a deep, cool blue-a color I know suits me. Funnily enough, I tend to look at Winter (especially bright winter) palettes for help choosing blush colors. I have a theory as to why some cool greens don't look as good on me (and you) as bright, warm greens. Some blueish greens can appear muted in tone, especially when compared to bright and warm greens. So, perhaps they don't have enough vibrancy.

[@chautran4086]

What about taupe color?

[@hannahm.3606]

I have an olive undertone, and I look good in dark emerald (not light), burgundy, some shades of grey, and black. Olive green and rusty red make me look dead. Could I be cool and delicate?

[@baesmr]

this sounds like cool and radiant to me ^^ deep winter too

[@nm9688]

Hey Guys! I've created r/MerriamStyle, where we can discuss colour analysis and body types!

[@stayathomemess]

Is it possible for me to be riding the line between cool & radiant and cool & muted? I feel like I can really wear both of those groups of colors, but neither seems to look THAT much better or worse. I would think leaning cool & delicate, but I definitely can wear white and black and get told jewel tones are my thing all the time. But also grays are amazing on me and softer blues.

[@andyloftube]

You could be a Light Summer 2.bp.blogspot.com/-nngdOlaPbCI/USOvj-Ntt_I/AAAAAAAAK7I/S0fw4esh6Ws/s1600/light+summer.jpg which is just that cool borderline case. You seem to have the lightness in hair and face too.

[@andyloftube]

Light Summers are not their best in optic white and pitch black. But medium grey or charcoal with white would work especially if high contrast flatters.

[@stayathomemess]

@@andyloftube I know, I watched the video, I'm just saying that I can't really find a discernible difference between them, and I'm wondering if, on the spectrum, I'm in between. Also, this is her color analysis, not seasonal color analysis.

[@andyloftube]

Jenna Olson I see! The good thing about a four season system with flexibility in application, like Merriam’s withour strict color swatch palettes to follow, is you find your color type easier and have a lot of leeway getting dressed day in and day out. No one else but Merriam has such clear videos on color and line differences. Not even in the 12 sesson world. Merriam is clearly a market leader and quickly rising authority on these matters! ✌️

[@beatricefeldweg1262]

Hi Merriam! Does that mean that the only and best neutral color for a cool radiant person with low contrast level is optic white? I think a crisp navy and black item near my face washes me out. Is there another alternative? Thank you for your help und greetings from Germany :). I love your content!

[@merriamstyle]

A silvery gray would work very well! Stormy gray is for cool and delicate, warm gray for warm and delicate, and silvery gray for cool and radiant. Try that out. Like this one that ariana is wearing: www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a30668688/ariana-grande-second-grammys-dress-2020/ but this one is more of a stormy gray and it's for cool and delicate: m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61lN9UJuebL._MCnd_SEARCH281250_AC_UL320_.jpg some grays look a bit brighter, almost like a 'silver' color. They're actually more cool toned, so this is why cool and radiant (the coolest undertone) can wear them nicely especially if they're low contrast. The coolest grays can also look more blue and more 'clear' or bright. It's hard to explain but I hope the pictures illustrate the difference.

[@merriamstyle]

I found another image: westmagnoliacharm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SW-Blue-Gray-Paint-Colors.jpg The ones that stem from the blues on the right (the two second to last) are grays that could work for you. They're the coolest because they stem from blue. :) The ones that stem from the greens and teals (all others in the image) are for cool and delicate. Probably the one on the far right can work for both CR and CD though.

[@beatricefeldweg1262]

@@merriamstyle Thank you so much!

[@TRex-os1uy]

What is olive? i had seen it referred to as always cool but recently it seems people just label it as its own skintone. I can't decide if im a bright/true spring or winter. the vivids look amazing on me but warm/cool im still not sure.

[@andyloftube]

I guess ”olive” usually refers to a medium value, muted yellow-green tone. So it is inherently a warm color not suitable for cool types. C&D might pull off a really greyed olive tone (away from face) where visible warmth almost has disapppeared in the mixed reds and blues needed for the ”greying down”. Not so warm ”olive” tones might be called ”sage” instead? You are right: Tricky these color name labels in written communication. Try explaining ”coral”, ”soft white”, ”cream”, ”taupe”, ”beige”...🤪

[@andyloftube]

Color and Body Type labeling problems is precisely why Merriam is such a huge beacon of light with her videos and clear explanations showing how it really is!

[@Em-fx1hu]

Okay, I have purple and turquoise veins. I'm definitely muted/ delicate. I'm white and very pale but I do have a lot of yellow in my skin. Every hairdresser I've been to, tells me that I'm warmtoned, but I only use cool-toned makeup. Red may be my worst color. I can't really imagine wearing brown clothing.. My best color is olive. Off white, grey and sand works fine for me. What am I?

[@andyloftube]

kristin h Hmmm..but then warm browns should work well...? Maybe cool and delicate? Cool and warm Brights would probably be flattered by pure red.

[@andyloftube]

kristin h I meant skin undertone is cool, overtone could look yellowish or neutral-warmish too if delicate type...would a warm medium brown top make face look dirty and tired, or uplifted and (mildly, it is a neutral) radiating?

[@andyloftube]

kristin h I know, ”there are no cool yellows” video, that was fun, thanks! I still struggle with the idea though that someone cool (warm) and neutral could never wear any yellow (blue) successfully. But like Merriam says warms can handle cool colors ok, but cools are always ruined by warm colors (near face).

[@andyloftube]

kristin h Great idea, thanks! I actually did something similar some time ago. I dragged a big pile of all kinds of random clothes: dark, light, muted, bright, warm, cool (although I struggled to tell which was which). I then took dozens of selfies in daylight by a window running those garments under my chin one by one (yes took an hour or two 😅...). Looking at the photos it became immediately clear dark, dull colors and warm and bight /strong colors made me look bad, pale tired or just drained. Ligher, fresher, cooler colors clicked. So in Merriam I land in between C&R and C&D, in 12 tones I am probably a Light Summer.

[@Em-fx1hu]

Hey again. It doesn't really make sense to me, because warm-toned colors like brown, orange and red makes me look sick. I look way better in black and grey. Acording to Merriams guide on finding your season, if you look best in grey, then you are cool and muted. Take Kim Karsadhian for an example. Merriam considered her to be cool and muted even though she appears to have a lot of yellow in her skin and she looks amazing in olive, which is why olive is a central color used in Kanyes designs, along with browns and nudes.

[@andyloftube]

What about pale complexion, blue eyed, light mousy haired cool undertone blondes who are overpowered by dark neutrals and high contrast, but dull greyed neutrals totally wash them out? Any beige, camel, orangish earthy colors are a total no go. What neutral colors are left to flatter but medium light pure or coolish grey and ivory white? :/

[@EmmaLemmon]

Denim blue? Maybe not a pure grey but a bluish one like faded denim? Not exactly a neutral but I imagine it would look great on you and it goes with a lot of other colours.

[@andyloftube]

Yes it is true denim is considered and works well as a neutral these days. I am a Classic though so denim does not look cool on me...🥶

[@andyloftube]

But medium navy blue is great...thanks for the reminder! Merriam a video on ”extended neutrals” for the four types, navy, burgundy, olive would be a great follow-up to this!

[@EmmaLemmon]

@@andyloftube Ah I don't suit denim either (romantic so fabric is usually too stiff and heavy on me) I just meant the colour. Navy blue sounds perfect with classic lines too, lovely ❤

[@melissaleyva3802]

Look at Jen Thoden Color Theory. She explains how cool or warm, bright or soft, there is also a range of light, medium or deep. The deepest cool colors might not suit you, but the medium to lightest ones will. Or if you are what Merriam calls cool & delicate and Jen calls cool and soft, it might be that you can wear cool deep colors if they are soft/muted/grayed.

[@svenskbonbon]

Hi! What happens when you have totally different undertones on your face compared to your body? I mean, unless I'm wearing a high coverage foundation... My face is very red, I know it's because of hormones, but I feel I'm cool and radiant on my face and warm and delicate on my body...

[@yomnahossam6773]

same for me , my face looks obvious cool or pinkish but the rest of my body is warm and I don't like wearing foundations

[@honeydew75]

wear cooler colors near the face as well as jewelry and then wear warmer colors everywhere else, if you don't wanna bring out redness in your skin you might wanna look into colors that neutralize it haha. also having redness in the face alone doesn't necessarily make you cool, it's about what colors you look good on you and looking at the neck can help see your undertone. I think Merriam's video on warm overtones and cool undertones(or the other way around) might also be helpful to you

[@Keapix]

The red is probably an overtone, rather than your undertones.

[@svenskbonbon]

Yomna Hossam I wear foundation, but not a fan of full coverage. :(

[@svenskbonbon]

Keapix Yes, you're right. But I'm very beige with redness, at least, on my face. 😕

[@jose11032]

Hello Meriam! We had a conversation here earlier on one of your other videos. You saw a picture of me (from Jen Thodens video about olive skin tones) and you both kinda concluded that I could be soft/warm/medium or in your terms, Warm and Delicate. But here's the deal :-) I DONT think I look amazing in either creams tans and whites OR oranges and yellow because I am sooooo pale ... I actually look sick in them. And then I saw your other video about pale girls always being bright, but I find bright bright colors overpowering ... and now Im totally confused. Am I doomed to always look sickly? It seems like my only good neutral color is navy! and rose gold. I would love for you to give me some advice :-)

[@merriamstyle]

Oh hello! I think you're still warm and delicate, I don't think you're light enough to be like Nicole Kidman. I would say that your warm colors are too warm, you could watch my video on Mila Kunis, and also on Zendaya. Also for you specifically, you have quite high contrast levels, so a terracotta for example would be lovely. If you wear beige or tan, it'll wash you out. Go for browns, soft dark olive greens, terracottas, warm burgundies. Try that! I think your issue is just like you said, you're very much close to neutral because you're lighter but warm, so you have to be careful not to go too rich or too warm. You can certainly also reach for cool colors such as teals and 'warm' purples.

[@merriamstyle]

oh and think also about peachy colors and coppers, since rose gold is lovely, rose gold is really the test of warm and delicate. I think your colors have just been either too rich or too light.

[@jose11032]

@@merriamstyle Thank you Merriam

[@jose11032]

@@merriamstyle Also, what is warm and delicate called in other theories? Soft autumn? Soft and warm?

[@gittevandevelde2208]

(I think) C&R here and I am kind of annoyed at C&R's neutrals. All the other undertones may not have pure black and white, they have the whole range of values of grey, brown, also olive, maroon, blush (which are kind of semi-neutrals but are quite muted). C&R...Black & white. That's it. I am medium value, and nor black nor white are my ebst colours because of that. I kidn of crowned cool red and icy pink neutrals because of that reason, being lucky to be a gamine and pulling of weird coloru combo's.

[@gittevandevelde2208]

@Zoe All greys are somewhat muted though. I like a very silvery, bright grey but they're very hard to find and still, as a gamine, they're very 'understated' on me and playign it up with colour and texture is necessary.

[@andyloftube]

If you are BW i.pinimg.com/originals/56/83/7b/56837be1bb94a3b6db580c69f7518e2b.jpg then neutrals indeed are limited to shades of grey. But you could treat those dark blues and reds as dark neutrals. And I wonder what Gamine would (not) do with those juicy lime, coral and lemon yellow colors? 😊

[@SusieCocosette]

I am curious to know why my “best colors “ give me a golden over tone. That makes me warm or cool? Soft or delicate?

[@lullabymusicboxsong]

Does red look good on cool and delicate skin?

[@carolynsanner4047]

Yes! But it must be a cool, bluish red...not fire engine red, nothing orangish! You could lean toward wine, magenta, scarlet, deep pinks, as opposed to a clear, blue red if you feel it's too strong.

[@lullabymusicboxsong]

@@carolynsanner4047 Thanks! 😄

[@sandramatic158]

How for yourself say that you a cool and delicate tone when you have a yellow overtone. Confusing. Nom i*m not sure form me. I just thought I was warm and delicate because yellow overtone.

[@burgermister7580]

Off grey White, is that called GREIGE?

[@andyloftube]

I was also thinking of these color names...they are so subjective. Does Merriam have color palettes for the four color types where we could see the different whites and greys?

[@andyloftube]

I never got what color off or soft white is. But cream is for some reason quite yellowish white, go figure. Ivory is neither of those but somewhere in between...🤔

[@jennacoffey4845]

Why did you cross over neutral? I am a person whose bare skin is pure neutral; warm looks straight yellow on me and cool tones look either straight pink or grey…this video would have really helped me if you had included me. Also it would have helped people with olive undertones if you covered those, too. 🙁

[@TheShows247]

Ha I dont know my undertone so I only wear neutrals lol

[@gix2lee]

I’m so confused

[@WithMyOwnEars]

I don't fit in any of these

[@krithikashelvarajen1263]

Video on Myers personality type & Perfume based on the body type please

[@andyloftube]

See recent Merriam video where she explains her new body typing: personality or taste have nothing whatsoever to do with body type. 😉