Style Theory: TikTok's Color Test is TRASH!

[@shadpadilla]

That color survey had so many options I had decision fatigue by the end. It really forced me to go with my gut interpretation

[@Congele_]

I commented the same thing. That last step definitely saw me answer very much with decision fatigue, and even if I knew there were repeat questions of the exact same set of pictures, just in reverse order, I probably answered differently for a lot of these still

[@shadpadilla]

@@Congele_ I think I had a preference at the start and stopped caring at the end. the differences were so slight unless they turned yellow in Yellow clothes.

[@greenberrygk]

I can’t get those people’s faces out of my mind. They will be forever engraved into my memory.

[@shadpadilla]

@@greenberrygk I'm terrible with faces so I will never remember any of them ever again

[@thematiuxt]

probably intentional

[@sunflower_smiles]

I just finished answering the survey. What surprised me the most is how the littlest change in the colour of the clothing or the background made some models look happier than their counterparts with colour being the only difference. Some models even looked gloomy and sick. Did anyone else notice this? Or just me?

[@im_not_here_to_fight2744]

Yes! There was one model where the background colour and her shirt colour made her eyes appear more puffy in some photos! I thought it was just me 😅

[@aff77141]

For sure! If you've never gone DEEP in artist color theory, it goes over this exact principle. This is how palettes function in artwork, if you have a pink hued themed piece and need something to look green, using a peach or yellow color will make your brain go "That's closer to green. Must be grass. Color correcting in 3,2,1", or for something that's monochrome green, cooler greens will look blue and warmer ones will look yellow

[@natasagame8138]

The Asian model? At least for me after page 2 she started to feel uncomfortable then page 4 she was like uncanny valley something about her wrist being at that angle

[@CottonCandySharks]

​@@im_not_here_to_fight2744 omg yes!! I went by eye redness for one!

[@ubiquitousflow]

​@@natasagame8138 I noticed her eyes weren't quite level before the survey was over

[@deloreseaddy9240]

I really like when MatPat talks about colors and the science behind them, especially in this episode. I’m color-blind, and I only see black, white and shades of gray, so him talking about colors is really cool to me!

[@grn1]

Full color blindness is pretty rare but considering the reach of these channels I probably shouldn't be too surprised.

[@destlopez8076]

@@grn1 a friend of mine has basically full colorblindness

[@elenpena42564]

I think that next to the "What's your favorite color?" question the questionnaire needs a "Do you have a color your hate irrationally?" Cause I honestly feel like that affects the results even more than your favorite color

[@mr.worldwide4758]

Well Godey definitely has an answer...

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

Chartreuse is my least favorite color

[@alliyahharris572]

Oh my god yes! I would so much rather avoid a colour for my life ( usually yellow, sorry 😅 ) Over something like just not wearing my favourite colour That question definitely should have been there instead 👌

[@shadpadilla]

Least favorite colors are yellow and ORANGE! >:( It. Is. Ugly.

[@alphaofficial6466]

olive green.

[@JAPSERLMFAO]

The first thing I thought when I saw Safiyas video was “this would make a great style theory” I’m so glad you made this!

[@bridegetmadsen5759]

Same and it was so wholesome that he taked about hus bestie.

[@BeiyongError]

Seriously, I was surprised that he didn't make an appearance

[@gloomy_glamour]

I could tell as soon as I saw safiyas video that amy was going to pick this one up

[@endieisded]

Same here!

[@hatchimartinez3020]

OH MY GOD SAME

[@Muffindounut]

I think that the topics covered here can sorta also help out artists learn to select color palletes that make their characters look better, despite the fact that it probably wasn't the intention of the video. On an unrelated note, maybe Matpat can cover a style theory vid going over some form of fashion in a genre in media like games/movies?

[@michalhanna4374]

I think that this channel is a perfect opportunity to do a collab with Safiya considering how much research she has done into the history of fashion.

[@emmalonon8560]

please

[@u140550]

yes!!!!

[@aleenasayed1313]

Yes we need that so bad!

[@RiriRuruu]

Exactly!! I instantly thought of Safiya when I saw this video lol.

[@caitlynjones1482]

YES

[@anikinsgamer4597]

Honest review of the survey, I think that the background had a significant factor in choosing colors (ones with high contrast backgrounds and muted colors were wholly better than muted colors and backgrounds, vive versa). Whereas when the backgrounds were similar, I was more inclined to choose the clothes that matched with the person.

[@XplosivDS]

I suppose they will take that into account when analysing the survey

[@SonicHusky]

Agreed

[@sweater_ow]

I felt like I was in an infinite loop on set 4

[@Congele_]

That was probably intentional, I think it's probably a factor they want to analyze. However, the last set took forever, and I'm 100% positive that decision fatigue altered my answers a lot in this step, personally.

[@ebonyblack4563]

I agree, both on the background factor and those mentioning the last set taking way longer to do.

[@lonzoahh]

as someone that dyes their hair very frequently, could you make a video or short on how to find out what hair color suits you best? both natural and unnatural colors!

[@gemmalamprey8051]

The colour your born in is your best hair colour

[@hazydaisies]

Yess this would be usefulll

[@LiaMakesContentWow]

​@@gemmalamprey8051blah blah 💀 quit your yapping

[@ashwaamer822]

to summarise it into a sentence its figuring ur undertone whether warm cool or neutral and u can basically do any colour it just has tohave the same undertone u do

[@TheFantazingo]

So, I mentioned the whole color analysis trend I've noticed on KZbin to my mom. She laughed and dug out a paperfolder with fabric samples and color codes where some were circled as her colors. It was from the 80's. Funny how things moves in circles with fashion (among other things)

[@Xiassen]

The seasons thing was ripped straight from the 80s

[@VanNessy97]

The more things change, the more they don't

[@dustyrose192]

we're getting lot of stuff from the eighties

[@mooselove]

I remember seeing a therapist when I was younger (in the late 90s/early 00s). I was a very emo teen with goth fashion preference. she made me read the season color book and demanded I figure out my colors and try them. Oh, did I mention I’m color blind.

[@CrazyQuilman157]

That's rough, buddy.

[@natasagame8138]

​@@CrazyQuilman157 ha nice

[@CottonCandySharks]

That is a very strange therapist

[@Amylan1]

They were just all about them co-pays babyyyyy

[@sabinajoh]

H-Wha-wh-that’s really strange for a therapist? She just wanted to roast you??

[@madierenee473]

There’s a whole other set of undertones that’s missing: Olive!! Olive undertones tend more green/less pinky and don’t really fall into strictly warm, neutral, or cool, because there’s just too much red in all of them. There are warmer/cooler/neutral olives, but just going by warm/neutral/cool when doing something like looking for foundation for example will make finding an accurate match basically impossible for someone with olive undertones (speaking from experience lol). It also affects what colors look best on you similarly to the other three main undertones!! (For example, olivey-greens and purples are colors that make me feel extra nice because they compliment the green in my skin!)

[@ninvic0]

i was looking for this comment😭😭 i feel seen

[@duck8049]

I’m olive too and I’m so confused what the hell my undertone is. Idk if I’m cool toned or warm toned or both lmfao

[@so_much_for_jj]

Ahahah I believe I’m an olive too since I look super green and green looks great on me lol. I think I’m a warmer olive? I do love my skin tone though, because it means greens and browns look great on me, and those are definitely my favorite colors :D

[@ReenaForrest]

EVERYTIME I USE CONCEALER, ITS EITHER TOO PEACHY/orange OR PINK even neutral tones don't have that green that I need and are too pink.

[@ReenaForrest]

Do colours seasons not work for us?

[@Kimonashi]

I feel like my survey answers were more so influenced by which colours I prefer personally than what I thought looked better on that specific person😅

[@meganlawson9080]

Which I think is also part of the point! Remember the lady who wrote that early book said to just never wear orange because she personally didn't like the color.

[@DCreed013]

That's probably why one of the questions on the first section was "what's your favorite color?". It'll probably be very interesting data to see how drastically color preference created bias in choices. Personally, I feel like I didn't let my personal bias influence my choices too much. there were several instances where I chose another color over blue despite liking blue more because I thought a different color looked better.

[@ThatCatByTheStreet-ln2yc5we7d]

yeah me to

[@Sofi.E]

Same

[@aristheia_]

same, I feel like my choices leaned more on the warmer side (esp the backgrounds) because my 2 favorite colors are practically warm tones (green and yellow)

[@feitocomfruta]

Survey done, and I see what y’all were trying to do on the last page. Visual fatigue was kicking in, but also, the differences were starting to be more subtle.

[@judeearlywine9759]

I agree

[@adamb1207]

As a guy with fiery orange hair, I've kinda just always accepted that I can't wear anything on the warm half of the color wheel (especially red or yellow), so hair indeed plays a major role in this...

[@questionableheathen]

Me too! But Frick the colour wheel! I have plenty of warm bright dresses so maybe you should try those colours out :)

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

Ginger with blond eyebrows, strawberry hair and a deep brown/red beard... and pale af.... Red's and orange's make me look clowny lol I look decent in blue, white and dark brown.... Have not a clue what that means just my observations over the years.

[@lizzyvalentine5938]

I swear if this series dosnt end with Steph and Mat getting well fitting colored tailored suits im going to scream. Also #ifeelsoperceived

[@sirwaddlesdeethird7186]

when I started studying and taking Nutrition and Food Science seriously, Food Theory comes out. When I got more self-conscious of what I wear and how I look, Style Theory makes an entrance. Thanks MatPat.

[@litterbox019]

he is in your walls

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Damn. The timing

[@rachelwilliams4386]

I would really like a theory discussing the color theory a bit more in depth, maybe including the difference between additive and subtractive mixing b/n light and fabrics, and the difference between r/b/y primaries vs. cyan/magenta/y

[@friendsforfood96]

I've actually had my ADHD turn this arm of fashion into a hyperfixation for like the last year, and I am BEYOND PLEASED to see MatPat cover this. Excellent content.

[@tessmcgrady9942]

me with colour forreal!! i watched safiyas video as soon as it came out

[@cloudy_skies45]

i have ADHD aswell

[@Pr0fessorB1ble]

@@cloudy_skies45 neurodivergent gang gang

[@kalinka3053]

Same and know I trying to find out my kibbe type it's so much more pain but I'm pretty sure I'm romantic or something soft at least

[@cloudy_skies45]

@@Pr0fessorB1ble fr

[@nakioski1574]

Matpat is the only person I trust when it comes to fashion

[@Proudtman]

Same

[@MrAFK495]

What did you do before he made this channel 😭

[@programmer56]

Only one

[@Just_Some_Gal]

Same bro

[@QUBIQUBED]

@@MrAFK495 he lived in a cave without clothes, far far from civilization

[@verastars0715]

@matpat I have questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~what makes scrubs so effective doctors and nurses? ~How much can an acrylic nail hold (car, dog, person)? ~what would be the PERFECT shirt for 1. Thanksgiving 2. buffets 3. interviews? ~Does dressing for the job you want actually work? ~Can you feasibly wear what they wear at fashion shows daily? ~You know how anime physics defies reality? What would the clothes have to be made of? ~Do ear muffs work? ~Why do parents tell you to wear socks in the house? ~Old show: Lab Rats. There's this one episode with shoes that can shrink to fit your foot perfectly. Can that be possible? ~Why do vampires wear suits? ~Can you die of corset asfixiation? ~History of boy colors and girl colors. Thanks! Love you guys! (Especially Ash: Hi!)

[@TheStellaGaming]

I felt like I was starting to go cross eyed by the end of that survey! Props to the theorist team for making sure they cover EVERY combination of shirt colors and backgrounds! Gotta be thorough when it comes to data collection

[@kristine9823]

My mom still has Color Me Beautiful. Glad you guys got the whole 'this has been around a whiiile' out first. The biggest problem with these 'seasons' or whatever types of color matching ideas is it oversimplifies, like most 'tools' and 'hacks'. The second is it doesn't take into account that people's coloring can change over the years. Like, my mom wore tons of orange (and made it work) in the 70s and 80s, but now the same shades look terrible on her.

[@kitty_s23456]

Hi. According to some color analysts, our colors may change as we get older - usually it becomes cooler/ softer/ more muted. Orange is a warm color (no cool counterpart) and only ppl with warm undertones can wear it. Only "springs" can wear bright orange. If your mom can't wear bright orange anymore, maybe she can wear softer versions of orange - like peach or coral, or muted & darker versions, like rust or copper orange (for autumns).

[@alastor6673]

8:41 That is legit one of the only episodes I’ve been able to remember over the years, I was kinda traumatized by that

[@annapulley35]

AAHAHHHHHHH SOOOO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES!!! I've been looking for my "colors" for sooo long and taken numerous quizzes, and sometimes I get polar opposites! Can't wait to watch every episode!!! :D :D :D

[@TEENYEEN]

I’ve literally been studying Kibbe theory and this is so helpful! Thanks matpat! :D

[@TEENYEEN]

Not the boy telling me I’m fatherless even tho it has no parents and is artificial intelligence 💀

[@katiesherman6517]

when my sister was very little, my mom accidently gave her too many carrots and she freaked out when she realized she was turning orange. She is a scientist just like my dad, and her field of study was medical related and she still didn't realize what was happening! It is still funny to think of my sister as turning into a little human carrot when she was a baby! XD

[@platinum_noelle]

I can't have been the only person who already knew their undertone but still followed along with the tests by checking myself 😂

[@HeisenbergFam]

Personally, Matt is more entertaining than entirety of TikTok combined

[@HairyVeinyNiggaBalls]

waltuh

[@programmer56]

So true

[@Just_Some_Gal]

The one who knocks

[@anthonyfiget68]

on gawd

[@QUBIQUBED]

OBJECTIVELY

[@abigailmaturana741]

not gonna lie, taking that survey felt like i was taking a test, felt like i was gonna get graded 😂 kept thinking “what if i get it wrong?” when its literally all about bias 🙄 lol

[@dervvv_]

exactlyyyyyy

[@DeborahCabral]

Last year I went to a professional stylist and got Deep Autumn for me. I always hated mustard and brown clothes so it's super weird for me to pick up that "ugly shirt" put it on and look at myself like "Wow, I look great!" I am very happy to see it in this channel! It's not a topic for women only, it's for everybody who wants to look better! I'll definetely take your survey, MatPat! I'm really excited and curious for its outcome :)

[@missroyaltea4012]

do you actually like they way you look in thoes colors though?

[@naolucillerandom5280]

I'm also likely a deep autumn. I love cold colors like periwinkle, lilac, pastel pink and deep bright blue, so it was shocking how pretty I look in warm tones. I still hate mustard and orange, but wine red, and cream? New faves.

[@justagamingchannel3605]

Before I continue watching this past 3:08, I am thoroughly surprised I didn't notice this earlier. Matpat has every color jacket matching to his Theorist wheel... except for Game Theory. Is green not his color?

[@ilovedinosaurs35]

If you’re not sure what to pick in the survey, move your eyes in the middle and whichever one looks more focused is the one your eyes are drawn to. This works for me, might work for some of you.

[@lucashusted6363]

I did the survey and it honestly gave me so much anxiety because I'm like, "I already did this one, what if I don't choose the same answer? Is it even the same one?? Those two look identical!? Am I color blind!?!?? There's so many questions what if I somehow mess up and skew the data!???!!!?" Well let's see what happens lmao

[@luisab5726]

Honestly, I feel that was intended, lol. Not to make you feel anxious, but to see if we still pick the same picture when decision fatigue has kicked in and it's probably more of a gut reaction.

[@triaurorar3291]

same

[@melissastadler6107]

I have been trying to figure this out for years, now I finally know that I’m a winter. Makes sense, I look much better in those colors

[@evalierippy2203]

Could Mat Pat do a theory on how we can improve pointe shoes, as well as making them more comfortable currently. I think this would be fascinating

[@cleopatra199392]

Or doing a theory on heeled shoes period. I dont get the point of wearing those and I am a woman.

[@rachie._mi8998]

like ballet pointe shoes?

[@TheRainyKingdom]

@@cleopatra199392 some of us are short, and sometimes it makes us look great!

[@Forgefaerie]

honestly? better fitting. I've been watching a lot of pointe shop and its amazing how much difference proper fitting can make.

[@evalierippy2203]

Also like how to sew, pad, and wear pointe shoes to prevent bunions and blisters

[@lindseycaldwell9559]

I took the color matching survey and noticed my own trend, I'm a big fan of darkish oversaturated colors 😂

[@TheFrozenGeode]

I have the same story as Matthew! Dark, bright and warm, and I wear all bright or neutral colors!

[@mariahj1319]

Happy to hear about more than just pale skin. It’s always been super hard for me to know what I am as far as cool, warm, or neutral since the tools to tell are often not talking about things I can see with my skin (vein colors)

[@BlueNando]

The survey is so impressive, same images, subtle changes, makes your perspective and interpretation totally different. Well done!

[@TheOrigamiGenius]

I should've watched this video when I was in school to boost my confidence

[@stuck_in_orbit1634]

This is now my favorite channels on KZbin! My little sister is about two years old and asked me every day to see "MaPa" and it warms me up inside to know that this will be around for her to see when she's old enough! I just know that your going to be popping fresh, new theories then to! Thank you for all you do. you inspire me and her every day to wonder the What-ifs and learn about the silliest of things! So thank you for inspiring my generation, I know you will inspire many more young, curious minds long after the end of these channels too. Signing off, one brother a tiny theorist in the making.❤

[@kecho4125]

As an art student this helps a lot with painting skin lol

[@NatallTheSame]

As I was watching this I had the thought that the type of products you use and the order of how you use them when washing your face might have positive or negative results on the cleanliness of your face and the emphasis or your natural face shape, if they even need to be used at all. I'm not quite sure how that could be tested or what products are a must to include and which can be tossed to the side, but I think this could lead to an interesting theory. I hope MatPat can see this and give some insight to this idea.

[@Pylen2]

I love all of your content MatPat across all four channels. Keep up the amazing work and never stop theorizing.

[@Chi.jubilee]

I did the survey and even though I’m from america I was subject to a lot of Asian media growing up. So the Asian girl with the super light skin was really hard for me to not be bias on because I know they want really pale and light skin, so I wonder if that is an additional bias in the study. I watched another girl from Asia do a color test and she picked all the opposite colors because they made her look pale and light skinned because that was what the style is even though her colors were opposite.

[@Hydraina]

Gosh, that model was so pretty! I felt like she pulled off almost anything, haha

[@Chi.jubilee]

@@Hydraina she really was!! But some of those colors made her look a little more “tan” or whatever. Those photos made it hard to choose because in the media, normally they are really pale and light skinned. So I was struggling between picking the ones that made her pop vs the ones that look more like the ads I’ve seen.

[@TheSubtleCow]

@@Chi.jubilee The season colour theory is very white culture centric, I kind of feel like you should lean into that bias so the survey will show it.

[@charadreemerr4195]

Now I know that I'm a pure Winter type of person (Cool, Dark, and Bright) without having to go through TikTok once. I see this as an absolute win on my part!

[@fuzzymelon1261]

this channel is like one of the most perfect combinations of my interests. I have an interest in fashion, but not in wearing fashion or starting/following trends. I like all the analytics of fashion: construction of clothing, the history, the artistic expression/style of the clothes, analytics of trends, the science of fabrics, ect. I want to go into costume design and get creative with clothing and fiber arts

[@kennyholmes5196]

I feel like the backgrounds of the images in the Color Matching Survey influenced the results a fair amount.

[@thesimpleeevee2139]

I have a theory suggestion: the concept of getting “Beauty Sleep”. Does sleeping make you more beautiful?

[@Soup-Boot]

Somehow MatPat is *shocked* to see something on Tiktok being trash 😂

[@Quanish_the_Elder]

You should do a Style Theory on John Wick’s bullet proof suit. Maybe how it would work in real life or how to make it or something. I think it would be cool.

[@gogauze]

I mean, it is a near scifi tech. I imagine it would look bulky, made with the most expensive, cutting edge materials. But probably involving a weave of artificial spider silk done ala Kevlar, and graphene (or another carbon ring based material) incorporated in some way. Likely even more. But you'd also need to get around distress failure from high velocity impacts on woven armors, and I don't see that happening without a material with plasticity (it can move/creep back into it's original, tightly-woven, shape with some amount of energy expenditure). So... smart spider silk and a lattice of long carbon nanotubes for the materials? Idk, just spitballing.

[@shadowfire3827]

hacksmith did a video on that

[@Pikawarps]

@@gogauze they already exist they’re just really expensive, it’s basically a bullet proof vest that extends further around the body

[@Addyfox2012]

Already kinda did that with the Batman one

[@aff77141]

A series on super hero and action hero suits!

[@ObjectReplacement]

Supposedly I am a warm skin tone, with high contrast, and muted saturation, so I'm spring

[@roddcozmo137]

The thumbnail is the best thing MatPat has said about Tiktok

[@Tomfriday4]

Real

[@Maddy_54]

Yeah

[@Eric_Lightningberg]

Indeed

[@averageguy788]

for real

[@Battleray]

It’s the best thing he could say

[@monke7919]

For the survey I would recommend in addition to the first 2 options you add a "no opinions" option for if you can't tell the difference or otherwise like both options equally

[@Nova_the_starcatcher]

Honestly when doing these tiktok tests the lind of lighting you are in would have an effect too, are you in a room with warm or cool lighting or is it morning or afternoon.. there can be factors beyond just your own features that play into it

[@TazzzzzzzzManian]

I think the places you go are going to play a big role on a person's outfit choices since looking at the survey, the background played a big role in my choosings but when it was same background, I tended to choose the color combo I liked best, I ended up choosing slight pastels for some and I think my favorite color being pastel orange also played a role in what I chose

[@ameliaarrows2790]

yay i get to participate in one of these surveys! I really felt like some of them looked the same, and others were better or worst based on the background. I really felt my eyes were constantly getting tricked. Looking forward to the results of this!

[@lordoferrors]

When I got bloodwork done once, the doctor mentioned that my veins were weirdly hard to find and that there were very small. So finding any info about colors using my veins won't work since I don't have many visible veins.

[@aff77141]

I would definitely be curious about (dermatologist tested 😂) theories around skincare such as the vampire facial or Korean 11 step routines on this channel!

[@santioliva]

I think the best way to describe this channel, in contrast to the other channels at least were at one point is, " oh but this has been done already...." the other channels were at least an orginal way to present ideas even if the theories were already there. Not this one, which really sucks cause i wanted to like it, i really did :(

[@Kahadi]

I want to see a theory about fashion trends and ideals and if they are realistic or unhealthy. For example, the tissue test. Should teeth actually be as white as a tissue? How often does hair need to be washed and at what point does washing it too much damage your hair? Is waxing a bad idea despite beauty trends? Things like that.

[@kaigavin1932]

The tissue test is bogus! I don't know about health or realism but aesthetically. I remember seeing a whitening commercial with a girl with a nice white smile. She didn't pass the tissue test and whitened her teeth. The rest of the commercial I was just staring at her teeth. I couldn't look at her face or listen to her talk. Just staring at her teeth. Totally took over her entire look.

[@catcho4868]

I'd love an @Ellie-Jean Royden collab. Shes a stylist youtuber and also talks kibbe body types. She's even developed her own style roots

[@hectiicsrblx]

Can we just appreciate how much effort was put into this?

[@Just_Some_Gal]

No

[@QUBIQUBED]

absolutely not!

[@justarandomdude.1136]

Yes

[@fluffybunchy]

No but u can

[@Sofi.E]

I did the survey. I see what you were doing on the last page…. but I think the background colors were affecting my choices, also I found myself picking the colors that I thought looked better in general and also the colors I had seen on that same person in before. I couldn’t tell the difference between a lot of the colors and decision fatigue was kicking in.

[@SherrifEgg]

13:31 Mad respect to matpat for shrinking himself and his logo to a microscopic scale for that one scene

[@kweash]

After I finished the survey I looked over my responses and realized that I usually inputted the darker or more saturated of the two options, and then came my decision of which hue I liked more, and I often picked colors closest to my favorite color. Idk if this helps or anything, just wanted to say.

[@artbyjennyray]

Set 4 of the survey was crazy long!! And it seemed like many of the sets were getting repeated.... but there was probably some small shift in one of the colors. I also think my preferences on colors played a big part in which I chose, as opposed to which colors looked best with their coloring.

[@shadowunikat849]

I missed the survey bc i waited too long to actually answer it 😢

[@GRAVENAU80]

Shocked how in the survey the background colour effected my judgement as much as the shirt colours plus some I just didn’t like ether so I just flipped a coin for those ones

[@IWouldLikeToRemainAnonymous]

Important components to not forget about are subjective taste, lighting and cultural/ceremonial clothing. If you like to match colours, fabrics or whatever a certain way, don't let any internet skin tone colour matching test stop you from dressing the way you want to. If the test gives you a result that only goes for a certain kind of lighting, in another lighting both you and the clothes will look very different so perhaps we shouldn't obsess about colour matching too much and just go for clothes that could work in a large range of situations. If you are in a situation where the colours are limited or already predetermined for a cultural occasion or because the garment is cultural and only comes in a few colours then the test results can be thrown in the bin since you don't have much of a choice. Examples where the options of colours are restricted (not saying you can't break the norm just that most won't so if the test doesn't matter here why should it matter when we can choose more freely): Funeral - black everything, wedding - white brides gown and bridesmaids have matching colour to each other but not white, many religious, tribal and folk dresses and clothing have a very specific colour or exact combination of colours and patterns.

[@corbettbalcaitis]

Seeing big Ed putting mayo in his hair? Finally a link between sixteenleo and game theory! Thanks to big Ed forever single

[@Proudtman]

I personally don't care about fashionable stuff on me! I just wear what I'm comfortable in, because the only part that truly matters is that I'm comfortable in it

[@Mystcret]

2:25 "what if my signature red jacket is the wrong shade of red for me". The color analysist who analysed my colors said that we tend to like wear clothes which are in right color for us. So if you love your jacket and feel confident when you are wearing it, it's your color!

[@evd8175]

I always thought I must be a cool toned black person because my phone cameras always made me look dehydrated and gray. But after doing the 3 tests, I find that I am actually warm toned. My phone cameras lied to me.

[@kkronkk]

Tiktok filters telling me that my clothes have to compliment my skin shade now? As if I wasn't already self-conscious enough..

[@elizacarrie7433]

I just took the survey, and first *was the background color changes intentional because it definitely skewed my results*. Second, I was taking it next to my mom and it was actually very enlightening. She and I have often disagreed on what clothes do and don’t flatter me (and she’s not great at explaining herself) but one of the prompts revealed that she dislikes the presence of yellow in the skin tone, so she avoids colors that accentuate it. I’ve always thought gold colors in the skin are beautiful, so I wouldn’t mind clothes that bring out the yellow in my skin, but my mother revealed that her history in Medicine makes her find any yellow in the skin as ill looking

[@raccoon_remains]

My mom is the same way!! I have the exact same skin tone as her but all the colours I love to accentuate in our skin tone like olive green and yellow she says makes us look like we have jaundice

[@ghostmistwho]

I hope after they do the Basics series that they do a “breaking basics” series where they talk about how these rules are meant to be broken and how to go about breaking the rules to find your own true personal style that you feel the most comfortable in not what society is saying you should wear

[@ashleythe_angel5093]

Is it just me or was the last page of the survey way way longer... but all done can't wait to see the results

[@gamersofanarchy5494]

it was indeed way longer I was going to make the same comment and say thanks Mat for making me crossed eyed lol

[@Addyfox2012]

The last page was way longer for more results instead of having like 20 pages!

[@rizzwan-42069]

ye i was like am i just going to be here for the rest of my life just choosing whatever option my mind told me

[@zPsyzer]

It was so long that i started getting tired of it lmao

[@mr.worldwide4758]

It felt like it was never gonna end

[@Harukocherryblossom]

I'm neutral but more on the warm side of neutral, but I do have a olive skin tone so it was expected 😅 And since I have a olive skin tone I can pull off both light and dark I also have golden brown hair so literally everything about my appearance is neutral 🤣 I'm more of a Spring/Winter

[@mr.worldwide4758]

You and me both brother/sister, but I have very dark hair. I'm a spring/autumn

[@driedbread7761]

I think it would be so cool if MatPat did a style theory on hunger games ( mostly effie trinket cuz omg I love herrrrr) and ig kinda like an outfit analysis.

[@mokaakashiya9318]

So I’ve luckily been leaning into my true colors by accident, and I am similarly toned to Safiya. I actually am goth similarly to she is and we are both winters. I am proven that even more by the tests in this video. I think it really depends on the person though. While Safiya and I are both winters and we believe we like winter cooler on us, there are winters out there I’m sure that would hate winter colors in themselves and prefer different season colors.

[@ditrixgenesis781]

I think you made this series in the perfect part of my life. I recently came out as trans femme and I have no idea how to style myself. I've always just worn comfy-but-without-holes-and-stains but I wanna look cute and pretty and maybe if I feel up to it hot. This Style Theory Basics series is gonna help so much. ❤❤❤

[@becca5527]

Idk if you have discovered slip shorts yet, but they're a great way to dress cute but feel comfy. They're silky shorts that go under your dress/skirt and help smooth lines and prevent thigh chafing. They make wearing dresses more comfortable. You do have to be careful purchasing them though because a lot claim to not have compression when they really do. Unless you want the compression, of course. And if they don't work for you, a lot of women wear bike shorts or yoga shorts instead.

[@ditrixgenesis781]

@@becca5527 so nice to me 🥺

[@BoskitoYTplush]

Matpat can make so much out of nothing.

[@aff77141]

You mean the internet can?

[@BoskitoYTplush]

Well….. Yes.

[@kyllernotkiller]

I really want a musical intro like you did in the other 3 channels, just because like this we can have a mash up of the 4 themes

[@calmlybogg3942]

Is this why the shades of makeup can help make certain clothes look better? I'm a high contrast person most likely, but I can work lighter colors if I use lighter makeup

[@leislingvoss1547]

I was always wary of when ppl asked me about my season cuz i dont have a season; i can literally wear everything except for oranges and greens, due to an olive undertone in my skin My family always have me grief when they tried to buy me clothes cuz they like to follow the seasons and i couldnt care less This ep actually made me interested in knowing this stuff. I guess i get what all the fuss is about now

[@jennatavares4695]

We discuss eumelanin and pheomelanin ALOT in cosmetology school. Those are the primary pigments in human hair. It's fascinating learning how to lift hair levels based on hair melanin and how to balance those tones with toners

[@eagerly179]

Can y’all do an episode on freckles? As a person who has a lot of them and has gone back and forth between liking them and feeling self conscious about them I would really like to know the affect they have on how I look and the types of things that would compliment them.

[@astronaut_cat6871]

Omg, the survey was seriously messing with my head! By the end of it I felt as if I cannot really trust my senses because every small change in background changed my perception of a person and their clothing😅

[@Ichigo_St4rz]

0:20 here me out.... Kahoot

[@Ichigo_St4rz]

@The Guitar Raccoon Fr

[@swifttoplay3047]

I’ve been waiting and watching patiently as a LOYAL theorist to see if this channel TOO garners my subscription, and the fact that you showed how to find it and explain it (which 100% is gonna help in my art) I have finally decided to subscribe

[@reamitra6775]

the show that never gets rid of its style of jackets

[@firassami50]

pre video little note, whether this turns out to be true or not about colour matching it still wont stop me from rocking green ( I Like Lime And Neon) Or Orange (Bright Like Highlighter Or Peach), cause i adore those colours too much to find out it doesn't go well with my chubby physique =)

[@rivenrime]

Godey would have words with you. 😅

[@TheoryCentral311]

I like how he can make something that is very dull, really funny.

[@leefisher6366]

4:33 - Don't forget that no-one should wear green, because it's not a creative colour.

[@bowiebundlie]

Hey mat, I love your videos so much and I really hope you have a great career :)

[@kyokoyumi]

Me who just wears black (with white accents usually) because I can't be assed and black goes with everything: Cool, cool.

[@strangeaelurus]

As much as I like matpat's usual louder, fast-paced style of narration, I think I like this version a lot more

[@gailien]

"I guess I just lucked my way into it".... I feel like Stephanie had more than a hand in that. Lol But in all seriousness: I have never seen a breakdown like this before in regards to my skin. Thank you Style Theory.