Theory to Reality: Mastering the 6 Dominant Characteristics in Color Analysis

[@thinkbig5438]

Loved this. I think there might be people who only need one or two characteristics. Like „deep“ is enough. As long as it is deep, in get warm,cool,soft or clear. They still look good. Others can do light and warm, and don’t need clear/soft as a differentiator. If I calculated this right in my head - there would be 26 seasons in a system with 3 characteristics that could be one, two or three levels of differentiation.

[@eileenjohnson3151]

I just found you! I do nail art and have never known anything about color theory. Your videos are giving me a whole new way to look at and create nail art! Thank you.

[@HilaryGaston-g9p]

Wow, I have been avidly following your videos & I think I have finally found myself…I’m a soft! Not sure which way I lean but no more confusion for me. Thank you so much. You are both so lovely & explain everything so well. I can’t wait for more. My brain is on fire 😂

[@notblondeswede]

I would have chosen soft, neutral and neutral-warm for both of you. in that order. I like the colours you both are wearing

[@blessedbee1]

I'm an autumn in the four season system, and I've been scratching my head trying to figure out whether I'm deep enough to be deep or warm enough to be warm, then thinking I might be soft (even though I know soft colours arrive in the room before me)... I'm deep, warm, and CLEAR! So much of what I have figured out through trial and error now makes perfect sense - it's all because of my vibrant eyes. Thank you! Would love to see more celeb examples and an in depth view of which colours suit the different dominant characteristics to get an even better understanding of the differences.

[@sihemsissy3695]

I think same with u❤

[@elainelee4828]

I think I finally understood the system. I thought winters are all clear, but I cannot pull off highly saturated colors close to my chin, pale icy colors are the best. I have been scratching my head these weeks. I have carbon steel kind of cool black hair, light skin with pink undertone. My eyes, they are chocolate moving towards honey shade, but not vibrant. I am not that clear as I thought I was. Got it!

[@suewaldcoaching]

The ‘soft’ category has been a game changer for me…especially now I am going grey. I kept being told I was a winter but winter colours are too clear for me, white , fuchsia pink and pastels look awful.I ended up leaning to deep autumn( and coloured my hair reddish brown) but with salt and pepper hair I’m definitely cool not warm. Soft cool and deep is perfect for me! Makes so much sense!

[@ColorClassInc]

I’m so happy to hear this. Thanks for your comment 💕

[@kateaye3506]

Interestingly, after decades of thinking I am an autumn, your videos have me considering spring! I think I had been hiding myself away in the mutedness of autumn instead of drawing attention to myself as a brighter spring.

[@MillieonaVespa]

I did this for decades also …turned out after I was a cool winter ..go figure ! ..dark brown hair hazel eyes and I took a decent tan in the summer going ghostly pale in the winter …wearing all my jewel tone now and feel fabulous..look more alive

[@kateaye3506]

@@MillieonaVespa That is fantastic! Shine on you brilliant diamond! 💎

[@queenofgreen83]

Would love to see a video dedicated to deep and soft. I believe that’s what I am, and it’s so hard to find any color analysis videos that really apply to me. I think I’m ultimately cool, but with a light olive undertone, so even a lot of cool colors don’t perfectly suit me. And I have freckles and slight redness from reactive skin on top of the olive. I don’t think black is perfect for me, but I end up defaulting to that most of the time because so many colors end up clashing with the combo of olive/freckles/redness.

[@justatexasgirl5583]

I used to think I was a deep winter cool clear until soft was introduced and I was finally able to see myself in the mirror!

[@NaomisInn]

Me too. Now how do we apply this?

[@Celeste-.-marie]

​@@NaomisInn Same question

[@lauriedonnelly7134]

This makes so much sense! I was typed in the four seasons as true autumn but the clothes were wearing me down - from this video I’ve figured out I am soft autumn!!! I appreciate the time and effort you both put into these videos!! ❤

[@francesbell4386]

I'm definitely predominantly cool. I'm probably leaning soft (but more in the middle) and right in the middle of light to dark with grey hair that's light at the front, dark brown eyes, dark eyebrows and lightish skin.

[@Vonmacfire]

I’m just adopting soft Autumn because I think it makes me feel my best 😂

[@tzoe875]

I would love to see even more celebrity examples!

[@Diniecita]

Or some real life people would be even better. Those People wear too much makeup so its often hard to tell.

[@ST52655]

@@DiniecitaPeople who haven’t colored their hair

[@peggyalaniz3880]

Finely an easier way to understand the four seasons. You both have explained it so much simpler! Thank you.

[@natalieayala2008]

I know I’m deep, cool and soft and soft is my dominant but that doesn’t fit clearly in the 12 systems. Would I still be a winter even though winter is clear?

[@sunnysideupprincessnatasya6310]

I had been professionally analysed as a True Winter many years ago. Determining the dominant tonal direction I am is challenging as I'm all 3: Clear, Cool and Deep and I can very much wear all colours from the Winter colour palette 😺😸. I guess I'm clear, cool and deep ✨️.

[@susanstewart1402]

Very good explanation. I am still confused about myself. Definitely leaning light and warm, and soft makes sense given my eye color. However, the soft palette makes me look washed out. I think that greyed soft colors are different from less intense clear colors. Still looking for that perfect palette.

[@mellanieferreira3491]

What are the sequence of the seasons of the 6 characteristics you summarise in the last frame of the video? Love it!!!

[@sup_yall23]

I don't know if I agree with your approach a 100%. I've been professionally typed as Deep, Bright and Cool (in this order) even though all of the characteristics are somewhat in the middle (except deep, which is also not extremely deep, but still a dominant feature). You still might lean towards Bright (cause it's a spectrum as you said) even if other chracteristics are not fully met (you can't really tell if I am cool or warm, for example). Also my eyes are kinda vibrant, but they are still green-ish blue-ish grey-ish, but you can definitely see them on my face right away.

[@debbieanderson6740]

I've changed over time. My skin is neutral to cool. My hair is medium brow with white blended in. So softer than deep. With medium brown eyes. So I'm between a deep winter and soft winter.

[@ourcozycorner8517]

10:28 this has happened a lot to me but I think mine are closer to a dark green/olive… 🤷🏼‍♀️ but honestly been wearing more spring colors recently & I don’t know if it’s the novelty of me actually wearing these colors or if it actually looks nice… lol lost as a goose

[@Moonstonestardust]

This is so fun! Thank you. I was typed as a true autumn but I was not sure if maybe I might be a soft autumn. With the in depth you went with eye color. I am more convinced im a true autumn because my eyes are more rich than “ishy” ( i love this new term btw, haha). I can see Beyonce has a more brown ish eye color where my eyes are warm brown. Thank you for another awesome color class!

[@Celeste-.-marie]

I was typed winter but it hasnt felt quite right. I think im the deep, cool, soft. I didnt even know this existed! Would love a deeper dive into this category and how to apply his to clothing and make up. Ingravitate toward hese colors naturally i think.

[@JodiYeager]

Wow, I just found your videos so this is the first one I've seen. I can't wait to go back and see the foundation videos leading up to this one. I love your teaching style and how you bounce off each other. I can tell you have a close relationship with each other and look forward to getting to know you through your videos. Thank you for adding just another thing to study! :) My grandfather would be proud. :)

[@luisanaguti]

Your channel is so interesting! Love it. So one question, Beyonce would be considered clear as the dominant characteristic?

[@arlanauntz7522]

Do you base their cool or warm analysis on their current hair color, or the hair color they were born with? What if they wear contacts? Would you create their color palette based on their current hair color and current eye color if wearing contacts are would it clash with their undertones?

[@lilyawood]

I think I must be a dark autumn with a little more vibrancy? I have pale-ish yellow skin, dark ashy roots with red highlights, and crystal clear teal eyes, so deep/warmish/clear

[@gamergirlmars]

I just checked your channel there was only one video with a decent photo of you that's not tiny, but going off of that one, I think you look more Clear than anything, and arguably I think your Clearness even trumps your slight warmth. It's so hard to tell on one photo alone, but if this is the case and your hair is only light to medium brown with a reddish tint (vs. a very saturated bright red) to me, your hair looks brown to me than it does red/ginger or mahogany/auburn even. So imo your skin is super clear and bright, so are your eyes, and if so if you were to be an autumn I would probably think Soft Autumn or Warm/True Autumn. But if you're dominant trait looks to be clear more so I'd put you at a Light Spring or Warm/True Spring. I feel like Autumn's have more of a richness and deepness to them instead of clarity/brightness. I don't see any clarity in autumn's usually even blondes who are Autumn are this way. So I vote spring for you. Kettlewell also has a subtype for Spring very unique to only them and HOC called Paintbox Spring (not the same as Bright Spring or Warm Spring btw) you might opt to try it as well. For myself, I have been battling the Bright Winter vs Bright Spring battle. Or even Autumn I'm lost too lol.

[@under_N_over_it]

i get so confused as well! every time i think i get close to figuring it out i learn something new & reevaluate 😆. always thought i was NW, but wondered why i never got a perfect match w/ foundation lol. & in the past i have been told i have cool qualities as well. but i just found out recently that i’m a fair olive. i have like yellowish peachy gray tones, so hard to explain. i have honey brown eyes w/ a dark ring around the outer & a medium burst 💥 in the center. and like medium to dark ash brown hair (like level 5) i’ve been put into the deep autumn season with AI (which i know can be inaccurate) and i just don’t feel like it fully fits. and i’ve also been grouped into deep winter. i have watched a few videos recently that say olives look good in cool colors, which makes sense. but i’m so lost personally lol 😅

[@groovysecondhalf]

Your videos are great. In another video someone suggested taking a photo of yourself and making it a black & white photo to determine contrast level. Is that something you do as well? Also recently saw a video about the 16 season color system and think that Dark Summer might possibly be my season. Can’t wait until your videos expand to the 16 season method since yours are so easy to understand. I was born with really dark hair and really dark eyes (look black in pictures) but I became medium ash brown hair with blue eyes (muted) in grade school.

[@Jo-pp7yj]

Light cool here!

[@reettaelina]

I love your eyecolor videos

[@ladygstuffandnonsense9831]

Totally confused with ME. In the old '80's analysis, I was Winter...no doubt, although black and white did not work well on me. I needed to go more towards a winter/oyster white and charcoal or darkest cool brown. Hair was medium ash brown and eyes are brown with navy rings around the iris. Today, hair is more has lots of silver but not totally silver and skin has gone a bit sallow. ( I'm older than dirt. I still look like death warmed over in any warmish colors, but the strong jewel tones don't work anymore. 'Tis a puzzlement. I don't know where I live in the 12 or 16 color wheel.

[@Karen-e1f]

Can you put light brown hair & brown eyes with cool skin in a non winter. The blond hair throws me off. Maybe lighten hair is confusing.

[@kitty_s23456]

Hi. Have you considered summer? There are many summers with brown hair. Princess Kate (Middleton) is usually classified as a soft summer. Sometimes she's an in-transition type (soft summer/ soft autumn). I think Katie Holmes is also a summer.

[@HeathersETab-tw8vl]

I have silver grey hair. Does that automatically make me light? I had dark brown hair so used to have more contrast. Did I change from dark to light when my hair colour changed?

[@AnaAlVAREZ-ym3mi]

Very well explained! Thanks

[@ColorClassInc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rohinichandrashekar9508]

Hello. I would like to follow you from the beginning! Which of your videos is the no. 1?

[@ColorClassInc]

If you go to our youtube channel and click videos scroll to the very bottom and they are in order! Thanks!

[@kirsitahtinen9968]

I vas analysed 1995 as summer and autumn palette. To day I vas conformed to be summer.

[@conniejrt4762]

What about vein color? Blue vs green? Can that help with warm/cool category?

[@elizabeth911]

i think i am neutral, which is why i have been struggling with this

[@raisedbywolves6108]

What if I am light but more medium-light, more neutral-cool, and more between clear and soft?

[@sophiafernandez3345]

Would love to see a time lapse 🎨

[@coleychannel2572]

Hi I did a colour analysis and they said I was deep warm and clear but I can't remember which season I am please help.😊

[@LJ-qf5xn]

Interesting video! I was analyzed as a cool-clear- light in tonal analysis (cool as no 1, clear as no 2 and then light). - Do you have any idea what that translates to in regular season analysis?

[@lacolocha75]

Summer I think. But maybe a cool summer?

[@LJ-qf5xn]

Ok thank you! Are you an analyst, or are you just guessing?

[@camillaclaesson3220]

Im lighter, but norät light. Seem to be quite neutral, dont fit in warm or cool colors. Im soft, mousy hair and eyebrows, ivory skin and eyes are blue, green, grey with some yellow. Depending on light or what i wear. But really soft colors, like soft autumn and soft summer woth lots if grey in it, enhance the grey in my features making me grey... ? Not sure if I fit in summer, i like the colors, but not in the 12system seems right... wondering if I might be spring. So confused.

[@lionqueen3435]

For me if you were to look at me you would say I’m a summer but I’ve found that greys wash me out and I look terrible in them so I think I’d have to be draped to find out what I am

[@reettaelina]

I don't understand deep or light maybe...I was cool summer when I was young and blond...but I am amazed that black suites me I am cool winter nowadays but I am also flamboyantgamine so...maybe that's why because I need the contrast and I can see my blue soft grey eyes pop

[@CoisadeRuiva]

Having light and deep in mind I beginning to think I'm a spring, I thought I was a true autumn and I love all autumn colors. What do you think?

[@christigallup2175]

I'm light and I've always thought I'm cool. My make up and ai always say cool. However, my CA says I'm warm and I'm confused. I also am soft. Not sure how I could be true spring?

[@christigallup2175]

Blue eyes but very low contrast.

[@TheMaxymama]

Slightly confused by Michael's explanation. Why isn't he considered a clear spring instead? I say this because most black people are automatically deep in terms of our skin tone. However you mentioned in a different video that there are black clear springs & winters and the differentiating factor is the eyes, wouldn't he just be a clear spring then? I'd really love for you talk about the Deep warm clear category more in relation to POC. Vibrant autumn vs Clear spring

[@pjmccarthy179]

I am confused I have been told I am a natural but I am pale my hair has a red cast to it. What am I

[@franlangford7364]

What color season, type, class am I? Pure white hair, light-medium skin tone, blue green clear eyes. I have blue/cool undertones. I like myself in black and also pure white. I see myself as ‘soft’ but the hair color just throws me off. HELP! Thank you.

[@arlanauntz7522]

If you have blue green clear eyes, you're most likely clear. :)

[@reettaelina]

I just have to test soft or clear to see what am I

[@fanikatara1472]

could someone be light and clear with black eyes? but with a neutral complexion ?

[@dianamaurer613]

I have medium brown hair grey eyes and fair skin would I be clear or soft I believe I’m a winter.

[@arlanauntz7522]

Without seeing a picture of you , if have bright grey eyes or people compliment your grey eyes, you're most likely a clear. If your eyes are muted grey you're most likely soft.

[@jillianmarie77]

So what season is deep/cool/soft?

[@PuripuriDrawings]

Some systems call it Soft Winter. It's some type of Deep/Dark summer.

[@lisajburden3274]

Sophia Vegas and Mandy Moore... true blondes and I think they have brown eyes... I have ash blonde hair dark eyes.. Can some blondes be winter?

[@lisajburden3274]

Vegara... 😆

[@simbalantana4572]

You're acting like undertone can be determined at a glance, instead of by analysis, draping, etc. I can get a tan and look brown, but I have a cool undertone.

[@jacquelinewhite6556]

@5:00+ - Nicole Kidman is a naturally redhead - BRIGHT red. Check out photos in her youth/early career before she dyed it.

[@Cultivatingjoy07]

Is there such a thing as being so neutral you cannot really say one is warm nor cold? Like if someone is just so neutral they can wear both?!

[@arlanauntz7522]

Do you know if you look better in gold or silver jewelry? Are your veins more blue or green?

[@johannac5653]

I would never describe myself as deep but maybe MEDIUM, warm, soft? 😂 I have light skin and blondish/brownish hair and eyes that are cloudy greenishgreyish not clear in anyway

[@kitty_s23456]

Sounds like an autumn - maybe soft or warm autumn.

[@conniejrt4762]

Ok so I was born with ash brown hair but it's now blond...what now!?

[@We4redev0]

So confused. Just watched a video where Sarah said she's cool to cool/neutral. Now you guys are saying she's warm...

[@rosemathews5710]

I can't help but notice the older lady looks uncomfortable when the younger girl is speaking 🤭

[@kateaye3506]

Ladies, your sound really needs to be adjusted. Sarah is coming in loud and clear, but Lucinda is often very soft. And I often get a vicarious sore back watching Sarah slumped to the side to be in frame. Other than that, loving the free flow conversation over a very fun topic.

[@dianamaurer613]

Maybe I’m either deep cool soft or deep cool clear. With my grey eyes fair skin and medium brown hair I definitely don’t have warm and I’m definitely not light.