The Winter colour season is the last one we’re going to talk about. It’s really common in the Mediterranean Basin, and most people with olive skin belong to this colour season. Winter colour analysis can also be tough to figure, because they can look like other seasons. Yet, there are a few factors that differentiate Winter from the other seasons.
This is the Winter colour palette.
It has a very high intensity, meaning there are lots of true colours in it. Looking at it like this, it’s like Spring. But, it also has some very dark and dramatic colours like Autumn does. Also, this palette has a lot of contrast, so you will find lots of deep and light colours in each subgroup’s palette. As usual, I will point out the neutrals, the accent colours and which metals to wear. If you know that you can’t wear yellow, you can just skip it altogether. There is also one orangey shade on the True Winter palette: if you can’t wear that well, leave it out altogether. Note that if you are cool-undertoned, yet you can’t really handle bright colours you may as well be a Summer.
Characteristics of the Winter person
The Winter person has a cool or neutral-cool undertone. Between the skin, the eyes and the hair there is lots of contrast. If you have a deeper skin colour, consider the contrast between your features and the sclera (the white bit in your eyes). In case you have olive skin, it’s really probable that you are in this season since very probably your skin is lighter that your eyes and hair. You can very easily handle black, yet you can’t really wear orange and beige very well. Below are the typical Winter hair colours and eye colours you can consider for Winter colour analysis.
The Winter seasonal subgroups
True Winter
As said before, Winters have lots of contrast. Usually in a True Winter it presents itself as gem blue, gem green or hazel eyes with very dark hair. Often the contrast is between their hair and skin, but they can also be very dark (example: Naomi Campbell). The skin tone can range from light to dark, with a cool undertone. Since they have no dominant aspect of colour, they can wear every Winter colour they want.
Cool Winter
Cool Winters are the coolest toned Winters, with their skin turning yellow at anything that is even slightly warm. They have a deeper colouring compared to True or Bright Winter, and similar to Deep Winter. A Deep Winter, though, can bear some slight warmth, unlike a Cool. Cool Winters can wear a lot of those Summer colours as well, and they can borrow the colours of Cool Summer, They have medium to dark brown hair and their eyes are often coloured, but not necessarily though: they can be blue, green or grey, but also brown and even hazel. They have a light to medium skin tone, with extremely cool undertones.
Bright Winter
A Bright Winter’s features may make them seem like they are a Bright Spring, but a lot of the time their hair is particularly dark and they can still handle black. This subgroup borders with Bright Spring, so you can steal the cooler and darker colours from there if you still want more variety in your palette. Their skin tone can range from light to dark, with a cool or neutral-cool undertone. Bright Winters also have a very bright and electric apperance, with their eyes being coloured.
Deep Winter
Your complexion will have hints of warmth in them. Your hair, if dyed, may give this red-brown vibe and naturally it’s very dark. Either it’s vary dark brown or black. Your eyes are very dark too. Your skin tone can range anywhere from light to dark, the key here is that you can bear some slightly warm colours and can handle black as well. If you have olive skin, it’s very probable that you will fit on this subgroup of the Winter season. Deep Winters are also confused with Deep Autumns, but Deep Winters can handle black easily while Deep Autumns have a tougher time at it. You have a cool or neutral-cool undertone.
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