Presented by Kate Freeburg

Color Seasons

1980’s

• Beauty for all Seasons

• Color Me Beautiful

WINTER cool + dark/clear

• Skin• Blue or Blue Pink undertone

• Taupe Beige

• Olive Skin

• Milky White

• Hair• Dark hair

• Salt and Pepper

• White Blonde

• Eyes• Deep Color

SPRING warm + light/clear

• Skin• Golden undertone

• Creamy Ivory

• Peachy Pink

• Peach beige

• Hair• Golden blond

• Strawberry

• Taffy-red

• Golden brown

• Eyes• Blue

• Green

• Aqua

SUMMER cool + light/muted

• Skin• Blue undertone

• Normally have visible pink in their skin

• Very fair and look pale without blush

• Hair• Blonde – from towhead to ash blond, to dark

ash

• Tends to darken to a “mousy” color with edge

• Grays gracefully to blue-gray or pearly white

• Eyes• Blue, Green, aqua or soft hazel

AUTUMN warm + dark/muted

• Skin• Golden undertone

• Ivory or cream peach

• Often has freckles (the true redhead)

• Medium to deep copper

• Hair• Golden Blonde as child darkening with age

• Redheads (carrot top to auburn or red-brown

• Brunette

• When hair grays it tends to be a yellow gray

• Eyes• Brown or green

Differences within a season

Dark, Medium, Light

Your Hair and Eye Color

• Colors you wear naturally

• These two colors either worn alone or in combination will be your most elegant colors

• Your hair color is especially useful for basic items - coats, firs, suits, accessories, shoes and handbags

• Your eye colors are quiet, comfortable and approachable.

Skin Enhancers (Reds)

• You best shades of red worn near your face will enhance your skin tone

• Use as a guide when choosing lipsticks and blush

• Soft reds are romantic and feminine, lend themselves to lingerie, blouses and dresses

• Darker reds are energetic and active, use them for casual wear, accessories, accents and “statement” dressing

Greens, Blues, Violets

• Greens & Blue-greens• Intensify and Compliment your skin

tone

• Use as an accent

• Use as an entire outfit

• Blues• Use as and accent

• Use as an entire outfit

• Blue Violet, Violets and Red Violets

• Range from bright accent colors to cool, quiet and refined shades

Basics

• Blacks and Navy Blues

• Browns and Beiges

• Grays

• Whites

Additional tips on colors

• Yellows• Use for bright and lively accents

• Picks up the highlights of your hair if you are blonde

• Whites• Use as a basic neutral to combine with all other colors

• Metallics• Use for jewelry, accessories and accents

Your Color Style

• Classic Basics & Nuetrals• Your wardrobe neutrals

• Coats

• Jackets

• Skirts

• Pants

• Handbags

• shoes

Your Color Style cont.

• Complimentary Colors

• Directly opposite each other on the color wheel

• When two complimentary colors are worn together, they brighten one another

• You can brighten and intensify your skin, hair and eye colors by wearing your best compliments

Your Color Style cont.

• Brights• Make a bold statement that is energetic, active, outgoing & playful

• Use them as accents or statement pieces in your wardrobe

• Wear them when you want to be noticed

• Pastels• Femininity

• Use pinks, peaches, soft yellows, mint greens, baby blues & violets when you want to appear youthful, soft, approachable & non-threatening or when you’re feeling especially romantic

Other Considerations

• Our Coloring Changes with age• Pigmentation diminishes with age

• Our skin, hair and eyes soften

• Our palette may also change

• Illness or medication can change our skin tone

• Having a Professional Color Analysis

Will this work for my palette?

• This print could be worn by any season, but it is a little intense for the light summer palette

What to watch out for

Useful tools

Warm or Cool?

References and Acknowlegements

• Color Me Beautiful by Carole Jackson ISBN 0-345-29015-1

• Looking Good … every day by Nancy Nix-Rice ISBN 978-1-61847-040-9

• Thank you to Ethel Harms for lending color palettes for this presentation as well as information on using your color palette