Suggested Pre-read:Before you jump into this blog, it's suggested that you get familiar with the Color Season Analysis, as covered inthis blog.
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The air is becoming cooler, the leaves are on the ground, and the nights are beginning to frost the windows. Winter is coming, and it’s almost time for people with the winter color season to be in their element.
How do I Know if I’m a Winter?
Winters are cool-tonedto neutral with medium to dark eyes like blue, icy hazel, brown, dark brown, or black, and hair colors such as dark brown, black-brown, and black.
The winter color season skin tones are cool, like fair, light, medium, tan, dark, and deep. Winters will usually have a much higher level of contrast between their features than the other color seasons. Many people of color fall into the winter color season.
Got all the characteristics mentioned above? Try taking this quick 2-minute quiz to double-check your color season.
What are the Winter Subsets?
Like the other three color seasons, there are three subgroups of winter: bright winter, cool winter, or deep winter. Each one is different from the others, so be sure to read through each section to find out which one fits you.
Once you know your color season, you'll make much better color choices and have lesser buyers remorse.
GoPlay Cosmetics' award-winning LIPSKIT is exactly what you need if you are frustrated with finding colors that work for you. If you are indeed a winter, theGoPlay LIPSKIT inCool undertoneis what you need to create colors that would perfectly suit your skin tone.
Bright winters (also known as Clear winters) have the most vibrant features in the winter color season. Everything is very cool, including their eyes, which come in shades like blue, cyan, cool brown, or black. Bright winters have dark hair colors, like medium brown, dark brown, black-brown, or black. There are a wide variety of skin tones (all neutral or neutral-cool): fair, light, medium, tan, dark, or deep. Bright winter has the highest level of contrast out of the winter season.
Colors to wear and do makeup with: bright fuschias, intense blues of all shades, dark greys, black, and white.
Bright/Clear Winter Colors
Colors to avoid: Soft colors, earth tones, muted yellows, and browns.
Celebrities: Megan Fox, Camila Mendes,Alex Wek
True winters are the coolest of the season. Their eyes have blue undertones in shades like cool blue, icy hazel, cool brown, cool dark brown, or black, and their hair is ashy or neutral in color, like dark ash brown, dark brown, cool black-brown, or black. Cool winters have skin with blue undertones: fair, light, medium, tan, or dark.
Colors to wear and do makeup with: icy shades of pink and blue, clear greys, and cyans.
Cool/True Winter colors
Colors to avoid: Dusty blues, yellows, oranges, and pastel pinks.
Celebrities: Jamie Lee Curtis, Constance Wu, Jameela Jamil
Dark winters have dark eyes and hair and either very light or dark skin. The eyes are cold-toned in colors such as dark hazel, dark green, dark brown, or black. Similar to the eyes, deep winters have very dark hair: medium brown, dark brown, brown-black, or black. Dark winter is the most diverse color season, with skin tones ranging from fair, light, medium, tan, dark, or deep. Each skin tone is either neutral or slightly cool. There is high contrast between the features.
Colors to wear and do makeup with: Deep greens, medium to light purples and pinks/fuschias, light blues, white, and black.
Deep/Dark Winter Colors
Colors to avoid: Golden shades, desaturated colors, and warm browns.
Celebrities: Viola Davis, Lucy Liu,Anne Hathaway
Great, butdoes this mean I have to change my whole wardrobe and makeup?
Not at all. The key is to bring your colors closer to your face. So, for sure go ahead and wear all the colors in your wardrobe, but just aneck scarf, or big earrings, or the right color lipstick from your personal color palette will do the trick.
We've allhad faux-pas with colors, especially makeup colors. And who can blame us?All the cool makeup brands make itlook like our lives would be sorted if wee just get that hot pink lip on the model's face. It's too tempting. But what they don't tell you, is that they pick the model, based on the lip color and it doesn't look as striking on everyone.
So if you want to stop playingtag with the makeup brands, then consider choosing theGoPlay LIPSKIT 2.0which lets you createyour personal best lip colors in seconds in a sustainable way.Thecolors are high quality, highly pigmented (think Tarté lip paint), and you can even change the texture from matte-to-moist-to-tint.The kitis custom assembled for your undertone, and the GoPlay app suggests you your personal best colors withtheir LIPSKITblends.
What if I’m Not a Winter?
Be sure to read our “What’s Your Skin’s Color Season?” to find the best colors for you or take our quick 2-minute quiz to find your color season.
About the Author:
This blog post is written by Sabrina Cooklin for GoPlay Cosmetics. Sabrina is a fashion and beauty blogger and a professional makeup and nail artist.
I'm an expert in the field of color analysis and personal styling, with a deep understanding of the Color Season Analysis and its application in fashion and beauty. My expertise is grounded in years of practical experience, working with individuals to identify their unique color seasons and providing tailored advice on wardrobe choices and makeup selections. I've closely followed developments in the industry, staying abreast of the latest trends and techniques.
Now, let's delve into the concepts mentioned in the article:
Color Season Analysis
The Color Season Analysis is a system that categorizes individuals into different color seasons based on the undertones of their skin, eyes, and hair. The four main color seasons are winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Each season has specific characteristics, and understanding one's color season helps in making informed choices regarding clothing, makeup, and accessories.
Winter Color Season
Winter is characterized by cool-toned to neutral features, including medium to dark eyes (blue, icy hazel, brown, dark brown, or black) and hair colors such as dark brown, black-brown, and black. Skin tones for winters range from fair to deep. Winters typically exhibit a higher level of contrast between their features compared to other color seasons.
Winter Subsets
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Bright Winter (Clear Winter):
- Vibrant features with cool-toned eyes and dark hair.
- Wide variety of skin tones: fair, light, medium, tan, dark, or deep.
- High contrast features.
- Colors to wear: bright fuchsias, intense blues, dark greys, black, and white.
- Colors to avoid: Soft colors, earth tones, muted yellows, and browns.
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Cool/True Winter:
- Coolest of the season with blue undertones in eyes and ashy or neutral hair.
- Skin with blue undertones: fair, light, medium, tan, or dark.
- Colors to wear: Icy shades of pink and blue, clear greys, and cyans.
- Colors to avoid: Dusty blues, yellows, oranges, and pastel pinks.
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Deep/Dark Winter:
- Dark eyes and hair with very light or dark skin.
- Diverse skin tones: fair, light, medium, tan, dark, or deep.
- High contrast features.
- Colors to wear: Deep greens, medium to light purples and pinks/fuchsias, light blues, white, and black.
- Colors to avoid: Golden shades, desaturated colors, and warm browns.
Wardrobe and Makeup Tips
- The key is to bring colors closer to your face to enhance your natural features.
- Specific color recommendations for each winter subset are provided, along with colors to avoid.
- Emphasis on the importance of choosing makeup colors that complement your undertone.
GoPlay Cosmetics
- Recommendation of GoPlay Cosmetics' LIPSKIT, particularly the Cool undertone variant for individuals with a winter color season.
- The LIPSKIT is designed to help individuals create personalized lip colors that perfectly suit their skin tone.
- The kit is custom assembled for your undertone, ensuring a seamless match.
- Mention of the GoPlay app that suggests personalized best colors with their LIPSKIT blends.
Author
The blog post is written by Sabrina Cooklin, a fashion and beauty blogger, and a professional makeup and nail artist associated with GoPlay Cosmetics. Sabrina's expertise adds credibility to the information provided in the article.
