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    Finding Your Color Season


    A few months ago, I ordered a beautiful pastel purple sweater from an online boutique.
    The color was soft and pretty, and it looked absolutely amazing on the model. After a
    week of waiting (not-so-patiently) for my purchase, it arrived on my doorstep. I eagerly
    took it out of the package, tried it on, looked in the mirror, and was filled with an
    overwhelming sense of... disappointment. I looked washed out and tired; it was hard to
    believe that the same thing that had highlighted all of the model's features made all of
    mine look dull. I tossed the sweater in a drawer, and I haven't worn it since.

    Sound familiar?

    Why do certain colors look beautiful on some people and boring on others? As we all
    know, shopping through an overwhelming array of products in innumerable colors and
    trying to decide which one to buy is not an easy task. Choosing colors that will flatter your
    complexion can make you feel like you're playing a game of roulette; sometimes you win,
    sometimes you lose and there's no way of knowing why. Luckily, picking out a flattering
    color doesn't have to be based on luck. You can rig the game so you win every time.

    Finding flattering colors is especially important when shopping for hats or scarves; colors
    become more important as they move closer to your face. Think about it; practically
    everyone can wear a nude shoe and still feel amazing, but the same cannot be said for a
    nude dress. This is because the dress is closer to your facial features. In terms of clothing,
    headwear is about as close as you can come to the face. This may seem daunting, but don't
    worry. Finding colors is much easier than it seems. We'll help you figure out which colors
    will keep you looking fabulous, fearless and flawless. How? By finding your color season.
    Color seasons are basically sets of colors that are specifically curated for an individual
    based on her features. Let's get started.

    Step One: Determining your Undertones


    To determine your color season, first you need to determine if your features have warm or
    cool undertones. The features we're considering are eyes, hair, and skin. If you have
    already lost your hair, don't worry; simply use your natural hair color or your preferred
    wig color to complete the following steps.

    Step Two: Tally Up


    Count the number of warm and cool features you have.

    For example, my eyes and hair are warm while my skin is cool. This means I have 2 warm
    features and one cool feature. Tally up your results and keep them in mind. You will either
    be cool leaning (2 cool features and 1 warm feature), warm leaning (2 warm features
    and 1 cool feature), completely warm (3 warm features), or completely cool (3 cool
    features).

    If you have one warm feature, one cool feature, and neutral skin, you need to take it one
    step further. Does your skin have more characteristics of warm skin or of cool skin?
    Comparing with friends can be very helpful. If your skin has more cool characteristics,
    count your skin as a cool feature; if you have more warm characteristics, count your skin
    as a warm feature. If you are having a hard time deciding, count your skin as a warm
    feature.

    Step Three: High Contrast or Low Contrast


    Note: If you are completely warm or completely cool, you can skip this step.

    Step Four: Determining your color season


    Use what you learned above to follow the flowchart and find your color season.

    ATTENTION REDHEADS! You might be an exception to the rules; even if you have cool
    skin, you may still fit into the warm family because red hair is an overwhelmingly warm
    feature. Check colors from the palettes below for warm spring and warm autumn color
    seasons and compare them to the color palette of the season you were placed in by the
    chart.

    Step 5: Look at your color palette!


    As you may have noticed in the chart, there are six color season families: The Warm
    Family, The Cool Family, The Clear Family, The Deep Family, The Soft Family, and The
    Light Family. Each family consists of two sisters. Just like real life sisters, the season
    sisters share clothes. For example, if you are a Warm Autumn, you are in the Warm Family
    and your sister season is Warm Spring; while the Warm Autumn color palette contains
    your main colors, you can also wear some colors from the Warm Spring palette.
    Experiment with colors from both palettes to decide which look best on you.

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