We all know and experience winter for what it's like. It's gloomy outside, the days are short, and the cold makes it hard to leave the house. Dark, gray colors dominate, only worsening the already dreary atmosphere. So choose color and liven up winter! Stand out from the crowd with colorful makeup. What colors should you use to make you, not your outfit, the center of attention? Below, you'll find some valuable tips.
Color analysis
Do you run around the shops and spend a fortune on colorful cosmetics? They're pretty and shiny, so everyone wants them, of course! However, it's crucial to choose your color correctly. Contrary to popular belief, not every shade will suit you. So, do a color analysis. It's a simple test that will help you easily choose the right colors to shine and delight even more. It will also have a significant impact on your well-being – you'll feel more beautiful and confident, your eyes will sparkle, and your skin will be more radiant.
Colors can be divided into four categories , named after the seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. These, in turn, can be divided into two groups : warm and cool. Warm colors are spring and autumn, while cool colors are summer and winter.
Define your color
Warm colors:
SPRING – is a delicate, subtle type. Their complexion is radiant, though it can be pale and porcelain-like. Golden-brown freckles are often visible. Spring tans brown. Their hair is also light, usually reddish-blonde, straw-colored, delicate, and thin.
Makeup: If you're in spring, a subtle, natural makeup look will suit you. The recommended foundation is a brightening one in a light beige tone, such as NATURAL FAIR . A peach, apricot, or NUDE blush will work best on the cheeks. To highlight the eyes, use eyeshadow in milky shades, such as mineral shadows like VANILLA or ICE CREAM , pastel grays, light greens, blues, and purples. You can accentuate your lips with both light and intense colors, from beige to crayfish red.
Avoid! Heavy makeup using black eyeliner.
AUTUMN – is typically characterized by a fair, yet warm, golden skin tone, usually ivory. Freckles in a warm, intense red or golden-beige hue are characteristic of autumn. Your hair has a reddish tint, and even if it doesn't, it has gold or red pigments. People with an autumn skin type tend to tan very poorly. After tanning, the skin is usually only covered with additional moles or freckles.
Makeup: For autumn, a transparent foundation in shades of gold ( GOLDEN FAIR mineral foundation works well) is best, as it won't cover freckles. Apply a warm blush to your cheeks. Try HONEY mineral blush in a brick shade. On your eyelids, apply rust-colored shadows, such as CINNAMON mineral shade, orange, gold, turquoise, olive, green, and warm browns. You can also highlight your lips with red shades, and use a green or brown eyeliner to accentuate your eyes.
Avoid! Black, pure white, cold colors, raspberry, fuchsia, red with red hair.
Cold colors:
SUMMER – Your complexion is fair, delicate, almost milky or pale beige. Powdered, muted, as if muted or sun-kissed colors dominate in summer. You usually tolerate a tan very well. Although it may initially have a reddish hue, over time it develops a beautiful olive hue. Summer beauty types include platinum blondes, light or dark brown brunettes, and brunettes with a grayish hue.
Makeup: should also be as subtle and natural as possible. Use a natural foundation, such as NATURAL FAIREST Illuminating Mineral Foundation. or a porcelain shade. Accentuate your cheeks with a cool-toned blush, such as ROMANTIC mineral blush, salmon, or beige. Your eyes will look best in shades like brown (use, for example, CHOCOLATE or CAPPUCCINO mineral shadows), grays, pastel colors with a touch of blue, green, turquoise, white with a hint of pink or vanilla ( VANILLA mineral shadows and ICE CREAM are great here), navy blues, light blues, lilac, or pink. For lips, use a matte lipstick in a shade of red or burgundy. Eyeliner should be brown or purple (eggplant).
Avoid! Black, bright colors, warm colors.
WINTER – a bit of a "Snow White" type with porcelain skin but dark hair with a navy or ash-gray sheen. They can be dark brown, black-brown, or jet black. Skin usually has a slight pink or blue tint, resistant to sunlight. If you have an olive, cool skin tone, you're definitely a "Winter Lady." Dark hair is complemented by dark eyebrows and eyelashes.
Makeup: As a Winter Lady, you have a distinctive beauty type, so your makeup can be bold and bold. It's best to use a beige foundation that matches your complexion. You can, however, afford a bolder blush that will significantly highlight your cheekbones. For example, reach for the CORAL mineral blush . You can also apply darker shades to your eyelids. Feel free to reach for a black liner, as well as eyeshadows in black, graphite, gray, purple, dark green, pink, or turquoise. The mineral eyeshadow CINNAMON , with its coppery undertones, is a good option. You can also accentuate your lips. However, remember the neutral rule that applies to all beauty types: accentuate one feature – either the eyes or the lips.
Avoid! Warm, golden, pale colors, gold jewelry, warm, saturated gemstones, and warm reflections in the hair.
While defining and identifying your skin type may seem complicated, take up the challenge! Choosing the right cosmetics will make you look truly stunning. Of course, the types described can also have muted, cool, and clean tones. The most important thing, however, is to identify your primary type; it will become easier from there.
