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20.06.2020

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Does the skin get cold and hot?

Yes, sometimes. This is a medical fact. Moreover, the temperature of the external integument can be significantly lower than the usual measurements in the axillary sinus (the notorious 36.6 in a healthy state). The first toe is considered the coldest - its temperature can barely exceed 20 degrees.

The main reason why this happens is the location of the vessels: close to or far from the skin surface. The closer it gets, the hotter it gets.

Another thing is also true. The opening of the perfume largely depends on the temperature. The logic is known: the higher the temperature, the louder the perfume will sound. We remember the relationship between temperature and aromas according to weather conditions. The situation is similar here.

What's the problem with hot and cold skin?

By and large, there are no particular problems. If it is convenient for you to select fragrances based on these parameters, if you have already learned how to use these data empirically, use it to your health. But if you are just starting to understand the nuances or cannot understand why these "rules" do not apply to you, then listen to what I will say next.

Why we do not apply such a classification, I will tell below, but for now there are several facts that prevent us from determining our "temperature".

Cold skin

Let's remember how various perfume websites recommend determining whether your skin is cold. The following parameters are more common:

Hands freeze in frost more than those of people with hot skin.
Pallor of the skin.
Has difficulty tanning.

Probably, it will not be difficult to determine the pallor of labor. She can be compared to the skin color of her friends. But how can you tell if your hands are colder than others? You have been with these hands all your life and, accordingly, with these sensations. How can you operate with the concepts of "more or less" if there is only one sensation?

The sunburn is even worse. Does pale skin tan "with difficulty"? As far as I know, it burns out instantly! Yes, this is not the effect of a "sultry chocolate", but rather a burn, but the definition of "with difficulty" is hardly suitable here. It turns out mutually exclusive options.

Now to perfume. This is how the opening of a perfume on cold skin is most often described: "The perfume opens slowly and lasts longer." But excuse me, can't cold skin be dry? Maybe. And with dry, as you know, the perfume sounds more intense, and ... evaporates faster. That is, we again have conflicting descriptions... Moreover, they are fundamentally contradictory!

Hot skin

What are they trying to tell us about this type? Here are the basic descriptions:

swarthiness;
warm hands;
hung pressure.

With regard to the warmth of the hands, the situation is similar to the cold ones: it is not so easy to compare the sensations if only one of them is known for certain. Darkness of the skin is a more adequate argument, but there are also "buts" here. There are whole nations, each representative of which is characterized by a dark skin. And what, they all refer to people with hot skin? It doesn't work that way. There is always a difference. It is impossible, rightly speaking, to argue that the majority of the inhabitants of Asia, Africa and Latin America have the same skin type!

The example with high blood pressure does not want to comment at all. Guys and girls, if you have problems with blood pressure, you should not choose a perfume, but consult a doctor!

Why Wash-Aromat.ru does not use the concept of hot and cold skin

First of all, let's remember the main rule: the perception of perfumery is subjective. You can collect thousands of different rules, but all of them, at best, fall under the categories "most of the time", "usually", and so on. That is, they are all relative.

I will not tire of repeating that the main principle of the similarity between a person and perfumery is the noses of him and his loved ones!

We have already seen that the separation of types by "heat" has a lot of disadvantages. That is, adhering to this method, the probability of error is high. I repeat, if this method suits you personally, and experience has proven its worth for choosing scents - use it. But don't get hung up. At a minimum, by limiting yourself to the wrong framework, you can miss something very interesting and suitable for you.

We look more often for fat content(it is described in detail), since it is this parameter that more clearly shows how intense the aroma will be, how great its persistence and sillage. Apply together with this also not the most accurate method of cold and hot skin, in our opinion, it makes no sense.

That, in principle, is all that I wanted to say on this matter. And remember, no one knows which perfume will suit you better than yourself! So try, wear, wear, and pick the best.

I wish you health and pleasant aroma!

Sergei Polye,

specially for the project VASH-AROMAT.RU

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Probably, each of us at least once in our life has come across the fact that a new blouse (or, for example, lipstick) of one tone enliven the face, making the eyes and skin glow, while others - almost the same, just a slightly different shade - give a tired look, make the look extinct and emphasize the wrinkles that have come from nowhere?

Here's the thing: the first color is perfect for your skin tone, emphasizing its shade, and the second simply does not match its undertones.

Why does this happen? Chances are you have a basic idea, but don't really understand the difference between shade and undertones? You are not alone here. When it comes to fashion and beauty, the expressions "cold shades" or "warm shades" can be safely called one of the key concepts. In fact, we constantly hear that in order to emphasize our attractiveness, it is necessary to determine which category we belong to. However, how to do this is not entirely clear.

First, you need to understand that your superficial skin tone is its main color or shade (ivory, light, medium, tanned, dark, etc.), but your skin tone is the color “under the skin”. Regardless of your skin color, its undertones can be:

Cold (pink, red, or bluish).
Warm (yellow, peach, golden).
Neutral (mixing cold and warm undertones).

Common misconception: It is believed that fair skin and warm undertones are incompatible concepts. In fact, many fair-skinned women have a warm undertone (Nicole Kidman is one of them!), And a cold undertone is often common for dark-skinned girls (supermodel Alec Veck's cold skin tone).

So how do you determine which category you are in? Read on!

Jewelry test

What do you think: jewelry made of gold or silver suits you better (the question is not what you like best, but what actually gives your skin a glow, with which jewelry it looks fresher and healthier). Usually, girls with a cold skin tone go with jewelry made of silver and platinum, and warm skin harmonizes better with gold.

Check the veins

Roll up your sleeves and look at the veins on the inside of your wrist. If their color is closer to blue, it is most likely that your skin has a cold undertone. If the veins appear greenish, you are warm-skinned creatures. In fact, of course, veins cannot be green - they appear so because you look at them through yellowish skin (yellow + blue = green).

Neutral test

Think about which neutral colors accentuate your beauty. Does your skin, eyes, and overall face look better when paired with pure whites and blacks, or ivory, off-white and brown? If the first statement is true, then you most likely have a cold undertone, and in the second case, a warm undertone.

Eye and hair color

Your natural hair and eye color can help you determine your color type.

Usually, people with cold skin tones have blue, gray, or green eyes, and light, blond, or black hair has a bluish, silver, purple or ash tint.

And vice versa: warm-skinned women usually boast amber, brown or hazel eyes, and their hair has a golden, reddish, reddish, or yellowish tint (wheat blondes, owners of copper and chestnut manes and black ones with a reddish tint are of the warm type).

Trial by the sun

Does your skin turn golden brown when exposed to sunlight, or does it burn and turn pink immediately? In the first case, you are of the warm type, and the skin of cold shades usually burns (fair-skinned girls just burn in the sun, and not too light skin of cold shades first burns and then tans).

Find "your" celebrity

Famous owners of cold skin tone: January Jones, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Lucy Liu, Cara Delevingne, Cameron Diaz.

Celebrities with warm skin tones: Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba, Rachel Bilson, Jennifer Anniston, Beyoncé.

Determine which colors suit you

Regardless of skin tone, certain colors are more suitable for each person.

Warm-skinned girls usually work in a variety of shades of yellow, orange, brown, yellow-green, ivory, and warm red.

Girls with a cool shade should pay attention to all shades of blue, green, pink, lilac, blue-green, purple and real blue-based red.

In order to get a more complete picture, we suggest checking the color chart above!

I'm starting to write how to define my color type.

I would advise you to start with the definition of the semitone - this will somewhat simplify further search.

Warm or cold?

There are four ways to determine whether your appearance is cold or warm. I will distribute them in ascending order of importance.

1) Look at your veins
2) Compare gold and silver
3) Try warm and cold lipsticks on your skin
4) Conduct a test with a cloth of warm or cold halftones (colored paper will also work if you find such complex shades)

1. Test with veins ... It is offered most often, while it is the most incomprehensible. You need to look at the inner side of the hand, which almost never tan, and examine the color of the veins behind the wrist and on the bend of the log from the inside. They write that in warm types the veins will be ... green. Here it is necessary to clarify - they, of course, will not be grassy green, they will be warm blue, i.e. blue with a greenish tint. If the skin is dense and not very light, it will generally be difficult to recognize whether they are greenish or not, unless only in comparison with someone. But I will still give this test here, because sometimes even the smallest details are important.
So, if you have greenish veins on both your wrist and elbow- you are a warm type or neutral warm.
If you and n and the veins on the wrist and on the elbow are clearly cold blue- you are a cold or neutral cold type.
If your veins are both green and blue (for example, blue at the wrist, green at the elbow)- you are a neutral type, neutral warm or neutral cold, without extremes.

Personally, this test gave me little. At the elbows, my veins are greenish. I found 4 veins on my wrist. 2 are green and two are dark blue. So I am a neutral type, combining warm and cold undertones. Which means I cannot be purely warm and purely cold.

2. Test with gold and silver ... There are two versions. Both require good natural light and two jewelry - gold and silver.
Option 1- in natural light (not in bright sun - it also changes colors), without makeup, sit in front of a mirror so that the light falls on your face. First bring silver to your face, then gold, see what harmonizes better. Forget for a while about personal preferences like "I love silver, but not gold", here it is not a matter of preference, but of form. Usually "not your" metal does not fit into the overall picture of your appearance.
Option 2- in natural light on a neutral background, put gold and silver jewelry on your hand together, see what looks more harmonious.

After these two tests, such options:
1 ) Gold suits you and silver does not suit you - you are a warm type.
2) Silver suits you and gold does not suit you - you are a cold type.
3) You cannot choose - it seems that both are walking, then it seems that both are not walking - you are a neutral type.

I am a neutral type and can wear both gold and silver. Gold is slightly better, though, since I'm neutral warm. In life, the difference is more noticeable, since a photo with a flash, but it conveys the main idea - it is impossible to choose unambiguously.

3) Lipstick test ... More accurate, since you can collect a lot of lipsticks, and it is clearer there whether it is going or not. We need, again, natural light, a neutral background, a bunch of different lipsticks (take samples, ask your friends and relatives). Lipsticks must be distributed in semitones - those in which a bluish semitone predominates are cold, those in which a yellow or red semitone predominates are warm.
In turn, draw stripes on the inside of your hand, first with cold lipsticks, and then with warm ones. See which ones are more in harmony with the skin.

Cold lipsticks

Warm lipsticks

Usually some will look better. In my case, they are warm.

So, if cold lipstick suits you
If warm lipstick suits you - you are a warm or neutral warm type.

4. And the last - the most important and indicative - tissue test .
Normal classic - compare warm pink and cold pink.

If the color is yours, the skin evens out, the imperfections are smoothed out. If the color is not yours, you have a grayish shadow on your face, all imperfections become noticeable, an unhealthy blush may appear.

If warm pink suits you - you are a warm or neutral warm type
If cold pink suits you - you are a cold or neutral cold type.

If you don't like pink or can't find it close at hand, you can try other colors as well. however, do not use shades that are too bright or too dark.

I like the table at http://eniki-beniki.livejournal.com/29350.html
Although I disagree with half of her explanation about color types, her table is good =)

but I'd all the same first of all recommended would test with pink, because among the rest it may be that both will go or both will not go, unless you are a pure warm and pure cold type. This usually does not happen with pink.

Now results:

1) Warm type

If, according to the test results, it turned out that you are clearly a warm type, and cold undertones absolutely do not suit you, then you are most likely Warm Autumn or Warm Spring .

2) Cold type

If, according to the test results, it turned out that cold colors suit you, and warm halftones are categorically unsuitable for you, then you are most likely Cold Winter or Cold Summer .

3) Neutral type

If both warm and cold undertones suit you, albeit in different proportions, then you are a neutral type and cannot be a purely warm or purely cold season. If, nevertheless, warm undertones suit you better, you neutral warm type (Bright Spring, Bright Spring, Soft Autumn, Deep Autumn ). If cold undertones suit you more, you - neutral cold type (Bright Winter, Bright Summer, Mild Summer, Dark Winter) .

Sometimes you choose a beautiful and expensive thing, but it doesn't suit you. Sits perfectly on the figure, emphasizes all the advantages of the body. What is the matter then? There is a high probability that the item of clothing does not suit your color type. A similar situation happens with makeup - some colors make the face expressive, while others are completely invisible. To figure out which wardrobe and make-up is right for you, you need to decide on the color type.

What are the color types of people

This is a collection of natural colors that appear in the shade of the skin, hair and eyes, as well as the degree of contrast between them. Each person belongs to one of the color types of appearance: to Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn; he has an individual natural palette. It is necessary to rely on it, creating an image. If you know how to favorably emphasize natural colors and how to choose the palette of the basic wardrobe, make-up, you will always look organic. You will learn how to get rid of imperfections. Inappropriate colors make the appearance visually painful.

Palettes by color types in coloristics

Traditionally, there are 4 global human color gamuts corresponding to the names of the seasons. If you tried to classify yourself as a specific color type, you might have noticed that you do not fit any group in terms of characteristics. This problem is solved by coloristics, which in each global palette distinguishes 3 more subtypes that describe the features and characteristics of the appearance. The difference between them consists not only in the selection of specific colors within the same color type, but also in the contrast of shades between the protein and the iris of the eye, between the face and hair.

Natural color palette

The most common appearance color types in northern latitudes are summer. The natural palette of the global gamut is very rich, but not contrasting. Summer girls and women are very different from each other. This season is characterized by cold, muted natural colors from light to medium-dark. Specific characteristics are described in subtypes: Light, Cold, Soft Summer.

The second most common color type in our country is Winter. This global scale is complex and contrasting. The main signs are dark strands without a hint of golden sheen or platinum blond, light or dark skin. Eye color ranges from deep blue to brown. Eyelashes and eyebrows are similar in scale to hair, lips are pale. Winter girls and women have a clean, expressive appearance. Season subtypes: Dark, Cold, Bright.

Spring presents warm color types. In the palette of girls and women, pure and warm shades prevail, the appearance is luminous, delicate. The skin is thin, velvety, as if glowing from the inside. Its color is light, golden, ivory, peach, baked milk. There is a subtle blush on the cheeks, and on the nose there are golden brown freckles. On pale integuments, tan lays down with a reddish tint, and on dark ones - bronze. Strands with a golden sheen or reddish tint, curly. Their color ranges from wheat to chocolate. The eyes are light. Season subtypes: Bright, Warm, Light.

Saturated color type - Autumn. Girls with such a bright palette need a minimum of makeup, because they already look expressive. Owners of the autumn range have epidermis of warm tones: honey-golden, reddish, bronze, peach, olive. They burn easily in the sun. No blush appears. Hair is light, dark with a reddish tint, often curly. Lashes and eyebrows are light. Red, golden-red, sun freckles are located all over the body. The eyes are warm with amber, cognac, blue-gray inclusions. Subtypes: Soft, Warm, Dark.

Colors of appearance

Experts distinguish 6 colors based on the depth and saturation of color: dark, light, cold, warm, soft, clean. They overlap with the four main color types, but the same colors in different global scales have significant differences. Descriptions of colors of appearance:

Dark is deep and rich. There is a high degree of contrast between hair, eyes, skin. These appearance color types are divided into two types:
1. Dark Autumn. It is characterized by a high level of contrast, rich, but dim shades. Warm, restrained tones prevail. Eyes palette: gray-brown, brown-green, amber, brown. Strands are copper, chestnut, dark blond, black, brown-haired. Burning out in the sun, they acquire warm colors. The integument is slightly reddish or golden.
2. Dark Winter. Very high contrast, medium to very dark rich deep hues. Cold tones prevail. The eyes are brown, gray-brown, black. Hair is black, dark blond, brown-haired. The sun has almost no effect on the chrome of the strands. The skin is dense beige or neutral-cool shade. Tans very quickly.
Light - characterized by a low level of contrast between the eyes, hair and skin. Varieties:

Light Spring. The eyes are blue, light green. Hair color: blond, light blond with a yellow, sunny tint. Epidermis of ivory, peach or apricot, there is a blush.
Bright Summer. Delicate, soft shades, cold tones prevail. The eyes are light gray, light blue, blue, light green, azure. Strand color: cold blond, wheat, light blond. Under the influence of the sun, they acquire an ashy undertone. The skin is pinkish or beige, does not tan well.

Cold - expressive appearance, the color range is formed by low-temperature shades. Appearance color types are divided into two groups:

Cold summer. Contrast levels are below average to medium. Calm, muted tones of medium depth prevail. The eyes are light gray, blue, dark gray, gray-green, light blue. The strands are light blond, dark blond, brown-haired. The skin is pinkish or beige, tans poorly or normally.
Cold winter. High contrast, clean, radiant, but not overly bright hues. The eyes are brown, gray-brown, blue, blue, gray. Hair is black, dark blond, brown-haired. They do not fade in the sun. The skin is light or neutral, does not absorb UV rays well.

Warm - the image of a person in this palette can be described as a "golden glow". Varieties of color:

Warm Spring. There are no cold tones in the exterior, the contrast is minimal. The eyes are blue, gray, light brown. Straw hair, light red, light brown, dark blond with a golden sheen. The skin is golden beige, porcelain, ivory, very sensitive to the sun.
Warm autumn. Medium contrast, rich colors but not clean. Eye color: hazel, brown, green-brown, golden brown, blue, light blue. Hair is amber, reddish-red, reddish-golden, golden-wheat, chestnut, copper. Turns golden under the sun. The skin is light, does not tan well, turns red in the sun, and is prone to the appearance of freckles. Wreaths shine through the epidermis.

Soft - there is some haze in this type of chrome, the palette is not too bright and not very dark. Appearance color types are divided into two groups:

Mild Summer. The type is difficult to determine, since it combines features of different colors. It is characterized by an average level of contrast. Eye color: dark gray, green-brown, gray-green. The hair is light brown, dark blond, brown-haired, has a muted, fuzzy color. Under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, they acquire a golden undertone. The skin is beige, olive, tans well. Not too dark.
Soft Autumn. Medium contrast, soft to complex shades, warm, medium depth. Eyes are hazel, green, honey, green-gray, green-brown. Hair is light brown, sandy, reddish. They turn golden in the sun. The skin is beige, slightly golden, occasionally reddish.

Clean - characterized by a high degree of contrast between hair / eyelashes and eyes, whites are bright white. Varieties of color:

Pure Spring. It is a mixture of Spring and Winter. All colors are devoid of mutedness, they glow, sparkle. The eyes are turquoise, blue topaz with brown splashes, greenish blue, golden tea. Hair is golden brown, dark brown, black with brown tints. The skin is beige, peach, ivory.
Pure Winter. Colors are clear, bright, medium to very dark, pale in color may occur. Cold tones prevail. The eyes are gray, blue, blue, the main feature is the radiance of the shades (there is no turbidity). Hair is black, brown-haired, dark blond, occasionally ashy. The sun does not affect their subtone. The skin is light or peachy.

How to determine your color type

To understand which season a girl belongs to, it is necessary to conduct a simple assessment of her appearance. For an objective characterization, call a few friends - from the side it will be better for them to see which colors suit you best. Preparation for determining the color type of appearance:

Choose the brightest room with a large mirror. Better if the walls are white. If there are brightly colored items in the room, they should be covered with a neutral cloth or removed from the room.
Test under neutral lighting. Evening, electric, bright daylight distorts colors and misrepresents hues.
Rinse off makeup, cleanse your face completely. If your skin is prone to redness, wait for it to calm down. Remove jewelry: earrings, chains, pendants.
If your hair is dyed, hide it under a headscarf, any light-colored fabric.
Bare your shoulders or wear neutral clothing.
Prepare pieces of fabric, shawls, scarves, towels, colorful shreds. The wider the color gamut, the better. Samples must be solid.

You need to stand near the mirror and alternately apply the fabric to your face, assessing the changes in the brightness of the eyes, skin tone. Some colors make the skin gray, earthy, faded, and the eyes dull, tired. Another gamut makes the eyes sparkle, gives the face freshness, masks wrinkles, hides defects, makes the image shine. Try to evaluate yourself objectively, without addiction to your favorite colors. Determine which tones are more - warm or cold, bright or muted, dark or light.

Hair shade

Testing is carried out on dry, clean hair. Ask someone for help, because it is necessary to evaluate the control strand in the occipital zone (in other places, the hair burns out from the sun's rays). If the hair is colored, wait for the roots to grow back. Directly chrome strands - dark or light - when determining the color type of appearance, does not matter much. It is important for you to evaluate the tone of the curls transfusion when the sun's rays pass through them. Lift a bun of hair and see the result:

Warm type - Spring or Autumn. The strands shimmer with golden, red, chestnut, yellowish, golden-blond undertones.
Cold type - Winter or Summer. Hair becomes ashy, light brown, gray, brown, bluish undertones.

Of considerable importance in the assessment is the color according to the brightness and mutedness of shades. It is defined by the contrast between hair, eye and skin color. In a muted color, the hair color varies from light blond to light brown (mouse), while the skin almost merges with the color of the strands. Representatives of bright colors have chestnut, chocolate, black, dark blond hair against the background of light skin.

Eye color

Cold tones are typical for Winter and Summer, warm for Autumn and Spring. Theoretically, black and blue eyes are considered to be low-temperature, green and gray are neutral, and hazel and hazel are warm. In practice, each chromium can acquire a colder and warmer undertone. The first group is cocoa-colored eyes, gray without impurities, pure green, ice-blue. The second group is characterized by blotches of chocolate, golden, soft blue, turquoise tones. If the iris is multicolored, then determine which tones are dominant.

Spring - yellow ring on a gray background, star. The eyelid is yellow, golden.
Summer is broken glass. The eyelid is pink.
Autumn - the sun around the pupil, spots on the iris. The eyelid is red, peach.
Winter - wheel axles extending from the pupil, or a pattern that resembles petals. The eyelid is cold, light pink or grayish.

Skin tone

This is a characteristic that determines the color type of appearance. Each global scale contains both dark and light skin. It is important for you to define the tone. For example, people with a pink tinge of the epidermis may have light integuments (light pink), medium (pink-beige), dark (pink-brown). First you define the light / dark color, and then the temperature characteristic. Skin tones:

Warm seasons: light, medium color; caramel, peach, golden, chocolate shades.
Cold color types of appearance: medium, dark, sometimes light (for example, in the color of Pure Winter). Beige, porcelain, olive tones.

A test based on observing the reaction of the skin to different colors will help to be objective. Hold a pink tissue sample close to your face. If it is fresher, low-temperature undertones are suitable for you (Winter, Summer). If you are better off with a salmon range, your choice is warm undertones (Autumn, Spring). You may not see a clear preponderance in terms of the temperature indicator - this indicates the neutrality of the color type. Then you need to analyze the criteria for brightness-muffling.

Distinctive features of the tint palette

In nature, pronounced representatives of the spring, autumn, winter and summer seasons are not so often found. Girls and women, just like the strong half of humanity, combine a variety of colors. This prompted experts to describe 12 color types of appearance. The emphasis is not on a specific range, but on the combination of colors and how they look in general.

Some real color types are so bordering on each other that it is difficult for a non-specialist to attribute them to a specific group. If you learn to highlight warm and cold, soft and clean, dark and light tones, and then analyze the big picture, you can correctly identify the colors. Find out your range and follow the recommendations for choosing clothes, makeup - you will always radiate inexplicable magnetism, become unique, stylish.

Cold and warm color type of appearance

Imagine a color wheel that consists of the primary colors of the rainbow and the intermediate shades. There are six main colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Complementary shades are those between red and orange, orange and yellow, and so on. To emphasize cool and warm tones, divide the color wheel in half along the border between red and green. A person subconsciously refers to all colors close to yellow as warm, and blue as cold. Follow this principle when determining the color type of appearance.

Each color has a tone and subtone. Tone is what is immediately visible (chrome). Subtone is a color additive that gives the color temperature. If you add yellow to any chrome, it makes it warmer, and if you add blue, it becomes colder. All warm colors look soft, a little blurry, and low-temperature colors look clean and bright. If we talk about appearance, then in a cold color the veins on the wrist are blue or purple, in a warm one they are greenish.

The cold color type is distinguished by the following characteristics:

pale skin of a beige shade with a grayish undertone or delicate porcelain color;
in the eyes, hair, steel, platinum, blue, purple, blue tones appear, there are no impurities of red, red, golden.

The main features of the warm color:

the epidermis is golden, peach, with a reddish undertone;
hair sparkles with wheat, honey tones, with red, reddish-brown tints.

Dark and light

Every adult can easily determine whether a dark or light tone is in front of him. In color types, the level of contrast between hair and skin plays a role. The dark seasons include Winter and Autumn, the light ones - Spring and Summer. Characteristic features of representatives of a dark color:

catchy, bright appearance;
light, golden beige, olive skin;
steel gray, black, dark brown hair;
eyebrows, eyelashes stand out noticeably on the face.

Light color types of appearance personify tenderness, femininity. To look bright, they need to highlight their eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows with the help of decorative cosmetics. Features of light color:

low saturation of tones;
thin sensitive skin, the presence of freckles;
eyes are dim, expressionless (with the exception of bright subtypes of appearance);
blonde hair with golden, red, copper sheen.

Bright and muted colors in appearance

This criterion is one of the most difficult to define, especially in relation to the soft type. Bright color - clean, energetic, without impurities. In the color wheel, the bright gamut is in the center. Muted tones - with an admixture of gray pigment, they are soft, dusty, with a haze, a plow. You should determine the presence of a gray tone in the color of the eyes, skin, hair. Features of bright colors (Spring, Winter):

the epidermis is clear, glows;
eyes are radiant, clear, saturated;
hair of natural dark, light brown, blond shades, there are no ashy and gray tones.

Features muted color (Autumn, Summer):

epidermis with a gray undertone;
hazy, cloudy eyes;
mouse hair, medium in darkness, light blond.

How to choose the right clothes and makeup depending on the color type

Do you want to look flawless, airy, effective, hide flaws and emphasize advantages? When choosing a wardrobe palette, consider the color types of your appearance. A correctly selected range can not only refresh the face and improve its contour, but also get rid of wrinkles, make the look healthy and radiant. Listen to advice on choosing a basic wardrobe, avoid shades that do not suit your season. These recommendations are not a common truth, but only a hint.

Basic wardrobe

Spring Girl is gentle, romantic, light. Her wardrobe needs to be selected according to the following key principles:

Buy clothes in orange, peach, lilac, light blue. Feel free to experiment with light brown tones: beige, caramel, mustard, sand, cream.
Natural lightness and femininity are suppressed by dark, rich, bright, contrasting outfits.
Wardrobe items should be monochromatic, without flashy patterns, drawings. Large accents on things overshadow the appearance.

Summer looks are cold and muted. Basic rules for choosing things for representatives of the hot season:

Light and soft pastel palette, dull colors are coming into the summer. Give preference to pale blue, burgundy, beige, ivory tones. This palette emphasizes the tenderness and softness of the exterior.
Summer Girl should avoid dark, black and white, yellow-red shades: orange, coral. The bright and contrasting gamma looks ridiculous, overshadowing the romance of the look.

Winter girls find harmony in cold bright colors. More specifically about this season's palette:

Natural beauty is emphasized by white, blue, black colors. A wide range of pink and blue undertones, but always low-temperature ones, are suitable for the face.
Outfits should be monochrome, with strict lines, without plant and floral prints. Winter is not afraid to experiment with bright things.
Neutral, faded, orange and gold tones are not for this color type.

Make up

To be always young, fresh, radiant - isn't this the desire of most girls and women? Makeup can work wonders: delicately emphasize natural beauty and attractiveness, make you a vamp woman, business lady, etc. Different color types of appearance should use different decorative palettes. Makeup rules for Spring:

Choose cosmetics in warm colors.
Powder from light beige to tan shades (depends on the natural complexion).
Eyeshadows: green range - from transparent aquamarine to turquoise, dark shades of olive and khaki. The palette contains a predominance of brown, lemon, sand, gold, bronze tones.
Eyeliner: brown, khaki, green. For bold makeup, use a bright emerald, turquoise, brown palette.
Ink: brown, black-brown, gold, green, turquoise.
Lipstick: red-coral, apricot, beige-golden, red poppy, fiery scarlet, pinkish-beige.

Summer appearance color types need transparent, light colors. Decorative paints for Summer:

Foundations of cold tones with a grayish tint.
The powder is colorless with a silvery sheen.
Blush beige-gray, cold-pink, pink-lilac.
Shadows: gentle pastel colors, gray, silver, lilac, blue, smoky blue, gray-green, white-blue, brown-gray, silver-beige. The eyes can be made bright and contrasting.
Pencil: blue, black-gray, gray-brown, purple, silver, white, gray.
Ink: black, purple, gray.
Lipstick: all pink, beige and lilac, eggplant palette, purple, burgundy shade, the color of watermelon pulp and red wine.

Winter makeup is the brightest, most intense and majestic. Its intensity is moderate or very strong, depending on the occasion. Make-up is based on such paints:

Foundations with cold porcelain or olive undertones.
The powder is transparent, grayish-beige, with a silvery shimmer.
Shadows: the whole gamut of cold shades, especially their rich variants, for example, dark purple, lilac.
Pencil: black, purple, metallic blue. Blue and white for the inner side of the eyelid.
Mascara: classic black, trendy vibrant colors.
Lips: cold shades of pink, lilac, plum, transparent silver, raspberry, cherry red.

Creating an autumn make-up does not require any special imagination in the selection of colors from you. All shades of fallen leaves are suitable for girls of this season. More details in the description:

Foundations warm beige, bronze, concealer with a yellowish undertone.
The powder is colorless, light beige, with a golden shine.
Blush apricot, salmon pink, terracotta, light coral, golden brown.
Shadows: bronze, peach, copper brown, beige, lavender, rich shades of eggplant, emerald green, lilac.
Pencil: purple, brown, black-brown, khaki.
Ink: black-violet, black-green, brown.
Lipstick: all beige, champagne, coral, ripe tomato, red-eggplant, orange-red, bronze-red.

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Well, this character is definitely warm. But for many people it is not at all obvious, cold or warm colors of their appearance.

Let's try to understand this difficult question, and also see what our temperature affects.

First of all, in order to understand the temperature of your own paints, you need to clearly understand what warm and cold colors are. ...

What does Warm and Cold color type mean?

If you remember, among the six leading characteristics in the rubric there are two: and. These are the people whose paint temperature is obvious, it catches the eye. primarily... Such people usually do not ask the question of what is warm and what is cold. They know about it, possibly from birth.

Below you see pictures of such obviously "cold" women. All their colors radiate cold. There are no golden or reddish shades there and cannot be. It's even scary to imagine such a woman dressed in orange or bright yellow warm colors.

And in these photos (below) - frankly "warm" people. Their colors radiate warmth, immediately there is an association with sunlight or with natural "earthly" colors (the color of soil, greenery, etc.).

It is these people that can be attributed to the Cold or Warm color type, since their temperature is their key characteristic... Even hints of someone else's temperature in the colors of clothes on their faces are categorically not going to them.

But they also have other characteristics that must be considered when choosing colors for clothes and accessories: clean, bright or muted, deep or light. It's just that if, for example, a fairly light-colored representative wears something dark, it will be less deadly for her than something warm, since her temperature is very obvious, and it is a key characteristic.

Very often this indicator color is a warm shade of yellow. On the face of owners of cold colors, yellow often casts a yellowish shadow, and the face takes on a yellow tint (Anne Hathaway, owner of cold colors, below).
And this is how Anya's face looks in a dress of a cold red hue (second photo below) - we do not observe any icteric effect. On the contrary, her skin is radiant. Both photographs are not in studio or retouched.

This does not happen with the owners of warm skin, since their skin contains more yellow pigment (carotene), and this color looks quite harmonious on them. For some it will suit more, for some less, but there will be no “yellow face effect”.
Below the face of "warm" Julianne Moore looks quite pink next to such a yellow dress.

Also, colors-indicators can be cold shades of pink (fuchsia, for example) and red (crimson) - next to clothes of such colors, the faces of people with warm colors often acquire a reddish tint, and the stunning effect of a "red nose" can also occur.

If you find it difficult to determine your appearance temperature, try applying one of these colors to your face: warm bright yellow or cold fuchsia or raspberry. If you can observe one of the above effects, then perhaps this test will help you determine your temperature.

What if I'm not a warm or cold color type or I don't understand anything at all

Not all people have such a pronounced temperature. Sometimes it's really hard to tell if the exterior colors are cold or warm. The fact is that often the color of eyes, skin or hair is on the verge between cold and warm, the so-called neutral color. Blue eye color, for example, is sometimes quite close to both warm and cold shades. Hair is also often dyed a different color from its natural color. And the color of natural hair is sometimes difficult to attribute to warm or cold (again, neutral!).

If this is your case, then temperature is NOT your lead characteristic. As a rule, in this case, it is more important for a person to focus on other parameters: depth (whether it is dark or light), as well as the brightness, purity or mutedness of its colors.
Often such people, when choosing colors that match these characteristics of theirs, can wear some kind of warm and some kind of cold colors.

For example, Elizabeth Hurley's eyes seem cold, her skin color has a yellowish tint, which is the case with warm skin, and her hair (she is a dark brown-haired woman) has golden strands (highlights), which also gives the hair warmth. It's hard to tell if it's warm or cold.

Let's see how clothes of colors of different temperatures behave.
In cold fuchsia, Liz looks organic, despite the warm highlights in her hair and a lukewarm skin tone. The face has not acquired a reddish tint. Is Liz cold?

But the same can be said about the warm coral dress - again Liz is good.

And in a yellow dress, she has no "icteric effect", not bad either. Is Liz warm?

Hard to say.

She has bright eyes, bright colors suit her, therefore all three dresses look good on her, since their colors are quite bright, not muted.
Perhaps you will like Liz more in one of these outfits, but, in any case, you must agree, none of them looks catastrophic on her.

For those who find it rather difficult to determine whether they have cold or warm colors of their appearance, it is still better to know that we are most often inclined towards one or the other. That is, you can look good in some color from a cold palette, in some of a warm one, but if you attach the whole palette of warm colors that suit you in other parameters (brightness, saturation, etc.), and then the whole palette of the same cold shades, then you will see that one of them suits you better. Therefore, it is still desirable to determine whether your color scheme is colder or warmer. Read below how to do this.

The main disadvantage of color typing according to the Winter-Summer system, etc. in the fact that people are offered either frankly warm or frankly cold colors. But for those whose exterior temperature is not obvious, or it is closer to neutral (and there are many such people), colors that are close to the warm-cold border are more suitable.

If you are a really neutral type, that is, the colors of your appearance are close in temperature to neutral, to the border of warm and cold, then some colors will go to you more either from a warm palette, or from a cold one, but rather not frankly warm and cold, and close to the border warm-cold. In this case, it is important to pay attention to other characteristics of your paints (described above).

Tone and undertones - why warm skin can feel cold

… and vice versa. In general, a lot depends on the skin, and its color is sometimes difficult to determine. The fact is that our eye picks up skin tone, but the undertones are not always obvious.

For example, if the same Julianne Moore was not naturally red-haired, and even did not have such a cosmic amount of freckles, then, looking ONLY at her skin, it would be difficult to immediately determine her warmth - she is very pale and reddish in Julianna, which is often testifies just in favor of the "coldness" of her tone.
Could you say that this skin belongs to such a "warm" person?

Let's change the scale of the image. And here is its owner herself.

So, sometimes we are even deceived by our own eyes.
Imagine Julianne has no freckles and is brown-haired. In this case, it would be problematic to determine its temperature correctly with such skin.

As you can see, it can be really difficult to determine the temperature in various "non-obvious" cases. So what do you do? After all, to find those colors that will make your eyes shine, and everyone would like to shine the skin!

Let's try to go empirically.

Determining warm and cold colors by comparison

First of all, I will share with you a few observations that may help determine the temperature. As you will now see, everything is so individual that there are exceptions to the general rules, but they can still help someone determine whether his exterior colors are warm or cold.

Hair

Warm: This hair usually contains golden or reddish tones. It can be hair of any color (from blonde to brunette), but warm shades are present in such hair. It's about the natural hair color, of course.
BUT: It’s hard to believe, but there are also red-haired people with cold colors, who are very cool shades - as a rule, they have eyes of a cold color (gray, cold blue) and fair skin.

Cold: usually those that do not contain any shades of red or gold. Often black or dark brown (brunettes), brown with an ashy tint or hair of a cold shade of brown (brown-haired), ash-blond, light ash and ashy blond.
BUT: there are also “warm” people who have ashy in their hair color, their hair can even be ashy blond - as a rule, such people have warm but muted colors.
So everything is not so obvious here, but still ...

Eyes

It is absolutely impossible to tell by color (that is, by tone - see above) - blue, gray, green, brown and even yellow eyes can be both warm and cold. Well, except that such gorgeous amber eyes of a red-haired character, as in the photo in the preview at the beginning of the article, can always be regarded as warm. :)

Obviously warm eyes are herbal green, amber, olive, golden, and light brown.
Obviously cold- steel gray, icy blue, deep bright blue, hazel and dark brown without any golden streaks, rays, blotches.

It is often possible to find that a person has warm colors if the eyes contain blue-green / green-blue hues (aqua). That is, it is impossible to say for sure whether it is blue or green eyes. This is often a sign of "warmth". But again, not always.
Also, chameleon eyes are usually a sign of a warm temperature - this is when the eyes change color depending on the light and / or clothing. But there are exceptions here too.
Owners of cold colors, as a rule, do not change their color.... If gray, then always gray, if blue, then always blue, etc.

Yellow and gold rays ( important: rays, as in the photo, not specks! specks are melanin, it does not affect the temperature) on the iris of the eye. Partial heterochromia in the form of orange and yellow-brown spots also indicates this.

Leather

This is the most difficult, for the reason described above (see about Julianne Moore).

However, common signs of warm skin the following (although this does not always work):

the presence of reddish or yellowish freckles,
peach colour,
yellowish tint (in the absence of liver problems)

Signs of cold skin:

pinkish color (on the example of Julianne Moore above, you can see that this, unfortunately, does not always work),
lilac skin color or blush,
bluish color,
olive color (this definitely indicates a cold temperature).

The latter can be said as follows: olive itself, of course, as a color is completely warm. But NOT when it comes to olive skin.
The fact is that initially the skin has a yellowish tint, since it contains carotene, which is either visible (with warm colors) or not (cold carotene has less in the skin).
What makes the color warmer? Adding yellow pigment to it.
What makes the color colder? Adding blue pigment to it.
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Now, if you imagine that blue was added to the initially yellowish skin, then what color would you end up with? That's right, greenish. Skin with a greenish tint is called olive. Therefore, it happens to the owners.

We can say that olive skin looks warm (we know that olive is a warm color). This is the skin tone. But her undertone is blue (it is he who turns yellow skin into greenish), and blue is a cold color. Therefore, such skin is cold.

By the way, if you know for sure that pure white color suits you very much, then this, most likely, testifies in favor of cold colors. If you know that cream is more suitable for you than white, then warm.

Determining warm and cold colors empirically

If this description did not help you much, then all that remains is to go empirically.
Here I can offer several options, you can try them all.

First, you need to decide on other characteristics:

you have dark colors (hair / hair and eyes / hair, eyes and skin) - light - medium saturation
you have clean colors - clean and bright - muted

For warm or cold color tests, it is best to remove your hair (especially if it is dyed), tie a neutral fabric (white, beige, gray) over your head, or wear a neutral shower cap. Neutral! Not into a flower! :))
You need to pass such tests without makeup and without jewelry, in good lighting, best of all, daylight, and also without clothes, or in a top with a deep cut in a neutral (preferably white, cream, gray).

Test 1. Lipstick

You will need lipsticks of different shades: a warm shade of red or pink (tomato, coral, peach, etc.), as well as cold (red, going into lilac, berry, hot pink, etc.). It is better if the colors of these lipsticks match your characteristics (dark, medium saturation or light, muted or bright color).
See which shade, cool or warm, looks best on you.

If you do not have these different shades, you can get some cheap option to do this test. It is actually very effective, as the lipstick immediately reveals whether you lean towards warmer or colder temperatures.

By the way, you can test lipstick not only on the lips, but also on the inside of the hand (see photo above). This way you can also see how well the shade will "fit" your skin tone.

If both cold and warm shades of "your" color depth and brightness suit you, then most likely you have a mixed temperature, that is, you are a neutral type. It is written about him above.

Test 2. Veins

Look at the veins on the wrist in daylight: if they have a greenish, greenish-blue color, then this indicates a warm color, and if they are bluish-lilac or blue, they are cold.
You can compare the color of your veins with someone you know, whose color you can easily identify (clearly warm or cold type).

Test 3. White and yellow metal

With your hair pulled back (see above), sit in front of a mirror and put on a necklace made of white metal (silver, steel, etc.), and then yellow (gold, brass, copper, etc.).
If you like silver on yourself more, it looks more organic, then, most likely, you have a cold color scheme, but if gold suits you more, it is warm.

The same test can be done with silver and gold metallized cloth.

By the way, metal jewelry can also be worn on your hand, and to see which metal will look more harmonious on your skin, it is better to match it in color.

If both metals go (or both do not go :))), then most likely you have a mixed temperature, or you are a neutral type. By the way, in this case, rose gold is often very suitable.

Test 4. Fabric

Do the same with a cloth or clothing (or even a piece of paper), placing it close to your face in the neck area. For comparison, select several overtly warm and cold shades of the same color (for example, cool pink and warm coral / peach). Do not forget that for objectivity it is best to adhere to your other characteristics, which you have already identified, that is, if you have light colors, then the fabric should be chosen light, if deep - then deep colors, if bright - then bright, if muted - then muted shades.

It is best not to wear clothes of these colors, but to apply them. First, apply, for example, a cloth with a cold shade, and on top of it with a warm one. Take a close look at yourself. And then quickly remove the outer fabric (or garment), now you will see yourself in the fabric with a cool shade. Usually, namely at this moment the color changes you can see most clearly how the color behaves next to your face.

You need to look at eye area: Is there a shadow under the eyes, are the circles / bags more visible? Or, on the contrary, does this color seem to mask them?

Look at the area around the mouth and chin: is there a shadow that resembles a man's stubble? :) Sounds scary, but sometimes colors that don't match our temperature can cast a greenish shadow on our chin.

Look at face in general: Does your skin look smoother, fresher and your face refreshed? Or are all your features "erased", blurred, skin irregularities are more pronounced?

You can also test with yellow and fuchsia(it is described at the beginning of the article). If the face becomes yellowish next to yellow, then this is evidence in favor of cold colors, and if you blushed from the neighborhood with cold pink or red, then, on the contrary, your colors are warm.

Also, it helps to determine the temperature. White color: if pure white suits you, the skin looks healthier, and in cream it becomes yellowish, then you have a cold color scheme. If cream suits you more than white, your face becomes fresher, and white, as it were, “erases” it, then you have warm colors of your appearance.

In the photo below, you can clearly see how color affects our appearance.
Below: the top two photos are warm shades of pink, the bottom two are cool pinks and fuchsia.
It is noticeable that in warm shades this girl's face becomes yellowish, and in cold shades it looks fresher.

Let's take deeper shades that suit her color scheme ().
Below: the top two photos are warm reds, the bottom two are cool.
It is also noticeable here that the face looks yellow in warm shades in the two top photos, but the cold shades in the two bottom photos do not leave their red mark on this girl's face, the skin looks healthy.
All this testifies to the fact that she has a cold exterior temperature.

Below: the top two photos are warm shades of yellow, the bottom two are cool.
With the yellow indicator color, everything became quite obvious - in warm shades, the girl's face approached the color of the fabric.
By the way, note that even a coldish shade of yellow-orange (the second photo in the second row) casts a yellow shadow on the face, in fact, there is no cold orange - the shade becomes colder when red is added, but it is still warm. Apparently, she should stick to very frankly cold shades.

Test 5. Love

Exactly. :) Your love for a certain group of colors can also indicate your possible temperature.

Johannes Itten, a Swiss painter and color researcher and lecturer at the famous Bauhaus school of construction and design in Germany in the last century, found that his students, after receiving the same assignment, used either warm or cold shades of colors in their work. In 1947, he began to investigate this issue, and found a relationship: students with golden skin and warm eyes preferred warm shades, and students with pinkish or lilac skin, ash hair and cold eyes preferred cold shades.

Itten concluded that people are naturally attracted to a color palette similar to their natural colors.

Look at the photo above, what colors the red-haired baby chooses.

So, wear what you like and be happy!

Hope this difficult question detecting warm or cold exterior temperature you will be able to successfully solve, which will allow you to choose the most advantageous colors for you, which will only decorate and delight you!

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