The color palette in which the garments are made is infinite. When choosing, we usually take into account our personal style and taste, the trends of the season or the time of year. However, it is important to know which colors suit us best according to our skin tone. In this way, we can improve any look and achieve a face with a healthier appearance.
How to know what skin tone I have
Warm or cold skin?
Before knowing which colors favor each skin tone the most, it is important to know what the typologies are that exist and what is ours. Broadly speaking, we can talk about two types of skin: cold and warm. The cold skin types are white and pinkish with bluish undertones, while the warm skin types are golden with yellow undertones b>.
There are three basic ways to distinguish which of the two great typologies ours belongs to:
- Color of the veins. We must observe the color of our veins. If they tend to bluish or purple tones, we have cold skin. If, on the contrary, they are greenish, our skin is warm.
- Gold or silver. Another way to make sure of our skin type is to try on gold and silver accessories (a necklace, for example). If we are more favored with silver, our skin is cold, but if gold suits us better, it is warm.
- Pink or orange. Finally, we must create a look with a pink upper garment (a t-shirt, for example) and another with an orange one. If the one that suits us best is the pink shirt (we will notice that the imperfections of our face do not look so marked), our skin is cold. If, on the contrary, the orange garment suits us better, it is warm.
What season of the year am I?
Once we already know if our skin is warm or cold, it is convenient to make another differentiation that will help us to refine more in terms of the colors that favor us the most and that will improve our style. For that, it is necessary to know a subdivision called 'the four seasons'.
If your skin is cold, you belong in the winter or summer subdivision.
If you're warm-skinned, you'll find yourself in the spring or fall subdivision.
Which colors suit me the most?
Knowing if our skin is cold or warm and what season we belong to, will help us discover which colors suit us best and which ones we should avoid . Of course, it does not mean that you cannot recreate a look with your favorite color if it does not appear on the list, since you must be true to your taste and style, but it is important that you know that it will not be the one that does you the most justice. .
Winter
The colors that suit you if you have winter-type skin are cold and dark: black, navy blue, purple, red, bottle green or emerald and magenta. You also favor neon tones and light colors such as white, yellow or gray. On the contrary, it is better that you avoid beiges, orange, military green or gold.
Summer
The colors that work best for you if you have summer-type skin are pastels: pale yellow, purple, violet, pale pink, mint green or silver. Also neutral tones such as white or gray. The ones that do you less justice are earth tones and oranges.
Spring
If you have spring-type skin, your color allies are: golden yellow, salmon, vibrant blue, orange, caramel, gold, brown, ivory and lemon green. On the contrary, the colors that you should avoid are very dark and/or muted, such as black, dark grey, ocher or dark blue.
Autumn
If you have autumn-type skin, your favorite colors are earth tones: orange, mustard, coral, yellow, terracotta, gold, camel, khaki or brown . You were not born to wear pastel colors, grey, wine and bottle green.
Your 'season' will always be the same (since your skin type or the color of your hair or eyes does not change) and therefore the colors that best suit you, too . However, there is one factor that we cannot ignore: the sun. In summer, due to the tan and tan that we are getting, it is necessary to take into account that lighter skin types can become intermediate and brown skins can darken even more.
As a general rule, an infinite number of colors suit intermediate skins (red, blue, white, black, green...); and to the dark ones, above all, tones that highlight them such as white, yellow, fuchsia or green. In addition, a dark skin tone always hardens the features, so it is advisable not to wear clothes that are too dark if you do not want to achieve a somewhat serious or aggressive style. A good trick is that, within the palette of colors that favor you depending on the season, choose the most cheerful and radiant for your summer looks and reserve the darkest ones for the list for fall and winter.
