Color type "Soft summer"
In order to describe the "Mild Summer" color type, you first need to find out what any summer type of appearance is like. This type is characterized by the skin of the face of cold shades, most often it has a pinkish or olive tone, the hair color is also cold, most often it is light brown, ashy or with a gray undertone. The eyes of "summer" girls are also light, they completely lack brown or red shades, most often these are blue, gray, blue and green colors and their mixtures. As for the lips, they also have a cold tint and usually they do not have clear outlines, their contour is slightly blurred.
Character traits
Knowing the features of any summer type of appearance, it will be very easy to determine the "soft summer" color type. This type of appearance is characterized by really soft shades of external features, their image is more gentle and invited. It is believed that this color type is intermediate, as if transitional between the summer and autumn color types of appearance. "Soft Summer" is a palette of muted, soft tones and a very gradual transition from one color to another. Psychologists say that representatives of this color type have a calmer character than standard summer girls, but they are more energetic, due to their partial belonging to the autumn color type.
What makeup is right for you?
Although the color circle of the appearance of the representatives of this type is very gentle, muffled, it cannot be called monotonous and boring. The appearance of a soft summer beauty is best decorated with pastel colors, avoiding bright saturated colors. Ideally, use cold light colors for makeup - metallic, lilac, olive and other shades of green, pink, purple.
To create the perfect face tone, it is better to give preference to foundation creams of natural beige and pinkish shades and in no case use shades with a yellow undertone. A foundation with radiant particles is ideal, as they can visually even out the skin of the face and perfectly hide all skin imperfections.
To create the effect of a natural blush, it is better to prefer a blush that has cool pink tones. In no case should you use reddish, terracotta, brown tones. These shades belong to the warm color scheme and will be a catchy and completely inappropriate stain on your beautiful face.
Hair, eyelashes and eyebrows should also have muted shades, do not focus on the color of the eyebrows and paint them in dark colors. The compromise part is the lips: it is perfectly acceptable to use lipstick in saturated colors here, especially if you have darkish hair. In this case, bright and flashy shades, such as scarlet, crimson, fuchsia or lilac-pink shades, are perfect for you. The rest of the girls belonging to this color type, who have a lighter hair color, are best to give preference to delicate pink, beige, pale purple and nude shades.
As for eye makeup, soft shades of shadows related to the pastel color palette are quite suitable for this color type. Recommended are pink, gray, beige, light brown, olive and other colors. To create a brighter image, you can line your eyes with black arrows, but as thinly as possible, because otherwise it will look too sharp. Mascara will be better to choose the color of the eye contour, it is best to prefer brown shades, but black mascara can also wait. For evening make-up, shades of deep shades of green and blue are perfect, but it is best to match them to the color of the eyes, then you can keep their color visually brighter and richer and emphasize it.
Hair color
Most "summer" women are blonde, with hair ranging from ash gray to pale blond. Many women belonging to this color type are trying to get away from their calm shades of blond hair, especially the owners of ashy hair color, because they are afraid to simply get lost in this color and merge with the crowd. But with their characteristic features of appearance, in no case should you change the color to red shades, because it will not look at all harmonious, it will give your face visual unhealthy pallor and fatigue.
If you want to change the color of your hair, you should not change it drastically, try to dye only some strands to begin with, but the color of the dye should ideally be ash shades. When choosing a hairstyle for the “soft summer” color type, you can prefer large, but light curls, but it is best to give preference to even strands and smooth hairstyles.
Suitable clothes
When creating a fashionable look, it is better to choose clothing sets consisting of tones that are adjacent in the color spectrum, that is, it is better to use monochrome color combinations. The ideal option for summer girls is to choose clothes in pastel colors, as these shades suit them very well. But since they are a mixture with an autumnal look, it is acceptable to dilute the pastel colors with some bright hues. The basic wardrobe of representatives of this color type must necessarily include clothes of smoky blue, gray-brown, olive, beige and pinkish shades of this color, gray-blue, steel, purple, emerald tones. To create an evening look, it is permissible to use clothes of dark red, lingonberry, lilac, raspberry, cherry colors, as well as burgundy or lemon shades of yellow.
It is better for this color type to avoid black colors, as it can visually age delicate summer beauties. White color in clothes is better to choose only in summer, when light skin is more tanned, an excellent alternative to white color will be ivory or cream.
Girls of the "soft summer" color type should pay attention to clothes decorated with lace or ruffles, frills, which have a tight-fitting and elegant style.
Such clothes will suit representatives of this type of appearance very much, make them more delicate, graceful and feminine, in addition, such decor is now in fashion and therefore this image will be very stylish and relevant.
Soft summer beauties are better off buying clothes made from airy, light fabrics, such as chiffon dresses, cotton or velvet tops, flannel sundresses, woolen or cashmere coats, as well as other clothes made of wool, tweed, jersey, crepe and other materials.
Clothing with floral, geometric or abstract prints will suit representatives of this color type perfectly. Stylists do not recommend them to wear clothes decorated with a cage or a ruler. In order to add elegance and lightness to the image of a summer beauty, you can purchase a thin chiffon neckerchief.
Shoes and accessories
It is better for representatives of the “soft” summer color type to choose bags and shoes from smooth matte materials; velvet clutches and suede handbags are perfect to complement the evening look. Patent leather is not the most suitable option for accessories for summer girls. Since stylists recommend this type of girl to wear light-colored clothes in delicate and soft shades, a handbag can become a fashionable accent or a bright drunk on your image, it is not at all necessary to match it with the color of the rest of the wardrobe elements. As for shoes, it is best if they are in the most suitable pastel color scheme, and in cold seasons, it is better to choose black, dark brown or gray shoes.
In sunny weather, many girls prefer to wear sunglasses. It is categorically contraindicated for a soft summer color type to wear glasses in massive horn frames and a large unnatural shape. It is better not to buy glasses with black or leopard print frames.Stylists recommend that summer beauties give preference to refined and elegant eyewear models, for example, thin-rimmed glasses in metallic, silver, light purple or pale blue, but if you use glasses as a bright contrasting accent of your image, then it is acceptable to purchase glasses with a frame of a more saturated color, it can overlap with your handbag or shoes. For such glasses, smoky lenses are perfect.
As for jewelry, the representatives of the “soft summer” color type will suit silver jewelry, especially if such jewelry is complemented by a vintage aging effect, as well as jewelry made of white gold or such a noble metal as platinum. Yellow metals are absolutely not suitable for this color type, since gold is the color of a warm color scheme. Summer beauties will suit jewelry decorated with pearls, emeralds, turquoise, lapis lazuli or other precious stones of such shades.
When choosing perfumes, it is better for representatives of a soft summer color type to give preference to delicate, refined aromas. It can be light floral scents or unobtrusive sweet aromas. The smells of rose flowers, daffodils or aromas with hints of delicate vanilla are perfect.
Among the representatives of the "soft summer" color type there are a lot of famous Hollywood and other actresses and singers. Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Jessica Parker belong to this delicate and refined appearance color type.