Determine your color type

Each of us, for sure, wondered, what is a color type and where did this name come from?

Back in the seventeenth century, Newton dealt with this issue, he tried to identify the meaning of color and how it affects a person.

But still, the famous artist Johannes Itten became the first to create the concept of Color Type. It was he who conducted research on color, studied its properties and features.

When we form our image, when choosing clothes, we pay attention not only to the appearance, but also to the color of the products. And if we can choose an outfit according to size, then there are some difficulties with the color. We like it, but do not fit, or fit, but not always to our liking.

From birth, each person has his own natural color, and in order to correctly combine it with the shades of clothing, you need to know what it is.

For a long time, four color types were distinguished, their names completely coincided with the name of the seasons. Each had its own characteristics: coldness or warmth of shades.

And it seems that there should be no questions, it is not difficult to determine your palette of shades from these values. But this turned out to be not so easy to do, because not all women fit perfectly into one specific definition, and the basic four varieties were no longer enough. That is why a method appeared that included twelve subtypes, with its help it was possible to find your ideal color range of shades.

Based on the knowledge of scientists of past years, the American artist and part-time teacher Albert Mansell built a whole system in which he developed a color space. He conducted research on shades, analyzed color in different dimensions.

For the study were taken: red, purple, yellow, green, blue colors, which were placed in a pie chart. Between the colors were the main tones, which, as a result of mixing, formed more than a hundred shades.

Thus, thanks to practical methods and a detailed consideration of the color scheme, a scientific base appeared, on which modern coloring began to rely.

Albert Munsell divided color into dark, light, soft, pure, warm, cold.

1. Seasonal is one of the first methods. It consisted in the ratio of shades of skin, hair and eyes with one of the four seasons.

2. The directional method appeared after the seasonal one lost its relevance. Along with the new name, other characteristics appeared, they were similar to the definition of color according to the Albert Munsell system.

The main color types are: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

The spring color type is accompanied by rich shades: yellow, green and peach. These colors are considered warm, light, like the first rays of the sun.

People of this type are bright and radiant, not only inside, but also outside. They have wheaten hair, light-colored eyebrows. The eyes are predominantly blue.

Famous women: Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kournikova., Charlize Theron, Britney Spears, Siena Miler, Anna Semenovich, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Simpson.

People always have a good tan that fits perfectly and stays on the skin for a long time. This is due to the gray pigment, which takes a tan well. There are glimmers of gray tones in the eyes.

Star ladies: Gisele Bundhan, Kate Middleton, Mila Jovovich, Paris Hilton, Reese Witherspoon. Sarah Jessica Parker, Uma Thurman, Marilyn Monroe, Natalia Vodianova, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Aniston, Blake Lively, Renee Zellweger, Christina Aguilera. Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz.

Here the contrast between hair color and skin color is taken into account.

The contrast summer includes: Rachel McAdams, and the representative of the non-contrast summer is Blake Lively.

The autumn color type carries shades of brown and red flowers.

People of this color type have reddish hair, there is a blush on their cheeks, eyes of amber shades.

Representatives of this type are: Natalie Portman, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Melania Trump, Alina Kabaeva, Jessica Alba, Alla Pugacheva, Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Julia Roberts, Juliana Moore, Olivia Palermo, Katie Holmes.

The winter color type is characterized by black and white colors, shades of the northern lights.

The winter color type is divided into contrast and non-contrast winter.

Personalities that fit this type: Natasha Koroleva, Angelina Jolie, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk. Megan Fox, Monica Bellucci, Salma Hayek, Alice Milano

• Deep winter. A harmonious combination of opposite shades, perfectly complementing each other.

• "Real winter". Here the color scheme is made in bright, but not quite warm colors.

• Snow White type. This subtype includes cold and neutral cold tones, which differ in brightness and saturation. Green-eyed brown-haired women can be examples.

Soft, light, cold, muted - the tones that define "summer".

1. Cold shades make up the main palette of natural color.
2. Light shades are the main ones in everything.
3. Soft shades are peculiar, but very interesting. Such a combination develops if you combine summer and winter tones.

The spring color type is also divided into two subtypes: bright and light.

The bright subtype carries colors that sparkle and glow.

• light subtype. The color palette is light, but very saturated.
• Red and golden hair is a great example of this subtype.
• Warm subtype. Here, light shades are the main and main ones. There is no contrast in appearance.

Soft, rich and warm shades characterize the autumn color type.

The most delicate subtype is soft, it does not tolerate cold shades.

The darkest of all can be called a saturated subtype. Here the shades of autumn are intertwined with winter.

Autumn shades in combination with spring ones characterize the warm subtype.

In this section, we will talk about how you can identify your color type.

To do this, we need a bright room with a large mirror and good lighting. Also prepare yourself: wash off your makeup, tidy your hair, if it is dyed, then hide it under a scarf so as not to disturb the natural beauty.

After all the preparatory activities, put several scarves of different colors in front of you. Apply them in turn to your face, keep doing this until your eyes and skin begin to shine and shine against the background of the fabric.

Every girl wants to look interesting, attractive and stunning. But not everyone is able to reveal all the secrets that the color palette of shades in clothes keeps in itself.

We all mistakenly think that if we choose colors, then they should go with us throughout life, and it is absolutely impossible to change them. In fact, it is possible, but it must be done in accordance with certain rules.

Also, the chosen color does not have the right to highlight and show others your imperfections, it is simply obliged to focus only on the merits.

Color acts as a sculptor for you, it skillfully outlines your charms, especially the neck and jawline.

If you know your color type and have learned how to determine it correctly, it will be easy for you to create incomparable images by combining the shades of clothes with your natural color.

Be modern and stylish, be at the center of fashion novelties. “Beauty will save the world,” Dostoevsky once said. And our world of fashion is full of bright colors and newfangled ideas.

• What to wear to representatives of this type::

• satin dress;

• cotton blouse;

• leather skirt;

To complement your wardrobe with accessories, you need to select them only in black, white and red.

You can wear a diamond ring on your finger, earrings with rhinestones or pearls in your ears.

Simple light fabrics, without unnecessary patterns, lace and jabot will be appropriate here.

A light cropped knit dress in a beige shade goes well with shoes or ballet flats in light brown tones.

As jewelry, you can choose gold pendants, rings, earrings.

A romantic style is suitable for people of this type, and if a classic is chosen, then it should be supplemented with a “highlight”, the classic in its pure form is not suitable.

Knitted blouses decorated with lace will harmonize well with gray dress pants. As shoes, you can pick up shoes in gray tones, shoes in the color of aquamarine.

A bracelet made of white pearls can flaunt on the wrist.

Sports, safari, country styles are optimal for this color type.Beads, wooden bracelets, oblong earrings will help to complement the image.

Clothes for this type:

• suede jacket;

• linen blouse;

• tweed coat.

A capsule wardrobe is a system with which you can combine your items in your closet. Each capsule contains six pieces of clothing, and from it there is an opportunity to collect various options. The capsule wardrobe includes 3-5 capsules, which should be suitable for any occasion in life, whether it be work, leisure, sports, as well as holidays.

During the period when the cold comes and you have to change summer outfits for warmer ones, the desire to look beautiful and elegant does not lose its relevance. So, for example, a warm blazer will become the basis of your capsule wardrobe. It can be combined with a dress or trousers.

In addition to work, we also like to relax and walk. An excellent base in your wardrobe will be a sun skirt, which can be combined with some things from a business look. In addition to skirts and dresses, tight jeans are considered comfortable, they will emphasize all the advantages of your body.

Lightweight dresses and sundresses made of breathable fabrics will be the basic equipment of your capsule wardrobe. A denim jacket, shorts and skirts can also be present, with their help you can combine and come up with different combinations, thereby creating unique styles. For special occasions, elegant dresses, shoes with high and low heels are suitable.

To make the eyes more expressive, it is necessary to apply lemon, sandy shades of shadows. Lips should be highlighted with bright lipstick.

Gray, blue, purple shades of shadows will give your eyes brightness and tenderness. It is better to bring your eyes up in black, gray, purple. If we highlight the lips, then we use purple shades, the color of red wine and burgundy, as well as the color of watermelon pulp. Blush will suit a beige-gray shade.

Shades that enhance your natural beauty are great for makeup. Lips will look natural. Lightly toasted cheekbones add spice.

Here she selects eyeshadows of lilac, anthracite, dark purple shades. The contours of the eyes and eyelashes are best highlighted with black colors. Lipstick needs cold shades of pink, plum, lilac. In order to make the perfect manicure, you need to choose any color that belongs to your color type.

What you need to create the perfect image:

• know your color type and select clothing items in accordance with it;

• correctly combine accessories with wardrobe details;

• choose decorations and use them in the right amount;

• wear shoes that will match the main outfit.

• makeup that will match your style;

• a hairstyle that will give your image elegance, and if it is a casual option, it will not look defiant and extravagant;

• a manicure that will decorate and complement the image. Manicure should match the shades of your color type.

Nowadays, quite a lot of newfangled names and definitions appear. But not all of them sometimes meet the requirements of fashion, lose their meaning or leave the “distance” at the beginning of planning.

There is an opinion that the color type and the definition of shades for the wardrobe based on it is a myth.Not everyone believes that you can actually find your ideal colors. Every fifth woman is used to dressing in the outfits that she likes: baggy dresses, skirts below the knee, shapeless sweaters. More and more women who turn fifty and over forget about style and stop wearing bright outfits.

But as soon as they are given the opportunity to work with a stylist, everything changes. Clothing reappears in their wardrobe, which is full of colors, sets the mood and simply decorates a woman. Then the confidence returns that the color type method works and you don’t have to forget that the face and body are your business cards. Therefore, love yourself, praise yourself, pamper yourself.