I missed your videos, happy you’re back!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you :) Me too!!

These deep dives between neighboring seasons are so helpful to understand the true nature of each season. The comment that struck me was "that's adifferent kind of danger", referring to Dark Autumn danger as "burned". All winter-influenced seasons have their element of danger. Embracing that aspect is key I think to living these seasons. Bright Winter - danger of the tropics and brightly colored venomous animals; deceptively cheerful True Winter - icy, formal distant; like an ice cave Dark Winter - formidable, raw northern wilderness; warm rich colors that don't comfort. In your book you associate the 3 Winters with different kingdoms. I always see DW colors as the colors of a warrior queen in a beautiful period drama.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I agree that whatever you are, you might as well own it. Personality may not be chosen by us but behaviour is and too much softening or self-censoring somehow seems rehearsed or tense. It's as if others know already know us, or know when we're in disguise. Loved 'deceptively cheerful' :) The person comes across more authentic if they practice the value of their traits. No surprise, I could relate to 'don't comfort', the flip side being family members who describe me as 'would be good in an emergency'. As you said, embrace it. Like, using our power for good. But own it. And use it.

Please do more videos about Dark winter, this is very helpful

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate knowing that this format is helpful for you. We'll keep rotating between Seasons and topics. Lately, viewers have been adding their specific questions regarding Seasons and for me, having a topic to focus on really does speed up the video process. If you have particular questions regarding DW, please don't hesitate to mention them :)

I love the rich language you use when talking about color. It really helps to ground it for me. I can see the differences between colors but I struggle to predict what’s going to work as part of the whole picture. I’m a true winter and I can’t tell you how often I’ve gone wrong with burgundy. I finally figured out this year that it’s the brown vs purple influence that is throwing me off. It’s so helpful to have that ‘log cabin’ thought. I think that image of the log cabin will help me refine a lot of choices. I also have a top with the black and red roses thing going on and I’ve been struggling to figure out why it doesn’t work better than it does. I’ve noticed that it actually looks better with olive pants than anything else I’ve paired it with. I think it probably is the little bit of corally red at the center of the roses and the slightly muted green leaves that are throwing it off for me. I have a few tops like that- they don’t work as well as I think they should and I’m constantly trying to figure out why so I don’t make that mistake again.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate your comment and I'm happy to know that the language helps, rather than being too descriptive, or uses associations that don't resonate for apparel. I agree about the 'whole picture', I feel the same about decorating my home. I can choose single items but find it hard to predict the entire picture. Log cabin is easier with the warm type colours, like red or olive greens, it's just a matter of keeping brightness high. It doesn't always help for colours like yellow or blue, but that's when we turn to palettes or other comparisons (like try the item with actual clothes from the 2 Seasons). Prints can be predictable, sometimes better than expected, sometimes not. You could try comparing the print to outfits, either with clothes you already know work or selected strips of the palette.

Thank you so much, Christine, for this video. I am also a dark winter and have had trouble with dressing as a DW instead of a TW. One of the things I also realized makes a difference is fabric texture, as you said with the reds, and also fabric reflectivity. I need more smoky and matt and velvety fabrics.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I agree that matte surfaces make finding and adapting colours easier. Low level shine can be great, especially in DW's favourite colours, like charcoal, navy, or teal.

Your descriptive words are so helpful to 'see' and 'feel' the nuances of what does and doesn't work color/texture/pattern wise.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that describing colours from different points of view is helpful. We wear (and see) colour in many contexts in the regular world and those associations are already familiar to us.

I love winter colours. They are sadly not for me because I am a light summer, but I love the jewel tones and the intensity. It is so interesting to hear an in-depth analysis of the nuances of these colours. Can't wait for summer! :)

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here :) I love other Seasons too, a chance to absorb the magic of colour on all people. Anything about LSu you'd like to hear more about?

@newtovideo100

6 ай бұрын

What I actually want is to know how to get more punch out of the LSu colours. Sometimes I feel that everything I own is pale in comparison to these lovely jewel colours. I just want that impact and colour saturation, but I don't know how to get it with my colour range. @@ChristineScaman

Thank you Christine for going in depth comparing the subtleties between true and dark winters. I seem to learn best from the way you teach; pointing out one color relative to another, one texture relative to another, etc. It helps me to train my eye to see the slight but ❤❤significant differences, and that makes all the difference when choosing my wardrobe.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! We're all learning together.

The best explanation of winter season! I was told many yesrs ago I was autumn. I recentlyI analyzed myself as winter but had difficulty distinguishing between true and dark winter, and was also confused why would someone see me as autumn. You presented a side by side comparison of true and dark winter and explained how the DW can give a "cabin" (autumn) feel, and it all clicked for me - I am deep winter! Thank you! First time on your channel and subscribed!

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful and you found some answers in the video! Welcome to the channel :)

Very informative to me as a TW to understand the differences between the winter categories. I’ve made the mistake of thinking that “dark” and “jewel tones” are my choices, and have been confused when those sometimes don’t work. Thank you for your explanation.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful to refine your understanding. Dark or jewel tone can be fine for TW as part of a medium-dark outfit, with lighter colours providing that magical contrast.

Thank you so much for the DW wisdom! You're such a good speaker - I could listen to you talk all day

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love your videos thank you! I am a light spring so this was more like a ‘what not to wear’ for me. I think by learning about the other seasons you learn more about your own in the process.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I agree that having a sense of the different groups widens our perspective about our own, or gives us ideas for adapting our Season.

I love wearing yellow. But I only like it with either navy or black. But the combination really flatters my skin.

@ChristineScaman

22 күн бұрын

I agree that yellow with navy or black can be exceptionally beautiful. Your comment brings to mind the first dress from the recent Met Gala video on this channel, but I also have $5 yellow T-shirts from Walmart that I love :)

I just found your channel after searching “dark winter” colors etc. You are an excellent presenter. Thank you! Checking out your website now for makeup help.

@ChristineScaman

4 ай бұрын

Thank you :) Welcome to the channel!

Hello Christine! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and time!♥️

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome, it's my pleasure!

Thank you!!! I’m excited to watch this and learn

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it :)

Love this video. Learning so much how to think about how color and texture work together. Would you ever consider doing videoes talking more about neutrals: like blacks and browns and whites. I'd also love to learn more about reds. There are so many holidays were red is a festive color. Oh and patterns! I've been told as a winter that I should look for patterns with more contrast between the elements. Sorry just throwing my whole wish list town in here. 😅 Thank you so much for your videos!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm happy to know that you're finding new ways of seeing and wearing colour. I've thought about neutrals many times, the challenge being how to show them in video. A page of all-neutrals is like a page of pale green, soft blue, or any similar low saturation colour, they all start looking much the same. Black and white are challenging as well. The question that's always in my mind is, will this help a person buy great things. The new approach will be to include a few neutrals in videos that feature a Season to give them some context. We'll do a few and see how that works. Red is on our list as a colour to feature. Pink and purple came first to cover a few of the red options :) And patterns, I'd agree about separation or clear borders between the elements for most prints. There are fewer images of prints but I like the idea, I'll add it to our list, thank you for the suggestions!

Thank You! This video was very helpful and informative. Would be interesting to know what a dark winter can wear during the day and in summer(the real season ☀️) to not look like we are going to a luxurious bar. 😂

@ChristineScaman

Ай бұрын

I'm OK with the luxurious bar concept :) Really, for all the Seasons, some colours are always in supply in their time of year in store inventory, depending on where we live, while for others, we must be on the lookout. I was asked to add casual clothing ideas to the Pinterest boards, which may give you ideas (link in Desc box). Year-round, there is a fair bit of DW, even if we exclude black (though I like black in summertime, luxury bar maybe, also JackieO ). Fair to say that over the years, I've become skilled at recognizing good contenders from online images, which also happens with every Season. I go to the website, Women's, Shop All, Filter by colour. Look at one colour family at a time. Amazing what you can find!

Happy New Year!! Excited for this video 😊

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Happy 2024 to you as well :) I hope you find the video answers a few questions.

So glad you are back! Always an informative video.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, it's good to be back :)

I really appreciate your artistic and practical explanation. Always a joy!

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Sincere thanks!

Thank you so much! I love the detail you provide!

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful :)

I love so much listening to your videos, Christine 🌟 To me, you’re like a very good storyteller, who magically makes delicious details and chiseled treasures appear in front of my eyes ! I can only agree with you when you say that we progress layer after layer, and that we can associate and feel with the elements of the seasons… i now know that i belong to a neutral season that’s mostly warm and soft, and i have had so much more freedom and fun experimenting with those sensations, through textures, fabrics, patterns, not only with colors… so yes, another layer of exploration ! thank you so much for your beautiful work. Happy new year ! ✨

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Sincere thanks :) I so agree that without some kind of touchstone, with appearance or any other subject, we can wander around forever. All the energies are connected, inside and outside of us, and once we begin recognizing how one of them works, the others suddenly seem more accessible. To my air and metal affiliations, I've added glass. Just something about it to think about more. Wonderful to know that your path is unfolding as you walk along it.

Just to say I love watching your channel and the way you describe and relay the information. Addictive watch.

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that, thank you!

So glad to see a new video from you! This was so helpful, even as a draped TW. I have a similar struggle on the other side -- how to distinguish from Bright Winter colors; where exactly does one draw the line of "now it's too bright"? A similar style video comparing True and Bright winter would be amazing! (I know you did a shorter one before -- but it had no visual examples).

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

The TW-BW divide is a great suggestion, it can build from the earlier video. Thanks so much for the idea :)

It is beautiful the way you speak about colors and nuances your eyes pick up, I appreciate it bacause that is my language too. I see colors and how they are made all the time! Thank you for the explanation

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad that we have this shared way of thinking about colour :)

Such great information. Thank you!

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it :)

I also missed your content!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it :)

I am an actual dark winter and I love this explanation.

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

That's great, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

Missed you Christine! Even though I am not a winter, I enjoyed the video and am continually working on my soft summer colors.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Been trying to get through moving and winter!

New subscriber here, i love your in depth and visual thumbnails ! I can't wait to see True Autumn 🍁

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I so enjoy making these videos. Over the years, I've found that having a specific question(s) helps me focus the content and the video gets made sooner. If we were in a room together, what might you ask me about True Autumn?

@AndreeaC.

6 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman i have a problem choosing the right true autumn colours, i'm still pretty new in colour season and i find much easy dark autumn/ soft autumn shades and even sometimes Spring but True Autumn are harder to get ! I also have problems with my business clothes especially finding those off-white, butter, ivory blouses to much true white 🫣. Greetings from Germany ❤️

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Great answer, thank you! I can work with this :)

@andream9977

5 ай бұрын

As a soft autumn, I find identifying patterns and prints in soft autumn colors tough. Also, how to put outfits together and keep it interesting. If everything is similar - in texture, color… - the outfit looks blah. This is also where knowing how to use the outer ranges of your colors could come in handy.

Yay, happy new year!!!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Happy 2024! Thank you for being here :)

Absolutely love your videos! I recently rewatched your video, “Look Bright Winter, Not True Winter”. I would love this longer form video on Bright Winter. The blog post was wonderful, but nothing beats hearing you explain it.

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I"m so glad that you learn from the videos. Several viewers have had the same request as you have and I'd gladly make the video, although I seem to take on the topic sooner when I have a new perspective to focus on. The other challenge with BW is the wide diversity of natural colouring. Besides how to move further from TW in colour expression, might you have any other questions specific to your application of the palette that you would ask?

@facetoface4009

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply! Much appreciated. I actually do have a few questions… Firstly, I would love to know more about fabrication for BWs. How to wear bright, rich colours in fabrics that hold colours well, but don’t cheapen them (like some synthetics) or mute them (like a cotton tee washed a few times). I live in a relatively hot climate, and find myself longing for winter, so I can break out my colourful wool knits, as they hold their colour so well. For example, I loved what you said about leather and flannel in this video. I found it so interesting; it made me want to know more! Secondly, I loved what you said in your blog post about sheering down bright lipstick rather going for a muted colour lipstick. As a beginner BW, I would love more tips like this! There’s a lot to take on with BW, and a lot of the advice feels overwhelming and out of my comfort zone. Tips on how to slowly incorporate some of the recommendations with smaller changes like this would be amazing!

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Wonderful suggestions, thank you. I've noted them and will give some thought to ideas for the video.

@facetoface4009

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman Thank you, Christine! You are so generous in your engagement with your audience. We really appreciate it!

Welcome back. This video has been very helpful. Understanding the differences between True Winter and Dark Winter has been an “Aha” for me. I didn’t think I could be a Dark Winter because I have very light skin. But the True Winter colors are just too cool and a bit too bright. I just want to add that black or very dark earrings don’t show up next to dark hair. I need a brighter silver or gold for contrast.

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Excellent that you were able to make the distinction. Yes, don't factor skin tone into Season, what matters is how the colours in the skin react to colours placed next to them. Good point about dark earrings and hair, we each make our best choices from the same menu.

I am so looking forward to hearing about dark autumn!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad these videos are useful for you :) If you could ask 3 or 4 questions about DA, could you say what they might be? Speaking in general terms about Seasons is challenging because I ramble and digress and may not address what you want to hear about. I'd rather meet you in the space where you are right now.

@happytofu5

6 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman yes thank you they are so helpful figuring out colors. I especially love how you also talk about texture and pattern, since that has such a big impact on the perception of color. My questions / problems would be how to find the right shade and especially how to combine it well. I love the monochrome look, but its so hard to find matching pieces. Which colors / textures can I combine to be kinda monochrome but without the colors clashing too much? Practicality in buying is another big issue. It seems as fashion labels only have the main color palettes in stock, so often I have to choose between full autumn or full winter. Finding the right color in the store is a nightmare and I am currently looking into dyeing my clothes instead. Third, you mentioned "log cabin" and nature in your DW explanation. Is there a way to achieve more dainty energy with the palette? Like a flower field? I love autumn motives and feel, but I love mixing it up depending on the season as well. Thank you again 🙂

@johannaw1192

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@ChristineScamanI’d also really love to see a dark autumn video. I (atleast think I) am a dark autumn. I struggle to find clothes that are not too warm and not too cool. So seeing comparisons between dark winter, dark autumn and true autumn would be helpful. And I tend to buy just dark coloured clothes. During summer would be nice to wear some lighter colours. So would be nice to see some examples of the lighter dark autumn colours too.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Brilliant, thanks to you both. Gives us plenty to work with.

Thank you for this video! Very helpful. I was draped, to my big surprise, as a dark winter by Jorunn Hernes. And has since been thinking a lot about exactly this issue. Now I wonder how to be a dark winter and not a dark autumn. An idea for a coming video? Anyway, I will watch this video many times. Thanks again!

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Congratulations on learning your Season! About DW vs DA, if you happen to watch the Nextdoor Seasons video on the channel, you may find some ideas. The idea is that they can be distinguished by the places they're different, using colour (especially the light and warm colours), or the Autumn themes in this video (texture).

This is so rich! Thank you for producing and sharing this video with us, Christine. 🌺 Warmest regards from Botswana Louise

@ChristineScaman

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Lovely to know that you're able to enjoy this content and that it has meaning and value in your part of the world :)

@louiserasesa1812

4 ай бұрын

my pleasure. @@ChristineScaman :)

Finallyyyyyyy❤❤❤❤😍

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it :)

So interesting and detailed

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Great to know you found value in it, thank you :)

Omg I loved this! I don’t know if any other True Winters feel the same but I prefer shine in fabric in my neutrals only and I prefer cotton, matte or velvet for my color colors. I like some shine but I have a limit 😂

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :) That's actually a great idea, to choose different textures for neutrals or colours, and to dress them up with shine rather than make them more functional. Thank you!

My sister insists that we are dark winters and not dark autumns. After watching this, I think she's right.

@ChristineScaman

5 күн бұрын

Glad the video helped make the difference between the Seasons easier to see :)

Love your video and deep explanation of the 12 colour typing. I have just been typed as a cool with no warmth now that I am grey in CMB , typing and previously as a Winter.Now I am confused if this is summer or winter cool.

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for commenting :) The best person to answer your excellent question may be your colour analyst. If you're fully cool, then True Winter and True Summer are the options. If you're wondering whether silver hair will change your Season, then I would say no. People remain the same Season after adulthood, although they may choose to use their palette in new ways to replace the colour on the head that has now become a neutral (from the same palette). Winters can look like Summers but in Summer colours, they are not at their best, whatever their age or hair colour.

@Snoozler

6 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman I have a question somewhat related to this person's question. If you're "fully cool" you can be either Winter or Summer.. but how come there is no sliding scale between Winter and Summer the way there is for Winter and Autumn -- for example, Deep Winter is neighboring Autumn, and therefor has some warmth. Why is it that Winter cannot "neighbor" Summer in the same sense, and still be a Winter but with some added "softness" from Summer?

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Great question. You'd think there could be a group between the 2 cools or warms. One reason for not having a combined group is that fewer colours would fit into it than you'd think. Whatever you do with pigments to move TSu closer to TW will change more than just the coolness. Add darkness, with blue, black, or brown, and you're actually in Soft Summer. Add saturation to bring Su nearer to W colour properties, and you'll be in LSu before you're in W. That's just how colour works and why the order of colour is so important to maintain in the Season map. Second, from that Season of a few colours that actually fit between TSu and TW, how would a person build a wardrobe from 3 or 4 colours? What works in a theoretical world may be hard to apply in the real world. They'll still to go to TSu or TW for most of their wardrobe and. makeup. Third, on the idea that we live in a practical world rather than a theoretical one, people don't drape equally in TSu or TW, there's one that's definitely better. Both are cool but the saturation of W is a lot higher and dropping to a medium level over an entire palette doesn't represent anyone I've ever seen. Please ask if this doesn't make sense, it's a very good question :)

@Snoozler

6 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman That was an excellent explanation! Thank you! I think perhaps it's just that I struggle with evaluating the appropriate chroma level for TW in the real world, more-so than temperature or depth (those are fairly easy). Since True Winter is supposedly more "medium-high" brightness.. it's hard to nail that sweet spot where it's not overwhelming bright like BW, and not *too* soft to the point of veering into looking Summer..

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped. Even in matte fabrics, TW colours are pure pigment. DW has more visible softness (gray), but not TW. I find it helps to have a comparison item, either a garment, piece of fabric, or the palette and say you're comparing blues to a new blue item, I ask myself, is this as blue as this is blue? Is the blueness equal?

Great video as usual Christine!!! I’ve been rewatching the older videos hoping for more new content, and as a fellow dark winter this video is a dream. I do have a question, one that you technically already answered on your website, but unfortunately that specific question has an mp3 link that does not redirect anywhere in place of where the answer should be. The questions is: Do all the three winter seasons look good in the same type of white and black? Would a dark winter look better in a slightly greyed white and a browned black when compared to true winter? I personally find that to be true for myself, and been finding conflicting answers on that. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for another amazing video

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful :) Sorry about the broken link, if you recall in which blog post that is, I can address it. Great Q about black and white. In specific terms, their whites and blacks are a little different. It can be easier to see the nuance by scrunching up the fabric and looking down in the folds for the colour tendency. DW will be in the neighbourhood of red-orange, TW can be blue-violet for white and the same for black or slightly greenish if the fabric has shine, and BW is barely yellow-green. These are the hardest colours and in the big picture, if the colour cast isn't evident, the item may work for the different Winters. My easiest way of solving white and black for DW is to use matte fabric or slightly textured, like a sweater with a slight cable knit, or texture that looks like fine-grained gravel, like the raised teal ring in the Jewelry panel.

I need to watch this more than once in order to truly absorb the information. There are way too many mistakes in my wardrobe. I've had my colours done (dark winter) but I still struggle.

@ChristineScaman

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad this was helpful. Many of the items you own already are probably just fine. Colours don't have to be palette-perfect to be very good and wearable if they share enough with your Season to work well with the other colours, It takes time to move around in our Season and see ourselves as part of it.

Hi Christine! Loved the video. I think I've seen them all. I have been draped a dark winter, but I never receive any compliments when I wear dark winter colors, especially dark winter make-up. It doesn't look bad, but does look very dramatic and somewhat gothic and not as flattering as lighter colors. I do receive many compliments when I wear cosmetics in the Soft or True Summer such a dark pink and dark coral. I have been told I have same coloring as Anne Hathaway. She is always typed as a dark winter on-line. Do you feel she truly is a dark winter?

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

Going only by Anne's contrast level between skin, eyes, and hair (if her natural colour is dark brown), I'd guess a Winter of some kind. I'd have trouble picturing SSu neutrals on Anne, or her screen appearance, at least. It's impossible to tell the specific Seasons apart with pictures and though DW is possible, I'd want to see that in person before discounting the other W types. Dark eye and hair colours are found in all 3 Winters, all 5 actually (meaning DA and BSp). I wish I could help with your question about clothing colours. It's one thing to know your Season, it's another to feel good in how you apply it. A second visit to the colour analyst may help to confirm the Season, practice colour choices, and set you on the path of being your own kind of DW.

Great :)

@ChristineScaman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit :)

Can you you make a content about white color suitable for each color season, please?

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

White is high on the list of upcoming videos. Thank you for the mention!

Regarding metalic gold on dark winters: perhaps we need to think in terms of two different types of gold that connect to two different colours within the the dark winter pallete. One type of gold that I feel looks good on Dark Winter is a very deep yellowy gold, the kind you see on 1980s hardware on handbags and buttons on flashy italian clothes - which is basically the metalic version of the Dark Winter goldenrod yellow. And then there is the cooler metalic gold, which is like the metalic version of the cool iced beige in the pallete.

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

These are great suggestions, thank you for adding them :) I wondered if depth of skin tone is a factor and decided not. I did decide that scale and shape relative to body type is quite important in how jewelry looks, for example, I've seen pale gold (we're probably thinking of different colours) and the colour wasn't detracting but it wasn't fabulous, which could have been because the piece was too small for the person. Jewelry's effect comes from a small focused area of colour and shape, unlike clothes, and it's expected to elevate a look, meaning the purpose of an item seems to have influence over how well a colour works.

@byssabyss

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure! I find that for me, the yellowy gold looks great with black, and with my skin tone, which is very pale and doesn't tan but which still has a slight an olive overtone, it brings out the olive in a very flattering way, without overheating my skin, and it connects and brings out the green-gold in my eyes. It seems to work best in small amounts, for instance as a single gold earring or as touches on a belt, mixed with silver.

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's a great description! I can imagine the colour and how it works with the other colours.

i do believe I have figured out I am a cool season ( a huge shock to me as I alwas thought I was warm...I am yellowish olive medium skin tone) I am more harmonius with blues. Oranges and anything warm and bright darkens me and makes my skin blochy. The only thing....hmmm I think I look better in gold than silver jewellery so occassionaly I doubt my findings lol. Could it be that because the silver is so bright and I am so used to my gold jewellery which kind of looks similar to my skin colour idk. Since I think even dark winter would look better in silver right? Also muted colours in which I was comfortable in seem to be my enemy. I am more in focus in clearer colours. Black is overwhelming. Any input would be appreciated.

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

You've collected many great observations and the Season that makes sense of them all may need a stepwise colour analysis to know for sure. It may be a matter of refining your observations by a few degrees, for example, adjusting 'anything warm and bright' to 'how warm and bright exactly'. You're so right to notice that your preference for gold may just be how you're used to seeing yourself. I'm not sure DW looks better in silver, but perhaps they have more flexibility with variations of silver than they might with gold. Black can be challenging to Winters in various ways, but they're still Winters. Most people come to their colour analysis with a list of personal observations that are more or less true and we work through them.

@minasan820

5 ай бұрын

@@ChristineScaman I really appreciate your reply. I am watching and reading your blog non stop these days hope soon I can afford your analysis. ' It may be a matter of refining your observations by a few degrees, for example, adjusting 'anything warm and bright' to 'how warm and bright exactly'. this makes so much sense. So interesting about the flexibility with variations of silver for DW. thanks again :))

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

You're most welcome :)

Thank you christine! I take you are some kind of winter but which one specifically?

@ChristineScaman

6 ай бұрын

I'm a Dark Winter :)

What winter are you? We look similar. I'm a cool but less contrast but in winter light skin and blush w/ lipstick I look winterish

@ChristineScaman

19 күн бұрын

I'm a Dark Winter, meaning mostly Winter with a smaller proportion of Autumn.

Burgundy on soft autumn? 👍

I understand now as a dark winter that certain pinks don t look good on me.

@ChristineScaman

2 ай бұрын

Yes, they're particular for DW. Traditional pink is not the way.

I struggle also: What about deep winter persons, that just want to go through live, without looking like a member of the Adams Family. Is there a chance?

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Did you mean wearing colours other than black? Black is too easy to find and works with other palette colours but I find colours looks more interesting and attractive, like if Summers wore gray all the time. The magic of the palette is what the colours can do together. I understand what you mean though. In the beginning, I had a rule for myself that I could not look at, try on, or purchase black. Right away, I started seeing navy, teal, forest, burgundy. I also found that if I shopped with the entire palette in mind, I'd feel overwhelmed and buy nothing. So I shopped for the colours in a single strip until I found one, and then moved on. It grew from there and today, I rarely wear black except to film videos. Part of the problem is all the black in stores, but once we look at our habits and know why we keep buying black, it's easier to manage those shopping impulses. The palettes have 60-90 colours and it will be so worthwhile once you look in your closet and see You looking back You.

@hedy1861

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your feedback, but it is not only the black; it is the overall palette that is so dampened and dark and a kind of depressing, especially looking forward to springtime... But maybe - it is just my winter blues.❤

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

Yes, fair enough. We all have colours we're more drawn to than others. When I see the colours at their most beautiful, they are being worn by a person the same Season. On a hanger, they're still just a colour and nobody sees our clothes on a hanger anyhow. Ink swatches on canvas is the best way to get an overall sense of the Season, but there may be not be a lot of feeling yet, like a painter's working palette compared with the painting. Hard to believe they're the same colours. The magic happens in what's possible with fabrics and accessories together with the right person. Sandra Bullock in a black velvet gown with a red rose choker, may be dark but I wouldn't see dampened. Wearing Light Summer colours, may be beautiful storybook colours on someone but not Sandra :)

@shoshanafox727

5 ай бұрын

I love my dark winter palette. If I feel like wearing light colors I wear dusty rose, a smoky blue or one of the light greens. I don't find it depressing at all. 😊

@ChristineScaman

5 ай бұрын

I'd be there with you. It feels like a relief. I rarely wear black outside of these videos or sometimes in a print. My favourites are red and navy. And dark pine green. And olive.... :)

Can dark winter look better in ivory in compare to true white ?

@ChristineScaman

3 ай бұрын

DW white is very slightly warm. An onlooker might call it white, rather than ivory or off-white, because it has a bleached impression that only Winter white may have, and no colour is visible within the white, also true of Winter neutrals. Once you hold it next to TW pure white, you may notice it's a touch softer and has a slight red-orange tinge if you bunch it and look down in the folds. Different textiles behave differently but this is the general idea :)

My grandmother fixed my lopsided mouth by placing apricot seed inside my cheek on the side that’s not lopsided for 2 weeks. Had to keep it in the whole day except when I’m sleeping but it worked

What season are you? Because, to me, that black is overpowering on you.

@ChristineScaman

Ай бұрын

I'm a Dark Winter. I agree that a large solid area of black right next to my face can be distracting. Also good to keep in mind that cameras can increase the saturation of textile pigments more than human pigments, but you're right, I only wear black near the face for filming videos :)