THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO YOUR COLOUR PALETTE MASTER CLASS IN PILLS. PART III THE FOUR SEASON AND THE 12 SEASONS COLOR ANALYSIS How do you find your season? How to establish your sub-group season?In the previous post we have explored the 4 pillars of color analysis; you’ve understood value and saturation and determined if you belong to the cool or the warm tones. Now we can move on to the 4 seasons: WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER and AUTUMN –named this way because they take inspiration from the natural colours of the seasons and they help define what colours suit us better. Each one of the twelve colour seasons has a primary (dominant) and a secondary characteristic (and a tertiary characteristic - of less importance) that defines that colour season. Identikit of the Spring woman Undertone: warm Skin tone: spring women’s skin is always light and fresh, with apricot and pink shades Eyes: green, hazelnut, chestnut, amber, sometimes blue Hair: honey blond, hash blond, chestnut hash, with reddish highlights, caramel, dark chocolate, red Other: the Spring woman will tan well, even if her skin is fair and does not become very dark. The golden tan line of a bathing suite will last for a long time Depth: Medium Light—Deep Chroma: Medium Muted—Medium Contrast: Low Sub-groups: BRIGHT (Bright and Warm), TRUE (Warm and Clear), LIGHT (Light and Warm). SPRING: The SPRING women has warm undertone and a low contrast between light hair (blonde to brown with golden highlights), eyes that range from blue to light brown; spring women’s skin is always light and fresh, with apricot and pink shades. Bright colours are the best for them, as they easily get tanned. Avoid pastel colours and grey. Identikit of the Summer woman Undertone: cool Skin tone: spring women’s skin is always light with low contrast. It can have a light pink or lightly yellow tone Eyes: Fair eyes Hair: hash blond Other: the Summer women's tan will be no-existent for some (they may become red or get sun burnt), while some will have a nice tan, but it won't be deep or dark Depth: Light—Medium Deep Chroma: Medium Muted—Medium Contrast: Low Sub-groups: SOFT (Muted and Cool), TRUE (Cool and Muted), LIGHT (Light and Cool). SUMMER: The Summer women has a cool skin undertone, a low contrast between skin, her hair is generally ash blond and her skin becomes red in the sun. Her eyes may range from blue to green. The Summer woman's friend colours are pastel shades and greys. Intense, bright and aggressive colours and warm, golden colors do not suit her. Blue is a Cool Summer’s best friend. Almost all shades of blue: from sky blue to Navy look great on you. Besides avoiding warm colors, make sure they are on the soft side. Identikit of the Autumn woman Undertone: warm Skin tone: toward a yellow, it can be very fair, it can have freckles and can have an amber tone Eyes: green, hazelnut, chestnut, amber, sometimes blue Hair: honey blond, hash blond, chestnut hash, with reddish highlights, caramel, dark chocolate, red Other: the Autumn woman will tan well, even if her skin is fair and does not become very dark. The golden tan line of a bathing suite will last for a long time Depth: Medium Light—Deep Chroma: Medium Muted—Medium Contrast: Low Sub-groups: TRUE (Warm and Muted), DARK (Deep and Warm), SOFT Muted and Warm AUTUMN. The Autumn undertones are definitely warm and the contrast is low. Her hair is almost every shade of chestnut to brown; her skin is bright and tanned and it maintains a golden tone all through the year. Her eyes may range from brown to olive green. Earthy and warm colours look great on her, while pastel and greyish shades are a