When Seasons Go Gray

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SUMMER

ABSOLUTE SUMMER — “brownette” usually has light ash brown hair, without red highlights, it could also be gray. Rounded or square face, with nose with slightly wide tip, large eyes, usually blue. (Skin around the eyes will be pink in Summers).  [personality description]

 

Hair 18 Cameo Brown
Romantic 3B Shell Pink
Eyes 34 Mediterranean
Skin 14E Dance of Roses

 

SUNSHINE SUMMER — (Summer – Spring, aka Light Summer) golden blonde highlights in light ash brown hair, dun color, or slight tinge of red.  It is possible that their hair will darken to medium brown.  They are the most believable blond, even dyed.  A touch of yellow may be in the eye pattern, but generally more blue than green (will not look turquoise like spring).  Eyes will most often be blue, possibly have transparency of summer, with Spring’s twinkle (and possibly a touch of yellow).  Skin tone has blue undertone, may also have Spring’s yellow overtone, creating a light green cast.  (Skin around the eyes will be pink in Summers).  [summer-spring personality description]

Light Summer: Lightness! Saturation (clearness) is low-medium. Neutral cool heat level.

Hair 19 Fawn

INDIAN SUMMER — (Summer – Autumn, aka Soft Summer) light red or copper, ash or sandy blonde hair, medium to dark ash (cool) brown,  perhaps with red highlights.   Often feels their hair is mousy.  The most likely to highlight which is not recommended (unless caramel brown). Generally with blue eyes, but could also be slightly green, grey or brown.  They could also seem changeable. Skin tone has a medium grayed-blue undertone and possible chatoyance (luminessence).  (Skin around the eyes will be pink in Summers).  [summer-autumn personality description]

Soft Summer: Softness! Value (darkness range) is medium. Cool to neutral heat.

MOONLIGHT SUMMER — (Summer mixed with Winter, aka Cool Summer) Hair coloring: dark ash brown to brunette or silver hair, and double blue skin tone, that could place them in Winter, but they do not drape best in dark Winter colors (though it is possible they could wear black and it can be added to their fan). Their fan may include black or charcoal-gray, best worn with white or cream.  They often have rosy cheeks and a light rose-beige complexion. If hair is dyed too warm, their skin will appear red and patchy.  Eyes are most often deep or icy blue, but might also be light green, medium gray or soft brown (though brown eyes are rare for Summers).  Summer eyes are translucent or mottled with wide band around iris (often gray).  They often have darker eyebrows than other summers.   (Skin around the eyes will be pink in Summers).  summer-winter [personality description]

True Summer: Coolness! Saturation is medium. Value is medium.

undertone: soft mauve, overtone will also be cool, hence “Cool Summer”

Hair 20A Cloud Grey
Romantic 9B Heather Pearl
Eye 32B Ocean Blue (possibly soft brown)
Skin 18E Cameo Brown

When Seasons Go Gray

AUTUMN

Hair 4A Pepper Red

Skin 10E Tawny

GOLDEN AUTUMN — (Autumn-Spring, aka Warm Autumn) Blonde Autumns (with possible red tinge, full red heads may also be included, or may be Absolute Autumns below) . Squared face that may be round or thin.  Olive green, green, steel blue or warm brown eyes, with gold or brown speckles (that make eye look olive green).  Skin has medium golden orange brown under tone.  Eyes may be hazel (possibly containing some blue), golden green, yellow brown.  Eyes may contain orange or wine. (Skin around the eyes will be orange in Autumns).  [autumn-spring personality description]

True Autumn: Warmness  Saturation is medium. Value is medium to med-dark.

GENTLE AUTUMN — (Autumn-Summer, aka Soft Autumn) This type often has metallic quality to their hair (light brown or light blonde, even reddish blonde, “rose red,” or silver-grey). The Gentle type has a light hair coloring. Oval, diamond, triangular or even round face shape possible.  Eyes are blue, blue-grey, hazel, green or light brown.  Skin tone has undertones of amber and blue, may appear coppery.  Skin is often lighter than other Autumns.   (Skin around the eyes will be orange in Autumns).  [autumn-summer personality description]

Soft Autumn: Softness! Value is medium. Warm to neutral heat.

STRIKING or BRONZE AUTUMN — (Autumn-Winter, aka Deep/Dark Autumn) Very dark hair  (usually brunette, possibly black with warm tones, possibly metallic looking) indicates a mixing with Winter Season. This Autumn type may look good in a warm black which is found on strip 40 in Autumn’s Color Fan®.  Eyes may be dark warm brown, rust, deep olive-green, or steel blue.   Skin will have warm dark red orange undertone.  May have oval face shape, with prominent cheek bones, or broad or angular face. (Skin around the eyes will be orange in Autumns).  [autumn-winter personality description]

Dark Autumn: Darkness! Saturation is medium to fairly high. Neutral warm heat.

undertone: dark red orange, with slightly cool overtone, neutral skin

Hair 40A Charcoal (warm tones)
Romantic 1D Nectarine
Eye 19A Nut Brown
Skin 11E Toast

WINTER

• Bluish or pinkish undertone to your skin. Olive-yellow undertones may be visible but not in the same extent as the cool undertones.

Hair 40A Midnight Black

FIRELIGHT WINTER — (Winter with Spring blend , aka Clear/Bright Winter)) Your hair color may be blonde, almost white blonde or light (or even dark) brown, silver or pure white, looking like a Spring, but they have a more aloof Winter air.   They also have Winter contrast. Skin will have strawberry undertone and will have light bisque complexion.  Eyes will have winter spokes, or dark lines around the iris, in sparkling blue, brown, tan, cool blue, bright hazel or gray eyes.  (Skin around the eyes will be grey in Winters).  [winter-spring personality description]

SUNSET WINTER — (Winter mixed with Autumn) Hair color will be deep auburn or medium dramatic red.  Face may be squared at the jaw or prominent cheekbones.  Hair contrasts with very cool skin.  Light skin is milky white, with very little evidence of freckles.  Cool skin undertone will be mulberry.  (Skin around the eyes will be grey in Winters).  [winter-autumn personality description]

Dark Winter: Darkness! Saturation is medium. Neutral cool heat.

undertone: mulberry with possible warm overtone, neutral skin

Hair 13A Wine Red
Romantic 13C Wine Red
Eye 16 A  oops Maple Brown
Skin 18E Deep Pink Brown

SNOW FROST WINTER — (Winter mixed with Summer, aka Cool Winter) Hair color will likely be light, medium or dark neutral or ash brown (possible red highlights).   May have salt n pepper, gray, silver or white hair, may gray early in life.  “No one grays better.” Clear primary colors of Winter bring out sparkle in complexion.  Very light skin tone with blue undertone.  They may not have as dark hair as other Winters, but their complexion sparkles in Winter colors.  (Skin around the eyes will be grey in Winters).  [winter-summer personality description]

True Winter: Coolness! Saturation is mid to high. Value is mid to fairly dark.

When Seasons Go Gray