Which season are you?

We can be divided into "seasons", depending on our skin tone.

"Winter" complexion
Have blue or pink undertones, your skin will probably be porcelain or pale white, or yellowish-olive, or dark. Winter people are generally brunettes, with deeply colored eyes. Many Asians and African Americans fall into this category. Winters should wear colors that are sharp, stark and clear. Colours that suit winter tones include white, black, navy blue, red, hot pink, crisp white and most pastel shades. Earth tones, mid-browns, beige, orange and gold are best avoided, as they would make you look faded and ashen.

"Summer" complexion
Like winter complexions, "summer" have blue or pink undertones. Skin is pale and pink. Summers are often natural blondes or brunettes with pale eyes. Summers should choose pastels and soft neutrals with rose and blue undertones. Lavender, plum, rose-brown and soft blue suit summers well while black and orange do not. Summers have a low level of contrast between their hair and eye colours and skin tone. For you to look your best, choose soft neutrals and pastels, as well as muted colours with cool undertones. Powder blue, dusty pink, mauve, lavender, plum, and pale yellow are all great colour choices. Avoid intense, vivid hues because they will look harsh. Earth tones, black and orange will also drown out your skin colour.

"Autumn" complexion
Have golden undertones. Many redheads and brunettes with golden brown eyes fall into this category. Autumns should select colors with golden undertones, like camel, beige, orange, gold and dark brown. Autumns can wear both earthy and rich golden, spicy warm colours such as camel, beige, olive, orange, grey, gold, and dark brown. You will also look great in a rich warm grey. Stay away from clear, bright colours and black and white, and most shades of blue and pastels which will make your look tired and faded. Also steer clear of pastels and blue tones, which will look cold against your complexion and give you a pale appearance.

"Spring" complexion
Have golden undertones and are usually creamy white or peach. Spring people generally have straw-colored or strawberry red hair, freckles, rosy cheeks, and blue or green eyes. Springs can wear warm colors like camel, peach, golden yellow and golden brown. Avoid dark, dull colors. Springs can wear warm colors like camel, peach, golden yellow, golden brown and aqua. They also look good in ivory, bright greens, true reds, clear blues and coral. Avoid colours that are too dull and muted or too dark. Avoid black and white, which are also too contrasting.

I compared all my self portraits. After so many years of thinking I am dark and yellowish in skin colour, I finally realise I am a "Winter" type. I am not really a "Summer" as my skin is not pale white but has pink undertones. I am not an "Autumn" or "Spring" as I do NOT have golden undertones (or as Chinese say, "yellowish skin"). I have PINK undertones.

When I started working many years ago, I got to know a doctor who specialised in aesthetics. When I met him for a business meeting, he told me that I have warm tones (meaning Autumn and Spring types). He said hence I should wear all the earthy colours like khaki, green, brown, gold and beige.

However, now then I realised he was wrong. I am the opposite. Maybe it was because I was pretty tanned and darker in my younger days. I have wasted so many years wearing the wrong colours. But because I did discovered I looked good in brighter colours like ruby red, sapphire blue, hot pink, emerald green, snow white and pastel colours. I only do not personally like black.

Hence I am Winter.