How to Wear Summer Colours 

Maybe the reason to find pictures with the right colours for the summer types is that the classic "eye catcher" colours for formal attire are black or white or bright red. As your found pictures confirmed, mostly made during formal attire events. Brook Shields wrong colour picture and the furry black coat and red top - so you have black and clear bright red. Emily Blunt wrong colours pictures both contain mostly white dresses. So overall there is a black and white dominated pattern. I thought about it and maybe these stars think that when they walk the red carpets next to other types with strong colours they get to much in the background in comparison. ´The fear that walking over the red carpet with soft colours and getting overpowerded by others in "eyecatcher" colours might be a reason, even though summer colours are stunning.

I agree and I think it extends to regular folks as well, the belief that dark and bold are necessary to be visible. It's the conventional approach, promoted by media, the black-tie event tradition. When I looked around me though, I didn't find the softer-coloured people wearing softer colours less visible, not in the slightest. Perhaps what folks don't know or believe if they have never seen it, is that soft colours are as statement-making on softly coloured people, with a magic only they can show us.

You may need to abandon red carpet looks, or possibly celebrities, who are done up to be photographed on camera/ stage? The camera / stage/ lighting washes people out, that’s why they would wear more makeup and color. The men are also wearing makeup don’t forget.

I realize this video was a while ago but I am African American and have been typed as a summer: based on my understanding I think Kerry Washington may actually be a Summer but I’m not sure… possibly Tracee Ellis Ross as I’ve looked at many summer colors on her and she looks pretty good. Just curious if you’ve discovered any additional summers preferably with a bit more melanin lol

I have known people of colour to be Summers. Often the skin tones are medium dark and eyes are as well. The overall look might be similar to Leona Lewis or Rihanna. Once eyes go to black, I imagine Summer is possible, only because anything is possible, but I would prefer to do the analysis in person to be sure of the Season and also help them work with the palette options. For example, where in a Summer palette does Tracee find eyeliner? I appreciate your point, some Winter colours do seem bright for Tracee, but I'm not so sure about Summer.

I hear you about the overabundance of black, and possibly navy blue that's too dark for its saturation so it looks uninteresting, like a uniform. In Canada, Summer colours are harder to find than Winter and Autumn, with Spring being most challenging. Colour nuance is scarce, possibly because it costs more to make and supply. And for any Season, once you own the 4 plentiful colours, the rest can be challenging, I agree with you. I've shopped with Summers and it's the same 4-6 colours over and over. I learned to recognize my palette by holding one colour in my head until I found an item, clothes, cosmetic, anything I'd wear. My shopping improved because I knew what I was looking for and I can spot those colours still today. A few techniques to manage the situation help us regain some control :)

This is very different from my experience. I see summer colors everywhere but rarely spring colours. I'm a spring and I'm disappointed so often when I go shopping.

Thank you for saying this. I was recently analyzed as a soft summer and went to a department store and was so disheartened to see how few options fit my color palette

This is why I'm so happy I sew. It's a bit of a learning curve when you're starting out but it gives you total control of style and colour.

I think a big part of the issue is that many celebrities wear fake tans, spray tans lots of bronzers which almost always lean golden rather than taupe. It skews the whole look. I am also struggling to find summer colors. Everything is too dark/bright/yellowy.

Thank you. If I weren't so agenda-driven, I. might be able to hear it that way in own head. Something worth practicing :)

I was surprised when I made that video at the scarcity of Summer celebrities wearing Summer colours. Where I live though, Summer-coloured clothing and cosmetics are plentiful, with True Summer less so, cosmetics in particular. The most challenging clothing colours may be True and Light Spring, although more available in the March to August window. True Seasons can take more searching, even True Winter. Plenty of Spring makeup everywhere, so many people wearing lip and eyeshadow colours that are too warm for their own colouring. I imagine colour in retail depends on where we live. In places with warm weather or traditions of bright colours, Spring may be easier and Summer colours more challenging. Celebrities though, they can choose anything, and like most of us, they listen to too many voices before they hear their own.

In caucasians a cool undertome is the most common group, and there are more summers than winters. Makes sense: the pale skin lets the rosy and grey tones shine through. And the natural colouring and contrast is low to medium so more will be summer. The next common group is winter. All humans have dark brown and yellow melanin (of course people of colour have more of it especially of the darkbrown). If the yellow melanin is a bit more and especially if the skin colour is pale then it will be a caucasian with a warm undertone. True redheads almost always will be a warm season (and they have the most of the yellow pigment in hair and skin). A yellow hue in dark or darker skin is harder to notice the hue is harder to nail down - and often intensity becomes the more important characteristic compared to hue. Which means they can stray out of their palette as long as the intensity is right.

As for good photos for summer types among _celebs:_ It clashes with the idea of being a star (something that is sparkling, shining). Many of them have a tan year round (which means they can pull off a bit more regarding intensity so they get used to the more intense colours). They wear heavy make-up for the big events anyway. Make-up allows to wear colours out of palette. (hues and intensity). And again: As they always wear some make-up stylists and the celebs do not NOTICE the effects of the wrong colours anymore. Handsome people will still look good when wearing less than ideal colours or when they have to compensate with make-up for the choice of colours. Again: starts do have the good looks, they can afford the less than ideal colours. The effect for the (red carpet) events is meant to be over distance. Being flashy so they will make an impression on the pictures. (they cannot controll what will be published. If they shoot promotion material for a film they can play around, change the styline, photoshop. But if a star looks bad on an image (or too muted, sallow) the press will be pleased to circulate the unflattering images - and will speculate. The strategy seems to be to add intensity, contrast, drama. Going soft (in the right way) is counterintuitive. Soft and subtle is not what the agents, the stylists go for, it is about impact so the colours are often not allowed to be subtle. And all have adjusted their perception to that.

The Korean and Japanese entertainment industry beg to differ ​@@franziskani

Wise words (about education) for many situations. Opinions are often based in little or no information and one-size-fits-all-statements. The less information, the hotter the opinion, it seems, and there is no advice that applies to everyone equally. I'm happy to know that you found your colours, or they found you when the time was right :)

Beautifully said. Appearance choice is philosophy for me, and psychology and communication. I agree so much with you and I think most of us feel this push-pull relationship between wanting to be seen and accepted for who we are and following media that take us further from ourselves. Others can't be expected to see us as we are if they are never shown that version. I expect celebrities feel the same tension of wanting to be accepted for themselves and at the same time, concealing or protecting that person behind the curtain of fame and facade. There's a middle ground where we can have our individual beauty, and it starts with us lifting the curtain that marketing has taught us to wear. Many thanks for your comment :)

Thank you! Bob's teaching style is company I'm happy to keep :)

I'm happy to hear that you've found your colour home and it's working so well for you :) Absolutely, Summer colours are no more fragile than Autumns are rustic or Winters bold, although they can be on a person of a different colouring type. A person who wears their own colours simply looks like their best version of normal.

You can really see the attention put into styling and sets in that video. Your words and the song describe one of Summer feelings.. The white and silver outfit is a lovely example of creative monochromatic. I agree that the artist may not be a Summer and she adds a higher level of contrast to the overall impression that a Summer might, but the details could be easily adapted. Thanks for sharing this example of colour artistry, it's so beautiful!

South Korea has an obsession with beauty so it doesn't come as a surprise for them nailing this. It,s just fascinating how an Asian is the one to pull this off.

I totally agree! The entire presentation really works in her favour.

Many thanks :)

Thank you, your comment is very meaningful for me. I think it may be women who will save the world, though we may not know it (or believe it) yet :)

Thank you :) If appearance were only about lipstick and clothing choice, if it meant nothing beyond a temporary surface of our being in the world, I'm not sure how long it would hold my attention. Not that it's a wrong approach, just not how I relate to it at this point in my colour career. Our relationship with colour in the world around us goes much deeper, why would colour in appearance be different? For both, we process how it looks-sounds-tastes into what it means. Our shared experiences, with colour, music, flavour connect us as humans or help us learn about one another. Appearance has another branch, that whole space filled with sociological interpretation and how others will interact with us based on what they see. It happens anyhow, I figure might as well use it to our advantage :)

Thank you, I'm happy to know that the deeper meanings resonate with you. Colour and appearance, the surface impression is only the beginning!

I do find that great appearance role models are challenging for Autumns as well, although Summer may be the rarest. As they move through life, the blonde hair fades the appearance faster than the natural colour or silver would, so many examples, Cheryl Tiegs, Jane Fonda, Jane Seymour, a long list. It's manageable for Light Summer but even there, there's often too much yellow in the dye. Kate Middleton is a terrific example of wearing colour well and much better when her hair colour isn't over-warmed and reddish.

​@@ChristineScamanI'd love to hear you talk more about Kate Middleton. Some analysts say she's Cool Summer and some say Soft Summer.

About 2 years ago, I did a video with Kate and Meghan. Actually, I may have done a couple with Kate. For me to know her Season, we'd have to meet in person. I have no way of knowing from pictures because they don't provide the information I use to make Season decisions, though I could imagine Summer quite easily.

You're very welcome!

Thank you for sharing your experience :) You may find some answers to the gold question in the video on the channel, Your Best Yellow. A video dedicated to gold and silver is a great idea!

Oh my goodness, your command of language is extremely concise, edifying and refreshingly descriptive. Listening to your explanations of color theory and application has been eye opening. Thank you for your unique ability to help us on our journey to better color awareness🌈🌈🌈

You're very welcome!

You're most welcome!

I agree that the right comparison can help see things more clearly, often starting with the right extremes and then working our way back to our happy place :)

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful, thank you!

Summer colours are generally easy to find, at least where I live. Folks often choose softer colours for everyday wear, and may go too bling for occasions. The gestalt, as you say. I'm working towards playlists and we may have a few How To... titles coming up, with a more even spread along the way. It takes time to learn how to present the content, this amount of RU-vid being new to me, and having a theme can help find a groove. We figure it out as we go. I'm wondering if I should change the name of the Timothee video :)

So glad you found the channel. I hope you enjoy this way of looking at colour :)

I'm so glad that you found some good information, thank you for sharing that. I was worried that it might be too vague or lacking in examples so it's wonderful to know you found it helpful :)

You're very welcome! Summer is so nuanced, literally not black and white. Allowing the colours to express and fulfill their beauty does take a light touch. And maybe faith that light soft colours can show us a rare beauty, which comes to mind because I often find Summers dressing in a softer, darker version of Summer than they could. Much of this probably comes from retail availability, Soft Summer colours being so plentiful.

I'm so glad to hear they help. I agree that seeing every day items in that poster format is superb for seeing the colours separately and together. Pinterest is also uniquely useful for bringing in the uncommon colours or those you might not recognize. When I add items, I picture the board I think the item would be belong with and at the end, I go back and see what I think of my choices. There's usually an item that needs a bit of shuffling around depending on how many risks I've been taking that day :)

One of the greatest rewards of these videos has been to know that viewers can see and relate to what I describe. Clients and student colour analysts and models can see it, but I wasn't sure it would translate on RU-vid. In a way, it's actually better because you can show the colours being used in real-world contexts rather than the technical conversation around a single colour of drape or two drapes being compared. Seeing colour effects a little apart from us and our mirror is helpful, and I agree, applying the ideas to others is excellent as well because we can be more objective. Thank you for sharing your thoughts :)

@@ChristineScaman You're so welcome; I look forward to each and every one of your videos. 💕

You're so welcome! And congratulations for learning your Season, there's a huge world for you to step into, all about True Summer.

Thank you! 😊

Planning on it, thank you!

Thank you! Structured is a great word for the system, as are cool and interesting :)

Sounds as though you and your palette work well together! For many people, there are colours that are not ideal, but they're easy to find and can be adapted, which you've found with black. It's good to feel that we resonate with the colours we wear :)

Thank you!

Noted, thank you! The natural follow-up in this "How to Wear..." series is to look at each of the 12 individually. SSu images may be easier to find.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, it means a lot and helps me understand how I can be of more help. It's also great to know that many of us see beauty and one another in the same way, or can learn to once we see an option to media beauty, or 'marketing beauty'. Celebrities can be so beautiful, but they're still people and can offer wonderful examples of a real relatable person compared with beauty divided into parts and trends. I love your words 'what we're told to do to achieve beauty', which is often a regional-North American version. We hear a message of being more beautiful by balancing ourselves with what we're not. I see it the opposite, we are in balance by wearing what we are.

Glad it was helpful! And thank you for the compliment :)

What appearance says, or can say, is the part of this journey I find most fascinating and amazing and where I'd most love to learn and improve. I'm truly thankful that it resonated with you as well. Networking and relationships can be mass-marketed, but they're so much more profound and powerful than that, without needing a lot of noise or cheap thrills. Thank you for taking the time to point to that :)

Glad it was helpful! Yes, there are indeed times when it doesn't matter so much. At other times, it's really good to know. Over time, you get quite good at choosing your colours and you make your way to a closet where every choice is good.

That's a really good suggestion, thank you!

Bright pure white may be easiest or most popular to shop for but there are many versions of white, both for wedding and regular clothes. You're over halfway to the right white since you understand your colouring and how colour is classified in Seasons. If your heart is set on white for the tentative event :), a Summer is looking for a colour around a white paper napkin. It helps to know which of the 3 Summers you are, since the white area is large, there are few other colours in the look, the fabric may have shine, and the neckline may be high. If you're open to colours besides white, you'd have many lovely pastels in the blush, blue green, lilac ranges. I saw a silvered seagull blue gray fabric yesterday, it was breathtaking. Sophistication off the charts and amazing with so many options in jewelry and cosmetics.

Nice to hear that you've seen the same situations on and off red carpets. I'm sure they choose outfits for many reasons, but it can look as if the really successful looks are accidental. With the beauty and budget in this group, imagine how they could look if they knew what to wear!

I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the video and was able to add a wider perspective to your own choices. Great idea to do a video on beautiful makeup, thank you for that :)

Same here!

You're so welcome, glad you enjoyed it :)

She does pretty well, I agree. I'm not sure if it comes from knowing her colours, or preferring the casual styles that often come in softer colours, or making choices to balance lightened hair and makeup that I find can lack in presence. Maybe all three. I hope to do a part 2 for this video though and will make a point of looking more closely for where Jennifer looks truly gorgeous. Thank you for the reminder!

She is. However, I think she is more to the warmer side, Soft Autumn, not Summer.

She is. However, I think she is more to the warmer side, Soft Autumn, not Summer.

@@peacefreedomandwealth she tans. And lightens her hair. She could be mistaken for a warm season

So many thanks for your comments and for sharing that Summer celebrities wearing colour well were hard to find. I wonder if I'm just missing the great examples but apparently not, even without considering the hair colours. I appreciate the encouragement!

What bothers me is that potentially Winter type celebrities (dark and contrasted looking) often appear in public in washed out, too watery makeup (too much bronzer, nude lipstick colours, lacking blush, etc.) and potentially Summer type ones appear in public wearing too heavy, colourful and contrasted makeup. Some stylists seem to think that you should not repeat to bright colour you wear on your face and if you wear soft monochromatic outfit, you should balance it with sharp colours on your face.

I agree with you on every point. We might see Marion or Jaclyn as dark, but if we cropped away the hair colour in the image, they wouldn't be dark at all. If we stood someone with truly dark hair like Cher or Josh Groban next to them, their hair wouldn't seem so dark. We're a long way from encouraging people to ignore hair colour in images when identifying Season (especially since it's dyed most of the time), among the many unique and brilliant aspects of the Sci\ART method. The magic is there in the right colours, like a moment when the person is completely alive and present and able to communicate on another level. And then there's also the need to just get out the door every day and smart compromises are there for us. I figure we need both, not hard to do when we have our 'sandboxes' :) We sure do get used to masks and places to hide. It's not rare to meet a woman who is dressing her family in her Season but resists it for herself. Interesting too how long it takes to adjust to masks being taken away, even the real ones that exist outside our imagination, like getting used to financial freedom and making different decisions than we did when money was scarce. Applies to any resource, I would think? Could you agree?

I cannot find the winter video you are referring to... can someone please link it to me? Thanks :)

Sure! I changed the title to How to Wear Winter Colours. It's here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DV-TMkzokN4.html

I loved this video! Thank you!

Great suggestions! I actually looked at Paulina in my search for examples, she's a fantastic dark haired example who might be a Summer. I normally avoid models because they're so unattainable, it may be just me but they're hard to compare in my choices or appearance. Extraordinary in their youth, why they're models, whereas in maturity, they have the same challenges as the rest of us, choosing hair and clothing colours that are flattering. I can find all sorts of "there are better choices" pictures, but without a better image, I'm not sure we learn. Couldn't find those. Thank you for the suggestion of Summers and Silver Hair, that's a catchy title for a video :) I've made a note along with Emily and Paulina.

The Summer-Winter divide can be closer than we expect once we consider all the possible presentations of both. I'm happy to hear that you support Marion as a Summer. Any of these models can be any Season, as we know, but that image in the light suit was particularly good. An abundance of these models could be found in other Season colours and out-there styling, but even the woman doesn't look relaxed, it's more the feeling of constant competition that may define so much about fashion (and possibly modern life).

@@ChristineScaman Marion looks perfectly relaxed and confident in this soft white/light grey dress. She also looks perfect on charcoal, medium dark teal, as well as wearing light soft pinkish makeup. It seems to me she knows what colours and lines suit her best. She doesn't experiment a lot, instead she pull of these soft classic lines and colours extremely well what makes her image coherent. I love when a celebrity (or everyday woman) is that self-conscious about herself and she does not to draw other people's attention through constant experimental. Paradoxically, you start standing out of the crowd only when your image is coherent and you send a particular message about yourself to the others through your appearance.

My hairstyle...never the same twice. I'd love to not have bangs but then I'm pinning it up and looking like Pebbles Flintstone. Longer bangs, only half on the face, respond to products at least a bit and take very little fussing.

@@ChristineScaman 😄😄 I hear you sister! Bangs tend to live a separate life on my head aswell. I find hair to be THE most difficult thing to manage, like I can get the clothes and makeup right but hair is always difficult for me.

Thank you!

Glad you liked it!

Thank you!

Do you have any tips for distinguishing between soft summer and deep winter? I’m muted/cool with dark hair ☺️

@@HelibearWomble You might try white. Did you happen to see the video about Nextdoor Season Colours? SSu and DW are a kind of neighbour since they have many similarities in colour properties. In the video, I mention that you tell them apart in the places they're different, which could apply to any distinction you want to make. Along with white, I'd try jewel tones? Not black though, SSu can do decently well in black.

@@ChristineScaman I haven’t seen that video yet so I will definitely search for it! I don’t think white or black do much for me. I think I can get away with black more so than white but they both make me look a bit…dead 🧟‍♀️😂

Glad it was helpful!

Which little wisp of hair did you mean? Probably mine, I'm not very disciplined about my hair :)

I'm so glad that this way of relating the colours we wear to ourselves resonated with you, thank you. The last name is pronounced 'scayman' , as in Canay-dian :)

A TV series is a brilliant idea actually. I'm not familiar with the shows you mention (I'm not a TV-watcher) but it's such a good idea. I've been wanting to do a video on the Light Seasons and Ruth might be a very good example if I can find colours that look beautiful and maybe a few without blonde hair dye. Thank you for these suggestions :) Yes to women learning to make choices that look beautiful and in charge of their lives to the same extent as men without needing anyone's approval.

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Thanks to you both. I appreciate the vote and a person who understands the rules around RU-vid :)

Some looks are indeed memorable. My access to images comes via Google and I'm not familiar with those you mention, although I can imagine them from your description. The artistry possible with fabric, colour, and design is awe-inspiring.

I agree! The colours are certainly available, it's the images and examples that are hard to find. You might have a quick look at the Pinterest boards for your Season, they may be even more useful because those are items that came from retail stores at the time, rather than designer outfits.

It's an excellent idea to have your colours on the same screen, to see single colours and all the relationships. I shop that way too :)

I'll have to figure that out.😊

Many thanks and welcome to the channel!

Thank you for your comment and mentioning your appreciation of colour beyond fashion. I agree :) I may have misspoken in the video when I said Summer colours are hard to find. What I should have said more clearly is that images of Summer celebrities wearing their colours well are beyond hard to find. Summer colours in retail are not as difficult, at least where I live (Canada). Shopping can be more challenging for all of us who know what we're looking for, we become more selective consumers. Time of year makes a difference, meaning Summers and Springs in the colder months or darker Seasons in the warm months....wardrobes take more planning but we come out looking so much better. You may enjoy reading the Season Guides. These documents (30 page PDF) have just become available for readers everywhere. You can find them on the learning platform (visit my website, link in Description, under the E-Books tab). Summer foundation is often darker than the person appears when skin tones are light, but you're right, it's not olive. More beige to rosy beige. TSu to LSu is a good idea for a video, thank you. You may enjoy the videos, Jewel Tones for Light Summer and Nextdoor Season Colours.

@@ChristineScaman I see what you mean; thank you for that clarification! Starting out building a wardrobe is...interesting! I'm learning to train my eye! I will definitely check out those resources! Oh, and I wanted to clarify too--what I was advised is that it might be hard to find the lightest colors in the Light Summer palette (not the whole Summer palette), and therefore I might enjoy tinting my own clothes. Sorry about that; I was trying to cram too many thoughts in too small of a text window on my phone! Thanks again for listening, Christine.

Great suggestion, thank you!

I agree with you, that Kate does OK in black in some situations, same as Duchess Kate. The coolness and darkness share enough with her own colours to be workable, as Soft Summer does. If her Season included black, it would also include other Winter-level colours though, plus cosmetics in the same ensembles,, and these are the looks I find more challenging for her, at least in photos. Neutral does usually refer to warm and cool at once, you're right about that, meaning the person's warmth is in the middle of the warm-cool extremes, either cool side as cool-neutral or warm side of middles as warm-neutral. Black is another colour dimension or property, called value. I tend to see Kate W. as Soft Summer, cool-neutral, but it's a guesstimate, best I could do from images.

I agree when it comes to looking for guidance from media. Colours are often too bright and makeup too warm. In the real world, it may be easier than for other groups in a few ways, which might be a pretty good trade-off!

That’s true! Summer colors are typecast as flimsy and too feminine sometimes. I’ve even noticed my own subconscious biases when shopping and coming across something from a summer palette (I am a TW myself). Even the idea of summer brings to mind stereotypes about what someone’s personality might be, like I often see winters described as “bold”, “opulent”, “intense”. It only refers to the colors of course, but it’s interesting to think about what words and qualities we associate with certain colors.

I was also thinking about Michelle Pfeiffer, a gorgeous Summer woman who seems to know what looks best on her.

There so many beautiful Summer celebrities and so many beautiful Summer clothes, and they're not finding one another on red carpets. Other Seasons are wearing them, to the benefit of neither the woman or the clothing. Makes me wonder if that's part of the avoidance of Summer colours, that their potential is hard to imagine because we rarely see it, whereas Winter colours jump off screens (also off the non-Winters wearing them). We do see Summers in street styles, denim as you say, but what's to be learned. I want shining examples :) Actually, Autumn colours have a similar aspect where we may have trouble picturing how ridiculously gorgeous and glamorous the clothing can be when the associations that help folks picture the colours are more natural and informal. Women can look at the palettes and miss the possibilities, being so accustomed to black and bling. I would gladly do a Part 2 for this video, and more so if I could find women who don't dye their hair. The odds of blonde dye is highest in the Summer groups, on screens even more than in real life, and how does one comment on clothes when the hair is discordant. Light Summer figures out blue and yellow, in colours, eyes, and hair together, but the others groups less so. As ever, nothing whatsoever wrong with blonde on the right person. If you know of Summers with their own hair colour who wear colour beautifully, please share. Michelle and Naomi may be Summers, but when last I looked, great images were hard to find. Kate, we've done in a Royals video. Maybe if I went into the past, Cheryl Tiegs come to mind. Jaclyn Smith possibly but we'd get caught up in conversations of Winter-Summer and I'd rather the attention be on the clothing colours than the person's Season. Thank you for the conversation, I appreciate it so much :)

I agree, so many beautiful models and actresses are Summers.

@@ChristineScaman I look to bloggers for summer clothing ideas. Freddymylove, Fashionmumblr, and two English bloggers who love pink and soft white. I have been analyzed a summer, years ago. Hair stylists always recommended " brightening" with blonde ... And consider the description of our hair color, ash , dirty blonde, mousy, never sounds very "attractive", so we blonde ourselves. We are encouraging to " wear more color", brighten ourselves, not look so washed out, etc.. the pressure is definitely there. If I wear pink, I get alot of non positive comments, Barbie, childish, too feminine. Please help dispel these ideas with a part 2. You are right on with your video, you definitely made me think, and almost cry, when I heard you couldn't "find" enough pics. Thanks, so much.

Thank you for watching!

I understand your frustration. Every Season has their challenges in finding clothing colours, and as you say, it depends on time of year and location. Finding a wide range of colours isn't so easy for any Season and I wish I had an easy suggestion. Shopping online in a wider range of stores that serve other locations can help. I wonder if everyone has a better grasp of some of their colours than others. Light Seasons often understand their light to medium colours and blues better than darks, neutrals, or greens and violets, as an example. I'm a Dark Winter and for a long time, I understood the cooler colours better than the warmer ones. Looking for the entire palette when I shopped was the problem, I couldn't realistically be aware of 65 colours at the same time so I gravitated to what I was good at recognizing. The repetitive shopping and missing the rest that was there all along got solved when I looked for one colour at a time and held it in mind until I found it. It really helped me get awareness of all the colours equally. The other thing that helped was having the colours as fabrics (which are available to purchase) so I could see what the palette swatches looked like in textiles and knew what I was looking for in stores. You may already be good at recognizing what is available, and then it comes down to patience :)

I agree. It’s interesting that the four seasons have such dedicated colors attached to them, considering we can by online worldwide.

You are most welcome :) I'm glad to hear that you love pink, it's one of the most beautiful for SSu and there are so many choices, you can almost always find a few in clothing and plenty in cosmetics.

I'm glad you're finding value in the content, thank you :) Words like 'always' rarely apply in colour analysis, given the diversity of human colouring and the various definitions and levels of olive or any other parameter. Winter and Autumn both have versions of olive. Winter and Spring both have yellow-green tones in the skin that may be visible depending on what's being worn. Decisions from observations are actually assumptions, like cool, mousy, and so on. You may be cool, but how cool? And where is your setting in the soft to bright range, as important as warm-neutral-cool? Not to say Winter is incorrect, it may be quite right, just suggesting caution in interpreting a single observation.

@@ChristineScaman This helps my perspective, thank you for taking the time. I'm now seeing the possibility that given my overall brightness, I might actually just be at the cooler end of Soft Autumn. Happy holidays and I wish you continued success in your lovely work!

Subtlety can be lost, particularly in crowds, meaning events and meetings, and in evening light sometimes. In smaller groups and contexts where communication matters, subtlety goes a long way. it may get fewer compliments but I wonder if others are more relaxed around it and open up more of themselves. This challenge with Summer images doesn't apply so much in the world around us. When I add items to the Pinterest boards, Summer colours are easy to find. True and Light Spring require more effort, but might not if I lived in a warmer place or in warm weather. If I had a real world challenge with Summer, what would it be....evening wear, I imagine. Shopping suggestions for any Season would be: take more time, shop more widely, and shop ahead. If that means buying Christmas outfits in July, so be it. For the Pinterest boards, I generally look at department stores where the selection is broad enough for on-screen colour comparisons and I can find things for most Seasons. For myself, I begin with styles I like, which narrows down the retailers (so does living in Canada).

It may be worthwhile to look through some of the boards on Pinterest to build a visual for what these colours are capable of creating. It's pretty amazing actually and this may be among the easiest colours to shop for year-round. On this channel, you'll find videos called Your Best Yellow, or Pink, or whichever colour, also Silver, because I know what you mean, the palettes can seem a little gray and once you see them in actual looks, and then with makeup and person, it's hard to believe they're the same colours. You'll also find some of the more vibrant palettes at the new site, nducolors dot com

@@ChristineScaman thank you!

You wouldn't be the first to say this, and the same has been said of the other Seasons as well for various reasons. You know how some clothes can look like a bag or a curtain on a hanger? Put them on the right body and both person and clothing become incredibly beautiful and perfect together? This is the same way. All sorts of funny things can happen. People can most dislike their own colours; so they see that Sp and A are hopeless for them, won't consider Summer, which leaves them with Winter and uncertainty. Or, they may want those brighter colours, media taught them to approve of black and bright and didn't provide images to show how gorgeous Summer colours can be, people complimented them when they wore red, and they spin their wheels. One day, they sit down in front of a mirror and see that Summer next to their face looks years younger and not gray. Hard to believe what we've never seen, don't understand (yet), and can't imagine could be true :) I read a good quote, by James Clear (Atomic Habits), I think, "It's hard to grow beyond something if you won't let go of it." You may totally be a Season other than Summer. Or you're a Su, and then you'd know and could decide your next move. Don't wear colours you feel are uninteresting. Put the Season on the shelf for a year and revisit it then, which women often do with the transition from dye to silver hair, they want another year of dye. Wear the brighter colours of Su, meaning not the neutrals. Include a few colours you do like that Su is happy to work with. Tell your analyst ahead of time that you want to know how to work with the brighter choices. There are new palettes out (nducolors.com) that seem to me more vibrant and varied, which brings us back to the question of not knowing our Season. What do you buy? Whichever Season we are, we open a window into learning a lot about ourselves :)

@@ChristineScaman It is hard to grow beyond something if you won't let go of it. I'll copy that.

I'm glad to hear you say this because until consumers choose coloured lips over beige lips, the industry has no reason to change its offering. Give a tube of concealer, we wouldn't put it on our lips...but that's exactly what we do. One of those looks that may work for models in magazines but on our friends and our mothers, lip colour is capable of so much more.

Another viewer asked about suntans recently in a comment to the Bilal Baig video, the most recent video on the channel. Suntans increase the melanin in the skin, as I understand the process, but not the other pigments of carotene and hemoglobin (in the blood). Melanin is the pigment that gives us blue, black, and brown. With a tan, we keep the same versions of those colours we always have, just more of them (though it's possible some new melanin colour is produced, I'm not certain). Perhaps the blue of melanin is why you sense a greyish tone, same as properly cool foundation is greyish, blue, or olive relative to more yellow or golden colours. I can't recall seeing anyone of cool skin tones looking greyed by a suntan, at any pigmentation level, but I appreciate what you mean, that it's different from golden. Sun protection is a good idea for many reasons and possibly something warm-toned people avoid and have more sun damage in their later years. I agree about the hair colour being conflicting in the pink, and it's near impossible to find a garment colour that looks great with both the person and the yellow hair. All this blonde hair on people who would probably not wear yellow as a clothing colour and yet they wear it surrounding the face. The power of marketing :)

@@ChristineScaman Yes, the tanning on dark-skinned people has been something I’ve noticed for a while. Some brown people glow after being out in the sun as if they picked up an extra orange or reddish tone. And some brown people like me get more ashy. Both of these groups get darker than our regular brown but their brown is prettier. After coming across cool and warm tones recently, I think that might be why. Or maybe as you said, my blue undertones act up when I get tanned.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it :) Bella could be Summer-y. I'll have to look at images to remember her natural hair colour, but she may be a good colour. model. Thank you for the suggestion!

I wish more than anyone that I could know Season from images but with all honesty, it's not possible. I don't have access to the colours being worn or the optical effects that identify Season. One day, I hope you're able to have the live experience. Your eyes need to see it happening, and you need confidence in the result :)

Take heart. Looking too young for your age will stay with you. You will be very glad when you hit 40, 50, 60. Just make sure you do not expose your skin too much to the sun. And preferably you should not smoke (a woman's skin remembers those sins). You will always look much younger than your biological age. And the time your youthful look works in your favor is much longer than the time when it annoys you a bit resp. when you think you have to overcome it. Of course there are colours and style that look fresh / youthful but grown up.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found some new perspectives for thinking about Summer colours. For me, pink may be the 'sexiest' colour and the most modern leadership colour by expressing feminine power without aggression, and this applies to any age, gender, or skin colour. We may have been taught that black has sex appeal by showing us repeated images of young bodies wearing it, but worn by a a group of regular folks, it doesn't look like any of the associations media has taught us. With appearance, it's good to separate what our own eyes see and what we've been told over and over, or which beliefs are no longer true and it's time to replace them. I appreciate that new ideas have to come from somewhere, which might be shopping in new stores, looking a new Pinterest boards, or just looking at folks around us in a different way. You can read a downloadable e-book about your Season (available on my website, link in Description) for less than CN8.00, about US6.00. The Summer type of leader tends to be a diplomatic, empathic listener who doesn't require the spotlight and treats others with respect. I'd be expressing that every chance I had, along with the kindness and gentleness that people crave, and Summer colours are perfectly suited, none better. For formal occasions or leader situations, I'd think about higher contrast within outfits (one of your navy blues with soft white, stormy ocean teal with dove gray), more colour with outfits (soft wine with soft fuchsia), the colours that intensify your eye colours (the blue-greens are interesting and amazing, often better than blue for this job), modern styles for your body type, interesting accessories (scarves and earrings are gorgeous and available), a modern hairstyle owning your natural hair colour, and perhaps more presence using your makeup colours if you enjoy cosmetics. Colour is young and energetic just by being there but it's good to choose colours that are not too soft for your kind of Summer, and you can purchase actual fabric samples on my website in both colours and neutral tones. Last thought, keep in mind that worn by a person of the same Season, the colours achieve the perfect brightness. This means that Summer colours might be soft on a Spring person, or soft on a hanger surrounded by Winter colours, or less interesting on an Autumn person, but we're talking about Summer colours on Summer people here. On a Summer, those colours are plenty bright enough, and also dreamy and lovely. Enjoy exploring the next level(s) of your colour journey!

@@ChristineScaman thank you for your thoughtful response!

I see the same. Modern styling wouldn't improve those colour choices, whereas 80s styling didn't reduce the beauty of the softer colours.

Yes, I'm sorry that I wasn't able to find more examples. I'll keep trying and maybe we can have a Part 2. I find Neutral Seasons look wonderful when they follow the styling of their True Season, meaning Su for SSu and A for SA. Where neighbour Neutral Seasons like these two Softs are similar is in the technical aspects of their colours, especially the softness. SSu is cooler, as you know, and it makes quite a difference despite them being neighbours. SA is distinctly more earthy and Autumn-like, ideas we saw with Eddie Redmayne, with more distinct texture for example. SA is also the lighter side of Autumn whereas SSu is the shady side of Summer, and more overall darkness can be good for SSu, depending on the person's own colouring to some degree.

We could talk and find much to agree on! They can be terrific if the woman can walk with strength and stability and her feet don't pay a price later in life. If the men don't hobble around or want to sit down every chance they get, why would we do this to ourselves? Looking tippy is weakness enough without making it self-imposed. No heels look good enough for that.

@@ChristineScaman I’d like to see the statistics on health issues caused by footwear in women. Now that’s a great line of clothing… empowering, feminine, comfortable clothing to suit our shape, not bother us and make us self conscious but encourage self confidence.

Indeed, and up to us to vote with our dollars, opinions, sources of self-esteem, choice of friends and partners...a small thing turns into a bigger thing :)

I appreciate the frustration. One of the special things about our colours is that other people don't wear especially well, but we do have to see them independently of the colours around them. We just did a podcast episode last week and this was a question we answered for Light Spring and Summer, but it could apply to True Summer as well. You can find it on my website under Podcast.

Visible surface colours can seem confusing in every Season but they do all belong with one Season palette. You may be right that you're a Neutral Season, where apparent warm and cool contrasts often feature in the visible surface colours (although this is possible in True Seasons also). Your question about being both warm and cool is on the right track. Between the 4 True Seasons, there are 8 Neutral Seasons, of which Light Summer is one, and a possible reason for your observations.

@@ChristineScaman Thank you VERY much for your confirmation! It’s been a struggle to find someone who will talk about this, I seem to only be finding more general overviews of warm vs cool, and if they do mention the inbetweens there’s not many different combinations discussed.

You're most welcome, I'm glad I could help. Colour analysis systems can differ widely in their beliefs and methods. You may be a Neutral Season or a True Season and still have apparent contradictions in your surface colouring, but have no worries that they won't all come together in a single Season. They absolutely will.

Yes, true that, beautiful colours and without being repetitive. In the world around us, or around me, Summers wearing pretty good colours (and not always blue) can be found, but celebrities or their stylists seem to be either unsure about how to wear colour well or choosing clothes for reasons besides their client looking as good as they can. I have an impression that style is given precedence by media and these people are all so beautiful that their clothing becomes somehow interchangeable. I don't have a sense that the women are seen as individual people. Am I exaggerating, do you find?

@@ChristineScaman to be frank, without the obsessive promotion of capitalism and systemic advocation for constant consumerism, would the fashion industry be able to survive? It starts with celebrities who are basically product for brands, businesses and stakeholders. ‘Looking as good as they can” was never the point but creating “problems that need fixing” whether for them, their followers or just your “passively absorbing this stuff” every day people. Kinda like your stream of thoughts about chemical dye rarely ever showcasing our full natural potential. Women are taught to change everything about themselves to fit social expectations and then stay on an never ending path of “fixing” (that didn’t need to be fixed in the first place).

You've described it so very well. Yes to being like the hair dye conversation, and the shift will have to come from the consumer, from women who choose not to surrender their appearance to 'experts' whose motivation may be more self-promoting than woman-promoting. Being a middle ground sort of person, I see room for both but why would the industry change until women exert dollar pressure for them to do so. I wonder if there are parallels with the world of athletes and product endorsement. I'm not so familiar with that space but once a company chooses a brand ambassador, they seem to create products that elevate both the person and the product. Once again, I may be exaggerating :)

I'm a Dark Winter. Not sure my hair colour, maybe medium dark neutral brown. with lots of silver. The previous filming studio required a lot of artificial lighting that made my hair look dark. You may get a better sense in the most recent videos (Your Best Purple, Jewel Tones for Light Summer).

Quite right that bright colours can draw attention, at least in larger groups of people. It could be an association with 'party clothes', since those colours wouldn't appear around a business meeting table, or less often, I would think. Colours are being chosen for occasions rather than the person wearing them, possibly because that's how they appear in screens and advertising. All the black is mass manufacturing and a kind of tribal desire to belong. I agree with the viewer who commented that much of how people choose colour is passive, absorbing what they see, accepting the path of least resistance without questioning how it looks. I hope these videos show folks that their choices make a huge difference and can be questioned safely, with other ways of doing things becoming available. Naive colour on one person is normal and natural (and necessary) on another. It seems fair to me that the entertainment and fashion industries promote themselves as they wish or must. We are not obliged to follow along. As you say, we choose to do so, also fine if it's an informed choice. Thank you for the insightful observations :)

@@ChristineScaman You’re very right! We’re constantly bombarded with impressions and rarely pause to think about what actually suits or appeals to US. Instead we loose ourselves in the colours / tastes of influencers / marketing. But it is indeed our choice 😊 About black - very interesting point about tribalism and wanting to belong. Perhaps there is also a need to hide / feel protected behind a black ”costume”..? Since black is a very formal, serious, secretive colour, sort of easy to hide behind. About ”naive” colours - perhaps the wrong description on my part! I thought about that kids love bright colours and made that connection. But as you rightly point out, what looks naive on one type (ex.bright red on a summer) may appear simply natural and confident on another type (say clear winter or spring). Thank you for your interesting videos, I always learn something new and get inspired by your content!

I appreciate the conversation more than I can say :)

@@klara5578 black is overused for hiding. Movie stars use black to look taller and slimmer probably.

As a cool summer (with little contrast) that sometimes ventures into the cool winter / dark territory - I feel I can borrow some colour from the more intense colours IF the shade is perfect, so if the mood strikes it will be dark green / forest green or a deep blue-violett, all intense blue-green colours, from turquoise to deep teal. Of course it is preferable that I look well rested, and it does not hurt if the hair is done and a have a bit of make-up on (I wear very little in general so mascara and lipstipck is already an event). But for me the intense dark green is a pick-me-up colour (a jumper or a T-shirt) that works with no make-up and everyday hair. . My skin has a grey undertone, likely more visible than in other pale people - so maybe these colours work so well in counteracting the grey hue, that it does not matter that they are a bit too intense for me. I think they make me look paler - but not in a bad way.

Good thought, the brand Marchesa makes beautiful clothing in gorgeous colours.

All of us need time to understand different aspects of our colours, I think. Some colours are always available and popular in media while others are not. The market is unbalanced but if we approach it with our own specific targets, we have more clarity to make good choices and notice when our less available colours suddenly appear (they always do!)

Perfectly fine to ask. I can't quite recall when I stopped colouring my hair, maybe 8-10 years ago. Which begs the question, why did I bother at all... I once needed more artificial lighting, which appears to affect hair colour and lipstick a lot, I've learned. You can see the nearest approximation of the natural hair colour in the most recent videos, maybe the Cannes 2024 one?

Yes i was also surprised Kate wasn't mentioned

Duchess Kate may be top of my list for women celebrities who do quite well in their colour choices. Possibly better in the early days, although I admit I don't follow her closely. Whether she is SSu or not, she's a lovely ambassador for the Season. I try to include new faces and examples and we had a Royals Fashion awhile back, and I also strive to keep videos around the 20 minute mark. I've been thinking about a Royals Part 2 video, maybe we can bring Kate back for another show :)

@@ChristineScaman hi Christine! I would recommend a whole episode just for the queen !! 💜😍 love you

Happy to know you're enjoying the videos, thank you. I've thought of the Queen (and Diana) videos, they've worn so many colours. Thing is, people have such strong emotional connection with them that it may be challenging to detach those feelings and see them as one of us. I learned this with the Shakira and Elvis videos, folks are protective of them. Wonderful idea though, maybe one day :)

@@ChristineScaman I saw Diane Kruger in the movie Copying Beethhoven and I thought she looked beautiful in the costumes in the muted colours (modern colours had not yet been invented, this is around 1824). Later I saw a photo of Diane Kruger at the red carpet. Black dress. Which was too harsh on her. Especially after noticing the harmony in the movie (I just watched a few clips on imdB. Can't make out her season. Not too dark and soft / muted.

The thing about pictures is that you can find images to support almost any Season theory. These videos are more about showing how people's colouring reacts with what they wear, rather than actually identifying their Season, which is a good question and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify the point :) So in those images, Brooke wearing those colours in that lighting, she has some Summer attributes and we could learn how too-bright might look.

You mean in the movie poster? Is that Benicio del Toro from the movie Sicario? Or am I looking at the wrong person?

Thank you! 😃 I spent my first 10 years in Quebec and had a European mother. English became my first language in my teens, so I have the French of a 14 year old. Functional but that's it!

Did you take down your comment about Socionics? Very OK if yes, but I found it so interesting and wanted to reply, I'm just not finding it with the video comments.

@@ChristineScaman Ahhh yes I did ... I found it too long on second thought and was not up to editing it 🤷‍♂️

I still have the main points of it because I did screenshot it lol. But basically, through Socionics I was led to seasonal colour, because of the four groupings that Socionics has. And had been thinking about how colouring and other physical or energetic markers could correspond to the grouping of Socionics, also because I had read somewhere by a Socionics author something about group correspondence to the old four humours or temperaments , sanguine melancholic etc.

@@ChristineScamanSocionics sometimes uses uses the mbti annotation, EJ,EP, IJ, IP types , and they are choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic and melancholic respectively.

Thank you, I appreciate that you point this out and give me a chance to explain. It may not be a perfect pink but the reason for showing it was more to suggest what is good in the pink (I don't see it as only wrong, but perhaps you do, perfectly OK), and why it might still be better than black in certain ways, perfect or not. Whether it's the best of all possible pinks and how much the of skin tone in the image is even real or due to cosmetics or warm-coloured lighting, we cannot know. Compromise was necessary to make this video because I has trouble finding images of Summer celebs wearing Summer colours, let alone their perfect Summer colours, but I still thought information could be offered to help people. As I think about it, even if it had been her perfect pink, would it have made a big difference to the video or would the information and comparisons have had been of similar value? In every video for all Seasons, there are many generalizations for audiences with a wide range of understanding about the effect of colour on appearance and I'd rather start with what I can do than wait for perfect. I agree with your perceptions though, if this is how the person looks in real life wearing this pink, we're not quite in the right Season yet :)

In the blue-grey scoop neck dress, do you mean? I agree the colour isn't ideal as a dark choice (or any choice) for Emily's own colours. Lots of compromises to be made in the pictures we see in these videos, for Summers but really, for any Season or topic. The dress colour helped show the ideas of Summer clothing colour, the hair wasn't dyed yellow, and the rest, well...If you or I had been dressing the woman for this event, we would have made a few changes :)