Honestly I think it’s because most people prefer muted, warm makeup right now so the bright fuchsia lipstick seems shocking. You’re right though, bright winter suits you.
While you DO look gorgeous either way, i think it’s clear that you’re a bright winter! It just lifts your face and compliments all of your already beautiful features, whereas the summer side just kind of sits on your face and mutes your features. You and the professional definitely got it right! I don’t think the bright winter colors wear you at all.
AGREED! Also, I just watched a tutorial that showed WHY we can wear (some of) the opposite side of the color wheel as Audrey Hepburn did (and look great)...it is complimentary to our (bright winter's) cool undertones as well, opening up this observation that some summer colors will look FAB on a winter (as it did on her), but not overrule the BEST "season" and subtype that you are. This probably caused some people to get confused (when they thought you were a summer). But there is ONE clear winner when we truly do our colors. It takes a bit of effort to find out where we fall sometimes if we don't have 100% OBVIOUS coloring/undertones, value, chroma ect. Your channel is great b/c a lot of people are just discovering these things. I think it's from all the make up tutorials out there. We are buying make up that looks great on someone else and NOT US. So we are figuring out that OUR BEST color scheme is what is important, not the pretty pot of eyeshadow or the end result of somebody else's make up! GREAT videos. Blessings. Those summer colors that looked great on you with the bright winter make up work great! But ALL of the bright winters were perfect!
I 'll be honest , I didn't even notice you had blemishes on your face until you put the summer colours up to your face. Bright winter for sure , you're glowing !
Isn’t it amazing!? I’m actually glad I made this video while having a breakout because it makes the power of being in your best colors so much more obvious!
People online in the "color analysis" community definitely seem to have a lot of misconceptions when it comes to muted vs bright, and seem especially "gatekeepery" in regards to Winter in particular. It feels like they take that "snow-white" stereotype of extreme contrast and apply it as the gold-standard of what "high contrast" means. But it's just that, a stereotype -- and the range of natural coloring within Winter is so much more diverse than that one iteration! I myself thought I was a True Summer for YEARS, and most people online typed me as that too. But it never felt 100% right, and so I got professionally draped -- turns out I was a True Winter, and all the pieces fell into place!
The thing is, the summer colors mute us, and make us appear “muted” and I think that is what they are seeing whether it looks harmonious or not. Also as far as bright winter coloring goes, it is the lightest of the winters so that strong black and white contrast on us that works well on a True Winter, will overwhelm a bright winter. High contrast is more than just black and white, bright winters have high contrast in light, dark, and also in terms of saturation- a high saturation that would overwhelm a True Winter. You really have to understand the nuances of color to have a good handle on this system and even then, it’s impossible to accurately categorize a person based on sight alone, especially on the internet. You need to be draped under full spectrum lighting. Also, and I know I’m rambling, the celebrities that are bright winter that I am compared to in the comments ALL have dyed hair that is certainly darker/deeper than their natural color. Bright winters don’t all have jet black hair naturally and on some bright winters, hair that dark does not harmonize with our coloring.
@@BridgetCappel 100% agree - especially the first point about muted colors making us appear muted - it sort of "blends" in a way that can make it seem as though it's harmonious, especially when only looking at photos. But in reality, the more saturated colors are so much better for how the skin looks.
when you see the Bright Winter colours draped on a True Winter, they just look too bright. Not bad, but just not as good as the true winter colours on them.
@@BridgetCappel. That reminds me a lot of Bright Spring. Some people think you have to have darker coloring to be Bright Spring, but the coolest of Springs are Bright Spring (still Warm-Neutral, just closer to Neutral). We are also, often, the lightest. I’m too Ivory for for all of the Light Spring pastels and can only wear the brighter colors in that palette. Light Springs have the least contrast between eyes, hair, and skin, but they often tan better than Bright Springs, which makes them look fresh in very light yellows, peach, greens, and blue greens.
I didn't even wear bright colors until after I got my analysis so I get it! But once you see it, it seems impossible to go back. Bright just looks so much better for me.
it‘s that for sure, we have very similar coloring and internet randoms keep insisting I‘m summer, but analysis said bright winter as I suspected, I look super dull in muted colors, and the few bright things I own I wear the most, looks just so much better on me. Also I get complimented while wearing them 🤷♀️
@@IcequeenNarzissa. I’’n between Light and Bright Spring. I have 1 of 3 high contrast features and 2 of 3, high chroma. People always want to say I’m a Summer, online, too. I think the preponderance of votes for people being Soft Summer and Soft Autumn, in social media and forums, is related to the overall distaste for bright colors, in certain societies, the U.S. and U.K., for sure!
@simpleweddingideas I'm a man who just figured out I'm a bright winter! God it's scary to wear bright red when every dude here is in the same black or brown hoodie. I feel like I'd stick out too much as a man wearing bright colors.
I wore really muted and dusty lip colors for a long time. I finally put on a bright coral pink since I figured out I’m spring not autumn. My mom said, “See that more natural color looks so nice on you!” All those muted colors actually looked fake and unnatural on me. Colors are so amazing!
I had the exact same result, with coral orange! I’m also Spring. No one level or tonal group of colors is more natural on everyone. It does seem to be a popular misconception. Even the makeup industry advertises muted colors as “Natural.” Bridget definitely looks more natural in brighter colors!
The thing I think we can all take away from this is there's always somebody out there who has something to say about everything and always think they know better.
Especially on the internet, if you say you are one thing there will be people who show up to say you are not that thing. I'm totally here for the toxic personality trait of proving people wrong.
1000000% Bright Winter--No question. True Summer washes you out and makes your skin look dull. I had the exact same effect on my skin over the weekend when I had my colors done professionally. I am also a Bright Winter, and the Summer colors washed me out just like it's doing to you. I mean, just look at how the bright lipstick INSTANTLY lights up your eyes. It's a dead giveaway but confirmed by the color swatches you put up to your face. :)
Yes! I loved the instructions you used. I’ve had color analysis done, but was determined to be between Light Spring and Bright Spring. I don’t have a lot of contrast between my hair and skin, but my eyes are a bright medium/dark green. My hair is high chroma Strawberry, just not high contrast. I would like to know if I’m a straight up Bright Spring, as I feel better with more color, similar to how you apply your makeup, but with warmer colors. My analyst didn’t do , or discuss, makeup and I think it was really helpful that you did that! I want to know if I really need to buy some lighter clothes, or if I’ve been doing right, all along. I want the truth…not just confirmation that I’m right, so I don’t have to change. Clearly, you have a great method. I thought, for sure, you were a color analyst, yourself! She’s not True Summer. Definitely Bright Winter!
Without being an expert in colour analysis in any way shape or form, I think you’re right about being a Bright Winter…I don’t see the True Summer colours as being “bad”, but they just don’t seem to really “do” anything…whereas the Bright Winter blends into you and “becomes” you! ❤
I received my results from a trained professional recently and I'm still in the stage of denial about being a bright spring. I always wore washed out colours as a way not to draw too much attention, and have to adjust now 😂
Your definitely a bright winter. This is the 1st video I saw of yours and could see that in the 1st minute of your intro, that red shirt and make up looks so good on you
I used to think that I was a true summer but I get a lot of compliments when I wear Bright winter colors. Yesterday I wore a bright cool yellow top and fuschia lipgloss and everyone told me that I looked really pretty in those colors. I looked very natural in them even though they are super bright colors.
Haha thanks for sharing this. I recently started researching my own colors and for years have worn bright red lips and black liquid eyeliner, so when my 'true summer' results came back it was weirdly kinda painful. I don't want to be soft and muted. As it turns out, so much of my identity embraced the strong contrast (I've got a strong personality). I don't know what season you are, but your personality is definitely bright. ;)
That’s so kind of you! I think being a True Summer is incredibly powerful. There’s a regal strength to them and True summers look so ethereal when they are in harmony- can you tell I’m jealous? 😆 I do love my palate but there are days when I wish I could wear a powdery lavender and look like a goddess and not someone who needs medical attention.
Ok got a chance to watch. I never questioned you being a bright winter - it was clear as day from the previous video you posted! You are a complete stunner in bright winter colours!
As soon as you brought up that Bright Winter yellow I went YES ABSOLUTELY that color is GORGEOUS on you! I also wanna say thank you for the last video! I actually watched it last night and got SO much out of it as I'm trying to figure out my season, which I'm starting to believe I'm a Dark Winter.... which is mind-blowing because I ALWAYS thought I was warm so when I started learning about color seasons a couple years ago I thought I was Autumn.... turns out I'm probably closer to Olive-Neutral or Neutral-Cool and maybe I've been letting my bias for GOLD overtake me all these years! Ah, it's so confusing 😂 but it's also fun learning! BUT ANYWAYS, even though I'm still learning, I'm 100% sure you're a Winter! And PLEASE wear more of that vibrant yellow 🤩😍
If you’re a Dark Winter gold will still work on you! That cool neutral lends you a little warmth to play with and you’re on the cusp with Autumn. Glad you found my videos helpful and are enjoying your color journey!! Hope you stick around 😊
I don't know the name of the color but that fushia/bright satin pinkish color was made for you. The brighter colors made you look so much healthier. I just recently found out I am bright winter but because of my medium tan skin tone it never crossed my mind to try cool bright colors. Time to go shopping!
I'd love to do a chit chat about my personal color analysis journey and the transition over to Bright Winter soon! Definitely planning a wardrobe tour too-- just need to gather some inspiration so it's at least somewhat entertaining :)
Brighter colors really making your features pop (in such a good way!). The muted colors are nice on you and much more feminine but seeing your background shows that its just not "you". Thank you for this. Its really helpful. I'm struggling to figure out what i am because I keep getting mixed results. I know what (some) colors look good on me and what don't but I still have no idea what category i fall into. 😅🥴
To check if you are really a Bright Winter, try using some Bright Spring colors, because often times the bordering season can look good on you too (maybe not all the colors, but some for sure). True summer should be able to pull off any of the 3 summer subcategories, but will not look nice in other seasons' colors (because it's True summer).
I am a True Summer; I have fully cool undertones, but look sallow in the wrong colors, and am totally overwhelmed by clear jewel tones. I think your coloring is much too clear for summer! I do think the light blue and pale yellow were a touch warm for TS, but you look so good in the pure hues, I think there's your answer.
You're absolutely beautiful in all of the cool colors, definitely cool, which is why I think it can be confusing. But you absolutely shine in the intense winter colors. Definitely winter. Loved the video and glad you're back!❤
As an autumn who occasionally borrows colors from summer, I find it super obvious that you’re a winter after seeing these colors on you. They all make me look dead, and you sparkle in them! Such a fun video idea!
I can see the bright winter coloring suits you best. Very pretty. I was typed wrong years ago, also as a winter. I look horrid in bright jewel tones; they completely overwhelm me. Years later, I got another analysis and turned out I was a true autumn. Fits well.
For me it's the opposite winter colors make me look like a grey mouse, and summer colors make my brown skin glow. Lol 😂 But I see. You are definitely a winter. ❤
Im a bright winter too and still love some summer colors, they are cool toned at the end of the day and much more flattering than warm colors. I guess people thought you were a summer since your face looks softer but the contrast is definitely there, most people look bad on super vibrant colors while just get a very healthy glow from them.
This is the 1st video of yours I've watched, but you've definitely got me convinced - and also this made me so much sure about myself being a true summer. Bright colors really overwhelm me, even though I have black hair and medium skin. You look great in bright colors, it definitely suits you!
I think partly where people get confused is you are thinking of what looks more "natural" on someone as their colors. But like, everyone one looks more "natural" in natural colors. It's about what makes your skin look good and what makes you "pop" in a positive way. I think I am a summer instead of a winter but I love some really bright colors so I buy them anyway when I can get away with it (clothes). I definitely do NOT do winter makeup though because it makes me look like a clown.
I wonder if those who thought the bright winter wasn't right for her is more indicative of their own personal preference or maybe even comfort level...perhaps they were taken-aback by the "boldness" of those colors. There's a sort of sassy, maybe even audacious quality of wearing bright bold colors and I think it sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I personally thought the bright winter colors make her look stunning (she's stunning regardless) lol.
I agree! A lot of people find bright colors off-putting. I think of them as really fresh and fun! They have a certain exuberance to them. Women get the message that we shouldn’t be, “too much,” but no one should have to hide their sparkle, to make others comfortable.
In my opinion you do look better as a bright winter. I actually think the "true summer" pink you chose looks pretty saturated for a summer and maybe that's why it looks good on you! Also the turquoise isn't that muted either! This video actually helped me a little, being a bright winter with some self doubts recently. 😅 Sometimes I find pictures of examples of a bright winter person, when you can actually see how much it got photoshopped to look even more saturated, and that can make me feel like a gray wall in comparison 😆
Haha I feel that way sometimes too. Especially the celebrities- we have to remember that they are professionally styled, hair colored, made up, and photographed so they are an enhanced example of in this case bright winter. I’ve seen first hand that bright season people look sallow and like that gray wall you mentioned in anything that isn’t bright enough so that might cause people to think they are in fact muted and need to replicate that sallow look in their clothes which does brights absolutely zero favors 😅
@@BridgetCappel Yes! Also, I think it's easy to be mistaken as not being bright (winter or spring) if you're not at your best physically (sick, tired, burnet/too tanned from the sun or other skin issues that can make you either pale, dull or too red), thus having your usual colors look faded or just with lower contrast then usual.
Agree! I noticed (before you mentioned it and not being influenced by your comments) the graying of your lower face with summer drapes. Good observation🕊
I’m a bright winter, too. During my analysis, the analyst said the muted colors made me look like a nun 😂😂 or an inmate?? Very sad and drab. It’s bizarre how people think they can tell your season by looking at your face and hair… I would love a video about how you shop for clothes in the bright winter palette. A lot of stores just have nothing (or maybe black) 😢
@@BridgetCappel. Lol! I used to buy Summer clothes, because everyone told me I was Summer. I’m Spring. Now, I wear my Summer clothes, when I want my doctors to take me seriously! Summers could provoke sympathy, by wearing my bright yellows and oranges, I’m sure…and let’s not forget the yellow-greens!
Some people just don’t have any kind of eye or expertise, or experience. Ignore them! It’s so obvious to me that you must either be cool summer, cool winter or maybe bright winter *just from looking*. When people say you look muted I genuinely struggle to understand what the hell they are seeing
You look beautiful in both but I totally agree with the bright winter. Summer makes your face look a little puffy. Incredibly helpful method to compare. I’ve been so confused on what season I am. By far my prettiest picture has been in a bright medium blue denim jacket. For myself ~ I really prefer the no make-up, make-up look. Think I will try a comparison like your on myself. I probably have some clothes in different seasons to get started. trying brighter make-up might take a trip to the drug store.
Thank you for a great video. You really made it easy to understand the difference between the two seasons. You look good in both makeups but the bright winter makes you pop! Very helpful to see the difference created by the draping, you look good in some of the summer colours but again, bright winter brings more life. I can finally understand how to tell them apart. :D
I'm a summer and I look great in red. If it's a red/orange it's bad. I can wear buttery yellow but thats about it with yellow. You look like you can go either way
but the thing is, you have to choose which one is better. There is always one camp that is better than the rest. She is clearly a bright winter with those wonderful vibrant colours
I have a harder time telling with the makeup-maybe since it’s just on half your face but the difference with the drapes is incredible! You look crisp and clear in the winter colors but the summer colors make you look a little sallow. Also side-note-I know a lot of online pallets don’t have red for summers but I found a swatch palette on Etsy (style solutions for you is the seller name) that included several reds in the true summer palette and I think Carol Brailey who is a professional color analyst with a RU-vid Chanel has some reds included in her true summer palette
Just seeing how much more you smile in the winter colors is a clear indicator!! Btw, I think you look fine I. The summer colors, but more vibrant in the winter colors. But, as a winter I think I always like those colors more so I might be biased, lol.
The summer makeup looked lovely on you, but the clothing washed you out. You’re definitely a bright winter. I can never decide which winter I am, but we have such similar coloring I think I might be a bright winter as well.
Hi Bridget, well, in my humble opinion, you look beautiful as a summer season person but are stunning in the winter colours. Stunning. Thanks for sharing with us.
I have the same hair and eye colour as you. This helped a lot! Like you, the summer makeup and a lot of the colours look amazing, but bright winter for the win😄
I just got my bright winter analysis a month ago and I am still adjusting but continuously realizing summer colors are super easy to slip into but definitely less harmonious and flat on me. You rocked the explanation and comparison. Keep shining, girlie!
Right winter for sure. I went through a color season identity crisis as well lol lol! I thought for sure I was a bright winter as well but felt like I was swallowed whole by the makeup (should have tipped me off sooner). It took me a long time to understand the concept of gentile and bright. I can clearly see you are bright now in your tone and not ashy.
I've asked myself this exact same question! So thank you for making this because it actually helps me clarify a lot. I too am in the Bright Winter camp! & I love that you also subtly make the point that it's not just about your objective coloring (even though it is mostly that) but also what simply feel comfortable and confident in plays a part too. That really shines through for you in the BW palette.
After seeing this especially seeing you lift that bright winter yellow up to your face…I am convinced this is how celebrities look so flawless in the red carpet. They wear their correct colors!
Honestly, I don't think a lot of them are wearing the correct colors, at least not religiously. They tend to look flawless on the red carpet because they've had their make up and hair done professionally for HOURS prior to the event, and have been professionally fitted as well. All dolled up, it's pretty easy to get away with colors that might not be the best for them because their overall appearance has been perfected.
I am a true summer and you are 100% a winter honey baby. I wish I was a winter but I'm learning to embrace my summerness. Don't let others talk down to you about your season. You're a gorgeous bright winter. Everyone wants to be that! Xoxo.
You are a BRIGHT WINTER. ❄️ I would to see your try some bright spring drapes too as you can borrow from that palette and it would really look nice on you 😊
This deserves way more likes! I'm stumped between clear cool summer and winter- they share similar jewel tone colors. I was given a Summer analysis as a kid and HATED it all my life, never could abide by it bc I look terrible in muted tones and pastels. I look okay in some of Autumn's pallet, but I'm definitely cool/neutral, not warm (though my sisters and mom are, so I'm the only cool in my family). They always said to avoid black and pure white, and said silver is trashy 😏 Welp... My hair has changed from reddish to ashe-blonde/brown, to now dark brown naturally, and I've realized how great I look in pure BLACK, bright WHITE, and jewel tones. Period. I have green eyes that can look green/grey or green/blue depending on what I'm wearing. Anything pastel or beige washes me out terribly. But if I wear a lot of makeup, I look like a clown. I know how to apply makeup, but my face doesn't seem to want both lipstick and eyes at once. So I'm confused.
look up "makeup focus" !! this video especially: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xmeFvzzk4Vg.html I always thought it was a me problem that I couldn't make a full glam face of makeup work. in actuality, most people benefit from focusing their everyday makeup on 2 features at once and leaving the rest looking natural (if not untouched!). I definitely look my best when I focus on the brows+eyes OR brows+lips combination - brows+eyes ends up looking more sultry, dark, even goth if I feel like it, while brows+lips gives off a very timeless and effortless sort of ancient greek beauty, good for lazy/bad face days! I hope you can find the makeup that makes you feel at your best!!
I feel like I have the exact same problem I am cool, there’s no doubt, I can often look quite pinky skinned. I also can’t get past the idea that I am bright. I had decided I was definitely a summer cos my hair is not black it’s dark ashy blonde and I thought from looking in the mirror than I might be slightly muted BUT in every zoom meeting with every kind of face it is almost crazy how ridiculously BRIGHT I look compared with everyone else, literally EVERYONE. So….I also am washed out by the pastels of summer and bright jewel colours seem to make me look better HOWEVER I can’t really handle lots of makeup, it overwhelms and ages my face giving me the clown effect. So I’m VERY confused. 🤷♀️
Edit: so I put a bunch of different bright winter and soft summer colours up against my face and took photos. Now it is incontrovertible the jewel tones of winter made me look washed out and bland while the soft summer especially very cool light blue, almost white blue, made me look very bright and clear. So no more confusion!
something people always get wrong about color analysis is colors are supposed to make you pop and stand out, not make you lost in them. ive been told i must be a summer countless times, even got told in forums my primary aspect was muted when ive been analyzed as a bright winter twice. Another thing is people confuse color analysis with image consultation. A color/hair color supposed to fit you the most might actually not look the best on you for other specific reasons, a color might bring out your skin but lets say it also emphazises your eyes when your eyes are "ugly" per se (just an example lmao) then maybe another color would kinda conceal that and make your image look more even. But this is related to other things such as visual weight of the face or features, not color analysis.
I’m so glad that I stumbled across this last night. I learned more from you than in a lot of other videos and research done in the last year. Thank you a!
Yes, me too! I took Bridget for a pro analyst, right away. She just has one of those minds that can quickly master anything with a set of rules and guidelines, as long as they are based on sound theory. I don’t doubt she can handle abstract theory, as well, as long as the premises are valid. She can pose important challenges to any weak theory, as we see here! ❤ 👩🏻🏫
Lol this is why ppl should just stay in their lane. You look SO much better in the bright winter colors. Like it's so obvious. Those muted colors definitely don't do anything for your face at all. As a fellow bright winter, the struggle is real though.
As soon as you pulled up that true Summer shirt, I immediately noticed the breakouts on your chin. I didn’t even see them when you were in bright winter.
If I had any doubts, the side-to-side with purple blouses completely blew them off! It's incredible how much the right colour can change about our appearance 😍
Bright although honestly there's not that much of a difference. I may not have a good eye as I usually think these thoughts. I think either works on you but I do like the more intense colors in general so that could be influencing me so I do like the brighter color on you
Love this video. Yep, you are definitely a bright winter. Not only are you proving a strong point, but you are also helping other bright winters like myself who had doubted before that I might be a summer, to help rule that out.
@@BridgetCappel Exactly this! Very true! It is somehow easy to imagine that darker, softer or warmer tones are better or safer options but that is never true. May I ask what is your opinion about dying our hair colour as bright winters? Is it a good option to consider? I have the same hair colour as yourself but with a slight auburn tone to it that shows up stark lighting, very fair neutral skin and dark olive eyes. I am thinking of changing my hair to red or blonde. I think it works well well my features? But... would it still fit with my bright winter wardrobe to?. Or would I then become a bright spring and need to buy some new clothes? Any reflections on this? 😍 Thank you so much
You are bright winter all the way. People sometimes project themselves and what they are onto others. Your hair, eyes, and skin are way too contrasted and deep to do anything in summer.
