Color Analysis COOL

You're not Summer and you're not Winter!

If you've landed on this page you are certainly drawn to some of these colors! You might even have been analyzed as Summer or Winter. But...  

You probably feel that SUMMER colors are pretty but they're too soft and dusky!

You probably feel that WINTER colors are stunning but too harsh for you!

Although the COOL color palette encompasses many of the shades from the Summer and Winter palettes, they have other elements that don't relate.

Only the true COOL shades from Summer and Winter are included. If your complexion is fair then the lighter shades will be pretty near your face, if your coloring is stronger then the deeper shades will echo your natural contrast. 

But this is by no means always the case as it's often mood and occasion that influences your choice of colors.

But if you can match your coloring...

Can you match your coloring and discover that you're COOL?

Your overall look: can be misleading and, at times, you might feel colorless, sallow or even florid. A change of tone brings it all into perspective and you will find your natural coloring enhanced by the glorious colors in this palette.

Your eyes: will be blue, grey blue, green or blue green. They may even be rose brown - whichever, they will all have a grey cast with a darker rim around the iris. 

Your Skin tone: is likely to be ivory, rose beige through to mid beige. If you find that a true beige foundation looks very 'flat' on you, this is because you have a blue/pink undertone to your skin and need to look for a modicum of pink in the foundation. Your veins will probably appear blue. 

Your Hair: is light to medium brown - always with ash tones. No hair is 100% cool so a few red highlights may occur naturally but if you want to add highlights keep them Cool, ash toned. 

COOL blue undertones create balance

To look your best you should re-create your natural coloring in the clothes you wear - this creates COLOR BALANCE.

As the COOL color family has the same color characteristic as yourself, it shows you the most flattering shades of each color. This works for both clothes and makeup.

Whether the colors are lighter or stronger, it is the COOL characteristic which always dominates.

Your Cool colors include

• clear and strong jewel tones

• pretty pastel pink through to luscious raspberry and magenta

• clear blues through to blue/red and maroon

• lavender through to a strong cool purple

• blue greens, jade green, violets and purple

• Your best neutrals are silver greys, charcoal, navy or black

• For summer taupe is great for linen separates

How to visualize your colors...

It can be difficult to visualize how the colors from your swatch come together in an outfit.

For some real visual inspiration take a look at a beautiful range of jersey separates and dresses which bring your Color Swatch to life from Kettlewell Colours.

They are presented in sections for Summer and Winter but these colors are all Cool even if some are soft and some are stronger.

If you don't know the best colors for you there's lots of information in the Cool Color Brief or on the Cool color swatch. Understanding is the key!

But there's really no reason why you can't wear and enjoy them all according to your mood and occasion.

Everyone won't look exactly the same...

Although every single person with cool coloring won't look the same, their primary characteristic will always be a cool ash tone. 

The cool and sophisticated tones of your COLOR FAMILY will match and enhance your natural cool coloring.

Your skin will look fresh and clear, your eyes brighter and the shade of your hair more intense as you create Color Balance.

Your most flattering colors are always those with a blue undertone.

Colors to avoid

• yellow tones or anything with a Warm undertone (apart from a sharp icy lemon)

• salmon, orange, moss green, most browns especially ginger tones

• anything muddy or dull

How to cope with hard to wear colors

If you particularly like some of the 'colors to avoid' or they are fashionable, simply keep them away from your face and team them with sharper cool tones.

There are always ways to make things work; a scarf of your cool tones near to your face, a collar over a jacket, even a pair of white pearl earrings will introduce COOL tones.

Blue blood?

Although there's no such thing as 'blue blood', with cool skin your veins will appear blue. On a warm skin the veins will appear more green. 

Both our QUEEN and our beautiful FUTURE QUEEN have Cool coloring and although Kate's eyes are a different color she enjoys wearing many of the same colors as the Queen.

Perhaps there is something about BLUE-BLOOD after all!

If you're not sure of your color palette

If you're not sure of your color family, you might want to consider Color Analysis.

Find a good professional for a face to face consultation or take a look at my Online Color Analysis where I work with both Tonal and Seasonal Color Families to ensure that your natural coloring is accurately determined. You might also like to read the Testimonials from satisfied clients. 

All you need to wear and enjoy your COOL colors

The COOL Color Brief £3.00

Ready to download and print with all the information you need to wear and enjoy your Color Family - colors, makeup hair etc.

15 pages of information includes FREE DIGITAL COLOR SWATCH that can be on your Iphone or Ipad for shopping. Or you can make it into a mirror image of the fabric color swatch.

The TONAL Color Brief £9.00
6 Tonal color families/swatches for the price of 3

You'll discover an easy wasy to identify your colors along with a concise and comprehensive reference to Tonal Color Analysis. 

A starting point into the magical world of Color!

There are 60 pages in all with 45 colors for each Color Family - ready to download and print.

COOL swatch £38.50

45 fabulous shades in an attractive suedette covered fan, handbag size 12.5 x 6.5 cm. With a wealth of information about how to wear and co-ordinate your colors.

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