Bright Winter
Seasonal Color Guide

BRIGHT & COOL

Undertone

Bright Winters have cool blue undertones with their features. Their overall appearance is bright and cool.

Contrast

There is a High Contrast between Bright Winter's skin, eyes, and hair. Their sparkling eyes contrast with their skin and dark hair. Regardless of the color, there is always high contrast between the iris and the whites of the eyes.

Skin

Bright Winters have neutral or neutral-cool undertones and their skin has a translucent quality. It ranges from fair to deep. It may have freckles. According to the metal test, Silver flatters them more than Gold. 

Eyes

Bright Winter eyes are the first to notice; they have bright, sparkly eyes. Their eye colors are green, blue or brown with cool undertones. For detailed eye pattern analysis, click here.

Hair

Bright Winters have dark hair colors, ash brown tones, black color variations, and natural grey or white. "The same generally applies to brow hair," says Sara Millecam of Beautiful Brows and Lashes, adding that "The strong color contrast creates an intense look."

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Dark Winter / True Winter / Bright Winter

Bright Winter sits on the seasonal flow chart between True Winter and Bright Spring. They have the coolness of Winter and are influenced by the brightness of Spring. Bright Winter colours are the brightest in the Winter family. They are cooler, lighter, and brighter than Dark Winters and more intense, lighter, and warmer than True Winters.

Neighbouring the Bright Spring, according to flow theory, makes the Bright Winter palette warmer, brighter and lighter than other Winters.

Bright Winters and Bright Springs have bright colouring and high contrast in their features, but Bright Winters have a somewhat higher level of contrast than Bright Springs.

Bright Winters have cool (blue) undertones, whereas Bright Springs have warm (golden, yellow) undertones. Also, their colours are slightly darker than Bright Spring colours.

Bright Winter Color Palette

Technically you can create color combinations by mixing and matching colors in your color palette. You can combine your accent colors with your basic colors or dark or light neutral colors.

Bright Winter represents a sub-season characterized by the most pronounced level of contrast, enabling the successful execution of bold and vibrant color combinations. Complementary, triadic, and tetradic color schemes are particularly well-suited for your palette. These combinations, due to their placement on the color wheel's opposite or widely separated positions, offer a heightened contrast and emit a striking and prominent visual impact.

When working with triadic and tetradic combinations, it is advisable to designate one color as the dominant hue while employing the others as accent colors to maintain a balanced appearance. Incorporating a mix of dark and light shades within your ensembles enhances the overall contrast. In place of using just black and white together, consider introducing an additional vivid color to amplify the intensity.

It's essential to avoid making black the primary color in your attire due to the neighboring influence of Bright Spring in your coloring. Your natural features are accentuated by Spring-like elements, making light and bright hues the ideal choice to enhance your overall look.

Patterns & Prints

Bright Winters have many bright and vibrant colours on their colour plate. Therefore, there are many colourful pattern options available for your taste. Patters should contain only bright winter colours and have high contrast so that they can harmonize with your natural look.

Medium to large-scale patterns and prints would pop up the bright colours. Avoid faded colours and blended or minimal patterns; use bold, geometric, and abstract designs instead. If you like floral patterns, choose the ones on a big scale with bright colours.

Similar pattern, different shades

Bright, Neon, High Contrast, Medium Scale, OK

High contrast, Dark and Light combo, OK

Medium Contrast, Faded colours, NO

Bright Winter patterns and prints

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Jewelry

Metals: Bright Winter has neutral-cool coloring; the best metals are silver and platinum, along with white and yellow gold, provided they are light and shiny. These metals, especially when shiny, enhance the jewel-like quality of a Bright Winter's appearance, contrasting poorly with antiqued, matte, or brushed finishes.

Gemstones: Blue and pink Sapphires excellently highlight the cool brightness of Bright Winter complexions. Other superb choices include emeralds, rubies and diamonds. These gemstones complement the vivid and luminous traits that define Bright Winter styles.

Makeup

Every Season has its own iconic notes and scents

Rich, bold, gourmand fragrances, oriental scents and exotic notes are best for Winters, such as amber, cinnamon, musk, caramel, vanilla, pomegranate, honey, tonka bean and black pepper. Some woody notes such as cedar, sandalwood, cardamom and patchouli with a black rose and vanilla mix are also their best choices.

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