The book also didn't provide many tips or examples for people with darker skin. There are other, better resources, like the videos from Cocoa Styling on YouTube, where stylists thoroughly break down how individuals with darker skin can best discover their season. It reiterated to me that a lot of this stuff is rarely one size fits all and, as Dina put it, "There aren't really any hard and fast rules." I took notes from Dina and read Jackson's book, which went into more depth about each season and had interesting tips and advice.īut not only did Jackson's book use dated language and imagery, there were also some suggestions that contradicted my own color analysis. Throughout this process, I read a lot about seasons. Most of the examples in Jackson's book are white women with very '80s style. Since my hair color is similar to my eye color, Dina said, I have a lot of softness. Clarity looks more at a stark, defined contrast - like black hair and blue eyes.
The final key component of this analysis came down to softness versus clarity.ĭina said softness looks more at similarities, like brown hair and hazel eyes. If my skin was darker, I could be lower contrast. If my eyes were icy blue, I could be higher contrast. Those factors make me medium-to-high contrast, according to my color pro. My hazel eyes match my dark brown hair pretty closely, but my skin is fair. Paige DiFiore Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for HuluĬontrast is the second key component of the color analysis, according to Dina, and it looks at values - the lightness and darkness between your eyes, skin, and hair.Ĭontrast, she explained, is something people can change with things like makeup, hair dye, or colored contacts. My results ranged from "cool winter" to "soft autumn" to "soft summer." One result told me to avoid black the next said it was one of my best colors.Īctress Alexis Bledel also has dark hair, but her eyes are bright and cool-toned, making her contrast and clarity higher. Taking another approach, I tried the site, which promised to let me color analyze myself "like a PRO," but after an hour of analyzing dozens of photos of myself, I was still lost. So I ended up choosing winter colors, like emerald and black. The first question asked of me was which "colors you get the most compliments on when you wear them." But this was tricky: How could I be complimented on colors I never wear? Obviously, I'd mostly be complimented on wearing black if I usually wear black. I also don't think it would be useful for people of color to only see examples of white women. But my results were inconclusive and I wasn't sure about the methodology. In another attempt to find my season, I turned to the test on Jackson's site. The quiz based on Jackson's book only showed examples of white women - not very helpful to people of color. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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