Greetings every one. I hope you have enjoyed the articles on color. I am sorry to say this week we wrap up our theme of "What's Your Color" but not with out reassuring you we will visit the color concept again in the future.

But for now let's review. We explored a few concepts of color relating to ethnic and multi-ethnic skin tones and undertones. We learned how to find undertones and what it means to our beauty. We learned how to know the difference and how to make it work for us. We address colors being cool, warm and neutral. We learned how primary and secondary colors make the variety colors we see in the world. We covered a lot of ground on some of the intricate parts of color for ethnic women both multi and biracial

This week we address "What's Your Season?" The seasonal approach is more to do with colors that compliment your skin tone and complexion. The seasons are divided into warm and cool just as skin tones and undertones. Knowing what colors to look for when shopping can be a big help when trying to decide on make-up, fashion and hair. All things work together towards an end and that end is a beauty that is all your own. It is a unique beauty captured by you and for you. You are the portrait in a picture painted by beauty.

Now, let's talk seasons and what they mean for ethnic women. Seasonal colors are divided into warm and cool. Here's how it breaks down. Summer and Winter are cool colors, Spring and fall are warm colors. We can break this down even more. Winter is cool and clear undertones while summer is cool and muted. Spring is warm and clear undertones while Autumn is warm and muted.

To help you understand more, remembering, undertone colors being warm or cool. By knowing your undertone color and understanding your skin tone color you can process this very easily.

When we speak of clear or muted undertones we are talking about how distinctive your undertone color is. Some undertones are muted by the skin tone color while others are very clear. Remember skin tone color can change but undertones never change.

With the seasons explained above you can see how the scale breaks down. It is really hard to define ethnic women and multi-ethnic women into seasonal categories. The best way to understand what season your skin tone falls in is to think about colors associated with each season. When I think about spring and summer I see colors of pastel yellows, pinks, different variations of orange and purples. Understand summer is cool while spring is warm. This means colors on both side of the color wheel but with different intensities.

Intensity is when the colors are bright or quiet, subdued. The intensity level goes from high meaning colors are pure, bright and brilliant to low meaning colors are quiet, subdued. Lightest of the lights. So the same is true for Winter and Autumn.

Winter is cool while Autumn is warm. Colors that come to mind for these seasons are frosty white and deep reds. High intensity cool colors for Winter and low intensity warm colors for Autumn.

The best way to know what season you are is to take everything we’ve learned about skin tones and undertones and place them in the proper season by the proper temperature (warm or cool).

Here's a little help. Winter complexions usually have blue undertones and dark skin. Spring complexions usually have golden undertones with creamy white or peach skin. Summer complexions usually have blue or pink undertones with pale skin (translucent). Autumn complexions usually have yellow/golden undertones. This is the season most ethnic and multi-ethnic women may find themselves

The skin can be a variety of brown color tones from light tan to dark brown. Ethnic women of ebony skin color will likely be in the winter season having blue undertones with dark skin. The winter season is also for olive/yellowish-green skin color where many biracial women may find themselves.

Knowing your skin tone and undertones gives you the foundation to experiment for yourself with the colors you've discovered for yourself. Know also some women will fall into the neutral/natural category. This means there’s not many colors you can’t wear. Neutral colors themselves are beige, browns, tans etc.

I hope this series on color has helped some of you in some small way on this journey to finding the beauty that is Uniquely You and that only you possess. We will revisit more tips on color analysis in the future. If you have enjoyed this article please drop me a note. You can also sign up for the newsletter to this site to be notified when updates and new articles are posted.

Until next time have fun with your color and your beauty!