When the CMB system was all the rage, I was a smart-assed teenager who already knew everything so I ignored the entire fad. But now that the subject has come up again, I am intrigued and have been doing some "research" on the subject. Apparently, there are many different factors used when determining your color season.
The first consideration is your skin undertone. Is it cool or warm? My research indicated that the easiest way to determine this is to place your hand on top of a piece of gold fabric and do the same with a piece of silver fabric.
I ran out to the fabric store and purchased 1/4 yard each of gold and silver lame. Yellow undertones indicate a warm undertone. Blue undertones are cool. A person with a warm undertones will look terrible on the silver cloth. Sure enough, the silver gave me "old woman hands" while the gold fabric was a beautiful complement.
I am a "warm".
Next step: are you clear or muted? To discover this, dress in white or hold white paper up to your face. Make sure that your face is free of any makeup. In the most natural light possible, look at your skin. Those with clear undertones have more of a translucent quality to their skin. People with muted undertones find their undertones are softer.
WTF? When I think of transculent skin, I think of a 99 year old woman. And what the hell does a "soft" undertone look like?
*Disclaimer* I completely lifted the following information from answers.yahoo.com
Another good indicator of tone is how easily one tans. If you tan easily, chances are you have a warm tone. If you are at the complete opposite end of the spectrum, unable to tan at all, then you more than likely have a cool tone.
Also, turn your wrist under side up and look at the color of your veins. What color are they? Can the color of your veins be seen? If so they will appear either bluish or greenish in color. This will give you a strong indication of your undertone color. If your veins appear to be bluish in color then you fall into the cool category. This also means your undertone is on the blue or pink side of the color spectrum. Now, if your veins appear green then you fall into the warm category. This usually means your undertone is on the yellow/peach or olive side of the color spectrum.
Okay, so using this criteria, my answers are: I do not tan easily and my veins are blue. So, I have now determined that I am a warm AND a cool. Wonderful!
Yet another helpful tip:
Still having trouble deciding what your tone is? Then take a look at your eye color. If you have blue or green eyes, then there’s a good chance you have a cool tone to your skin. Do you have warm brown eyes, or hazel? Then it’s more likely you have a warm tone.
My eyes are blue/gray. Another indicator of a "cool".
Winter=cool and clear undertones.
Spring=warm and clear undertones.
Summer=cool and muted undertones.
Autumn=warm and muted undertones.
I am still completely lost regarding undertones!
And one final consideration:
Your combination of hair and color will help you in finding your color season.
Winter=Hair is black, dark brown, chestnut, lacking highlights. Eye color tends to span the normal brown, blue, hazel or green. Spring=Hair is golden brown, blond or red and the eyes are blue, blue-gray, green or turquoise green. Summer=Hair is without highlights and is typically ash blonde or ash brown. Eyes are blue, brown, green or hazel. Autumn=Hair is golden and brown, red, auburn or chestnut and eyes are dark brown, hazel or green.
My hair is a dark golden brown and my eyes are a blue/gray. Using these guidelines, I would be a "Warm" "Spring". Does that mean that, by default, I am a "clear" undertone?
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