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Armocromia Palette. Discover your season.

What does color harmony treat? Armocromia identifies the natural colors of the skin, eyes and hair in order to best enhance the potential that each person possesses. The same color objectively does not look good on everyone, how can this be remedied? If you think about it, it's a basic concept: we are not all the same, which is why the same color can't look good on everyone. However beautiful a lipstick may be, for example, and however much we may like it, it does not necessarily mean that it suits us. Therefore, before spending a lot of money on that top lipstick, perhaps it is better to understand what the our season . Yes, that's right, each of us is a specific season of the year and, as much as we may feel summery, we find ourselves being the exact opposite... Maybe it’s better to wait to buy that lipstick and also to drastically change your hair color! Before making such decisions, find out what season you are and you will immediately understand if the color you had in mind will enhance you or not. Winter Armocromia. What are the characteristics? This is the most common season that can be found. The main characteristic of this season is high contrast, cold undertone and the undertone has pink or olive colors. Winter colors armocromia: Those who fall into this category are particularly enhanced by black and white but also blue, raspberry red, cherry, emerald green. So only cold colors, which are intense and very bright. Absolutely no to gold and orange or warm tones. Generally, those who belong to this type of color harmony find it particularly difficult to tan and burn easily. Who is winter has dark hair, often black, as well as eyes that tend to be black or dark brown, although lighter ones are not completely excluded. For an impeccable make-up that can illuminate the face by enhancing the color of your natural complexion, it is best to choose contrasting colors. For the eyes, a simple black pencil blended It will give your look grit and strong intensity , while for the lips a simple mauve pink will be enough for the day, while for the night you can dare with intense colours. But those who belong to the winter season can also have ash brown, brown or black hair and eyes can be blue, cold hazel, blue-violet. For blue or hazel eyes, eggplant or dark pink eyeshadow is ideal, for brown eyes it is better to orient yourself towards colors such as emerald green or midnight blue. Spring armocromia Those who fall into this season have a bright and clear complexion, the skin is golden in the sun. It is common for the skin to have freckles both on the face and on the rest of the body. The undertone for spring is warm. Spring palette color harmony : In this category light colors dominate , bright and vivid such as: yellow, light, turquoise, light yellow, cream white, grass green, aqua green. People with spring color harmony generally have green, blue-green or amber eyes. Their hair is also light and therefore blond or red but light brown or dark blond is not excluded. For make-up they are ideal therefore bright and brilliant colors . The most garish colors can make the eyes stand out, you should not be afraid to use grass green or turquoise because daring is the winning card for this type in which colors triumph. The best choice for the lips are salmon pink, orange, bronze shades but also terracotta red. Summer color harmony Those who belong to this category have a olive skin with a bluish or pinkish undertone, but the skin can also appear very light. Summer palette color harmony : The colors should be light and well blended especially for the eye shadows. The most suitable colors are: cold red lilac, antique pink, sage green, dull white, powder blue, light mauve, charcoal gray, emerald green, light pink. Those who belong to the summer color harmony have blond hair but they can also be medium brown. The eyes are blue or light green. The intensity and contrast level is medium . Make-up should be light, those who belong to this category do not need heavy or too flashy make-up, as for the lips, you can dare with important colors but not bright. The most important thing is to enhance and give space to the color of the complexion because it is the point of greatest strength. golden, yellowish or olive-toned complexions. Generally, you tan very easily. Autumn palette color harmony : The colors that will enhance the look the most are generally bold ones such as petrol green, burgundy, brown, purple but also honey yellow and light blue. Those who belong to the autumn color harmony can have green, blue-green, brown or black eyes. The eyes they can have both cold and warm undertones . As for hair, even in this case there is variation between blonde, brown and red. For a flawless make-up, the blended pencil around the eyes is ideal, it is also good to blend colors such as dark brown. For the lips you can't go wrong with nude or with burgundy for occasions when you want to make an impression. A little history of color harmony. Color harmony was born thanks to Johannes Itten (1888-1967), a Swiss artist and teacher at the Bauhaus School of Art. In the 60s, Itten wrote "The Art of Color", the book in which he exposed his new color theory. From that moment on, a new concept of colors , it is understood that each person is a set of different colors that cannot be matched with any color. For this reason it is important to learn to know yourself in order to enhance your natural beauty in the best possible way. Thanks to make-up specialists and consultants, it is possible to have an expert guide in the world of colors. It is possible to do color harmony tests even by yourself, combining the shades of the different seasons to understand at least if warm colors or cold colors look better. To begin with, it is advisable to do the test, for example with jewelry, to see if gold or silver looks better, this would already be a good starting point to orient yourself. However, you have to be careful and not think that having blonde hair equates to warm colors and that brown hair equates to cold colors. There are many aspects to observe and you have to have an eye for details and the various nuances. Here are some ways to take the test yourself and find out what your own are friendly colors , here are just some of the examples of tests that you can do to start getting your bearings: - observing your veins is an effective method, if they are green then it is autumn/summer, if instead they are blue then it is summer/winter. - place a white sheet of paper next to your face (without make-up and in daylight) or to your neck. If it tends to be yellow, you are a warm colour; if it is pinkish, you are a cold colour. - look at the color of your lips, are they peachy or tending towards red? Once you have done these tests, you will begin to have an idea of ​​the direction to go. All that remains is to try on different items and make a comparison to see how the colors can completely change the light of your face.