| For those of you around in the early 80's, I | | | | former, you are a summer or winter, if the latter, |
| remember so well perusing my mother's beloved | | | | a spring or autumn. The summer's and springs |
| book "Color Me Beautiful". The premise of the | | | | tend to be more on the fair side, the winter's and |
| book is about finding the colors that look best for | | | | autumns tend to have more darker skin tones. |
| your complexion. The categories of people are | | | | So here is the general rule for which metal will |
| divided up like the seasons, Winter, Spring, | | | | look better on you, if you are a winter or |
| Summer and Autumn. For each category, there | | | | summer, silver will look best on you- think cool |
| was a list of colors that look best for your skin | | | | with cool- the cool colors of blue and pale pink |
| tone. | | | | reflect silver. If you are an autumn or spring, gold |
| The test to find out what "season" you are is to | | | | will be very flattering on you, as the gold |
| take a piece of white paper and in a well lit area, | | | | compliments the golden tone of your skin. The |
| turn your wrist over so that your palm is facing | | | | other metals such as hematite and pewter are |
| up, now look at the paper right next to your skin, | | | | also cool metals. Rose gold and bronze are warm |
| does your skin cast a pink or bluish hue onto the | | | | metals. Are you getting the idea now? You are |
| paper or more of a yellow or gold? If it is the | | | | now pronounced a "Seasons" expert. |