Deep Winter (Dark Winter) color palette
Dark, cool and striking. Deep Winter has depth as its dominant and a cool secondary. Its palette is dark, jewel-toned and cool: navy, wine, emerald, black. It is the deepest of the Winter seasons.
What is Deep Winter? Deep Winter has depth as its dominant and a cool secondary. Its palette is dark, jewel-toned and cool: navy, wine, emerald, black. It is the deepest of the Winter seasons. It is also called Dark Winter in other 12-season systems.
What does a Deep Winter look like?
Dark brown or black hair; dark brown, black-brown or deep hazel eyes; neutral-cool or olive skin, from fair to very deep. Every person is unique: coloring is confirmed by draping, never by hair or eye color alone.
Best neutrals
Black, charcoal, navy, dark chocolate, pure white.
Best metals
Silver, white gold, platinum and gunmetal.
Makeup
Deep berry, wine or true red lips, cool rose blush, black or deep plum liner.
Colors to avoid
Warm pastels, orange, camel and dusty colors.
The Deep Winter palette
Midnight navy, Wine, Dark emerald, Charcoal, Berry, Pure white, True red, Deep purple, Pine, Sapphire, Plum, Black.
Close seasons
Deep Winter is often confused with Deep Autumn, Cool Winter. The difference lies in the dominant: a professional analyst compares the seasons side by side with fabrics to see which one truly lights up the face.
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