About this tool
Personal color is the idea that certain colors make your skin look brighter and your features clearer, depending on the undertone of your skin, hair and eyes. In the popular four-season system, people are grouped into spring warm, summer cool, autumn warm and winter cool. The first step is to work out whether your skin has a warm yellow undertone or a cool pink or blue undertone, and then whether your overall look is light and soft or deep and clear. You do not need special equipment to get a good first guess. All you need is daylight near a window, a clean face with no makeup, a white cloth and a few colorful items from your closet. This guide explains seven home methods: checking your wrist veins, comparing gold and silver jewelry, draping colored fabric under your chin, comparing pure white with ivory, testing lipstick shades, looking at your natural hair and eye color, and noticing how you tan or flush. Each method is a hint, not a verdict, so the best result comes from combining several of them. We also list the most common mistakes, such as testing under yellow indoor lights or with makeup on. When you are ready, you can try the SUGI personal color test, a fun quiz that gives you a season type in one minute. Home checks and quizzes are for fun and self-reflection. For an accurate diagnosis, visit a professional color consultant, who can compare dozens of fabrics under controlled lighting. Nothing you do on this page is stored or sent to a server.
How to use
- Wash off your makeup and sit by a window in daylight, away from direct sun.
- Try the seven methods one by one and note which result you get each time.
- Compare the notes with the season chart to find the type that appears most often.
- Take the SUGI personal color test to double-check, and see a consultant for a professional diagnosis.