How to recognize the right colors for your undertone ǀ CAPSULE WARDROBE GUIDE ǀ Justine Leconte

Is this color warm or cool? To be able to find colors that flatter our skin undertones, we need to recognize the temperature of colors. This video demonstrates how to do that with several tricks- not only for the 6 basic colors but also for "more complicated" colors (hues). It is a first video in a new series, dedicated to color, on this channel.
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[thewittyusername]

As someone who is colour blind this was very entertaining. The funny thing is I often get compliments on the colours I choose for my wardrobe and I've no idea what I'm doing.

[radrainbow]

Hi Justine! It was so cool that you mentioned how in the Vietnamese language we use the same word for blue and green. Can confirm!!! We use the word xanh for both, but to differentiate for green, we say màu xanh lá cây which describes the color of leaves, màu xanh dương which describes the color of the sky. 😁

[amygregg]

Justine, I love your logical, science-based approach to all fashion topics! I think you must be one of those rare people with highly developed left and right brains! Highly logical and highly creative. Like a modern-day DaVinci. ❤️

[Chartaconservation]

This is what I was taught as a child, until I learned in watercolour painting that your primary colours can be all warm or all cool (so cool yellow, cool blue, cool red, and warm yellow, warm blue, warm red) to create an entire warm or cool palette. So purples with a lot or blue can still be warm, or there can be cool orange. The key is never mix cool and warm primary together or you get ‘muddy’ colours.

[rosegreensummer]

I'd love a video on shades of brown. Unappreciatedly beautiful, yet also capable of draining all the colour from your face and making you "look like death warmed up". Warm, cool, and all shades in between!

[cherylsykes]

Way back in the eighties a book titled “Color Me Beautiful” was published which introduced me to the warm/cool concept. I’ve adhered to cool jewel tones(according to the book, I’m a Cool Winter) and have never felt out of sync with my color choices.

[gorejs]

Merci, Justine! I'm sure I'm not the only one to be thrilled when you introduced this video as the first in a series. This is a clear & succinct explanation of cool vs warm colors & how to assess color temperature. The swatches are an effective illustration of your points, with the added bonus of being a great opportunity to admire your beautiful rings. It's difficult to judge color temp in stores & online, but stores will usually let you take a garment into natural light, making it easier to see the true color. Online shoppers are pretty much at the mercy of the descriptions & photos. This video will help a lot, even with online shopping: it's tricky, but possible, to compare a garment's color to that of another garment that's obviously warm or cool in the same online shop. Thank you for showing us how comparing warm & cool versions of the same hue helps determine the temperature of a given color.

[ThinkDreamBecome]

Woah! Have followed you since like maybe ur 10k sub days and today i see hindi in subtitles! You totally deserve the following from India. Great content deserves great audience

[ujsclsy]

6:10 When I look at this swatch and the tints and shades of it, I'd say it is a warm blue. In art school we were trained in colour theory, including colour temperatures. This would have been given as an example of a warm blue (as it cerulean-like), while something like cobalt or phthalo blue are cool blues.

[kimberlyperrotis]

I often ask in the store if I can take an item into an open doorway, to get a better idea of the true color. This lighting problem varies from store to store, some of the newer stores have really warm, yellowish LED lighting that distorts all colors. I once bought what I thought was a pale green sweater, but when I got it home it was definitely gray and the “cool-pink” top turned out to be a hideous peach. The worst distortion is in online photos, they use filters and special lighting to make colors look brighter and lighter than they really are. I just bought a “purple” skirt that turned out to be black in natural light, it’s so annoying (Sundance, Garnet Hill and Mango, in these cases).

[marianaleitebraga]

I hope this series will include a reference to bright vs. muted colours because it seems to be equally important when it comes to choosing clothes.

[kathrynlouiseberman]

I love this!!
Where I'm from, it's not unusual for mothers to take their teenage daughters to "have their colors done". It was so helpful for me as a young lady b/c it equipt me to be able to make better choices when I was unsure if a cut or style was suitable.
I am cool toned and a "Contrast, slightly muted". That means clear colors have a little bit of grey in them and those that are separated by more than one hue or across the color cool color chart work best on me. I love the philosophy that I can wear any color, I just need the right hues.
To this day, I carry my color chart in my purse and use it to select everything from hair color to decor.

[littlepotato]

This is great. A while ago, I lost everything. While I am not quite in a stable position yet, I'm getting there slowly. Eventually, I would like to get some quality clothes back in my wardrobe. In the past, I always depended on other people for color advice. It will be nice to learn about this further and be able to color coordinate myself.

Thanks and looking forward to learning.

[dhenukita]

I now understand why I always received compliments when I wore a certain shade of green despite my skin having a warm undertone! It was a warm green with yellow in it. It was light so I always assumed it was “cooler.” This was brilliant. Thanks, Justine!

[maryjeffries]

There are always links for other people's sites to explain similar ideas but if it's not you, I won't click it. I want to hear you tell us "It's Justine" with your little laugh and then your awesomely clear talks.

[CrossoverGenius]

This answered a specific conundrum I have had, where I know I am cool toned but sometimes colors that I thought were warm toned work for me… they were actually cool toned all along! Justine, you are an absolute fountain of knowledge & expertise, I cannot believe this is available for free.

[lolsous]

I have been taught that red is a neutral colour, not warm. Thus giving blue reds that are cool and orange/yellow reds that are warm. Also, there also seem to be cool greens (like emerald) and warm greens (like olive).

[chr.orzschig]

You know I realized I choose colours to fit my wardrobe, not my skin. But I like subdued tones and not jewel ones. There is no red no marine and no black in my closet. I like light pinks and blues, white and beige. You know a lot about clothing being your profession and my hobby. Thank you !

[LOL-jjrf]

I had seen already your one vid about this 2 years ago I guess. And it really is true. I am warm so I know now what colour to buy when it comes to clothing. Thanks Justine. From Philippines 💕

[laviniasnow]

I absolutely love that you have captions. Sometimes I can't listen in full volume so it helps a lot to understand better. Thank you for this feature! 🤗