Comparing Two 'Deep Winters' (Artistic License Color System)

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Here I compare two ladies who look like they have the same coloring--cool skin tone with dark features, but in the end, are actually fundamentally different! One of their skin tones is muted and cool, and the other is bright and cool! For more information, please watch my videos:

What is Chroma? :

Cool vs Warm Undertones:

Does Contrast Matter?

Low Contrast Looks for Bright Seasons:

[Tweedilydum]

My issue is that I look pale and cool in some lighting and much warmer and tanner in other light. I can’t tell which one is “real”

[phoebebuilds]

This blew my mind. Seeing the color comparisons with women who have different melanin levels was very helpful! So apparent to see the difference. I now feel that I am a muted winter, which makes more sense to me

[shanaloveslemondrops]

I'm obsessed with your explanations. All your videos great. So profoundly deep and intelligent on a seemingly shallow topic.

[beevie]

Winter is blindingly bright where I live! Not even exaggerating, real eye damage occurs. We call it snow blindness. Irrelevant detail though, this analysis is very useful.

[conymalses]

Your voice is asmr for me haha, love u

[michal-jeanstorms]

You put so much work into this video. I am learning so much! Thanks for all the thought you put into your explanations!

[vf]

This is the best video on 12 seasons vs artistic license system coloring. It is explained scientifically (since it is a science) with great visual illustrations. Job well done! 👍

[AlexaLikes]

I just feel onto this video after watching some color theme stuff to looks because I'm slowly swapping out my wardrobe. This is really helpful and it makes so much more sense that what looks good on you is entirely based on skin and not necessarily hair and eyes. Obviously, when you dye your hair some colors may be more favorable than others, but people fail to consider whether the warmth/coolness of those colors.

[MsStash]

Now I know why I had so much trouble with bright winter shades...i have the muted blue skin tone. Thank-you for the brilliant insight and examples.

[Halsan]

thank you so much for this. This is literally the only color analysis video that actually made sense to me. I always got grouped into the “deep category” since I have tan skin but a lot of those dark colors do not suit me

[kindmama]

Ahhhh. You're so intelligent!!! Everything makes so much sense!! Thank you!!!

[clararivillo]

Hey Merriam! I've nearly seen all of your videos and I'm loving your channel! As a suggestion, a video about what colours to dye your hair based on the seasons would be so helpful, Including fantasy colors 😊. Love your channel!

[sooyoungfanclub]

debunking the 12 season color system one video at a time, keep it up!!

[monicalienke]

Very good explanations. I had trouble recognizing I was muted because other color analysis always shows muted with lighter hair. I'm now able to see skin as separate from hair/eye color. The one comparison you showed that I couldn't see was Camilla at 4:30 with the light and darker blue dresses. She looked good in both but I thought the darker was slightly better. The lighter blue was very pastel, had a lot of white in it. Because she's a deeper muted skin tone I think she looks better in the darker muted colors like the dark gray. Even so I think you have a great eye for color and harmony and I like your videos. I'd love if you could do a video comparing muted autumn with muted winter -- with the muted skin tone it's harder to for me to see the difference between warm vs cool.

[shannonbraun]

This was the most helpful explanation I’ve watched so far !!

[DesignGal]

This is really helpful as someone who has an olive skin tone, not super warm but not super cool either. Muted colors look better on me but I have had the hardest time deciding if I lean more cool or warm. I am now thinking I'll try more cool (and I live in black.. oops). Thank you!

[whitestrokes]

I think I'm cool & bright and now I understand why I look nice in bright cartoonish colors but muted colors always made me look so drab and boring. I have a really light skin tone with naturally black hair, super high contrast, too.

[hollywood]

Thank you
Merriam thank you for all these videos. I have turned my isolation into an exceptionally fun classroom, my entire wardrobe is now all over my house, it's a good thing haha :D

[thewildacre]

Great explanation and examples! Loving your videos.

[willowmallow]

To be fair to CMB (12 season), they do consider chroma - e.g. deep winter low chroma, clear winter - high chroma.
It’s so interesting to hear other opinions. I think Nicole kidman looks overwhelmed by the black dress- it wears her rather than the other way around .. all i see is the black dress. To me it lacks balance.