When Colors Work Wonders

The celebrities in these photographs knew how to pick the right colors to suit their complexions.
When Colors Work Wonders
Kate Hudson is a Light Spring, and her hair and makeup in this picture look perfect. Mark Mainz/Getty Images
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The celebrities in these photographs knew how to pick the right colors to suit their complexions.

We asked Lora Alexander, professional image consultant and makeup artist, to weigh in on what makes these looks work so well.

In her line of work, Alexander helps people choose their most flattering colors based on Color Theory Analysis made popular in the 1980s. This system categorizes colors into the four seasons of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn.

Later on, color analysts found that system was limited and created a 12-season color theory, as well as a 16-season color theory—both of which evaluate a color’s hue or tint; and value, a gradation of tone from light to dark. The 16-season color theory includes chroma, a color’s white or gray saturation.

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