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Mother of Dragons!

3/31/2013

The third season of Game of Thrones premieres tonight!

I'm a huge fan of the George R.R. Martin book series and I can't stay away from the TV show either.

(Though as a principled INFJ - or killjoy feminist, you decide - I do have some issues with the way both Martin and HBO handle race and gender. Ah, well, if I only watched TV that wasn't racist or sexist, I'd be watching nothing. Wait a minute - I do watch almost nothing. Gar. Anyway, back to GoT...)

So, Emilia Clarke. You've been wondering too, right?

I love Daenerys. But that white-blonde Targaryen hair is so not her. Her coloring's not delicate like that. It makes her seem ghostly.

So probably no Light Spring or Light Summer here.

The natural brown's so much better, isn't it? Just look at this. So real. So beautiful.

The black blazer isn't quite the thing, though. Much darker than she is. Ixnay on any palette that contains black. (That's all three Winters, Dark Autumn and Bright Spring.)

Just to belabor the point: NOT a Winter.

My very first thought about her was Soft Summer. My first thought is often wrong, but in this case I think it may have been correct.

These Summery colors are not at all bad, but don't they need to be just a little deeper and warmer? Emilia's skin is a tad richer than these hues.

This is fantastic. Is that one of Soft Summer's teals? It looks like it could be.

True and beautiful. These look like Soft Summer colors to me.

Soft Summers, what do you think? Is Daenerys Targaryen one of you?

Try figuring out your own true colors at home.

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What season? This or That with Rachel Weisz.

3/27/2013

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This one. That bright warmish pink is lovely on her, and so is the light lip. On the left, the lip is too dark while the white washes out her skin.

Autumny.

This one. The neutral fuchsia is better than the dirty-looking brown.

Autumny.

This one. The pink may be a little too bright but not a lot. Her skin's lighter here, but as porcelain, not unhealthy pallor.

Wintry.

This one. A lighter lip is better than darker on her. And the orange is better than the cool indigo. (Though I think the orange is warmer than she is, and perhaps is orangifying her skin a bit.)

This one, by far. Again, a light lip is better. But bright is better for the clothes. I love her against that golden background.

This one. What a beautiful neutral green, with a pretty light pink lip. On the left, pure black with a strong red lip diminishes her.

So...

- Her best colors are bright, and not too dark.
- Her best makeup is not too heavy and not too dark.
- I think her best colors are warmer rather than cooler. But not all the way warm.

I am pretty sure she's a Bright. I'm going with Bright Spring over Bright Winter.

Here, a warm, light lip is lovely. The peachy cheeks are pretty darn good, perhaps a hair too warm. The melon color on the side is connecting to her skin. The eyeliner is the only jarring note; it's too cool. Look at those gorgeous eyes! Don't you want to set them free from that eyeliner?

You should see Christine Scaman's excellent article on Spring skin finishes.

And to find your own season, try d raping yourself at home.

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Drape Youself at Home.

3/19/2013

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This might be the easiest way yet to determine your season at home.

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Photograph yourself in natural light, with each color card under your chin.
No makeup, hair back, neutral background.
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When you've determined which colors are
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Your best season may not come out in the top two - human judgment is imperfect - but
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What Season is Ashley Judd?

3/14/2013

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I've often thought about this brave and beautiful woman's coloring. I had her up on my "Soft Summer Celebrities" page for a while, but later took her down because I started to doubt that diagnosis. I'm undertaking a closer study of her coloring.

As I often do, I use makeup to narrow down Ashley's season. When it comes to celebs, using clothing colors is often unhelpful, because the effects of the colors on the face are obscured by the makeup.

This light, muted, neutral lip seems nice on her. Her best natural lip is going to be lighter rather than darker, I think.

The cheek seems neutral and muted as well. Perhaps my initial conclusion of Soft Summer was correct?

Let's try to prove the null hypothesis: Do we see her looking harmonious in some other seasons' colors?

This light purple eyeshadow seems too light and bright for her face. Tentative no to Springs and Winters. (Perhaps Dark Winter's still on the table though?)

I think I'd like this lip very much if it were a little lighter. It's hard to know for sure, but that looks like it could be an Autumn lip, or perhaps Soft Summer.

Yikes! Talk about a color dragging down the viewer's eye.

So we can perhaps rule out Dark Winter? This color might be too saturated even for them -- but it wouldn't have the Joker-like effect that it does on Ashley.

Ouch. Far too bright and far too warm for the rest of the face. I don't think Bright or True (Warm) Spring is likely; this might not be a perfect lip for either of those seasons, but it wouldn't look so completely wrong.

Here's a lighter pink with more shine. The whole face is pretty shiny, actually. I'd imagine this possibly looking nice on a Light season, perhaps someone with a more delicate complexion. Here, it feels a little off... as if the real Ashley is hidden behind the light, shiny stuff. Tentative no to Light Summer.

That's a really purply lip. And very cool pink cheeks.

Seeing her in too-cool color, I'm skeptical about True Summer and True Winter.

I was confused about my own reaction to this pic at first. I knew it didn't feel right, but I couldn't put my finger on why. On the one hand, the colors all seem to be working together. Then I realized: her whole face looks , well, kind of brownish-orange.

It's as if the MUA painted the entire face with the same too-warm color. So the effect is harmonious at first glance, but the harmony is within the makeup - not between the makeup and the skin.

On a True (Warm) Autumn, these colors would seem to emanate from the face instead of sitting on top of it.

I think I'm back to Soft Summer or Soft Autumn.

I'll try to find pics of her in colors exclusive to each of the Softs: perhaps dusty purple or soft fuchsia for Soft Summer. Maybe muted mustard or a warm brown for Soft Autumn.

That's awful darn good, isn't it? I think it's Soft Summer. It's not Soft Autumn.

This, I don't love so much.

It's hard to find pics of Ashley in Soft Autumn colors. This could be True Autumn and not Soft, but the blended effect of the fabric makes me think a Soft Autumn could pull it off. It matches Ashley's lipgloss, but I think it gives her skin a faint greenish cast.

I'm back to my original thought: I think Ashley Judd is a Soft Summer.

What do you think?

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Buy Seasonal Makeup Lists

3/6/2013

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Mother of Dragons!

What season? This or That with Rachel Weisz.

Drape Youself at Home.

What Season is Ashley Judd?

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