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I Have Red Hair. What's My Season?

7/24/2017

Actually, that's not how it works! Don't pay too much attention to systems that try to tell you otherwise.

Your hair color doesn't make a darn bit of difference in determining your season. A person with red hair might be found in any season, depending on her skin tone.

Here's a redheaded Light Spring:
http://www.truth-is-beauty.com/uploads/4/7/6/0/4760820/7761500.jpg

A redheaded True Spring:
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/specials/emmys05/bestworsthair/mcross.jpg

A redheaded True Autumn:
http://images.totalbeauty.com/content/photos/20-totalbeauty-logo-red-hair.jpg

And I personally know a redheaded True Summer.

Redheads tend to have warm-toned skin, which puts them into Spring and Autumn categories. But it's theoretically possible that a person with genetically red hair could have Winter or Summer skin.

Unsure of your season? Try at-home draping cards.

12 Comments

Laurel Harrington

7/24/2017 11:36:53 am

I could not agree more. I have 2 redheaded daughters. One is light summer and one is soft summer. the soft summer was previously draped twice as true autumn but I draped her myself as soft summer. It's a mistake to automatically assume redheads must be warm seasons.

eselle28

7/24/2017 10:41:12 pm

Interesting. I've long self-diagnosed as a True Autumn, but my summer wardrobe contains some colors that are closer to a True Spring's palette and I've been getting lots of compliments on them. I've been meaning to do some comparisons in good lighting and try some of the dealbreaker colors to see if I've been off for all these years. I can see how the common warm theme might make their colors close enough to flattering to mistake them for the ideal ones.

Rosetta

7/25/2017 07:11:19 am

Eselle28, I'm also a self-diagnosed as a True Autumn, and yet have some colours in (especially) my summer wardrobe that I know are closer to True Spring's ;) (Somehow summer allows more brightness, and it's not easy to find e.g. oranges that are muted enough, they all tend to be Spring-y!) But in general, it's fairly easy to tell the difference, once you've trained your eye to it: Autumn is muted, Spring is bright, so one or the other will seem great and the other one somehow "off", when held close to one's face. HTH! :)

Rachel

7/29/2017 01:29:55 pm

Compliments can guide us in the right direction, but sometimes "I like that" is just a person's polite way of saying, "I notice that." I think Christine Scaman was the first person I heard point this out.

Rosetta

8/2/2017 04:20:07 am

Yes, she has a good article on that - https://12blueprints.com/compliments/ .
Compliments truly are more often misleading than anything else!

7/25/2017 09:35:43 am

This is fantastic! Just look at yourself as a whole, look at the colors you wear, ask others to look at you, instead of going by those Pinterest posts that state "pinky beige skin, green eyes, dark brown hair = this season!". Yes, there are many, many people who look like the stereotype of their season, but there are some things you can miss if you only look at your eyes or your hair or w/e.

Rosetta

7/25/2017 10:31:57 am

Even better than looking at yourself as a whole & asking others to look at you is to test what various colours do to your face & skin :) That's the only way to know, actually, and it's known as draping, though obviously most accurate if done by a professional, but DIY draping can in many cases very well lead to correct season (or very close), too :)

Abir

7/31/2017 07:20:10 pm

Lindsay Lohan is a true autumn? She doesn't seem like it to me. I always thought spring colors flattered her more.

Rosetta

8/3/2017 06:11:48 am

To me she certainly seems an Autumn... Could you maybe link to a photo where she looks better in Spring colors?

Ellen link

12/29/2021 02:38:32 pm

I realize I am very late to this conversation, but here's what I'm finding confusing: some seasons are not flattered by orange. I am a Soft Summer, and was told not to wear any orange by my face. I believe that all types of winters and summers are in the same boat. So if you have naturally red (really orange) hair, how can that be? TIA...

SendHelp

4/18/2022 04:07:33 pm

I don't know if I will ever figure out my season. I have *very* fair cool skin. Blue veins, prone to flushing pink, never tans. My eyes are black. My hair is a light copper colour. It's definitely warm but you can't really call it a true red because it changes colour depending on the light. Sometimes it looks brown, sometimes ginger. In sunlight it has natural golden highlights. I've found the easiest solution is a cool brown dye but it's a shame because I actually like my natural colour by itself, it just doesn't seem to fit. Any suggestions welcome lol

Fran

5/1/2022 01:11:13 pm

To “Send help”: I’d guess u were a spring, or maybe autumn. Try wearing the appropriate colours and see how u feel in them. Also, have someone take pics of u in them, and in different lighting. (If u don’t have clothes in the right colours, try some on in a store, and have friend take pics there. Or shop thrift stores til u get it “right”!) if u don’t feel right in the colours, wear what makes u happy!!

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