Deep Winters often look like Autumns, with red glints in their hair and hazel eyes. They can have a range of skin tones, and often have less contrast between hair and skin than Bright or True Winters.
Deep Winter is distinctly categorized by three main attributes: cool hue, dark value, neutral chroma. Cool hue – the undertone is always blue, but various overtones of beige or yellow may give a warmer or occasional olive appearance, causing confusion when determining the difference between deep winter and deep autumn.
If you believe that personality and our own colouring are linked, then the Dark Winter is considered to be tenacious, honest and authoritative. A Dark Winter will favour logic and purpose. Industrious is another word you could use to describe them.
Emergencies & Disasters. Across the country, communities have their own benchmarks for how cold it typically gets. Extreme cold is generally considered to be below freezing or at least ten degrees colder than usual.
Few storms are as iconic as the “Blizzard of '88”. It was the deadliest, snowiest, and most unusual winter storm in American annals. No storm of similar magnitude has occurred anywhere in the contiguous United States since.
Dark Winter Best Hair Colours
Flattering shades for you include cool dark ash brown or natural black, dark cherry or a cool-toned blonde.
Blue Eyes: Icy blue, sapphire blue, or deep blue eyes are common among Winters. Green Eyes: Cool-toned green eyes, such as teal or emerald, can indicate a Winter. Brown Eyes: Dark, almost black brown eyes or cool, ashy brown eyes are typical for Winters.
Deep winter colors are dark and calm, so avoiding light and warm shades is best. Warm and earthy tones like browns, oranges, and dull yellows may look off on a deep winter color palette. Similarly, warm pastels and desaturated hues may look unflattering.
Being a neutral season, both warm and cool metals will suit a Dark Winter. In reality, your warm metals are mostly limited to deep yellow gold and some brass. Bronze is too brown, rose gold too light and copper too warm. Team gold with cooler-toned stones or use as an accent in a predominantly cool outfit.
Think clear and crisp colours that reflect the brightness of winter days - icy blues, jewel-toned greens, rich purples, and holly berry reds.
Winters have high-contrast coloring and look great when wearing clear and bright colors. They often have dark hair and light skin and can rock pure hues – even challenging ones like true white. Summers, on the other hand, have low to medium-contrast coloring and look their best in soft and muted colors.
If your skin is lighter, opt for the lighter pinks. Darker skin tones will look nice in the darker reds. Some trial and error might be required here to find your perfect shade. Blusher is not the most interesting make-up product for a Dark Winter, so make sure not to overdo it.
Blonde Shades
Not all blondes are alike. Ash blonde, platinum, and cool sandy blondes carry a distinct coolness that can harmonize beautifully with the winter palette. These shades contrast sharply with the golden, honey, or strawberry blondes typically associated with warmer seasons.
Dark Winter skin has the biggest range of skin colours, ranging from fair to deep. Dark Winter hair is also dark, ranging from medium brown over dark brown to black. The colour tends to be either neutral or slightly ashy. It generally doesn't have any highlights and also doesn't develop any when exposed to sunlight.
Mila Kunis is a DEEP WINTER who has a neutral undertone that leans more cool than warm and looks best in deep, neutral-cool and bright colours. This is why we see her wearing black all the time. It looks so gorgeous and effortless on her and doesn't overpower her features.
Sandra Bullock is a Deep Winter who looks best in deep, neutral-cool and bright colours. Deep winter neighbour's deep autumn, which means she won't look awful with a hint of warmth, but ideally it's best for her to stick to the cooler leaning colours.
While the Winter palette should be mostly clear, saturated colors, Winter types can also wear well a few carefully selected pastels very well. Pastel winter color palette colors include: baby blue, soft pink, sea glass green, and light lavender. Here is a Winter type in a softer blue, and it's quite beautiful!
The dark winter color type is dark, cold, and muted. It also has a high contrast level between skin, hair, and eyes. It's the only season in the whole 16 Color Analysis System that can wear pure black and look amazing!
Temperature of Colors
While both seasons can wear some shared colors, the overall temperature of their palettes is different. Deep Autumn thrives in warm, earthy colors like chocolate brown, olive green, and rust, while Deep Winter excels in cool, crisp colors like true black, navy, and icy blue.
Alaska and Minnesota share the crown for the harshest winters in the US. Alaska ranks 1 st for the coldest state and 4 th for the most annual snowfall. It is the only state that ranks in the Top 5 for both of those categories.
The lingering effect of the volcanic winter of 536 was augmented in 539–540, when another volcanic eruption caused summer temperatures to decline as much as 2.7 °C (4.9 °F) below normal in Europe. There is evidence of still another volcanic eruption in 547 which would have extended the cool period.
The lowest natural temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth is −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184.0 K) at the then-Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983 by ground measurements.