The Deep Winter

Here are the basics of the Deep Winter season

Temperature: Cool, mainly
Value: Deep
Chroma: Clear

Sister Season: Deep Autumn

Best Colors: Black, Pure White, Dark Charcoal, True Red, Midnight Blue, Hot Pink, Cool Burgundy.

Worst Colors: Golden Browns, soft peach, light earth tones, dusty cool pastels.

Deep cool coloring allows you to wear vibrant primary colors like True Red and Blue, deep neutrals like Deep Charcoal, Pure White, and of course, Black. Winters are the only seasons in which Black truly enhances their skin tones and makes them come alive.

So all Winters look good in black, but Deep Winters own this color.

You are a blend of both Winter and Autumn (Winter “flowing’ into Autumn), so while you will favor cool colors more, you will also be able to wear the deepest colors of the Autumn palette as well, such as Deep Chocolate Brown and Pine Green.

What's the difference between a Deep Winter and a Smokey Soft Winter?

Some people were born Smokey Soft Winters, such as Bella Hadid and Katie Holmes.

Other’s might have transitioned over time from a different seasons, like this woman above.

She was a classic Deep Winter with dark hair and dark eyes. As people age, if their hair starts to grey significantly, they visually cool down. Sometimes their skin loses some of its warmth as well.

As a Deep Winter ages and greys, and if she doesn’t want to mess with the upkeep of dyeing their hair, then I will often suggest she consider embracing one of the Soft Winter palettes.

As we know, Deep Winters can have a fair amount of warmth in their skin and/or eyes. If there is still some warm overtones left or maybe some golden patterns in their eyes, they may choose the Toasted Soft Winter palette.

For those who cool down significantly, with little no visual warmth, the Smokey Soft Winter is best.

Below are some fashion sets I put together to for the Deep Winter season.

More looks can be found on my Pinterest Page.

If you haven't noticed yet, many images I use on this site are marked "ColorBreeze Art". This is part of my new artwork and visuals I have created with the help of AI, among other digital photo software. I will be slowly adding more images over time. Here are some for this season. Please share on Pinterest if you like them!