i have really weird colouring....i cant work out what i am!

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i have naturally very dark brown hair/eye brows etc.
i have green eyes.
i have the palest milk bottle white (blue) skin imaginable which refuses to tan under any circumstances....i get freckles but no tan. i get a light tan using self tanning products.
my face is pale, but i do have some redness to my skin. i suit blonde hair as much as dark hair though when im blonde the redness in my skin seems more obvious.

as a child i had quite red hair, but it got darker and darker as i got older until it ended up very dark brown.

wtf colouring am i?
i cannot wear very pale colours - pink is a no no for definite. i suit strong colours - greens, blues, burgundy, black, grey but nothing wishy washy - golds and silvers are out....pink washes me out, cream has to be worn carefully and white is a no no.

how do i work out what colouring i am? it seems most brunettes are dark skinned....im certainly not.
cheers!

Green eyes and dark hair is a gorgeous combination! Do you have any Irish heritage - being brunette with pale skin is quite common there.

I can't really advise on colouring, but I do know that purple brings out green eyes.

purple is good on me - lilac is too.

no idea on my heritage - i have no idea! my paternity is a mystery, my mother had dark hair but blue/grey eyes, and darker skin. she tanned. i dont!

i have recently found some pics of me as a child - about 5 - i have very red hair and incredibly pale skin....im like a ghost next to class mates, no idea when my hair changed colour but it was quite red.
funny as i have always suited red hair - i dye my hair and ive been every colour going....red did suit. its now brown with honey and red highlights.

ive never known anyone else with dark hair and such pale skin. it pisses me off truth be told....id love a tan.

I'm pale. You've got to make a virtue of it!
I also have greenish eyes and slight red undertones to my hair. Maybe we are related

I am also dark haired, green eyed and I am zombie coloured!
Can't wear fake tan as I look like I've been tangoed!
I went and had my colours done. She took one look at me and pronounced me a Winter.
Then when we went through the colours, she was shocked to find I wasn't a winter at all. She told me I can wear all the pale colours of winter and all the pale colours of summer too.
Think I confused her!!
I have to white not cream, can't wear any really deep or bright colours.
Why not try the paler colours of autumn and spring (as you sound the opposite to me in what you can wear eg not pink etc)

I'm dark haired, green eyed and pale for my skin tone (which is olive, but pale and cool). I assume I'm a HOC winter, cool and clear. I can't wear many pale colours except ice blue and an ivory tone but not beige, taupe or brown, nor white. Best colours are emerald, cobalt, black, grey, navy, burgundy, purple. Fuschia should work but doesn't.

Oh and acidy yellow works, but no other shade of orange. Never orange.

Just googled and found this
www.pinkog.com/hairstyle-ideas/which-hair-shade-is-very-best-for-you-evaluating-hair-colors.html
Look at clear winter, seems to be prefect for my colouring and shoulda like it could be like yours too

Look at clear/bright spring

Dark hair with a red cast /pale clear skin/green or bright blue eyes are quite common in Scotland as well as in Ireland.

Try colours with a blue undertone - all the different bluish-greens, for example bottle-green, teal, bluish emerald. Blue-purple slate grey might work, ditto cornflower blue. And all the deep colours Ceecee wisely suggests. As Ceecee also says, the right sort of pale icy blue can look good, also pale turquoise or even pale green (but avoid any yellow tinge). Blues and greens together can be nice. Bright turquoise or sky blue or blue-tinged lime green can look stunning, but are hardly subtle - best for holiday/party/beachwear, perhaps?

Without wishing to criticise in any way at all, I would avoid 'honey' colours, even in your hair. And if you have red highlights, suggest they are a maroon rather than rusty shade, if you see what I mean.

Am I missing something here? You sound like you already have a very good sense of which colours work for you and which don't so what difference would a diagnosis make? I can see the point of trying to put a name to your colouring if you can't tell what suits you but, if you can do it for yourself, then surely it's better to trust your own judgment?

Apologies in advance if I have completely missed the point! I think dark hair and pale skin is a stunning combination.

I would say you are a winter
however there a re different winters and not all strong colours suit us
I have brown hair, green eyes, yellowish skin and tan a bit

when i was much younger I thought I was autumn, but only strong colours don't make me look like a death

I agree, floisme Some clothes colours do work better with some natural colourings - hence everyone's suggestions above - but I don't think there are any strict rules. How can there be? The appearance of any fabric varies by texture and weight and drape and shine and all kinds of other factors, not just by colour alone. For instance, a red woollen work jacket can look smart and confident and quite a lot of people wear them; a red satin frock is something altogether different and would 'suit' only a few brave souls, but both might be the same colour.

Have never 'had my colours done' and would not want to. But I think the chance to talk over what does/does not suit might be appreciated by some people, and perhaps that was what the OP was doing. The 'colours' ladies presumably have a natural artistic talent and a fair bit of training, which I expect is why people like consulting them. In a general sense - this has nothing to do with the OP and has gone on for decades if not centuries - I think that women are made anxious about their appearance in so many ways that the idea of 'rules' for colour or anything else can sometimes feel very reassuring.

Oh I agree about talking things over (that's why I like Style and Beauty) and I'm not against colour analysis at all. But I do think that, if you're lucky enough to have an innate sense of what suits you (and the op sounds like she does) then you should be encouraged to trust your instincts and not to worry about any rules. Otherwise we're all going to end up looking the same.

Fair enough, Floisme! Good point.

You do sound as if you might be a clear spring. Red hair as a child points to a "warm" undertone.

The thing is that all colours come in a variety of shades and depths - for example, every "season" will have a shade of purple or blue or green, for example, that is right for them.

What really matters is that you feel comfortable in certain shades. Try getting out all your favourite clothes (in day light) and laying them out on one side of your bed, then collect all the ones you don't like and put those on the other. Then you can base your future shopping on the colours that do suit you. When you go shopping, wear your most flattering colours, and make sure whatever you buy harmonises with those shades.

If you choose your make up to go with your flattering colours, that makes it easier to see which colours suit you when you try them on in the shop.

thanks for the tips - i will check out those websites. i asked about colouring because most people i see with dark hair and dark eyes have olive or dark skin, where i am very pale but with a pinky tinge to my skin.

i need quite strong make up too, or i look washed out. i do tend to favour strong colours, and i avoid anything wishy washy because again, it washes me out.

It's fairly standard black Irish colouring isn't it?

I also think black irish.

Can you name a celebrity with similar colouring? From your description i was seeing Kristen Stewart in my mind.

Chipping in to say me too OP- so I'm going to hang about

Strong colours work for me especially the red hair dye.

I'm Scottish btw

ok ive been googling -
im a mish mash....not kristen stewart - her eyes are much lighter than mine.

think of renee zellwegers pinky pale skin tone.
now add very dark brown hair (natrual colour - solid dark brown)
and dark green eyes. my eyes are not light or clear - they are dark green, but not brown.

i can change my hair from dark brown to blonde and end up looking like renee...(well....not exactly! ha!) .it seems to make that pinky tinge to my skin worse but it does suit and i can carry off very blonde hair (not platinum....but still blonde exactly like renee....(i also have the same chubby cheeks and small eyes.)

its just weird because my skin tone would suit a blonde, but my hair is actually very dark brown, my eye brows are dark, my eye lashes are dark, i should be olive skinned but im not -

in short, i have the skin tone of a blonde (pale, pinky tone, freckles in the sun but hardly tans)...with the hair colour/eye colour of a brunette.

im an oddity.

This looks like a good guide.

Well if you're an oddity so am I

You sound like my SIL except that she has blue eyes with her almost black hair and very pale white/blue skin. She has Irish heritage so maybe you do too particularly as you say you used to be a red head as a child.

Cant help with colours as I have a different colouring to you but you could book a free stylist apt with John Lewis.

You will get a fresh perspective on what styles and colours suit you.

m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/our-services/fashion-advice-service#page_loaded

I have what sounds like similar colouring. Very dark brown hair, quite dark green/hazel eyes and very pale skin that freckles but virtually never tans. I've never been a red head, but was quite chestnut growing up, and like to dye my hair with a red and an ash blonde streak (have also had a lilac stripe instead of the red).

I had my colours done a few years ago and to my surprise came out as a summer (deep). My friend who came with me is also pale with dark hair, but blue eyes. She came out as a winter (clear I think). With the right colours she seemed to sort of come into focus, especially her eyes. With the wrong colours I look sallow. I think that the difference is mostly because she has a slight blue tone to her skin and I have a yellow tone.

I look best in strong deep colours, especially purples, chocolates, and the right blues. I prefer dark shades but can also do very bright jewel sort of colours but nothing pastel. I don't look good in either black or white, it needs to be slightly creamy and charcoal.

Oh and I had my colours done with House of Colour, not Colour me Beautiful - they have slightly different pallets. Looking at that link that BOF gave I can't find my palette at all!