It’s time to discover the most flattering clear winter makeup colors once and for all. This color season is also often called “bright winter.”
Our mission is to make this color journey incredibly simple so you can quickly start to wear the right ones with confidence.
We’ll break down all of your perfect clear winter colors for foundation, lipstick, blush, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, and more!
Clear Winter Color Season Characteristics
Let’s quickly reflect on the clear winter color season characteristics.
This color season is dark, cool, bright and clear. However, there may be a complementary light feature in the mix. For example dark hair and eyes and lighter skin or Darker hair and skin and lighter eyes.
Cool winters have cool toned brown and black hair. These hair colors include: medium ash brown, dark cool brown, brown black, and cool black,
Eye colors are cool, bright, and clear and include: bright blue, bright teal, cool brown, and black.
Lastly, skin tones range from fair to to deep with neutral cool and neutral undertones.
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Cool Winter Wardrobe Color Palette
Cool winter makeup colors can also be found in the wardrobe palette. You’ll also spot a few complementary colours added to the makeup mix.
Plus, if you already have a favorite cool winter clothing color, chances are, that color just might be your new favorite makeup color, too!
Note: This wardrobe color palette is pulled from our full clear winter color season analysis. It’s broken down into our “power three” system. It includes light, medium, and dark shades to help you spot and shop for your perfect colors, faster.
Clear Winter Makeup Colors
Now, to the part you’ve been waiting for! Here’s a quick dive into this beautiful clear winter makeup palette.
Keep in mind, a consistent theme you’ll see for all of these colors is bright and clear to compliment darker and brighter features. (The dominant factor is bright.)
Clear Winter Eye Makeup
You can create endless clear winter makeup looks. In this case, we’re showcasing our favorite winter color combinations based on the unique features.
- Bright blue eyes and medium ash brown hair- This stunning bright blue eye color pops even more with a cool gray shadow with a subtle bluish tint. A darker cool gray liner and a charcoal mascara helps pull in all together beautifully.
- Bright teal eyes with dark cool brown hair- This cool green eye color pops when paired with cool reds and corals. (Red sits across from green on color wheel making it an great complimentary color.) We chose a darker charcoal liner and mascara that pairs well with the darker brown and natural lash.
- Brown-black eyes and cool brown hair- Both the hair and eye color are cool and dark. We chose to add to this using the coolest color of all – blue. The darker, neutral shade contrasts just enough to create an overall stunning combo.
- Black eyes and cool black hair– Both brows and eyes the darkest tones for this color family. We added a slight contrast with medium smokey gray shadow, but also kept a blend with a darker liner.
Eyeshadow
The clear winter makeup colors can sure create a gorgeous eyeshadow palette. (In fact, you’ll find these tones in almost every winter eye makeup palette.)
You have a wide variety of cool and brighter options. (Bright doesn’t always have to mean colorful – it could mean a clear contrast, too. ) When it comes to choosing eye shadows look for cool tones like grays, pinks, blues, and cool greens.
The clear winter season is dominantly bright, clear and cool and this is the same for the eye shadow colors. Avoid warmer tones like rich golds, oranges, and yellows.
Eyeliner
Eyeliner colors for clear winter range from beautiful dark neutrals to medium and darker fashion purples, blues, and greens.
Again, the consistent trend here is cool and bright. Avoid warm, dull tones.
Mascara
Traditional black mascara can look great on this color season, or a toned town brown black. (Other experts sometimes recommend shying away from stark black mascara, but we embrace it when paired with the right cool shadows and liners.)
However, if you prefer a lighter options. We also recommend choosing a darker charcoal mascara. (Mascara tones are often the darkest options on your wardrobe color palette.)
Avoid golden tints or shades that are lighter than your natural hair color.
Brow Filler Colors
Your eyebrow pencil should match your natural hair color. Unfortunately, this sometimes mean you might need to mix and match a few shades to get that perfect shade.
The color listed on the brow filler should have cool, medium, or dark listed on it. For example cool black, medium charcoal, or dark gray.
Clear Winter Makeup Colors for Face
Your natural skin tones will be an easy guide to help you find the perfect foundation and blush colors.
Clear winters have neutral cool and neutral skin tones. This means you’ll want to look for NC or N on the bottles for face makeup.
Foundation
When a makeup artist color tests you for foundation, one thing they look for is undertone. When color testing a clear winter , you’ll have various shades and neutral and neutral cool undertones.
Foundation bottles almost always have undertones clearly marked on the bottle. If you’re a clear winter, you should look for the N or NC.
Blush
When choosing blush colors, you’ll again want to look for colors you would describe as cool, bright and clear. (Don’t let this vibrant image scare you away from picking these beautiful colors. Apply lightly and build to your comfort level.)
You’ll also want to gravitate toward cool shades like cool pinks, plums and and even cool corals. Avoid golden and orange heavy tones.
Clear Winter Lipstick
The best lipstick color for clear winter is going to have noticeable brighter or cool tones.
Colors like cool coral reds, cool pinks and rose reds look stunning on this color season.
Avoid very light colors with warm tones like light golden nudes or orange tones.
Conclusion: Clear Winter Makeup Colors
Clear winter makeup colors are bright and cool. (Cool being the most dominant factor.)
These makeup colors compliment clear winter features like bright blue, teal, brown and black eyes. All the makeup palettes highlight this color seasons cool ash hair tones and cool and neutral cool skin tones.
Next Steps
Check out the best makeup products in these winter colors here.
Not sure if you’re a clear winter? Visit our full color analysis here or take the color season quiz.
