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True Winter celebrities

Celebrity examples are most useful for spotting the pattern, the relationship between hair depth, skin and eyes, rather than for finding someone who looks like you. Two True Winters can look completely different.

Three women who share True Winter coloring, the hair, skin and eye pattern these celebrities have in common
What True Winter coloring looks like. The point is the pattern, not the specific face.
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an example of True Winter coloring
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    Deep cool hair and high contrast, the signature bright blue-red lip is textbook Winter.

    Photo: Franmarie Metzler; U.S. House Office of Photography · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Elizabeth Taylor, an example of True Winter coloring
    Elizabeth Taylor

    The historical reference: black hair, violet-blue eyes, cool pale skin, color at full strength.

    Photo: Studio publicity still · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Janelle Monáe, an example of True Winter coloring
    Janelle Monáe

    Built an aesthetic on this palette, black, pure white and true red at maximum contrast.

    Photo: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Krysten Ritter, an example of True Winter coloring
    Krysten Ritter

    Blue-black hair against porcelain skin, contrast so strong that muted colors look dusty on her.

    Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Liv Tyler, an example of True Winter coloring
    Liv Tyleralso argued Bright Winter

    Dark hair, cool pale skin, light eyes. Also argued Bright, either way, blue-based and strong.

    Photo: Walterlan Papetti · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Zooey Deschanel, an example of True Winter coloring
    Zooey Deschanelalso argued True Spring

    Near-black hair and big blue eyes, the high-contrast cool pattern (the same features some analysts argue warm; the cool skin decides).

    Photo: Genevieve · CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

33 more True Winter names every source agrees on

From our survey of published celebrity color analyses: people that two or more independent sites classify as True Winter, with no site claiming another season. Sorted by how many sources agree.

  • Jennifer Connelly ×9
  • Phoebe Waller-Bridge ×6
  • Nicholas Braun ×5
  • Audrey Tautou ×4
  • Jamie Lee Curtis ×4
  • Jon Hamm ×4
  • Lauren Graham ×4
  • Amanda Peet ×3
  • Hilary Rhoda ×3
  • Joan Collins ×3
  • Lara Pulver ×3
  • Aisling Bea ×2
  • Amal Clooney ×2
  • Christina Ricci ×2
  • Coco Rocha ×2
  • Doona Bae ×2
  • Elizabeth McGovern ×2
  • Eve Hewson ×2
  • Ian McShane ×2
  • Isabella Rossellini ×2
  • Iwan Rheon ×2
  • Jason Schwartzman ×2
  • Katrina Kaif ×2
  • Lisa Vanderpump ×2
  • Morena Baccarin ×2
  • Padma Lakshmi ×2
  • Paula Patton ×2
  • Peter Gallagher ×2
  • Razane Jammal ×2
  • Richard Armitage ×2
  • Sarah Silverman ×2
  • Shania Twain ×2
  • Sherilyn Fenn ×2

What they have in common

Cool with a blue, pink or olive-cool cast; clear rather than muted.

Cool dark brown to black, or genuinely ash platinum.

High, driven by both depth and coolness.

The True Winter palette

  • True red#D50000
  • Cool fuchsia#C51162
  • Vivid purple#AA00FF
  • Royal violet#6200EA
  • Cobalt#304FFE
  • True blue#2962FF
  • Bright sapphire#0091EA
  • Cool turquoise#00B8D4
  • Cool emerald#00BFA5
  • Pine teal#00897B

Frequently asked

Which celebrities are True Winter?

Commonly cited examples include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Taylor, Janelle Monáe, Krysten Ritter, Liv Tyler and Zooey Deschanel. Treat these as illustrations rather than rulings, analysts disagree, and hair dye, tanning and studio lighting all move the answer.

How does looking at celebrities help me find my season?

It helps you see a pattern rather than a rule. Look for what these people have in common, the relationship between hair depth, skin and eyes, not for someone who looks like you. Two True Winters can look nothing alike and still share the same palette.

Why do different sites give the same celebrity different seasons?

Because most of them are working from photographs with unknown lighting and heavy retouching, and because many of these people have dyed hair. A professional analysis is done in daylight with fabric drapes against bare skin, that is a fundamentally better input than a red-carpet photo.

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