Winter Family

Cool Winter

A cool, striking winter season defined by clarity and chill.

Makeup focus

Reach for cool berry lips, rosy plum blush, and silver-charcoal eyes with a clean sculpted edge.

Signature colors

Cranberry Satin #9B4159
Plum Rose #8A4B5F
Rosy Plum #B27A88
Steel Taupe #877F80
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Color characteristics

See the qualities that shape this season’s colors.

Temperature

Cool

Value

Medium

Chroma

Clear

Contrast

High

Color directions for this season

Core colors

True RedMagenta ChillRoyal Blue

Neutrals

Pure WhiteSteel Grey

Accent colors

Icy VioletPine GreenCranberry Shine

Use these colors as starting points for makeup and outfits.

Lip colors

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Cranberry Satin

#9B4159

A cool berry lip with clarity.

Plum Rose

#8A4B5F

A balanced cool rose-plum.

Winter Mauve

#7D5562

A cooler neutral lip option.

Blush colors

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Rosy Plum

#B27A88

A cool plum-pink flush.

Berry Rose

#9D6D79

A deeper cool blush choice.

Eye colors

Try soft eye shades for definition.

Steel Taupe

#877F80

A cool grey-brown neutral.

Charcoal Violet

#5D5360

A winter depth shade with plum tone.

Silver Veil

#D1CCC9

A frosted cool highlight.

Outfit colors

Try these accents in your outfits.

Ink Black

#292526

A strong cool neutral.

Slate Rose

#9E8A92

A cool muted accent.

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Guides for Cool Winter direction

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Cool Winter guide

Reach for cool berry lips, rosy plum blush, and silver-charcoal eyes with a clean sculpted edge.

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Clear Cool

A supporting palette direction for clearer cool contrast inside winter-leaning season results.

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Neutral Chic

A supporting palette direction for structured neutral styling inside higher-contrast season results.

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