Winter Family

Deep Winter

A dark, cool winter season with high drama.

Makeup focus

Use deep berry lips, wine-toned blush, and espresso-plum eyes for strong refined contrast.

Signature colors

Black Cherry #6D3748
Wine Rouge #7A3948
Wine Rose #8C5D67
Espresso Plum #47363C
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Color characteristics

See the qualities that shape this season’s colors.

Temperature

Cool

Value

Deep

Chroma

Bright

Contrast

High

Color directions for this season

Core colors

Black CherryDeep RaspberryMidnight Plum

Neutrals

Ink BlackDeep Navy

Accent colors

Emerald DepthBlue PineRuby Wine

Use these colors as starting points for makeup and outfits.

Lip colors

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Black Cherry

#6D3748

A dramatic deep berry lip.

Wine Rouge

#7A3948

A cool wine lip with intensity.

Mulberry Satin

#74465A

A deep neutral berry.

Blush colors

Compare blush shades beside your face.

Wine Rose

#8C5D67

A deeper winter flush.

Berry Plum

#7D5761

A muted dark rose-plum.

Eye colors

Try soft eye shades for definition.

Espresso Plum

#47363C

A dark cool contour shade.

Smoked Taupe

#6A5E61

A shadowy neutral transition color.

Iced Taupe

#B3A8A4

A cool metallic highlight.

Outfit colors

Try these accents in your outfits.

Black Fig

#31272C

A deep near-black neutral.

Burgundy Ink

#5A3F47

A dark jewel-toned accent.

Related reading and guides for Deep Winter

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Colors That Make Deep Winter Look Washed Out

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Deep Winter vs Deep Autumn: Confirm Depth, Then Temperature

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Why Black Doesn't Look Good on Everyone

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Guides for Deep Winter direction

season

Deep Winter guide

Use deep berry lips, wine-toned blush, and espresso-plum eyes for strong refined contrast.

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palette

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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