I wear a lot of burgundy, purple (lilac, NSM), pink (pale or medium, hot pink doesn't work), and green (forest or deep emerald.) Also, bright brown (if that's not an oxymoron) is good. Also true turquoise, when I can find it, looks great on me.

Can't wear yellow, peach, orange, most reds.

I have pale skin, greeny-blue eyes and red hair (natural dishwate brown). I remember the CMB book -- my mom had it, and I pored through it. I STILL have no idea what season I am. But at least at this point in my life I know what looks good on me and what doesn't.

I can wear white with a tan, but spill coffee and tea on myself everytime I wear it -- so I don't.

I'm happy to see forest green again because I've been looking for FG hiking shorts to match a number of t-shirts. However, while better than olive for me, all greens are spring/fall colors according to the "Color Me Beautiful" seasons. Although, I can get away with ones that have a decent amount of blue in them (eau de nil, pine green).

Well, I haven't actually looked at Color Me Beautiful since I was a teenager, but I would've sworn there's a deep forest green in the winter section. And it's the only green that looks really good on me, though I can get by with dark olives. Emerald, kelly, and lime are all hideous on me.

But if it's possible to be a winter/fall mix, that's what I am. My best colors are winter ones--black does wonderful things for my skin tone and makes my eyes (dark brown) just pop, and white, burgundy, navy, teal, and forest green are almost as good. (Purple I can't wear. At all. It makes me look jaundiced. Same thing for ivory, beige, and almost all pastels.) But I don't look bad in dark browns, olive greens, and even burnt orange, and I tend to pick make-up in fall colors rather than winter, because it feels like the slightly browner shades match my skin, hair, and eyes better.

Erin, you sound like you are a summer like me.

Here is the list of colors that I made for myself:
Neutrals:
Soft White/Winter White
Rose Beige to Rose-Brown (including Cocoa)
Light Blue-Grey to Soft Charcoal Blue-Grey
Greyed Navy

Basic Colors:
Watermelon
Blue-Red
Burgundy
Raspberry
Deep Blue-Green

Other Colors:
Most Pinks (Powder to Deep Rose)
Lavender
Mauve
Soft Fuchsia
Plum
Most Blues (Powder to Periwinkle, but not royal, Chinese, or navy)
Aqua (Light to Medium)
All Blue-Greens
Light Lemon Yellow

I don't think it is a class issue so much as a disdain for intellectualism.

Yes, but our attitudes toward intellectualism (both pro and con) are hugely, hugely tied up with class in the US. And likely elsewhere, but I can't speak for them.

At this point, I'm not sure what colors work for me. The site that gives you your seasons says I'm an autumn with my hair the color it is now (auburn), but my natural hair color was dark brown (going white) and my skin's pale with pink/cool undertones. So ... black's safe, right? Yellow still seems to work. Blues and greens seem OK. I've given up the bright red I used to wear a lot ('cause of the hair). Thinking of expanding into purple. sigh ... SUCH a first-world problem!

I'm a summer, too. I love winter colors, but they tend to wear me rather than the other way around.

megan, it's really interesting to read your posts regarding the colors - I never understand this stuff, but you explain yourself so clearly, that I can almost follow the logic behind the train of thought. Thank you.

Someone needs to come and tell me the right colors because I am utterly incapable of deciphering for myself.

Hair color is really not a good indicator, especially if you dye it. It's really all about skin tone.

A good basic test if you don't know your skin tone for sure (and I certainly couldn't tell--for example, my veins looked blue (cool) and green (warm) to me) is the gold/silver test. Gold looks better on warms, silver on cools.

Holding up bright orange (warm) and then magenta (cool) to your face is also a good way to know for sure. Be in good light and do not wear makeup.

We need to set up a fund so megan can come to all of our houses and pick out colors.