Identify your skin undertone: warm, cool, or neutral
Check your vein color in natural light
Compare how gold and silver jewelry look on you
Observe which clothing colors make your skin look brighter
Notice which colors make you look tired or washed out
Examine your natural hair and eye color
Test colors in natural daylight, not artificial light
Use a color drape test with different fabric shades
Compare your results to seasonal color categories
Save your best colors in a personal palette
Reassess your palette if your hair color, skin tone, or style changes