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Hijab Style Secrets

Simple secrets for hijab style success through color.

CONTENTS

The #1 Principle - Color ............................................................................................................. 2

4 Seasons of Color ..................................................................................................................... 3

How to know which Season of Colors to wear? .......................................................................... 4

1. Check your closet ................................................................................................................ 4

2. Features .............................................................................................................................. 4

WINTER FEATURES CHART .......................................................................................... 4

SUMMER FEATURES CHART ........................................................................................ 5

SPRING FEATURES CHART ........................................................................................... 5

AUTUMN FEATURES CHART ........................................................................................ 6

3. Website Test ....................................................................................................................... 6

Tips to help you determine your colors: ...................................................................................... 6

Season Color Palettes

WINTER COLOR PALETTE ............................................................................................. 7

SUMMER COLOR PALETTE ........................................................................................... 8

SPRING COLOR PALETTE .............................................................................................. 9

AUTUMN COLOR PALETTE ......................................................................................... 10

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For me, wearing hijab is a responsible daily practice which affords me the

dignity Allah (SWT) intended for all believing women.*I am also sure you

know that a proper hijab first, and foremost, generates modesty in your

appearance. But, secondarily, the hijab creates style. It is one of the most

prominent features of our appearance. While we do not need "beauty queen"

looks anymore than we need a magazine about Hollywood gossip, I believe

that when a modest Muslim woman looks polished and confident, it is great

dawah to others. Carefully choosing your hijab with just a few basic principles

is the first step to a coordinated overall appearance.

The #1 Principle - Color

The first of those principles to consider when choosing a hijab is color. The hijab really commands

attention to your face, and it can highlight either the flaws or the fine points of your appearance,

depending on whether the hijab color is right for you. The wrong color hijab can make you look older,

tired, and washed out. It can draw attention to scars, dark spots and dark circles. Allah (SWT) blessed

each of us with our own palette of colors for our features. It is important to learn to wear the colors that

bring out your natural glow by wearing colors that complement your skin tone, natural hair color and

eyes.

Right Color

Autumn Color Palette

The burgundy color complements the models warm tone complexion to give it a healthy glow.

Wrong Color

Winter Color Palette

The cool black and gray tones wash out her complexion which makes her look pale.

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4 Seasons of Color

Every woman fits into one of the four season color palettes winter, spring,

summer or autumn. Each season color palette is true to the season such as

winter colors are cool vivid icy colors. Summer colors are shades of ocean

blue, watermelon red and summer flowers. Autumn colors reflect the warm

golden tones seen in fall leaves and lastly springs warm bright and soft

colors with yellow tones.

There are a broad range of colors in each season palette but as a group each set of colors tend to lean

towards either cool (bluish tones) or warm (orange/yellow tones).

Winter & Summer Palettes are cool bluish tone colors.

Spring & Autumn Palettes are orangey/yellow tone colors.

Fig. 4

Each of the 4 Season Color Palettes has a variation of red and green in different shades.

Notice how Winter & Summer colors are cool, whereas the Autumn & Spring colors are warm.

Wrong Color

Summer Color Palette

The soft-white makes the model look pale and emphasizes any flaws in her complexion.

Right Color

Spring Color Palette

The soft peach color complements her features.

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How to know which Season of Colors to wear?

1. Check your closet Begin by thinking about the clothes in your own closet. Which ones make you look and feel

great? Chances are, those colors are ones other people think you look great in too. Put your

favorite clothing together to compare the colors with the season color charts provided here. You

will notice one seasons chart of colors will stand out from the others by having many of your

best colors. Your best colors may actually cross into two different season color charts but one will

be predominant with almost all of its colors attractive on you.

2. Features Evaluate whether your features (natural hair color, eye color and skin tone) have warm tones or

cool tones. Cool tones tend to be more bluish/gray, whereas, warm tones tend to be more

orangey-gold. This narrows down your season color palette to either Winter/Summer if you have

cool tone features or Spring/Autumn if you have warm tone features. Then the intensity of your

features determines whether you are either Winter or Autumn categories for darker features and

lighter features for Summer or Spring. Or you can simply look for your combination of features

from the following 4 season charts to find your season of colors.

Features Charts Pick the combination that best describes you, starting with your hair color.

Charts are an excerpt from Color Me Beautiful by Carole Jackson

WINTER FEATURES CHART HAIR EYES SKIN

Black Dark brown Light blond (rare)

Blue with white flecks White Rose Beige

Black Medium to dark brown

Dark Brown Olive Neutral beige Brown Black

Brown Hazel (brown/green)

Olive Neutral beige

Brown Green with white flecks Neutral beige Gray beige

Salt & Pepper (black & gray) Silver gray Pure white

Any of the above Any of the above

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SUMMER FEATURES CHART HAIR EYES SKIN

Light to medium brown Blue with white flecks Hazel (blue/brown) Hazel (green/brown)

White with pale pink cheeks Pinky beige Beige with pink cheeks

Dark blond (ash) Platinum blond

Blue Gray-blue Green with white flecks

Light olive Neutral beige Pinky beige

Dark Brown Blue with white flecks Pale with pink cheeks Slightly ruddy

Soft salt & pepper Pearl gray Pearl white

Any of the above Any of the above

Black Charcoal brown

Brown Light black Light beige (Asian)

SPRING FEATURES CHART HAIR EYES SKIN

Flaxen blond Golden blond Dark blond with golden highlights

Blue with yellow flecks Green with yellow flecks

Ivory Peach Golden beige

Strawberry Red

Green Blue

Ivory Peach

Light brown Dark blond

Light golden brown Amber

Ivory Peach Golden beige

Golden brown Reddish brown Neutral brown

Green Blue

Ivory Peach beige

Reddish brown Neutral brown

Brown Ivory (Asian) Golden brown

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AUTUMN FEATURES CHART HAIR EYES SKIN

Brown Ivory Charcoal brown Chestnut Coppery brown Red Charcoal black

Beige Dark brown Yellow beige Swarthy, golden beige Golden brown

Dark golden blond Light golden brown

Dark brown Ivory Peach Light beige

Brown Auburn

Light golden brown Ivory Peach

Red Strawberry Dark blond Light auburn

Green with yellow brown flecks Pale, clear green

Ivory Ruddy peach Golden beige

Chestnut Golden brown Red brown Red

Blue with yellow or brown flecks Steel blue Teal Turquoise

Ivory Light beige

3. Website Test **To help you determine your season go to the link called colormebeautiful.com. Once you have

finished the test, a page will tell you whether you are a winter, spring, summer or autumn. Then

come back to this page for your seasons color palette for the colors which bring out the best in

your natural appearance.

Tips to help you determine your colors :

Get a trusted friends honest opinion about which colors look best on you.

Be open-minded. We all tend to cling to old habits and colors.

Take a photo of yourself in different colors the camera does not lie.

Standard iridescent light bulbs cast a more yellow glow and florescent white light bulbs will cast a whiter glow which affects the appearance of colors. A classic example is department

store dressing room overly bright florescent lights which tend to distort colors. For best

results look at the article of clothing under natural light.

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You will notice some colors in your season color palette you havent considered wearing before.

Those colors are like jewels that open up wardrobe possibilities. Once you have trained your eye to

pinpoint your seasons colors, you can shop with confidence, saving time and money with smart

choices. Additionally, most of the colors within a season complement each other which make finding

a matching item a snap.

WINTER COLOR PALETTE

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SUMMER COLOR PALETTE

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If you have enjoy the information in this report, you will love the book Color

Me Beautiful by Carole Jackson. The author came up with the season color chart

system and does a stupendous job explaining how it works. The book includes pages

displaying full color palettes with thirty shades for each season.

*I am not an authority on whether or not women should wear hijab or how it should be worn, and anyone

with questions regarding such should ask an imam or an Islamic scholar.

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are not responsible for the website or its content.

This is the first edition of Hijab Style Secrets. If you find any errors, please notify me at

julie@middleeasternmall.com so I can promptly make the correction(s).

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