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Your Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Clear Winter Color Palette and Outfit for New Year's Eve!
- Personal Stylist | Tonya J.
- Dec 20, 2025
- 7 min read
Updated: Jan 9
If you're a woman entrepreneur or ambitious professional woman ready to unwind after a demanding year, yet still want to look effortlessly polished this holiday season, this guide is for you. When time is limited and your schedule is full, planning festive looks shouldn’t feel overwhelming.
Introducing the RWS Holiday Color & Style Guide—an exclusive seasonal edit designed to help you feel elegant, aligned, and confident through every holiday moment. This week, we’re spotlighting the most flattering festive shades for the Clear Winter Woman of Style, so you can step into the season looking relaxed, radiant, and unmistakably refined.
Hello Ladies! If you're a Clear Winter woman of style, you are the ice queens of the RWS Holiday Color Branding Series. Today, you'll learn how to choose your best decadent holiday NYE colors to celebrate the Christmas season or bring in the new year.
Meet the Ice Queens: Clear Winter Women of Style (AKA Clear Winter Color Palette)
Clear Winter women of style look absolutely stunning in the clearest crystal jewel-tone cool colors from the winter color season. If you haven't watched my Color Branding Series, which is absolutely free, check it out on the RWS playlist. It’s a must-watch for any new subscriber interested in learning how to utilize color branding and style to enhance your personal brand as we transition into 2026.
If you know you are a Clear Winter woman of style, you already understand how the crystal-clear jewel-tone colors from the winter color palette sparkle and shine on you. Celebrities like Alek Wek, Lucy Liu, Krysten Ritter, Megan Fox, and Elizabeth Taylor exemplify this stunning color season.
Discover Your Stunning Colors
Are you ready to discover the most stunning, show-stopping colors for your holiday celebrations? If you're a Clear Winter woman of style, get ready to embrace the crystal-clear jewel tones that make you radiate this festive season.
What Makes Clear Winter Women of Style Unique?
Clear Winter women are the gorgeous ice queens of the color season spectrum. You have the highest contrast of all the winter color seasons between your hair, eyes, and natural skin coloring. Think striking dark hair against porcelain skin or dramatic features that command attention when you walk into a room.
The celebrities who exemplify this stunning color season include supermodel Alek Wek, Lucy Liu, Krysten Ritter, Megan Fox, and the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. These women prove that Clear Winter coloring is breathtaking when paired with the right colors.
Your Signature Clear Winter Colors
As a Clear Winter woman of style, you look stunning in the clearest, most crystalline jewel-tone cool colors. Your signature power and accent colors include:
Striking fiery red (Ferrari red)
Brilliant emerald greens (alpine green)
Clear crystal purples (carnival purple, gemstone purple)
Electrifying indigo and cobalt blue
Crisp winter white
These colors don’t just complement you—they make you sparkle and shine like the jewels they represent.
Outfit Ideas for the Clear Winter Woman
Outfit 1: The Electrifying Blue Statement Sweater
This is one of my absolute favorites for a Clear Winter woman heading to a festive club night or glamorous NYE party. Picture a bold cobalt blue sweater paired with a bold red-glittery lip! Playful yet sophisticated, this look is perfect for making a dramatic entrance.
How to Style It:
Pair with sleek black leather pants for an edgy, modern silhouette.
Add metallic silver strappy heels that catch the light on the dance floor.
Accessorize with show-stopping crystal statement earrings.
Carry a silver metallic clutch with tassel details for extra drama.
Complete with red nail polish that echoes the festive lip color.
This outfit strikes the perfect balance between fun and fierce, combining Clear Winter's signature cobalt blue with ruby red accents and metallic silver. It’s ideal for a night of dancing, celebrating, and turning heads at upscale NYE festivities.
Outfit 2: The Sophisticated Grey Knit Dress
For a more refined celebration, think elegant dinner party, upscale holiday gathering, or intimate NYE soirée. Try a ribbed silver-gray turtleneck sweater dress with a unique layered design. This dress is sophisticated, architectural, and absolutely stunning on Clear Winter women.
Styling Tips:
Pair with sparkly black crystal-embellished ankle boots that add just the right amount of glamour.
Carry a coordinating black sequined slouchy bag for textural interest.
Add stunning silver snowflake or starburst earrings to embrace the clear winter theme.
Complete with a deep plum or burgundy lipstick and matching gemstone nail polish.
This outfit works beautifully for those sophisticated celebrations where elegance is key. The neutral silver-gray from your Clear Winter palette creates a refined canvas that lets your natural high-contrast coloring shine, while the sparkly black accessories and jewel-toned makeup add festive flair without overwhelming the look. Perfect for the Clear Winter woman who loves understated glamour with architectural details and a touch of sparkle.
Outfit 3: The Sultry Deep Purple Satin Gown
I absolutely love this dramatic option! A luxurious deep purple satin gown with a plunging neckline and elegant long sleeves is pure sophistication meets seduction, perfect for the Clear Winter woman who embodies Siren style.
Complete the Look:
Black satin pointed-toe pumps with stunning gold crystal-embellished heels.
A black velvet round clutch with an exquisite crystal starburst medallion.
Elegant pearl drop earrings with sparkling diamond or crystal chain accents.
Rich deep burgundy or wine-colored lipstick.
This outfit is absolutely show-stopping for black-tie galas, upscale hotel parties, or any glamorous NYE event where you want to make an unforgettable entrance. The icy gemstone purple is quintessentially Clear Winter, and the dramatic silhouette is made for the woman who isn't afraid to command attention and embrace her sensual, confident side.
Celebrity Style Inspiration: Clear Winter on the Red Carpet
Let’s look at how Clear Winter celebrities style their signature colors:
Elizabeth Taylor in Brilliant Alpine Green: This sophisticated green looks exceptionally stunning and proves that emerald tones are a Clear Winter staple.
Alek Wek in Fiery Ferrari Red: Notice how the color commands attention while she keeps accessories minimal. This is the secret to wearing your power colors effectively.
Lucy Liu in Carnival Purple: She pairs this electrifying purple with an emerald green accent, a gorgeous combination of power and accent colors from the Clear Winter palette.
Selita Ebanks in Crisp Winter White: This example shows how you can wear extended colors from your flow sister color season (Clear Spring) quite effortlessly.
Krysten Ritter in Sultry Fiery Red: The sequined version of this Clear Winter red proves that reds are your go-to power color for major events.
Megan Fox in Gemstone Purple: This jewel tone looks exceptionally beautiful and shows the versatility of Clear Winter purples.
The Golden Rule: Keep Accessories Minimal
Notice what all these celebrities have in common? They wear minimal accessories—maybe an earring or necklace, but nothing overly complicated or fussy. The emphasis is on the actual color and outfit they're wearing.
This is the secret to bringing your signature color palette to life: keep the focus on you wearing the color, not the accessories and complicated makeup wearing you. That’s how you avoid getting lost in your outfit.
Clear Winter Makeup for the Holidays
You have a gorgeous variety of clear jewel tone colors to choose from:
Lipsticks: Your pinks, reds, and plums all work beautifully with these color pairings.
Eyeshadows: Try sultry glimmer gray, midnight blue, or iridescent sparkly purple for New Year's Eve.
Nail Polish: Silver, red, and fuchsia pink are all available in the Clear Winter palette and perfect for the holidays.
Making Your Holiday Entrance
If you're a Clear Winter woman of style attending a major event and want to make a stunning entrance, Clear Winter reds are your go-to power color. There’s something about that fiery, crystal-clear red that commands attention and radiates confidence.
Don't be afraid to experiment with your signature colors this holiday season. Whether you're heading to an intimate dinner, a sophisticated party, or a glamorous black-tie event, your Clear Winter palette has the perfect colors to make you shine.
Your Clear Winter Holiday Action Plan
Ready to embrace your stunning color palette? Here’s what to do:
Take inventory of your closet and identify which Clear Winter colors you already own.
Experiment with color pairings, try emerald green with icy brown, or cobalt blue with icy black.
Keep accessories minimal and let your colors shine.
Try different lipstick shades to see which Clear Winter tones make you feel most confident.
Bookmark this guide for next year's holiday season!
Remember, these color principles work year-round, not just for the holidays. Understanding your Clear Winter palette is about enhancing your personal brand and letting your natural beauty shine through the power of color.
The Bottom Line
As a Clear Winter woman of style, you have access to some of the most dramatic, stunning colors in the entire seasonal color palette. Your high contrast coloring comes alive with crystal clear jewel tones that make you look radiant and feel confident.
This holiday season, embrace your electrifying cobalts, fiery reds, brilliant emeralds, and crystal purples. Keep your styling simple, your accessories minimal, and let your natural beauty and gorgeous colors do the talking.
You're an ice queen—now dress like one! What Clear Winter colors will you experiment with this holiday season?
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