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These days, it seems just about every major makeup company is jumping on the multicultural beauty bandwagon.

But if you’re looking for down-to-earth advice, check out Darlene Mathis’ “Women of Color: The Multicultural Guide to Fashion and Beauty” (Ballantine Books, $23). In “Women of Color,” Mathis, a Washington, D.C.-based image consultant and beauty salon owner, adapts the seasonal color-theory principles to ethnic women of all races.

Want to know if you’re a dramatic Winter, earthy Autumn, calm Summer or delicate Spring? Take Mathis’ easy to follow quiz, then adapt her color palettes to your wardrobe.

The makeovers are dramatic, the advice, easy-to-follow. There’s even an detailed guide on career dressing, color-coded to your season.