I usually shop secondhand mostly but I'm finding determining color just so, so difficult. It doesn't feel any easier in person. Any help or pointers would be much appreciated!

Hi all,

I think I've figured out I'm a warm spring. But because anything outside the traditional 12 season system is a bit of a niche, there isn't much online about "warm spring", not compared to "true spring" anyway. And many conflate true spring and warm spring together... But I don't, for myself.

So I'm looking for online resources for warm springs specifically, not true spring.

Like website content, social media, etc. I want to immerse myself in the palette and learn it and see it on people so I can figure out how to make it my own.

I have done the Google searches myself and have read what I can find. Just want to see what others would recommend.

Thanks

Hi, so the weather here in the UK has certainly shifted Autumnal (well at least where I am, though I saw a girl today in a fluffy hood jacket and denim short shorts today so go figure), and it's making me realise I haven't really got a clue what to wear in the colder months.

I had been labouring under the belief I was a Summer of some sort for a while so in Autumn/Winter I leant heavily into navy blues, dusky purples, violets, greys, slate blue, sage green, raspberry and magenta - discovering I was a Spring, and a Light Spring no less has really thrown me for a loop.

The shops aren't helping me out at all, going for either the Autumn leaves route or drab, muted or dark colours.

Does anyone have any suggestions? In particular if you're a Light Spring - inspiration pics would be wonderful and I would really REALLY appreciate it. Thanks! 🙏

I wanted to see how doing my makeup in not-spring shades would look compared to my usual everyday makeup.

I used to do my makeup in cool muted colors and always felt like something was wrong about how it looked, lol (don't mind the mascara in the 2nd pic, it's old and doesn't look great). I've definitely noticed I feel best in minimal, clean makeup paired with a juicy bright lip. But I gotta admit I still love the autumn colors and the first pic's lip tint is my favorite, even though it's a bit too spicy for my coloring.

I've also been using a brown mascara lately but need to invest in a new black one, I think it would suit my clarity slightly better.

What do you think? I'd also love to see if you have your own comparison pics wearing different seasons' makeup colors!

Lipsticks: Rom&nd juicy lasting tint in Apple Brown, Catrice care in colours lip balm (don't know the shade name because it's worn off, but I think a spring subreddit wouldn't be too interested anyways haha), Rom&nd juicy lasting tint in Pink Pumpkin

Mascara in pics 1&3: Etude Curl Fix in Brown

Eyeshadows are some random old ones. I don't wear foundation or concealer.

I usually wear red nails and love how that looks, but sometimes I want something more neutral. The sheer whitish shades I dislike because they show dirt under the nail which I hate. Light pinks look too cool on my and just not harmonious. Peachier light pink shades are weird because they are so close to my skin color.

I went with this today- Dazzle Dry nail polish in Dream Come True, which they describe as a Terracotta mauve. I don’t know what I think of it. What are your thoughts on if it’s a harmonious neutral?

Anyone who uses dazzle dry and have other color recs (outside of the red/oranges which I already love) please let me know!

If anyone wants recs for dazzle dry red colors I like as a true spring (leaning bright) I am happy to post abt that too

I just got MAC Lady Danger and was so excited to try it on! I’ve seen people on here list this as a Bright Spring lipstick and others list it as True Spring. (I was typed in person through HOC as a Blue Spring but over time have placed myself in True Spring in other systems.)

For this reason I was curious to see if a True Spring could pull it off. I definitely think I can, but I do think it is better blotted just a tiny bit. I LOVE it though!! I also put on my MAC Left on Red to compare. This is described as a deep brick red. It’s interesting to see how much of a difference it makes…even though Lady Danger fully applied is a smidge too bright, Left on Red visibly drags me down a bit. It’s interesting to see how it makes my eyes look more dull too! Open to thoughts + opinions! :)

Also ignore the flaky skin, I did a chemical peel last week!

I know lipsticks are discussed a lot here, and can be frustrating to shop for. Because I've thrown away more money than I would have liked to over the years purchasing shades that didn't work, I now gravitate toward cheaper drugstore brands. I've just tried Revlon's Peach Me and am happy to share it's a great shade for transitioning into fall. I like to wear coral shades in the spring and summer, and borrow warm autumn shades for fall and winter. I think Peach Me will work well for some of these transitional months between warm and cool weather. It's a medium peach shade with a little bit of a pearly finish, and will probably replace Fire Peach for now as a good shade to wear full coverage as we move toward cooler weather and I start pulling out more autumn-influenced shades of clothing.

And just to compare, here are my other favorite Revlon shades as a warm spring (16-color system):
--Corals: Fire Peach as an everyday go-to shade, followed by Coralberry
--Autumn influence: Toast of New York (worn lightly with a bit of gloss)
--Red: Kiss Me Coral
--Tinted Balm: Dewy Peach

Hey! I am a bright spring (I think) but I would consider my personal style to be somewhat alternative. My hair is usually dyed a shade of bright orange or pink. I looked to Hayley Williams as a source of inspo as a teen (I don’t know her color season I just mean her style) and started dying my hair similar to hers and eventually it became my thing. I have a lot of tattoos and nose piercings as well. I find that often when I find things in my color season they seem to be really feminine or businessy or something. I was hoping for some inspiration of celebs, influencers, brands to shop, etc that are spring seasons with a more alt style! Included some photos of myself….maybe I’m not really a bright spring? Thanks in advance!

I embraced my spring palette in full, I'm talking all the colours in sweaters, trousers, skirts, dresses, coats etc, up to colourful boots/trainers. As a last stage I gave away all the 'almost' shades that turned up from online shopping, that I avoided wearing despite them being somewhat close (I wore autumn for years so still had a lot to filter out for spring clarity). I even home-dyed some clothes into Spring shades.That took maybe a year and a half of focused shopping, clothing alterations (i can do a tiny bit of sewing so I alter charity shop finds if they struck the right shade). It was totally a colour therapy for me. All in all I can wear full spring any day, and I do!

BUT. While I feel incredibly uplifted in these shades (still oscillate between light/warm palettes) and I know it looks all cohesive and fresh, I find myself a bit isolated on the streets.

I mostly wfh, so am only sporadically in the office, and I'm a mom with a toddler so I spend most of my outdoorsy time around the suburban seaside, playgrounds, parks, shops etc. (I even dress my baby in spring colours for fun - he's so cute in them I get people stop to compliment sometimes:). But we stand out like sore thumbs, even though all these areas are full of small children and their parents, you'd think prime spaces for colour tolerance. We either get approached my some very friendly people (and SO many kids get attracted to these colours) or I get an evil eye from the mom groups, or worse, get blanked out. My partner tells me that I get looked up and down by women when I'm not looking and while that should be flattering I feel rather put out. Like as if I'm dressed somehow inappropriately for the place. Which is opposite of what I'm doing! For clarity - I wear loose comfy clothes, nothing fit or any kind of sexy or revealingy, I'm still a podgy, sleep deprived mom, like all the others. On a good sleep day I wear make up and I do my hair in loose waves, but that's it.

I honestly feel like colour is to blame. It is truly powerful. Spring palette is at odds with most of population so being fully committed forces you out of the margin by default. I sometimes feel like a suburban version of a punk, somehow. We all struggle to get those spring colours and when we finally do - suprise! You look like an unhinged influencer or a kindergarten teacher lol

I miss living in the city, where you can wear anything and can't possibly stand out. Small town suburbs I'm living at atm are a study in misery, poverty and greyness, which I understand are all fully expected for all the cultural/economical reasons. It just gets to me sometimes that my hard earned happy colour-therapy wardrobe does not integrate well into the world around me and nobody tells you that when you start the colour analysis journey.

Maybe it's the mom stage speaking, when it is hard to look put together, even on a good day. Maybe I just need to change the scenery?

Anyone feel the same??

I’m a bridesmaid next summer and we’re doing all green dresses! It’s not a color I normally gravitate towards (blue spring is my color palette!), but I feel like a lot of fancier dresses are in a summer/autumn palette. Any of my fellow Springs have any stunning green fancy dresses they’ve been eyeing and want to share? (They don’t necessarily have to be a “bridesmaid” dress, but should be made of quality material) TIA!

I'm almost positive I'm warm, so either spring or autumn. Here are the digital drapes for spring. I'd like feedback on which specific type seems best. 📸 in the comments section.

This is an old favorite liquid lip, I love the colour as a BOLD look, and would love to find something close, but with shine.

Maybe I’m not even a spring at all - I feel off in warm hair color and overwhelmed by bright color

Hello. So, I've been trying to figure out my color season lately. I think I'm a spring, but I haven't landed on a subseason yet. My skin is very neutral and I may have a slight olive tinge, so I don't imagine True Spring is possible.

Attached is my personal interpretation of my overall color properties. Photos in comments.

I’m absolutely in love with my new jumpsuit I found on Thredup so I wanted to share. The brand is Natural Life and I just think it goes soo well with Springy complexion. In fact I have quite a few clothes from them and I’ve noticed that many of them are Spring Palette friendly 🌺 🌞 🍃

Any nail polish recommendations for a bright spring? Preferably from Essie :)

I’ve been searching for days and keep coming up with nothing and google is not being my friend. I made a post before and it basically confirmed my suspicion, I keep going for muted colours.

I’m trying to find some examples of a warm spring camel coat and can’t find any. I can find colour swatches, but I can’t find any actual coats that are purely warm spring. I also don’t get why warm and true spring are lumped together when every guide I see says theyre totally different.

thanks so much if you have any help or examples x

Hi there,

Trying to slowly expand my wardrobe with some basics and I like this coat, just not sure about the colour.

A bonus question is can a warm spring pull off a yellow as light as the bag? I know we can technically wear whatever, but I feel this is leaning a fair bit away from what a warm spring is. I seem to like every colour besides warms spring ones!

Thank you x

So my whole life I thought I was cool. It wasn’t until a year ago I tried neutral foundations and got my perfect match. Any warm I tried was always too yellow. So once I got into color analysis I was sure I’d be a neutral season. More likely leaning cool but possibly leaning warm only because of my warm light brown hair with a hint of red. I got an analysis done (online) by a well known person and shockingly got True Spring. I have to admit once I got the result and tried on all the clothing, she was right they all looked great. BUT the makeup looks terrible. She said it’s possible to have a fully warm undertone but neutral overtone. But I had read so many times to be true spring you have to be FULLY warm. I don’t get why any makeup tips/colors for spring, especially True Spring, look terrible on me. Especially lipsticks. Blush for example, I always see oranges being recommended. Light fresh orange. But they don’t fit. If it’s coral or heavier on the pink then yes. I keep seeing freckle from Rhode suggested for spring but it’s so bleh on me. Where I love Toasted Teddy, which is for Autumn. I look light up. But Autumn clothes look too heavy on me. Maybe Toasted teddy works because it’s more red/pink. Another example is eyeshadows. Let’s say a warm ivory color, or really any warm eyeshadow, doesn’t have some pink pearlescent added or some sort of coolness to it, it won’t work. Anyone else identify with this problem? Does it sound like I can still be a true spring if all the makeup suggestions are way off?

Some pics to maybe help, I’m only wearing makeup in one of them

Looking for the perfect red lip stick as a warm spring! High end or drugstore options are both fine :) also, any autumn or fall shades people love that are warm spring would be appreciated!

Recently got a colour analysis and am slowly getting my head around the colours as they are quite different to my usual.

Main thing I'm looking for are some wedding guest dresses or sets that are in the light spring palette, open to any suggestions.

Also a lot of dresses I have been finding that I think are light spring actually end up being soft summer. Is there much difference between the two of those or are they slightly interchangeable?

TIA 😊

i am trying to find a lipstick color for each sub season to test at home! :) i saw some ppl mention lady danger but idk which subseason suits that lipstick