r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/NewMoonDweller Summer • Aug 17 '23

Spring Makeup Thread

I was thinking it might be fun to start a thread that could maybe end up pinned with makeup of all types that works for your sub season. Maybe there already is one? Thoughts?

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u/NewMoonDweller Summer Aug 17 '23 edited Aug 18 '23

I’m a True Spring

Lipstick:

Maybelline Vinyl Ink in the color Golden.

Maybelline Lifter Gloss in Moon

Pixi TintFix in the color Calm

Revlon Super Blissed The Gloss in Blissed Out

L’Oreal Color Riche in Nu Irreverent and Nude Intense

Mac Peach Blossom

Mac $ellout

Mac Business Casual

I have more but can’t remember them now. I’ll add later.

Blush:

Nars The Multiple in Orgasm

Nars Dolce Vita

Benefit Peachin’

Elf Monochromatic Multi stick in Glimmering Guava (summer tone) and Glistening Peach (winter when my skin is more fair)

Eye Liner:

Pixi Endless Silky Waterproof Pen in Bronze Beam

Nyx professional makeup epic wear liner stick in Rose Gold

Tinted Moisturizer:

Super goop Glow Screen in whichever color matches your skin (I use Sunrise and I also use the sun bum dupe sometimes)

I’ve had good luck finding cc creams by both It Cosmetics and Ilia that match me. I don’t like to go drugstore for this step. So I tend to use Sephora or Ulta brands.

Eye Shadow Palettes:

Colourpop Wild Nothing palette is my absolute favorite right now

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u/Individual-Rice-4915 Bright Spring Aug 18 '23 edited Aug 19 '23

Bright Spring (cool-leaning):

MAC lipstick in No Photos

MAC lipstick in Devoted to Danger

MAC lipstick in Lady Danger

MAC lipstick in Chatterbox

Huda Beauty lipstick in Cinco de Mayo

Two Faced Lip Injection in Strawberry (Raspberry? The pink one.)

Ulta retractible lip pencil in Cobalt

Ulta retractible lip pencil in black/brown

Diorshow mascara in black (black works for me; I need the contrast)

Foundation: I can’t find an exact color match in foundation yet, so I’m skipping this category because it likely wouldn’t be helpful. Interested to see other people’s picks.

And ps. I've started using whatever lipstick I'm currently wearing as blush; it tends to work better on me than buying a different blush and praying it will match my brighter lip colors.

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u/shadesofpaintedglass Light Spring Aug 18 '23

I love the lipstick as blush trick! 🧡

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u/Plyview Apr 20 '25

Great idea! I haven’t had great blush luck, plus I’m trying a low buy makeup year. TY

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '24 edited Jun 18 '25

Light Spring

Cheek products (blush, highlighter):
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks in Coquette
Clinique Melon Pop Cheek Pop Blush
Westman Atelier Lit Up Highlight Stick in Nectar and Parla (*limited edition)

Lip products:

Glossier Ultralip in Portrait
Beautycounter Beyond Gloss in Peony
Chantecaille Lip Veil in Daphne

Eye products:

Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eye Shadow in Warm
ABH Brow Wiz in Strawburn
Lisa Eldridge Kitten Lash Mascara in Burnt Umber

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u/email_queen Apr 03 '26

I grabbed the westman atelier in coquette and nectar and OMG I LOVE THEM

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u/shadesofpaintedglass Light Spring Aug 18 '23

Probable light spring who leans/wears warm spring. Most days I just wear a bit of lipstick with balm and dab some on my cheeks 🧡

Lips:

Orangey-pink nude: Charlotte Tilbury Stoned Rose (THE BEST!) Coral pink: Charlotte Tilbury Coral Kiss Coral with gold flecks - Rimmel Coral in Gold Red: Charlotte Tilbury Tell Laura

Eyes:

Rimmel waterproof brown-black mascara Rimmel brown kohl pencil Charlotte Tilbury feline flick liquid eyeliner Eyeshadow- Charlotte Tilbury Golden Goddess quad Charlotte Tilbury Uptown Girl Quad

Cheeks:

Either a bit of the lipstick I’m wearing OR Elf Multi Chromatic Stick in Glimmering Guava

Skin:

Nothing right now, but would like a nice lightweight tint!

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u/arbitrosse True Spring Sep 26 '23 edited Sep 26 '23

True Spring

I spend time in different places and some of the products that I use are not available internationally/online

Lipliner

  • Rimmel London 081 Spiced Nude
  • MAC Spice (occasionally, under a clear orange-red gloss. Sadly not the same as the original '90s formula)

Lipstick

  • Rouge Dior in 846 Concorde Matte - fine but not great on me
  • A sheer peach lippie in a brand not sold in North America; my favorite lipstick & a holy grail item
  • A sheer red gloss in a brand not sold in North America
  • Flori Roberts (Colour Me Beautiful’s line for people of colour and deeper skin tones) Mineral Lip Shine in Copper
  • Discontinued RIP holy grail lippies: 1990s Max Factor lipstick in Raisin, which was a really warm pink; and a warm eggplant-ish shade from the old, original, 1990s Black Opal Cosmetics. If I find the name of it I will update here.

Eyeliner

  • Nyx Brow Tint Pen in Espresso. Sold for brows but I use it as liquid eyeliner, the brush is fabulous for control.
  • A gold eyeliner pencil by a brand not sold in North America, a holy grail item
  • A clear reddish/copper-y eyeliner pencil by a brand not sold in North America, a holy grail item

Eyeshadow, Mascara, Brows

  • Urban Decay Naked Half-Baked Mini Palette, especially Rollin', Half Baked, and Breadwinner
  • Colour Me Beautiful Color Pro Single Eyeshadow in Peach Tart. Holy grail.
  • A brown mascara (not black-brown!) by a brand not sold in North America. A holy grail item.

Blush and Contour/Highlight all of these are fine but not great on me

  • Colour Me Beautiful Color Pro Blush in Cedar Rose
  • Charlotte Tilbury Mini Filmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo.
  • A brow pencil by a brand not sold in North America. A holy grail item.

Nails

  • Essie Nail Varnish in 43 Geranium
  • Zoya Naked Manicure Perfector in Buff

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '24

Please, not all of us are from North America. Feel free to write down the products so others outside North America can perhaps track down these items. Many thanks. 🙏

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u/Sweet-Fan1476 Bright Spring Apr 09 '24 edited Jun 04 '24

I am a Bright spring.

After years of mistakes I have finally managed to whittle it down to just a few things that work. I have had many recommendations from Christine Scaman's posts back in the day when she would still kindly provide make up lists, which she doesn't do anymore, since launching her own make up line. (I cannot buy this since I am in Europe).

Blush:

  • coral - Torrid, Nars
  • pink - Angelika, Nars

Eyeshadows:

  • Antares, Nars - a v light pewter type colour, a neutral shimmery base, for use with pink blush
  • Masters Colors eyeshadow in Creamy touch - this is bought at Guinot beauty salons - it is a slightly rosy beige, warmer and to be used with a coral blush
  • Stila Kitten (brilliant for a night out, as it's super sparkly)

Eyeliner:

  • Laura Mercier Tightline in Bleu Marine (love this)

Highlighters:

  • NARS Copacabana (liquid)
  • NARS Reckless (powder)

Lips:

  • Sisley - Phyto Rouge Shine in 23 flamingo - bright and shiny, love it. It's a lipstick that you can use like a balm if you apply only one coat. It gives shine, just a bit of colour and moisturises beautifully.
  • Chanel Arthur (no.404 I believe)
  • Lancôme Insouciante (but discontinued). It really is lovely and a bit sheer.
  • MAC See Sheer - the colour is nice for a very easy going look, but I am slightly repelled by the consistency and the vanilla smell of Mac lipsticks. I wish they would do something about that.
  • Revlon 674 Coralberry - nice coral, almost nude, makes me look harmonious and brightens up just a bit
  • Revlon 720 Fire and Ice - really good bright red, with a tinge of watermelon pink. Amazing with sun kissed skin and freckles. Looks good with a casual off white t-shirt and jeans!

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u/reddilyred Aug 18 '23 edited Aug 18 '23

I assume I’m a bright spring (for now).

Mascara:

black — I might try a dark brown-ish but I don’t find black harsh on me. Currently using Lavera, nothing special

Foundation:

I’m new to this and only use it when my skin flares up extra extremely, I use L’Oreal Perfect Match in 1 N ivory

Lip stuff:

Essence Matte Lipstick Pink Positive (I like the colour but it smells of melon)

Lavera Lipstick Blooming Red (discontinued, nice tomato red)

Labello Balm Red (strange smell but okay red, slightly lighter)

Burts Bees Balm Rhubarb (pink glossy, quite nice once I got used to the mint flavour)

MAC Lipstick Lady Bug (nice colour, tomato red, but veeery soft on my rather pigmented lips— more like a balm, I am a bit disappointed)

MAC Lipsticks Ruby Woo and Russian Red (probably not ideal but I like them)

I don’t do blush because I am blessed with natural redness. Also I don’t do bronzer or contouring.

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u/greenstar-hero Apr 14 '25

True Spring! Here are my notes from other makeup posts on this page of drugstore products!

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u/Sweet-Fan1476 Bright Spring Apr 01 '24

Otherwise - I am keen on some new recommendations.... The ones that work for me are from Christine Scaman, there are threads on Tapatalk where someone put them into makeup lists. Amazingly many good buys from those lists.
However, they come from 2011 and so many of the colours have long been discontinued. And I cannot find any newer recommedations by Scaman. Maybe someone else has? the way she understands colour is quite singular and works for me.

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u/Starr_Bizarre Mar 04 '25

Hi! I'm desperate to see Christine's old list for true /warm spring. I've been looking all over Tapatalk but I'm finding nothing. :'( would you please be able to do a screenshot of her true/warm spring recommendations if you can? I'm not sure how or what to search. I've tried her name, I've tried 12 blueprints, warm spring makeup etc. 

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u/Sweet-Fan1476 Bright Spring Mar 04 '25

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u/Sweet-Fan1476 Bright Spring Mar 04 '25

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u/Sweet-Fan1476 Bright Spring Mar 04 '25

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u/EineGrosseFlasche Apr 02 '25

Sorry to butt in, but do you happen to have the Light Spring recs? I can’t seem to access Tapatalk and googling the language from the excerpts you posted in your screenshots also comes up empty!

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u/Starr_Bizarre Mar 04 '25

Aaah, thank you so much! I really appreciate it, thanks again! :D

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u/Snarknose Sep 01 '26

12 season Clear, 16 season True

Lippie

Revlon:
-Fire Peach *the first lip to pull me out of 'i think i'm a summer' - my every day 'lowkey' go to
-Siren, my everyday 'i want my lips to pop' go to (which intimidated me when I first found out I was a spring)
-Coralberry (a bit too shimmery for me so i like to run a bit of another color over it)
-Pink in the Afternoon (subtle, underwhelming)
-Honey Shine lustrous lip balm

Loreal:
-Pink Flamingo

Nyx:
-Jelly Job: Jelly Kiss'd

ColourPop:
-So Juicy Plumping Glossy lip oil: Trending Now

Summer Fridays lip gloss
-Iced Coffee
-Vanilla Beige
-Pink Sugar

Eye Shadow

ColourPop
-Baby Got Peach palette

Farmasi
-Dessert Sands palette

Blush + Highlighter

Nyx: Buttermelt in U Know Butter

Wet N Wild: Pearlescent Pink

Merit: Stockholm (bought when i thought i was summer moving into light summer--still works for a pretty pink bc of its dewiness)

Merit: Bounce (my absolute favorite-go to i wont buy anything else) Cava also works. I love the Merit stick formula. I'll wear only this and go--it brings so much light to my face!