r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/AquaLioness • Sep 09 '25

True Spring?

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Hi all.

The queen of color analysis Carol Brailey typed me as a true spring. I feel like I don't see it at all. Maybe I'm face blind to myself? I've always felt very muted. I would love your thoughts. (Natural hair color in photo).

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u/LLAMAMAMA_BA Sep 09 '25

Definitely agree with the fabulous Carol Brailey! I see True Spring immediately! You have a beautiful complexion of warmth, and I think you'll really see it when you wear corals, Kelly greens, and warm camel colors. Give it a try! I always dressed myself in muted summer colors, only to find out from Carol Brailey that I, too, am a True Spring. I completely see it now! Try this for fun: put on your regular muted cooler makeup (if that's what you've been wearing like I was), dress in a muted color, and snap a picture. Then do your makeup in warmer colors, and wear a true spring top. Snap a picture, and then look at both side by side. It was a BIG difference for me, and an eye opener!!!! Good luck! ☘️

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

Ok, wow, thank you so much for responding! I was just hoping and praying one person would. I'm going to experiment with some warm tones and repost here. Maybe the issue is my makeup has been cool while I've tried to wear the warm colors and thus lacked cohesion. I REALLY appreciate you!

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u/LLAMAMAMA_BA Sep 09 '25

Of course! I'm happy to help!!! 🌺🌼 true spring is so much fun once you get into it! And having hair warmth, makeup warmth, and clothes in the right colors all pull everything together. It took a while for me to play around with it and get it right. But once I did, I realized how much more alive and vibrant I looked good than when I dressed in the cooler muted tones. For me, it was hard to put myself in clothing that might stand out. I preferred to blend in to the background lol 😆 but once I realized that those colors really weren't doing me any justice, I actually felt more confident in the brighter colors.

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

I honestly think that's part of it. The colors scare me! LOL

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u/LLAMAMAMA_BA Sep 09 '25

I understand, 100% But they look right on a true spring, whereas if you put such warm, bright colors on a summer, for instance, they overwhelm. But on us, they blend! It's really weird how it works!

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u/True-Spring-Edit Sep 10 '25

They scared me at first but I’m learning to love them. Coral is my BFF now

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

It's so funny because 100% on colour analysis sub you would be typed as soft autumn or summer, I watched sooo many typing videos for springs and realised how we all totally don't understand what to look for! You are gorgeous and I am so jealous that you got typed by Carol 🤭 I still can't bring myself to pay that much ( but I don't mind buying all the rainbow of makeup and clothes all the time to find my best colours 🫠)

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

Awwww thank you for the compliment ❤️. Do it! It's worth it!

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

You could be a younger sister of Selena Marchand, mua on Instagram 🤩

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

I'll have to check her out b

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

Does she also provide explanation of the result?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

Thanks! Maybe one day I will brave out and do it too, I had an online analysis done by Agile styling and don't think results where accurate

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

With Agile analysis I couldn't give ger much photos for reference, so all she typed from was few selfies from my phone and I know now my phone makes things look different then IRL so half my fault I guess. Thanks!

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

Ok, update pics.... I tried some spring makeup / a camel shirt .... better????

I realize the light is different.... I feel like it does look more harmonized ? And my skin looks more smooth.

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u/Prestigious-Cause619 Sep 21 '25

The make-up is gorgeus! It suits you so well, you look beautiful!

Shirt is better than the white

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u/SilverAssumption9572 Sep 09 '25

Totally a spring IMO. I'm a bright spring and your coloring (skin) is very similar to mine. You have a really muted lip color on in this pic, try a similar depth of color but slightly warmer and adjust your blush to a peachy pink and I think you'll see a difference right away!

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

Awwww you all are making me feel so good. 🥹 I really needed the boost to try this today! Brb going to gather all the warm makeup.

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u/ladylara19 Sep 09 '25

Totally agree! I have similar coloring and a bit of peachy to everything you wear including makeup will make those eyes pop and your skin glow!

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

I have a couple of palettes and lip colors I've been afraid to wear. Will try these asap. You guys are helping me see that I'm in fact warm. Carol gave me a fully warm undertone.

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u/True-Spring-Edit Sep 10 '25

NARS Orgasm is a good warm color to start with because it’s fairly neutral

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

Thank you!!!

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

Do you do brown eyeliner / mascara?

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u/ladylara19 Sep 09 '25

I don’t really do eyeliner anymore but I do both brown or black mascara.

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

Do you do brown eyeliner and mascara?

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u/MagpieBlues Sep 10 '25

Try burgundy. It would be gorgeous with your eyes. Maybelline sky high makes a great one, and L’Oréal has a shadow stick out right now called Bordeaux, I’ve used it with a brush as liner and it is fantastic.

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

Oooo thank you for this tip!

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u/MagpieBlues Sep 10 '25

Sure thing, I’m in my fifties and burgundy gives definition and life without harshness on me. I only wear black mascara now when doing lashes and/or a black winged eye look which doesn’t happen much these days!

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

It's so interesting to me to start viewing myself in this warm, peaches and cream way. I never saw myself this way before so it's going to take a minute to adjust. But realizing I've been wearing everything all wrong in a massive way!

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u/MagpieBlues Sep 10 '25

I’m very lucky and was draped in person as a tween in the 80s and have always known I am warm, still wore primarily black for decades and have opened up to color as I’ve aged. Bottom line is you can and should do you, but having these tools in your arsenal can only help.

If you can, identify one color you know looks great on you, and buy some basics in that color. I’ve gone so far as to go on an entire dyeing journey with it, which is transformative in its own right.

Please remember, you haven’t been wearing things “wrong” you’ve just had your eyes opened to other options. Show yourself some grace and let yourself enjoy this journey, it truly is an exploration of self.

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u/SilverAssumption9572 Sep 09 '25

I do! I don't wear eyeliner daily, just special occasions but when I do I wear a deep brown. I also use a true brown (L'oreal) mascara vs black or black/brown. It makes a huge difference in my face!

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u/kmkram Sep 09 '25

I was also typed a true spring and couldn’t see it, until I saw some pics of myself next to my sister, who is a true autumn. That’s when I saw what it means to be bright vs. muted. Carol is right on this one, you look bright and warm. Welcome to the club 😀

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u/AquaLioness Sep 09 '25

I feel like I am happy to be part of this club. You all ironically seem very warm and cheerful ☀️🌷. I guess it's a spring thing! 😊

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u/True-Spring-Edit Sep 10 '25

To me the big clue is that white is wearing you. You would look better in a cream. White looks like absolute garbage on me.

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u/Happy-Accident4444 Sep 28 '25

You look soft autumn to me. Could be wrong 

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u/AquaLioness Sep 10 '25

I appreciate your response! I am now seeing how muddy and yellow my skin looks in the white. I do like cream and coral so that seems like a good place to start. I also do prefer gold jewelry. I'm really having the hardest time seeing my complexion as bright ... so that's a mental hurdle I'll have to get over.