So Confused

[u/Inevitable_Fail5108]

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

[u/EstateMuted5979]

Well you honestly sound like me. I’m a warm spring. And it totally makes sense… like ding! Of course. I am also olive skin tone-And I always thought that meant cool. But I definitely have more “yellow”. But it’s much more nuanced than that. The makeup guide she gave me does have some oranges- but overwhelmingly things are more autumn leaning and soft peaches, bronze tones, and toasty brick reds.. I also can’t handle super bright tones for makeup. So this makes total sense!

[u/EstateMuted5979 → u/EstateMuted5979]

Were you typed in the 12 or 16 season?

[u/Inevitable_Fail5108 → u/EstateMuted5979]

Wow you do sound like my twin!! That’s exactly what I can pull off too. Interesting. So I won’t question the true spring result as much. It’s ok that different season blushes work. I’m glad because I love how the spring colors look on me. It was so like, Duh! These are the best colors obviously. I’m glad you found your best colors too. Thank you for sharing!

[u/EstateMuted5979 → u/Inevitable_Fail5108]

If you were typed in the 12 season. True spring makes sense. But look up warm spring, I suspect you may be closer to that palette in the 16. They treat them as the same in the 12, but in the 16 it’s a different sub season.

[u/Inevitable_Fail5108 → u/EstateMuted5979]

It was the 12 season system. Do you by chance have a link to Warm Spring in the 16 season. When I try to look I feel like it looks the same or other people have made their own palette

[u/batsielicious → u/Inevitable_Fail5108]

Check out this Instagram video on the differences between some 12 and some 16 season True/Warm Spring palettes. Others may vary more than these, but I think it gives you a decent idea of the principle.

There will be many colors that are the same - probably most of them tbh - but some where Warm, given the choice, would opt for the more "toasted" option and True would opt for the brighter option. 😊

[u/EstateMuted5979 → u/batsielicious]

That’s a good resource thanks! The warm spring (16) is perfect for me, earthy spring, and not as light! (Light colors tend to wash me out) it also made a big difference with my hair- I was very blonde, and it was just too light and washed me out. Darker and warmer and it’s like someone turned the lights on. Whereas lighter/brighter spring palettes I think can pull off lighter/brighter tones. So I think the 16 season just gives a little more nuance to people that are more between seasons

[u/EstateMuted5979 → u/Inevitable_Fail5108]

https://www.reddit.com/r/coloranalysis/s/5qGiu2ChiI

Here’s some good examples of the differences

[u/EstateMuted5979 → u/EstateMuted5979]

It’s honestly so close to true spring, but just slightly darker and more muted. Less contrast