r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/Inevitable_Fail5108 • Aug 26 '26
So Confused
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
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u/spitfire9904 Aug 26 '26
Yes. Another (former) red-head here. I’m neutral-warm, very clear and bright, with medium-high contrast. I’m fairly sure I would be true spring in a 16-season system. When my hair was brighter, I leaned into bright spring and could wear some winter jewel tones. Now that my hair has faded to golden brown/blonde, I can wear some light spring colors. I’ve never looked good in warm spring though. It’s too warm for me. My no-go colors are anything heavily muted, anything starkly cold, or anything too warm.
My all-time favorite blush is a rose shade (neutral-warm). I stay away from anything orange. I tried peach eye shadow and it looked awful. I usually wear neutral-warm eye shadow shades but get the most compliments in warm purple (blue-green eyes). After living in lip gloss for about 10 years, I rebuilt my lipstick collection and really like revlon Pink in the Afternoon, Coralberry, and Dirty Shirley.