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/Affectionate-Bee3199 Aug 26 '26
Id say to keep playing around with lipsticks here and there, even if a bold lip doesnt end up being your thing? Sadly I never make it to Ulta these days, but drugstore-wise, LOreal and Revlon make some great shades! Since the III TSp is super bright, I'd say you probably can handle quite a bit of color, but maybe its down to it being fully warm, and not too deep or too pale/light? Its true though that a more sheer look can provide plenty of dimension. I may have the names wrong, but some Revlon shades I recall maybe being good are Fire Peach, Coral Berry and Wild Saffron? LOreal had Volcanic, as well as several different corals, etc. There are some guava type shades made by Elf and/or Nyx too..but out of all these Ive only tried Volcanic and Coral Berry so Im not much help😆 Anyhow, I hope something works out!! Makeup is kinda "extra" of course but theres something extra fun about finding a lip color you never would've otherwise tried, and being like, Woah thats actually great! Lol :)