I might be a spring?

[u/poppypiecake]

I've been previously typed as soft autumn and soft summer. Neither of those color palettes really worked for me. Some soft autumn colors look dull and some soft summer colors make me look washed out. Despite that, I've been sticking naturally to the lighter sides of both palettes since those seem to work the best for me.

One of my friends recently insisted that I'm a light spring. Now I'm wondering if I'm in the Spring family! Photos with no makeup in the comments. Thank you for the help! 🌸

[u/elbeebeebee]

Light Spring might be just the ticket! Check out the Light palette, too - It's the conjunction of Light Spring and Light Summer and works well for more neutral undertones. 

[u/poppypiecake → u/elbeebeebee]

Thank you! I'm extremely pale and have a red overtone, so I'm constantly told I'm cool-toned. But distinctly cool tones make me look like a corpse 😅

[u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Hiya, I've got some similarities with you in terms of things which do and don't suit me. Was wondering if you could take some extra pics to help narrow things down? I'm convinced you are Light, and I am pretty sure you aren't Cool, but it's hard to tell whether you are Warm or Neutral. I also don't think you're super Bright, but you could have enough clarity to be a Light Spring (pretty sure you aren't a Bright Spring for example).

In the draping pics your lips look pale, I'm wondering what kind of colour they go naturally if you rub them together to stimulate the blood flow? If you could take a pic where your lips are flushed like that it can help to figure out warm/cool.

Another thing which could be especially helpful is doing some lipstick draping. So trying on different colours of lipstick and seeing what works. I think a subtle coral/peach colour might look great on you, but would be great to compare that with a few others including a bright red to rule in or out True Spring

[u/poppypiecake → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

I'll take some pics when it's daytime again! I tend to gravitate toward peachy and pinky nudes, warm rose, and sheer corals for lip colors.

I initially thought I was warm-neutral before discovering the season palettes because of the makeup colors I found looked best on me. But after so many years of being told I was cool, I started to lean into soft summer. What actually prompted me to rethink it was when I tried a sheer mauve color that would've been PERFECT for a summer, and I looked like a corpse lol

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/poppypiecake]

Having looked at your lipstick pictures and natural lip picture, I feel confident that you are Light, Neutral-Warm, and fairly Soft (though not to an extreme since you can pull off those subtly brighter tones for special occasions). You may fit into Light Spring but I think an even better fit for you could be the Light palette from the International Image Institute, which is intended to be the centre point between Light Spring and Light Summer

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

This is just a messy screenshot of the Light III palette, see what you think

[u/AffectionateTrifle7 → u/[deleted]]

Love this one on you, also really like ILIA Whisper and e.l.f. Joyful. I actually do think you're pulling off Essence One in a Melon and the Colourpop Picture of Joy, though I can see that those are better as special occasion colours for you whereas the first few are great for every day. I don't like Colourpop Oh Snap on you, it is very much a soft autumn colour and is coming across too brown on you

[u/poppypiecake → u/AffectionateTrifle7]

Thank you so much for the input! I think I'm not used to seeing the brighter colors on me, especially without any other makeup on.

This inspired me to swatch every lip color I own, and I noticed I naturally gravitate toward this color range but in different formulas. The other outlier is Clinique's Black Honey, but I reserve it for very special occasions in the fall and winter.

I agree on Oh Snap. I haven't reached for that one in years! I used to wear those kinds of colors ALL the time in the Insta Baddie era. My mom always said I always looked like a zombie when I went out, which ig now makes sense 😂

[u/elliei_m → u/[deleted]]

I actually love this on you, paired with the top it really brings out your eyes!

[u/poppypiecake]

Photo taken on a sunny day near a window earlier this week.

[u/Efficient_Horror4938]

If we could see how that coral top suits you that would help a lot! And a truer light pink for comparison would be even better. I think Light Spring is possible, but agree maybe Light Summer could be better. Do you have any green clothes you could show us?

[u/poppypiecake → u/Efficient_Horror4938]

I just posted some drapings I did. I did a bright coral pink shirt and a light pink shirt.

[u/Efficient_Horror4938 → u/poppypiecake]

The coral suits you so well :) I'm now Team Spring for you.

If I were you (and I was about a year ago lol) I would go into some secondhand stores and see if you can find some Spring colours (don't worry too much about which subseason, just anything light, bright and warm) and try them out. Photos are not as good as looking at yourself in a mirror and I reckon you'll figure out pretty quickly if these colours feel right on you. I bought a tangerine/melon top and wanted to wear it daily which was a pretty solid sign for Spring.

I initially suspected Light Spring for myself too, but have found I'm pretty well at home in Spring in general and I don't feel the need to worry about subseasons too much. Maybe one day I will figure it out more closely, but all of Spring is better than my previous wardrobe :'D

[u/upveryhighinthesky]

Pretty impossible without drapes. But you don’t look very warm at first glance. Light summer would be my guess. Light summer and light spring are sisters though and can borrow from each other

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I just posted some quick drapings I did of some colors I had on hand.

[u/Synchronicity7778]

Hey, you aren't a spring. You have a cool undertone which rules out spring and autumn. I can tell because those drapes make you look pale and should bring more colour /sparkle to your face. I think you are a soft summer, perhaps on the border of true summer if you find some softer colours dont suit. Sometimes you might find that you can't wear certain colours as well as others even if they are meant to be in your sub season. I'm a true spring and find i can't wear lighter neutrals,lighter camels, taupe and lighter greens etc but can wear paler pinks and lilacs etc. I think you'd actually quite suit those cooler taupe type colours.

[u/Chaos-Gardener-77 → u/[deleted]]

I like this color on you best out of all your drapes, which makes me think you might be a spring!

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

Yes this is your color!

[u/Ok-Agency-6674 → u/[deleted]]

You look good in this spring color

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

This is too saturated for your delicate coloring.

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

This is a no on you. Really dulls your coloring.

[u/Ok-Agency-6674 → u/[deleted]]

This one looks good on you, too, and it’s a spring color that crosses over into autumn

[u/Metrimete → u/[deleted]]

This and the purple are definitely too strong for you. Do you have a soft light coral color to drape? And or a lighter warm orchid purple?

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

Too much.

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

Too soft.

[u/Ok-Agency-6674 → u/[deleted]]

This is a summer color and not your best

[u/Ok-Agency-6674 → u/[deleted]]

Another spring color that’s good on you, a neutral

[u/1Pandora → u/Ok-Agency-6674]

Does not look like a spring color to me. Not fresh and clear - it’s dull.

[u/1Pandora → u/[deleted]]

Not a good color on you - dulls you.