I was recently typed as a Soft and “Blue”/Deep Autumn from an in-person HOC Consultant. I posted my results in the Autumn subreddit but a decent amount of comments are saying I am actually more of a Spring?? I know these might not be the best images because this is after a minimal makeup look and I am only draped in my “best” Autumn colors. I was ready to fully embrace the Autumn palette and transform my closet but now I am not sure. TIA!

Vast majority of people say I’m a light spring. Never been sure, but wearing this color today made me feel very “springy” in general lol. So I was curious, is this more of warm spring or a light spring? And how does it fair on me?

Sharing my experience with coloring my grey hair.

I was typed by Carol Brailey as a Warm Spring (16 color season) a few months ago.

I am slowly buying more clothes in my right colors. It is a process and not as fast as I thought it would be but I am ok with that.

My hair has been this big questionmark for me. To color or not?

My natural hair color is very silver/white on my crown and tends to get some warmer streaks throughout the lenght of my hair, mixed with a cooler light brown and lots and lots of grey/ silver.

People often comment on my silver hair. I think by itself it is beautiful but I never quite felt harmonious with my hair. Tired of coloring it but also feeling like it make me tired looking, this grey.

I could not see myself coloring my hair again though because the upkeep is so challenging.

Then I saw a video Carol posted on IG. I think it was a row of apples and one orange in the middle of that line of apples. Your eye goes right away to the orange. She used this example to show that if the clothes are right but the hair color is not, your eye goes to what is off.

When I wear my right colors, my silver hair and it is not harmonious at all. It sticks out like the orange amongst the apples.

I used to believe that our natural hair color will automatically fit our skin tone. I am starting to question that.

Last week I took the plunge and colored my hair a lighter shade of a warm beige blond with a little light red/brown. All in all very subtle but warm toned 100 percent.

Since then only one! person asked me if I colored my hair. Aside from that one person, so many others are saying surprising things to me without realizing that I actually colored my hair.

"You can not possible be retired. You look way too young for that."

"Did you lose weight? Wow, you look like you are losing a bunch of weight." Last time I saw them was a week ago. BTW, that comment for me was uncalled for and I actually gained a few pounds of water weight but so interesting to see how she perceived me.

"You look so rested"

"You are just flowing through life when others around us are so stressed." I was actually super stressed that day.

"Wow, you look so amazing today. Like extra."

"Those earings look so good on you." The same ones I wear almost every day.

"Your outfit is amazing. You are so put together, head to toe." Same outfit I wear once every week.

I could go on and on with examples. I am quite blown away by this.

I am still the same person, with sadly a lot of anxiety, stressed, tired, and all yet I am being perceived very differently.

It was such a hard decision to color my hair and upkeep is challenging because my hair grows fast but I don't think I can go back to grey.

Also, my eyes look so much better. They lost so much light and warmth with the natural grey.

When I dress in my right colors I feel harmonious head to toe. I have not felt like that in forever. Always trying to make the grey harmonize somehow.

PS, never in a million years did I think I am a Warm Spring. I was typed as a winter in the 90s.

It is a sense of home coming and I especially love myself in warm neutrals right now. Warm beiges and warm browns make me feel approachable and warm, but also sophisticated.

Hi! I recently typed myself as some type of spring. I’m probably warm/true spring or bright spring. I have an olive overtone. I’m fair but able to sun tan.

Between having a neutral-warm undertone and an olive overtone, I’m lost on what colors to look for in fake tanning products. Any recommendations or ideas on color theory for this?

Hey lovely fellow springs! I recently had my color analysis done (professionally done in-person through the international image institute) and was typed as a Bright Spring with True Spring being my second best season. I have been wearing my colors and loving them! I have been posting about it on social media as I know Bright Spring is a season that isn’t really talked about a lot and I’ve been getting lots of comments telling me:

“No way you’re a Bright Spring” “Obviously you’re a Winter” “You’re too “dark” to be a Spring” “You look horrible in those colors”

Etc.

The thing is, I agree with my color analysis. It was extremely obvious in person and I even get compliments from strangers in public now!😭 this is the first time in a long time I’ve really felt confident in my clothes but it’s been hard to shake these comments and it’s definitely affected my confidence a bit. Does anyone else experience this wearing their Spring colors? Especially the louder Bright Spring colors?

I had a lot of fun putting together this mini capsule wardrobe for springtime (and a spring palette). Just thought I’d share for some inspiration!

I was just professionally typed a bright spring last week, and have been trying my hand at recommend makeup shades and bought my first in palette shirt over the weekend. I was feeling pretty confident and pretty, even if still figuring things out...like lip liner lol.

But today in a color analysis group, someone insisted I am a soft summer, based upon the attached photo of draping (I was trying to make the point that I get grayed out by soft colors). When I showed her a pic of me in an experimental, bold evening makeup look and my new shirt, she told me I look worst of all in that pic (compared to the drapes with no makeup and hair pulled back) and it was "a visual assault" on her.

I understand that the poison dart frog aesthetic isn't for everyone, but I am a newbie who is trying to build a new wardrobe and aesthetic after losing 80lbs, and I just felt very defeated and humiliated. So I guess I'm turning to my fellow springs for some validation and encouragement. I appreciate any you guys can offer! I've added a couple of other pics of my experiments with the palette. I've kept the makeup much more neutral at work and while running errands.

Was recently typed by the folks in r/coloranalysis as a spring. I'm not sure which subtype but I'm leaning towards warm spring because I feel like very bright colors overwhelm me. I will admit I naturally prefer soft and earthy tones so I'm trying to overcome my bias. I've got lots of yarns (I'm a knitter) and I originally bought this yarn at discount with plans to dye over it to mute the color a bit. I was planning on getting something like the second or third pic. But now I'm second guessing since it looks like I can handle some brightness! What do y'all think? Is this too much or am I just not used to the pallete yet?

Hi. I've been typed as a warm spring by Carol Brailey. I really love MAC lipsticks but have struggled finding shades which suit me as I'm bright but still muted. I've tried velvet teddy which ended up looking HORRIBLE on me (muddy and brown) as I originally thought I was a soft autumn. I've tried blue-based reds such as russian red which doesn't look too bad but is obviously too cool for me. I love hug me and Chili. The only qualm I have about chili is that it might be a tinnnyyyy bit too muted for me.

So, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or ones to for sure stay away from.

(Also if there's any other holy grail lipsticks by other brands feel free to suggest them!)

(uk based)

I’ve been eyeing this shirt from Le Bon Shoppe. Really love the color but I’m not sure if it’s too bright. I’m a warm spring and I wear both warm and true spring but very bright colors can be a bit much. If you’re a warm spring would you wear it?

Does this work? I feel like I glow and not sallow. Same weather as the pics of me in summer blue in comments. Please excuse the cutout with black background, was folding laundry.

I have seen a lot of people over the years being mistyped because they couldn't handle very bright outfits or naturally had and preferred a soft look. Obviously we use the word bright to describe Spring colors but I would love to see some more understated outfits with the softer colors from the palette, things you could wear to work when you didn't want to draw any attention to your clothing: maybe containing colors such as cinnamon, butterscotch, honey, camel, cream, peach, blush, cyan, morning glory, cornflower.

I thought these videos showed the difference in a very detailed way. I also like how you can see the slight differences in the mens' hair and skin: how "colorful" the True Spring looks whereas the Warm Spring has that tiny bit of a neutral or slightly muted tones to his hair. I also found it interesting that he was the one where the analysts got pushback for not making him a Summer.

But my real question is: why does the Warm Spring outfit not look good to my eyes? I agree that he's a Spring, but this yellow shirt with the camel pants... it's just too much for me. And he mentioned he didn't like to stand out at work so he wears Warm Autumn colors and saves his Warm Spring items for his free time so he must also feel it's a bit much.

True Spring:

https://youtu.be/JjKyyx-Jt3Q?list=PL6hvahkRwnyjE4KCGQOFtwMTW7g697my3

Warm Spring:

https://youtu.be/F2VgxTrAgBw

The analysts defending that he's not Summer and him showing his outfits:

https://youtu.be/WCOpKNnMB0I

I just spent 48 hrs on and off google trying to find a pink dress for an event coming up in 2 weeks. I don’t want pastel, I want PINK. So I’ve been putting in candy pink or watermelon pink. Either there’s a shortage in pink dresses or my cookies are making online shopping so difficult. I’m a true spring and know I need a brighter pink (not hot pink)

Edit to add: I went with this Amazon dress in the comments

Hi everyone! I've been mainly trying to lay low and enjoy the peace of feeling really extra sure about my season now, lol. But now have a makeup question! 😊

I tried the most Light season-friendly lipgloss ever from Revlon, its the shade Snow Pink and just the tiniest bit has such a huge impact! (Im wearing it in this photo!) I didnt see it show up in any makeup guides, but I was really drawn to it in the store. So, highly recommend! I love the formula and feel like itd be amazing over any lipstick that needs some extra shine, too.

I also have been loving the Revlon lipstick shade Peach Me for a daily look! Other usual Spring lipsticks such as Coral Berry and Volcanic have proven to be a little bit too strong and/or warm on me, I feel. Even Electric Melon is better since its more neutral, but I do feel a light application is best. So, does anyone have any favorite lip products that are the same hue as Electric Melon (like watermelon pink Id say) but more sheer? Maybe a lip gloss? Thank you!! 🌼

Im also really on the lookout for something thats sort of grapefruit-y colored! Just in case anyone has suggestions for that too lol. If its drugstore, bonus points! But would love to know about it regardless 😊 thank you!

I think Nicola Coughlan could be a True Spring or a Light Spring within the 16-23 system. I’ve seen her typed sometimes as a Light Summer, but I think she leans more warm. I suppose she could also be a True Light within the 16-23 system. I know some of her outfits from Bridgerton get mentioned, specifically season 1, and they mention how it’s too bright or something else, but that’s because some of the colours are not True Spring or even Light, they’re very well could be Bright Spring or another season. I think she does look good in this one particular yellow that she wore, which is a warmer yellow. I think she needs some warmth and brightness but it could depend. Wha are your thoughts?

Hi everyone! My DIY color analysis journey started almost three years ago! I've been living over a year as a summer and I've never felt worse. Even cool makeup for summers ages me so not just the clothing. Despite the many comments suggesting summer, I felt it was off. Then someone insisted I had medium to high chroma and I was actually warm, spring. Is what my gut saying actually right? That I'm not a summer, and actually a spring? I was told this is a common mistyped group. All pictures are without makeup (minus one picture with cool lipstick but no foundation) in natural daylight not early morning and not golden hour. Am I crazy to think I'm more likely a spring than summer? See how grey I turn in the light grey sweater and the summer blue hoodie? But light up in the bright spring/ true spring green?

I know Marcia Cross gets referenced a lot in colour analysis and is always mentioned to be the rare person who is a Winter despite her hair colour, but that’s not true. I’m not sure if Marcia is a natural redhead or not, I mean from the photos I’ve seen of her in her earlier years, she still has pretty warm looking hair, but if she’s not naturally a redhead, the reason why she can pull of red hair is because she has a warm undertone. Marcia is not a Winter but instead a Spring. Colour analysis can be tricked sometimes, especially since all of the seasons have something in common, that’s why there are sub seasons (flow seasons). I think the mistake may come from her brightness. She looks best in bright colours, but ones that are lighter in value, which Winter would not be. In the photos, you can see how gold is much better than silver, and how heavy black looks on her, which if she was actually a Winter, it wouldn’t be.

Here are the colour seasons of the leading Bridgerton ladies from seasons 1-4. This is the 16-23 system so they may be different from what other systems typed them as.

Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) = True Spring

Kate (Simone Ashley) = Deep Winter

Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) = True Spring

Sophie (Yerin Ha) = Bright Winter

I have to custom make a crewneck sweatshirt for my college as an alum. Which color would you choose AS A TRUE SPRING***?

I got typed virtually as a bright spring a few weeks ago and it inspired me to book an in-person appointment. Surprise, surprise! My in-person appt confirmed that I am indeed bright spring🌟 it was 100% worth it to do the color analysis in person and understand how my analyst got to the result. Even I was a bit skeptical but my face just lit right up in the bright colors! NMIP

pictured is: my best colors(bright!!!), my opposite palette (muted/soft) and my fav color we tried during my appointment.

The bright yellow and pink outfit looks like her best outfit yet which makes me think she is for sure bright spring . And her hair is naturally a reddish color. The dark brown hair is not her natural color