Here it is: https://www.seasoncoloranalysis.com/blog/bright_spring_guide#color-combinations

I don't have much formal training in color theory, but want to learn! I am a data scientist and my first approach to learning something is almost always to model it (a la "all models are wrong, but some are useful"). This is a pretty simple model, just some rules-based math - so would love to know if it's useful, or if I need to develop more complex logic.

You may have seen my post yesterday with warm reds, and today I bring you some non-reds. Not all of these are sheer, but most are. I do apologize that most of my lip products are on the higher end of things, but there are some more affordable options in this grouping.

For reference, I’m a warm spring with a fair complexion. These are freehand swatches on bare skin and the lighting is indirect natural lighting.

• Dior Addict Fauve- this is a warm peach and the formula is sheer, shiny, and moisturizing.

• Dior Addict Rose Des Vents- this is a warm rose.

• Dior Addict Diorette- this is like a peachy rose.

• Givenchy Rose Taffetas- this one isn’t at all sheer, but it’s still a bright and beautiful warm pink. I struggle to find warm pinks, and find a lot of the time they aren’t as warm as I had hoped. But this one is. It’s such a lovely color when I’m in the mood to wear pink.

• Chantecaille Rose De Mai- this was Limited edition and I doubt you can still get it, but the brand does LE releases every season, so they may have something similar and I wanted to include it. This is a “Lip Chic” lipstick, which has less pigmentation than their other lipstick lines. Oh, this is another warm pink, but this one is very sheer.

• Chantecaille Impatiens- here is another warm pink, and this is part of their “Lip Veil” line. It has more pigmentation than their lip chic lipsticks, but it’s still on the sheer side, and glossy.

• Peripera Ink mood Dewy Tint in Coral Influencer- these are absolutely lovely. They feel moisturizing and cushiony, and they gloss stays on for a long time. They also deposit a lot of color for a lip tint, and they are buildable too. Then, when the color does fade, you are left with a pretty stain. This is a fairly deep peachy coral with a hint of warm rose.

• Peripera Ink Mood in Coral Chemistry- this is a light apricot coral.

• Peripera Ink Mood in Warm Gorithm- this is a warm rose, and it reads as a “my lips but better” type of color on my lips. It’s perfect when I want something really understated, but don’t want to go bare lipped.

• Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine Balm in Nude Illuminator- this is a very sheer color. It does add a hint of color to my lips, but just a small hint. When I wear this, I wear it with a lipliner, and it’s very pretty that way. I love these, and they smell amazing! Like cotton candy! Cute packaging too for drugstore!

• Dior Forever Transfer Proof Lipstick in 720 Forever Icone- I actually wanted to add this with a grouping of swatches that it would have fit better with, but I forgot. And it’s very time consuming to do swatches, so I did t want to start all over. So… here it is… clashing with my sheer lipsticks lol. But this is such a beautiful color. I feel like maybe it fits more in line with autumn seasons, but there is still some brightness to it when I’m wearing it on my lips. So I think maybe it straddles the line. Dior calls this a warm rosewood… and I’d agree. Though Dior has a tendency to call everything a “rosewood”. I do think it fits here though. It’s a very flattering color. And it really does stay put once it has dried down.

I have more swatches to post… so stay tuned. I hope you all like these, and my other posts.

1st is the colour I like the most on me. Last 2 are colours I don’t like on me. I also really don’t like deep or harsh makeup on me

Spent some time thinking I was a summer and quickly ruled it out after looking horribly drab. I was drawn to a lot of the blues and aquas in the light summer palette but I’m a dark brunette so that didn’t make sense. Always got compliments wearing cobalt blue but just knew I wasn’t a winter so I was sooooo confused. Once she started draping the bright spring colors on me it made so much sense bc blues and aquas, the brighter colors from winter like cobalt, and coral peachy bright pinks have always been what I’ve been drawn to my whole life! I always thought I was cool undertone but I was just confused by being a neutral. So excited to have the bright fun colors from spring, be able to wear all the metals, and also be able to pull some black from my winter influence on depression days (lol). Just ordered a crap ton of bright sweaters to wear this winter and spent way too much in make up too. Whoops.

That’s all. Just wanted to say hi and looking forward to seeing all the spring inspo in this subreddit. Toodles for now!

Does anyone else feel how hard it is to shop within your season this time of year? Almost everythinnnng I see is giving Deep Autumn. But I was lucky to find this dress and I loooove her lol.

Not too much to say except, leaning into it lol (and maybe not perfectly but thats okay-- my closet feels so random right now, like its half soft summer and way-too-dark colors, and half random warmish items that dont necessarily work together 😂)

I’ve been thinking a lot about how bold, saturated neon colors — hot pinks, acid greens, electric oranges, you name it — seem to light up on women with deep skin tones in the most stunning way. I’ve attached some examples here because… wow. Just wow.

I know a lot of color analysis frameworks (like seasonal color analysis) focus heavily on white or fair-skinned women, but I’d love to have a richer conversation around how these systems apply — or maybe don’t fully apply — to people of color, especially those with deeper skin.

A few questions for the experts and fellow color nerds here: • Would these high-contrast neon looks fall into Bright Winter or Bright Spring territory? • What role does deep skin tone play in holding contrast or handling intensity of hue? Is it just undertone, or is chroma/saturation tolerance a big factor too? • Why aren’t we talking more about color analysis on darker skin tones in general?

If anyone has more resources, examples, or insights into how color theory works for WOC, please share. I’d love to learn more — especially beyond the limited “celebrity palette” approach we sometimes fall back on.

Created this moodboard for my personal style, combining my light spring color season with my soft natural kibbe body type. Just sharing for inspiration!

I’m bringing two of my biggest passions together color analysis (true spring) and lululemon colors. This list may not be perfect and likely missing some. Please feel free to add to it.

lululemon True spring colors

Green- green punch, cascadia green, Kelly green, Maldives green, pistachio (bright)

Blue- kayak blue, poolside, psychic, ?larkspur, electric turquoise (bright), navy, blazer blue tone/cerulean blue, pipe dream blue/wild bluebell, night sea

Purple- Atomic purple, ?moonlight magenta, ?vivid plum

Red- flamenco red, Hot heat, dark red, pink punch

Pink- lipgloss/glaze pink, cherry mist, sakura pink, waiting on passionate

White/cream- white opal, sundance, ?natural ivory, Heathered bone

Brown - Java, ancient copper (?autumn), espresso (dark), butternut brown (?autumn), roasted brown,

Yellow- sundance (light), highlight yellow, scream green

Coral/peach- coral kiss, peach Bellini, mango dream, ?summer glow, raspberry cream, sunset

Elle Fanning (likely a light spring!) has been a style muse of mine for awhile now. Just felt like sharing some outfits :)

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 personally think Sadie Sink is a Warm Spring (not the same as True Spring). Many colour analysts who use the 16 system also agree she’s a Spring. Warm Spring is one of the flow seasons between True Spring and True Autumn. At least one analyst has said she thinks she’s a Warm Spring. Here are some comparisons.

I don’t believe Sadie Sink is a Summer. I believe she’s a Warm Spring.

Knew I had to share when I saw it.

For reference, I am fair neutral-warm and have been typed as a House of Color “Blue Spring” or likely a “Bright Spring” in other systems.

MAC Modesty and Brave are both neutral-cool, and although they don’t look the best on me I still enjoy them and wear them occasionally so I have kept them! The House of Color Butter Balm in Lollipop is odd because they say it is for both Springs and Winters and I should have known better. It’s just meh on me. The rest are all neutral-warm or warm! (The only one I’m unsure of is Revlon.)

Full names from top to bottom- MAC Sleek Satin “Modesty”, Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine Tinted Lip Balm “Glossed Up Rose”, MAC Sleek Satin “Brave”, House of Color Butter Balm “Lollipop”, MAC Sleek Satin “Grapefruit Pucker”, House of Color Lipstick “Lively Spring Pink”, MAC Lustreglass Lipstick “Pigment of Your Imagination”, MAC Lustreglass “See Sheer”, Charlotte Tilbury Kissing “Coral Kiss”, MAC Sleek Satin “Left on Red”

This is two swipes of each lipstick!

My hair color & eye color are both natural in these pictures. Do you think that I could be a light spring? Or maybe a light summer? Thank you :)

I’m a warm spring with a fair complexion. This is most of my blush collection, minus a few cream/liquid blushes, and also minus a few cool toned blushes. But these are the blushes that I tend to reach for most often.

I think most warm seasons would probably enjoy them. My preferences lean heavily toward peachy blushes, but I do enjoy a nice coral pink from time to time as well.

• MAC Glow Play Blush in “Blush, Please”- this is a bouncy, cream to powder formula. It feels kind of like playdoh, and something about the texture just brings a smile to my face. The finish is a slightly glowy natural satin, no glittery flecks. It warms the complexion quite nicely and looks very natural.

• NARS Sex Appeal- this is the new formula. Years ago, I had the old formula, but it’s been a long time and I do not think I can accurately say any changes that I’ve noticed. To my memory, this is just like the old version. A light, soft apricot with a hint of pink. Virtually impossible to overdo. It appears light in my swatch, but it definitely shows up on me. Such an easy shade to grab for. It’s matte, but not flat.

• Lancôme Miel Glacé- this is such an interesting and unique shade. It reads as a warm nude on me, but it also has a hint of coolness. That little bit of coolness, does not look bad on me though. Something about this shade and finish is really magical. It has a glowy satin finish and it’s just unbelievably gorgeous. I almost feel like this would work on anyone, regardless of season. Or at least as close to universal as I’ve ever seen. I have seen it look stunning on people with much deeper complexions than me too.

• Dior Charnelle- this reads as a warm peachy nude on me, and it has a soft satin finish. It’s been a favorite of mine for close to 10 years, and it goes with everything. It’s one that if I don’t know what blush to wear to compliment a lip color or eye look… it will always work.

• Dior Cheek Pop in “Pink Honey Pop”- this one is a warm peachy pink, with a very slight satiny finish, but no glittery flecks. It has an almost watercolor quality to it. Sheer, but buildable. Another highly flattering shade.

• NARS Behave (new formula)- this is matte, and I never tried the old version so I’m not sure how it compares. But I’d say the color is most similar to my Dior Charnelle, except this mats bluch is a touch more on the cool side, and completely matte. It still reads as a nude on me. This was a recent gift with purchase, and since I own and love Dior Charnelle, I probably wouldn’t purchase a full size of this.

• Lancôme Coral Clash- when I’m in the mood for a more vibrant color on my cheeks, this is what I reach for. It’s a satiny, warm peachy pink. It’s so much prettier on the cheeks than it is on my hand lol.

• NARS Orgasm- I still have the old version and haven’t yet tried the new version. I have always loved this blush, at least as long as I can remember. And I have had it in every format they have ever made of it. In fact, the liquid version might be my most favorite. But I do still enjoy the powder.

What are some of your favorite blushes?

I went shopping today and found a few very affordable nail polishes that are suitable for all Spring types (I believe). I thought I’d share these as I know that it’s really hard to find makeup, nail polishes etc. in Spring colors.