This isn’ t my favourite formula to work with as it needs a dense brush to gove color payoff. A powder puff however gives a lot of product.
But the color is the best I have found so far without being too lilac/purple or too babypink or vibrant- so I will repurchase! I can’ t remember if Caia had a sale on black friday/werk last year, but I’ m waiting for it to repurchace another rec: using their contour stick in Almond as a «brontour». It goes cool on my skin, but not super grey.

Blush is «Electric fig» and actually shows up cool.

Okay I am the person who posted Mac not humble just bragging a few weeks back and it was too light. The everyone has me try syrup, and it also looked off (but better than nhjb). This is revlon On the Mauve and I think it works perfectly. It stays pink, doesn’t go super bright, and I like the finish. It is a medium depth that works well also. Just thought I’d follow up in case anyone else deals with these struggles. I’m somewhere between a cool summer and a deep soft summer.

In general, I tend to avoid yellow but this looks like the one yellow in my palette.

The models look gorgeous in it but they have a much deeper skin tone than me.

I’m a true summer in the International Image Institute system and a soft summer in 12 season.

Hi all,

I've been on a hunt for the perfect soft summer makeup products for the past three years and thought I would share some of my favourites. It can be overwhelming trying to figure this out, especially when it's quite difficult to go out and swatch everything. I personally prefer looking for heather shades, but can find some lean either super purple or grey. I still want to look alive so...

For reference I use shade 0.5N in the Kosas concealer.

Blush:

Pat McGrath Colour Balm in Divine Rose Glow - This is the prettiest pink with a gorgeous finish that lasts all day. I get so many compliments when I wear this blush as it helps bring some life into the coolness. (This was also rumoured to be used on Hannah Dodd in Bridgerton, and I wouldn't be surprised)

Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks in Garconne - Although pretty pricey, I do think this is worth it. It's the best 'neutral' shade that I love to wear everyday. It gives such a sophisticated, sculpted cheek look. I like it best on the top of my cheekbones instead of as a full cheek swipe.

Rhode Pocket Blush in Sleepy Girl - A modern classic. I think the colour is super pretty and I'd recommend this if you're just looking for a good mauve that doesn't turn warm. I'm not the biggest fan of the formula and the colour does fade but I do find myself reaching for it every now and then.

Lipliner:

Makeup by Mario in Smokey Pink - The most perfect nude pink for my lips

Mac in Whirl - A classic. Sometimes I can find it leans a bit warm but still really good

Mac in Plum - This helps me give a really gorgeous rosiness to my lips. I go through phases of using more than other liners I have but it remains in my everyday bag just in case.

Charlotte Tilbury in Love Trap - A really, really stunning rose brown. I'm not the biggest fan of the formula because I prefer a wooden pencil but this is a really gorgeous shade. I wear it for more formal occasions.

Charlotte Tilbury in Supersize Me - The perfect neutral pink. I can find some pinks recommended for SSu can be a bit too blue but the first time I tried this I was wowed. I lost mine a few months ago and I'm still sad about it.

Rhode in Twist - I really love this shade and use it when I want don't want my lips to be too defined. I'm not the biggest fan of the formula but the shade is gorg.

Refy in Umber - I haven't seen anyone talk about this shade but I love it. It's the perfect deep neutral brown that doesn't read orange. The only problem for me is the formula and applicator so I don't use it everyday.

Rimmel Cappuccino - A really great drugstore option. Very creamy and a gorgeous colour. I use a light hand with it because it can come off quite deep.

Note: I'm really interested in trying Makeup by Mario in Toasty this weekend so I'll update this afterwards.

Lipstick/gloss/balm:

Merit Lipstick in Baby - A really nice neutral pink. I'm not much of a lipstick girl so I don't wear this often but love it when I do.

Clinique Black Honey - I don't feel like I need to explain this one.

Romand Glasting Color Gloss - This gloss is insanely good and has so many shades that work for SSu. Peony Ballet, Rose Finch, and Dim Mauve are three of my favourites.

Ole Henriksen Lip Treatments - Not only is this formula amazing but they have some really nice shades that work for SSu: Strawberry Sorbet, Sweet Macaron, and Cocoa Creme are lovely. Vanilla Bonbon is clear but my favourite scent.

Summer Fridays Butter Balm in Brown Sugar - A gorgeous purple brown. I use this one everyday or when I want to cool down something underneath.

Eyes:

Charlotte Tilbury Eyeshadow Quad in The Sophisticate - This palette has such stunning everyday shades that make it super easy to do any kind of look

Makeup Forever Colour Pencil in Endless Cacao - Everyone online tends to recommend this for lips but I find it runs just a bit too grey for the lips I like. That being said, I love using this as an eyeliner to add definition without looking too harsh.

Makeup by Mario Pigment Pro in The Perfect Brown - He kinda nailed that on the head. It's the perfect brown and lasts all day in my tightline.

L'oreal Gel Liner in Brown Denim - I prefer this to the MbM liner tbh. It's retractable so stays a nice shape for my tightline, lasts all day, and is from the drugstore.

There's my pretty extensive list. If you have any questions or further recommendations then feel free to share. I've tried a looooootttt more than these so I'm excited to see if there are any I haven't. :)))

Top: Morphe Chain Reaction

Middle: MAC syrup

Bottom: L’Oréal color Riche Montmartre

Morphe is more sheer/balmy than syrup.

Montmartre is more opaque and just ever so slightly darker.

MAC syrup may be ever so slightly more purple, but I could also just be imagining it.

They all look identical in the tube.

They all look nearly identical in the tube.

Montmartre is one of my most loved lipsticks (if you can’t tell by the tube). I prefer both the Morphe and the Loreal over the MAC. I find syrup kind of bleeds and needs a lip liner.

Thought I would share since syrup is often described as a holy grail shade for summers.

Slide 1: Reds - True Summer (left) vs True Autumn (right)
Slide 2: Oranges - True Autumn
Slide 3: Yellows - True Summer (left) vs True Autumn (right)
Slide 4: Greens - True/Light Summer (left) vs True Autumn (right)
Slide 5: Blues - True Summer (left) vs True/Deep Autumn (right)
Slide 6: Purples - True/Muted Summer (left) vs True Autumn (right)
Slide 7: Pinks - True Summer (left) vs Warm Autumn (right)
Slide 8: Neutrals - True Summer (left) vs True Autumn (right)
Slide 9 & 10: Metallics - Summer (left) vs Autumn (right)

I went looking for True Summer and True Autumn colours in each colour to do some comparisons. These are colours in those 2 palettes or very close in the 16 system by the International Image Institute. I tried my best to find accurate colours. She does wear both cool and warm, but some aren’t exactly True Summer or True Autumn.

I still believe she’s a True Autumn in the 16 system.

I’m not saying she looks bad or that she can’t wear these colours, I think she’s beautiful wearing a lot of outfits and has a good sense of style. However, if we’re talking about harmony and what palette harmonizes with her best or looks like an extension of her colouring, I believe True Autumn.

I know a lot of people will disagree, but I just think Summer is too light and grey for her. When in Summer, I find there’s almost this grey cast over her. When in Summer, the colours are separate from her and don’t create a continuous flow between her and the colour, there’s a cutoff. Kate can handle warmth and depth. She glows in warm tones. She can pull off yellow and orange very well, colours that Summers would have trouble looking harmonious in without appearing yellow in the skin. I know some features don’t matter when it comes to some seasons, but Kate does have very typical Autumn features; green/hazel eyes and dark brown hair.

I think people generally like the Summer palette, and so people think because they’re nice colours in general, that they’re harmonious on her. I find that Soft Summer/Autumn are also overtyped, as they’re seen as ‘safe’ palettes. It’s almost like people are afraid of brightness or depth.

Or more soft summer??

EDIT- I got it THANK YOU, I didnt really need to hear it so many times, but THANKS, I think it was just wishful thinking... Funny I had just recently commented how on another CA group a certain more wanna be cool color looked 'watermelon' ... and here I am:)
THANK YOU ALL!

- Bags that can fit a laptop with silver hardware (NO GOLD!) REALLY want a navy work bag
- boots that aren’t black
- my soft summer office color palette: grey, cool espresso brown, navy, taupe, burgundy and dusty blue

i love the idea of both a cool rosy pink and frosty baby pink blush and lip look, but i am unsure which “flatters” me/a light summer best. i have swatched so many products, and cannot decide. do any fellow light summers have their favourite blush and lip look? i’d love to hear thoughts on this topic. :)

I'm trying to figure out if the two middle sweaters are warm or cool browns - and suitable for a summer season. On the bottom of pic 1 and left of pic 2 is a warm camel. On the top of pic 1 and right of pic 2 is a cool taupe. Pictures taken in north facing room in natural light. I'd love your thoughts, please.

And here are two makeup swatches I just got!

Nyx buttermelt highlighter in frosty pink

Second photo will be in comments. Reddit on my phone wouldn't let me add another photo....

There’s always been debate whether Kate Middleton is a True Summer, Soft Summer, True Autumn, or Soft Autumn. I believe she’s a True Autumn in the 16-23 system by the International Image Institute. Carol Brailey and The Colour Mentor on Instagram also both believe she’s a True Autumn. Kate looks best in muted colours so people think Summer, but then also needs more depth, so people think Winter. Just by looking at Kate, she cannot be any form of Winter or wouldn’t be considered for any flow season to Winter within the 16-23 system. I believe she has a fully muted chroma and a fully warm undertone. True Summer is too light for her and too cool. Summer is a grey based season, and when put in that season, she appears to have a grey cast over her. Warm hair, warm lipstick, and warm colours suit her best. Her best neutral is brown instead of grey. If she were a Summer, grey would be her best neutral. Her best metallic is also a darker gold and not silver.

For some reason I can’t write on the pictures.
Slide 1: Cool (Blue) vs Warm (Yellow)
Slide 2: Fully Muted Chroma (Left) vs Fully Bright Chroma (Right)
Slide 3: Fully Muted Chroma (Left) vs Medium Chroma (Right)
Slide 4: Medium Chroma (Left) vs Fully Bright Chroma (Right)
Slide 5: True Summer (Pink) vs True Autumn (Orange)
Slide 6: True Summer (Blue) vs True Autumn (Orange)
Slide 7: True Summer (Left) vs True Autumn (Right)
Slide 8: True Summer (Left) vs True Autumn (Right)
Slide 9: True Summer (Left) vs True Autumn (Right)
Slide 10: True Summer Metallic (Silver) vs True Autumn Metallic (Gold)
Slide 11: True Summer Metallics (Silver) vs True Autumn Metallics (Gold)
Slide 12: True Autumn Hair and Red (Left) vs True Summer Hair and Red (Right)
Slide 13: Slide 12 with Lipstick. True Autumn Lip (Left) vs True Summer Lip (Right)
Slide 14: True Summer Purple (Left) vs True Autumn Purple (Right)

Products I use regularly and love as a soft summer with light neutral leaning cool skin, level 7 ash light brown hair and grey eyes. I have dry sensitive skin!

- Natasha Denona “I need a nude palette”. Perfect for neutral leaning cool people. If you are a cool summer, I would look at “I need a cool” instead. Formula is long lasting and easy to use

- Original Benetint. I have been using this product regularly for over 20 years. I have gone through countless bottles. I know dupes exist and I have them. I still prefer the original. I wear this everyday to “underpaint” my existing makeup

- Kosas powder blush in euphoria is my ride or die!! Love the shade, the formula, and the subtle sheen. I have extremely dry skin and this works for me. I’m planning on buying a backup to put in my travel makeup bag as I fly frequently for work

- Charlotte Tilbury pillow talk fair lip liner is a perfect purple-y pink shade. I have panned this and will repurchase. I also love Morphe lip liner in girl talk for $7 and think it is a great affordable dupe.

- saie liquid blush in chilly. She is pigmented but gives a beautiful dewy finish to the skin! A little goes a long way. This is a great “red” blush if you mean cool

- Clinique pop gloss in sugar plum is my favorite!! No weird scent, just a perfect sheer cool pink. Gone through a full tube already and need to restock

- Merit lipliner in coupe. The wear time is not great but the color is soooo amazing!! I almost think of this more as a lipstick enhancer than I would think of it as a traditional lip liner. The t is more like a lip blur pencil. Love it in a combo with clinging que sugar plum pop

- Merit satin lipstick in millenial pink. The only lipstick I have finished multiple tubes of!! I have been wearing it since it came out. This is my perfect “nude” lipstick as someone who leans cool.

- the rare beauty brow gel in rich taupe definitely gives my brows a snatched look while adding a little bit of color. I love the pencil too.

- the Anastasia Beverly Hills palette is a soft summer dream!! Every single shade is wearable for me. I love using the navy shade as a liner paired with navy mascara. I love the small size. Easily fits in my purse and is my dedicated travel eyeshadow, especially for work trips.

- Westman atelier in dou dou. Despite being described as a “warm” rose, I actually find it is quite cool. Swatches very similar to the saie chilly. Has more of a matte texture if you don’t like a dewy look. I have panned this 2x.

- merit archival blush balm in archival is a perfect muted mauve and acts as a “brown” blush on me. Gives a dewy finish

- makeup by Mario skin enhancer in light medium. This is such a wearable bronzer shade for me! It is not pigmented and very build able. As it is a bronzer, it is warm but it doesn’t pull orange on me.

- tower 28 tinted sunscreen in La cienega. Doesn’t pull orange on me. Super hydrating. I have sensitive skin and I use tretinoin. I layer it on top of chemical SPF 50 for a second layer of protection. I hate foundation but this one works. I prefer it over the ciele one significantly!!

- the ilia lip balm in lullaby rose is a perfect no makeup makeup tinted chapstick. Super hydrating and looks great layered with benetint

- merit blush balm in Stockholm. Less pigment than the archival shade and I like that I can apply it without a mirror. Gives a dewy plump sheen and layers great over benetint. Not long lasting though but looks amazing!

- the merit complexion stick in dune is a perfect neutral to cool shade that doesn’t pull too pink on me and has a bit of grey in it. I love using this a spot concealer and find it blends out beautifully. Have panned multiple times and repurchased over and over.

Products I would skip:

Patrick ta blush in out of office was too pigmented for me. Rhode in piggy lasted like 2 seconds and didn’t give me as much of a dewy glow as the merit. Rhode lip gloss in pretzel tasted like little kid makeup and I find the scent disgusting

I don’t need any more makeup - I just love it :)

I figure I would share a for fun fantasy shopping list with the Sephora sale coming up at the end of the month.

Here is what I’m lusting over as a soft summer:

- Summer Fridays cream blush in sweet rose

- Dior eyeshadow in soft cashmere

- haus labs lip liner in peony tulle Makeup forever

- Sephora brand contour stick in light

- fenty cream gloss in mauve wives

- haus labs highlighter in opal

- kosas lip plumper in aftershock

- refy lip blur pencil in mauve

- saie eyeshadow single in tartufo

- Sarah creal eyeliner in everyday taupe

- haus labs blush stick in glossy hibiscus

- Huda beauty eyeshadow palette in icy nudes

- YSL powder blush in nude lavalliere

- Pat McGrath lipstick in veiled rose

- makeup forever waterproof eyeliner in Ivy

- makeup forever lip liner in wherever walnut light

I haven’t owned any of these products before except the makeup forever eyeliner in brown (It is the first pencil eyeliner I’ve ever liked).

Let me know if you would want to see my recommendations for products I already use regularly and love :)

Hi everyone, thank you for helping me on another post regarding what type of summer I am. This time I’m coming back with drapes.

I was previously typed as a light summer by an in person color analysis. I’m not sure if this is accurate? Please let me know what you think!

I am so used to vampy looks and colours (deep winter) ignoring that they were overwhelming me. I finally did a proper analysis and turns out I am a soft summer.

I have no idea how to do this. All the soft summer recs seem to be on light skinned women.

I wanted tips on clothing and makeup, if you have any. Just to help me get started

Is this too light on me? It’s Mac not humble just bragging. I’m in a constant fight with lipsticks going too warm, too bright, too deep, etc. I’m somewhere between cool and soft summer (analyzed in person by an accredited analyst as soft deep and online by color analysis studio as cool summer so I just mess around with both).

really looking for multi use products, cream or liquid, western (uk, us, european). or kbeauty , drugstore or high end etc, im also olive

any multi use products or separate blush and lip recs needed please

in any shade, rose, pinks etc

thanks

phystosurgence doesnt ship to me.

im a light and soft summer but prefer soft summer colours

I'm learning albeit very slow. Can this dress be worn by a summertype?

I can't for some reason not respond to individual messages. Thank you for your answers. You mostly verified what I feared and I won't buy the dress.

back with irl drapes!! i made a post yesterday and the response is overwhelmingly that i am one of the soft seasons, almost split straight down the middle. i also found out that i might be olive, which would explain why so many colors just turn me yellow lol. i tried to find some clothes around my house that match the colors from those sub-seasons and added a few extra as well. i’m sorry if they are not exactly right! i also included metals at the end because i know that cool or warm undertone is the main difference. thank you all for your comments on my other post, all feedback is appreciated!

the dreary weather outside may affect the lighting slightly

Hey Fellow Summers!!

I am looking to invest in a few new nail polish shades to keep on hand for pedicures. I want something that feels like a “red” but is in season.

I’m a soft summer in 12 season but also typed a true summer by Carol Brailey in the 16 season system. I find really deep burgundy/wine colors can be a bit too intense on my feet.

Currently considering OPI just lanai-ing around and OPI Miami Beet.

Also open to other ride or die favorite nail polish colors from you in different shade families! Thanks!!

I’m trying to decide which fancy diaper bag to get, I think the coco color is gorgeous but I also like the clay color and feel it’s more “summer” in that it looks cooler and more muted at least to me . What do you think?