Comments on: What are my colors? When good people do obsessive things with Photoshop…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:08:07 +0000

I’m a Scandinavian girl (from Sweden) and I have the exact same hair, eyes and skin tone! You should try the “soft autumn”, works great form me. Earthy colors are to earthy, cool colors too cool. Totally trying that shade of lipstick!

By: Lora Alexander

Lora Alexander — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:42:37 +0000

As a certified color analyst and owner of PrettyYourWorld.com, I wanted to mention that there are now 16 seasons and I think you are one of the ‘new’ seasons. Either a Soft Autumn Light (or as it’s called “Toned Autumn”, or a Light Spring Soft (or “Toned Spring”). I’d be happy to do a free color analysis on you if you are interested? If so just contact me….thanks!
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By: April

April — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:19:13 +0000

You are a spring! That’s why you can wear the brighter colors and they look better with your skin tone. In summary, wear what makes you feel good and look your best and don’t despair over trying to fit yourself into a chart! You are your own unique person.

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By: Babz

Babz — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:48:38 +0000

Get rid of that deep lipstick and go for a clear, bright, true red, if you want a red one. You, IMHO are a clear spring. It brings out the sparkle in your eyes, the little dusting of freckles, and brightens your hair. Rock the red hair. And, breaking the rules every now and again is good for you. I don’t think the color analysts are color nazis. Embrace your beauty.

By: erica

erica — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:13:05 +0000

we have very similar coloring. i, too, am scandinavian and my family hails from the northern midwest (northern wisconsin). just tonight i found a post that is helpful in including our warm/cool mix, particularly in regard to the golden-red hair tones: http://www.thechicfashionista.com/seasonal-color-analysis-misplaces-redheads.html

i most identify with soft summer in general.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:50:04 +0000

You are totally a warm spring! No question. The particular color palette displayed here for warm spring doesn’t have enough of the coral/red colors otherwise you would totally see it. And the lipstick you have is too dark and brown. You need a true red, coral red, or peachy red lipstick instead and you’ll look absolutely fantastic!
Soft summer doesn’t look bad on you, but if you want to look great, stick to warm spring.
I love this stuff! (p.s. I also geek out with photoshop)

By: C

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:18:55 +0000

For you, I’d look at the Light Spring or perhaps Soft Autumn palette. You’ve got the Spring “bounce” to you, so check Light Spring 1st.

Some of the soft summer colors really flatter your eyes (that is the closest palette here to soft autumn), but you’ve got quite a bit of warmth, and the ivory looks so much better than the white on you, denoting a warm season, not a cool one. Soft summers tend to have an ashy look, which you definitely do not.

Freckles are usually a warm spring or warm autumn give-away. Only, to be a warm spring or warm autumn, everything needs to be warm (there are warm blues). The warm spring palette doesn’t appear to be embracing you as much as the soft summer one does. But some of those colors look too cold. And you’re far too delicate toned to be a warm autumn.

Your hair and skin look right for warm spring, but your eyes are very cool (although it may just be the photos). They appear to have a lot of grey in them. If they do not have as much grey in real life, then I’d stick to “Warm Spring”. (I’m a warm spring, which was a complete surprise to me when I got draped.)

If your eyes do have the coolness they do here, then I would look to “Light Spring” (Spring with some Summer characteristics) or “Soft Autumn” (Autumn with some Summer characteristics).
So much of the accuracy depends upon the lighting, so what I’m seeing in the pictures may not be true to what is in front of you.
That dark wine lipstick you’re wearing looks pretty bad (sorry).

By: Emily H.

Emily H. — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:57:09 +0000

I have also spent the last several days obsessing over this, including photoshop color layouts. Did you look at “light summer”? You have the same coloring as my also no-longer-very-red-haired Norwegian husband, and he is a light summer or a true summer. He won’t let me get more specific that that, but when his mom made him get his colors done in the 80′s he was declared a “summer.” IMHO “soft summer” gets too gray for you and better suits people with more neutral skin tones. Say NO to spring and autumn- you definitely have a cool skin tone. (I match foundation colors for a living, and you are a cool. I also have a BFA in painting). That leaves winter and summer, and you are not a winter. Try your tests with “light summer” and “cool summer” (also true summer in some systems) and I think you will be surprised at the results. Hope that helps.