Bright SpringversusDeep Winter

The Bright Spring palette sits in the Spring family: The Bright Spring palette combines the warmth of Spring with the clarity of Winter. If you're a Bright Spring, you have warm undertones but can handle very bright, saturated colors. Your palette is bold, clear, and energetic. The Deep Winter palette belongs to the Winter family: Deep Winter (also known as Dark Winter) is a palette of depth, clarity, and coolness. It combines the coolness of Winter with the depth of Autumn. Your best colors are highly saturated, dark, and vivid. The clearest way to tell them apart is to compare their signature shades side by side and notice which set feels more harmonious against your skin, hair, and eyes.

No. Bright Spring is a Spring palette while Deep Winter is a Winter palette. Because they come from different seasonal families, they differ in undertone, contrast, and the colours that bring out your natural features.

Bright Spring leans on shades such as Bright Red, Electric Blue and Hot Pink, while Deep Winter is anchored by tones like Black, Pure White and Ruby Red. Holding these signature colours next to your face is the simplest way to feel which palette harmonises with your colouring.

Seasonal colour analysis matches a palette to your natural undertone, contrast level, and the depth of your skin, hair, and eyes. Bright Spring is characterised by warm & bright undertones, whereas Deep Winter is characterised by neutral-cool undertones. Drape the key colours of each palette in natural light and choose the set that makes your skin look clearer and more even.

Faces often associated with the Bright Spring palette include Beyoncé, Halle Berry and Kerry Washington. Examples linked to the Deep Winter palette include Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz and Sandra Bullock. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.