Bright SummerversusDark Autumn

The Bright Summer palette sits in the Summer family: The Bright Summer palette is electric, vibrant, and cool. If you're a Bright Summer, you have the ability to wear the most vivid cool colors with stunning results. Your best colors are bright, saturated, and cool-toned. The Dark Autumn palette belongs to the Autumn family: The Dark Autumn palette is rich, deep, and dramatic. If you're a Dark Autumn, you have bold features with deep warm undertones that can handle the most intense autumn colors. Your best colors are dark, warm, and sophisticated. 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 Summer is a Summer palette while Dark Autumn is a Autumn palette. Because they come from different seasonal families, they differ in undertone, contrast, and the colours that bring out your natural features.

Bright Summer leans on shades such as Electric Coral, Vivid Turquoise and Hot Pink, while Dark Autumn is anchored by tones like Deep Mahogany, Burnt Umber and Forest Green. 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 Summer is characterised by cool vibrant undertones, whereas Dark Autumn is characterised by deep warm 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 Summer palette include Taylor Swift, Emma Stone and Scarlett Johansson. Examples linked to the Dark Autumn palette include Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.