Bright WinterversusLight Spring

The Bright Winter palette sits in the Winter family: The Bright Winter palette combines the coolness of Winter with the brightness of Spring. If you're a Bright Winter, you have cool undertones but can handle extremely bright, saturated colors. Your palette is electric, dynamic, and show-stopping. The Light Spring palette belongs to the Spring family: The Light Spring palette is fresh, delicate, and warm. If you're a Light Spring, you have a youthful, bright appearance with warm undertones and light coloring. Your best colors are clean, clear, and gentle - like the first blooms of spring. 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 Winter is a Winter palette while Light Spring is a Spring palette. Because they come from different seasonal families, they differ in undertone, contrast, and the colours that bring out your natural features.

Bright Winter leans on shades such as Electric Blue, Hot Pink and Lime Green, while Light Spring is anchored by tones like Peach Blossom, Light Coral and Warm Ivory. 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 Winter is characterised by cool & bright undertones, whereas Light Spring is characterised by warm & light 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 Winter palette include Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler and Zooey Deschanel. Examples linked to the Light Spring palette include Blake Lively, Emma Stone and Cameron Diaz. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.