Dark AutumnversusLight Spring

The Dark Autumn palette sits in 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 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. Dark Autumn is a Autumn 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.

Dark Autumn leans on shades such as Deep Mahogany, Burnt Umber and Forest 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. Dark Autumn is characterised by deep warm 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 Dark Autumn palette include Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria. 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.