Dark AutumnversusLight Summer

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 Summer palette belongs to the Summer family: The Light Summer palette is fresh, airy, and delicate. It's a blend of cool and neutral undertones, with an emphasis on lightness and subtlety. If you're a Light Summer, you'll glow in ethereal colors that are neither too bright nor too muted. 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 Summer is a Summer 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 Summer is anchored by tones like Powder Blue, Primrose Pink and Lavender Haze. 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 Summer 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 Dark Autumn palette include Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria. Examples linked to the Light Summer palette include Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.