Dark AutumnversusTrue 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 True Spring palette belongs to the Spring family: The True Spring palette is the quintessential spring palette - warm, clear, and vibrant. If you're a True Spring, you have medium coloring with warm undertones and can handle bright, saturated colors. Your palette is like a garden in full bloom. 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 True 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 True Spring is anchored by tones like True Red, Golden Yellow and Kelly 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. Dark Autumn is characterised by deep warm undertones, whereas True Spring is characterised by warm & clear 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 True Spring palette include Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts and Julianne Moore. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.