Light SpringversusTrue Summer

The Light Spring palette sits in 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 True Summer palette belongs to the Summer family: The True Summer palette, also known as Cool Summer, is the quintessential summer palette. It features entirely cool undertones with medium intensity. If you are a True Summer, you look best in colors that are serene and tranquil, like a calm ocean. 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. Light Spring is a Spring palette while True 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.

Light Spring leans on shades such as Peach Blossom, Light Coral and Warm Ivory, while True Summer is anchored by tones like Icy Blue, Rose Pink and Deep Sea 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. Light Spring is characterised by warm & light undertones, whereas True Summer is characterised by purely 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 Light Spring palette include Blake Lively, Emma Stone and Cameron Diaz. Examples linked to the True Summer palette include Emily Blunt, Kate Middleton and Allison Williams. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.