Light SummervsTrue Winter
Compare undertones, contrast levels, and styling strategies to discover which palette brings out your natural beauty
Light Summer
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.
True Winter
The True Winter palette is the quintessential winter palette - cool, clear, and intensely saturated. If you're a True Winter, you have cool undertones and can handle the most vibrant, pure colors. Your palette is like a crisp winter day with brilliant clarity.
Complete Color Palettes
Explore every shade in detail
Light Summer
Powder Blue
A soft, airy blue
Primrose Pink
A pale, gentle yellow-pink
Lavender Haze
A light, dreamy purple
Mint Green
A fresh, cool green
Light Dove Gray
A soft, versatile neutral
Coral Pink
A light, gentle coral
True Winter
True Black
The purest, coolest black
Ice White
A crisp, cool white
True Red
A clear, cool red
Royal Blue
A vivid, pure blue
Emerald
A clear, cool green
Magenta
A bright, cool purple-pink
All Characteristics
Light Summer
Neutral-Cool Undertones
Light Summers have a predominantly cool undertone with some neutral influences. Your coloring is delicate and requires soft, light shades to look your best.
Light & Delicate
Your features are very light, with low contrast between hair, skin, and eyes. Your best colors are fresh and airy, never heavy or dark.
Ethereal & Youthful
You shine in colors that are gentle and youthful. Bright, overpowering colors can wash you out, while your palette enhances your natural glow.
True Winter
Purely Cool Undertones
True Winters have distinctly cool, blue-based undertones. There is absolutely no warmth in your coloring, and you need pure, clear colors to look your best.
High Contrast
There's dramatic contrast between your features. You can handle the most intense color combinations and look stunning in high-impact looks.
Vivid & Pure
You shine in colors that are clear and intensely saturated. Any hint of warmth or mutedness will dull your natural brilliance.
Celebrity Inspiration
Famous personalities for each palette
Light Summer
Naomi Watts
Gwyneth Paltrow
Cate Blanchett
Reese Witherspoon
Margot Robbie
Taylor Swift
True Winter
Elizabeth Taylor
Courteney Cox
Megan Fox
Winona Ryder
Demi Moore
Monica Bellucci
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