Soft AutumnversusTrue Autumn

The Soft Autumn palette sits in the Autumn family: Soft Autumn is a warm, muted palette that blends the warmth of Autumn with the softness of Summer. Its colors are gentle, rich, and earthy, like a hazy late-afternoon in autumn. The True Autumn palette belongs to the Autumn family: The True Autumn palette is the quintessential autumn palette - warm, rich, and deeply saturated. If you're a True Autumn, you have warm undertones and can handle intense, earthy colors. Your palette captures the essence of autumn foliage in full glory. 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.

Both Soft Autumn and True Autumn are variations within the Autumn family, so they share an overall temperature and mood but differ in the specific shades, contrast, and saturation that flatter you most.

Soft Autumn leans on shades such as Warm Beige, Olive Green and Terracotta, while True Autumn is anchored by tones like Burnt Orange, Forest Green and Golden Brown. 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. Soft Autumn is characterised by neutral-warm undertones, whereas True Autumn is characterised by warm & rich 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 Soft Autumn palette include Gigi Hadid, Drew Barrymore and Mary-Kate Olsen. Examples linked to the True Autumn palette include Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon and Debra Messing. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.