Soft AutumnversusTrue Winter

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 Winter palette belongs to the Winter family: 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. 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. Soft Autumn is a Autumn palette while True Winter is a Winter palette. Because they come from different seasonal families, they differ in undertone, contrast, and the colours that bring out your natural features.

Soft Autumn leans on shades such as Warm Beige, Olive Green and Terracotta, while True Winter is anchored by tones like True Black, Ice White and True Red. 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 Winter 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 Soft Autumn palette include Gigi Hadid, Drew Barrymore and Mary-Kate Olsen. Examples linked to the True Winter palette include Elizabeth Taylor, Courteney Cox and Megan Fox. These examples are illustrative — your own colouring is the most reliable guide.