Soft Autumn Seasonal Color Palette
In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Soft Autumn is a season dominated by softness and warmth (Soft and Warm). Soft Autumns falls between Soft Summer (Soft and Cool) and True Autumn (Warm and Soft). The palette focuses on colors with lower chroma (soft as opposed to very bright) with an emphasis on the warmer hues (yellows, oranges, warm reds and pinks, blue-greens, and various shades of grey and brown).
Overall, the palette is enchanting, soft, and gently inviting. Think of the golden hour sunlight gently illuminating the flower tops, faded seashells in the warm sand, and bushels of sage and other herbs drying in the open air.
Soft Autumn Skin Tone and Hair Color
Soft Autumn natives possess neutral, olive, and warm skin colors with warm/tawny pink and apricot/honey undertones. Their hair often also has a bronzed or walnut tone, and can range from warm light blondes to warm deep blacks. Overall, there is low to moderate contrast between their hair, eyes, and skin. These natives tend to look great with less saturation in photos as their beauty doesn’t require crispness. Rather, their coloring is more diffuse and restrained.
Soft Autumn Color Palette
Soft Autumn Neutrals and Worst Colors
Soft Autumn neutrals range from warm ivories and creams to smoky warm greys and browns. In between, there is also an emphasis on taupes, chestnuts, and dark caramels.
Soft Autumn natives would do best to avoid very bright, cool, and low or high value colors as these will overwhelm their delicate golden warmth.
Soft Autumn Metals, Stones, and Materials
Soft Autumns are neutral to slightly warm and can pull off both silvers and golds. The most important aspect of metal choice is the finish- burnished, hammered, antique, and overall textured finishes that soften the overall look of a metal are best suited for this season. Oppositely, very bright and shiny surfaces with very saturated colors will overwhelm the Soft Autumn’s gentle beauty. Look for soft and antiquated or textured golds, warmer silver, soft bronzes and coppers, and gentle rose golds.
Raw or unpolished gemstones easily accommodate the muted warmth of the Soft Autumn. Light yellow topaz, amethysts, peridot, fluorite, smoky quartz, rose quartz, and topaz are some of the more obvious choices.
When considering materials, Soft Autumns look best in light-absorbing and diffusing fabrics- the opposite of anything very prismatic or reflective. Soft suedes, raw leathers, moderately contrasted snakeskins, brushed velvets, and corduroys can offer great texture.
Soft Autumn Makeup
The Soft Autumn native looks the most stunning when they keep their approach to makeup on the more subtle side. A light hand and a bit of restraint can achieve far more in terms of elevating their features than a generous and heavy handed technique. Soft Autumn colors apply for all makeup- search for names including soft plum, berry, tea rose, soft bronze, and taupe when searching for natural, everyday shades for lips, cheeks, brows, and eyes.
For more dramatic looks, Soft Autumns can add a bit of depth and increase their contrast by darkening the definition around their brows, eyes, cheeks, and lips. Still, the edges of all of their features should remain soft with no harsh boundaries. A bit of a smoky eye (adding a bit of jewel-like color can make a surprising impact) and gloss on the lips paired with a more satiny or dewy skin finish can create a very sensual and rich look.
Are You A Soft Autumn?
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Nona
