True Autumn Seasonal Color Palette
In the 12 Seasonal Color System, True Autumn is a season dominated by warmth and softness or muted-ness (Warm and Muted). True Autumns falls between Soft Autumn (Soft and Warm) and Dark Autumn or Deep Autumn (Dark and Warm). The palette focuses on colors with slightly soft to moderate chroma (in between very muted and 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 gently luminous, rich, and inviting. The colors are tinged with the golden glimmer of a clear sunset and the shades all carry an earthy sensuality.
True Autumn Skin Tone and Hair Color
True Autumn natives can possess golden, olive, and warm pink and brown skin with bronzed or tawny pink and apricot/honey undertones. Their hair often also has a bronzed, brass, 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 possess an even dispersion of rich color all throughout their features.
True Autumn Color Palette
True Autumn Neutrals and Colors to Avoid
True Autumn neutrals range from warm ivories and creams to smoky warm greys and browns. In between, there is also an emphasis on olives, khakis, and dark taupes.
True Autumn natives would do best to avoid very bright, cool, and very light value colors (pastels) as these will look very separate from their golden warmth.
True Autumn Metals, Stones, and Materials
True Autumns are richly warm and look best in deep golds, bronze, brass, and copper. Another important aspect of metal choice is the finish- slightly textured or antique finishes to slightly shiny and polished metals will mirror their even glow. Oppositely, very bright and shiny surfaces will look too harsh and overly textured and very dull finishes will look heavy.
Softly polished gemstones easily accommodate the warmth of the True Autumn. Turquoise, ruby, emerald, amber, and amethyst are some of the more common gemstones available in a slightly opaque and raw finish. Overly polished and brilliantly cut gemstones will usually look a bit too severe.
When considering materials, True Autumns look best in slightly 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.
True Autumn Makeup
The True Autumn native looks the most stunning when they embrace a restrained golden radiance. A light hand and decisive color choice can achieve far more in terms of elevating their features than a generous and heavy handed technique. True Autumn colors apply for all makeup- search for names including plum, berry, merlot, bronze, cocoa, and taupe when searching for natural, everyday shades for lips, cheeks, brows, and eyes. Opt for a natural skin finish that ranges from slightly matte to slightly satiny or dewy. Overly matte looks will appear very powdery and flat and overly dewy looks will compete with color.
For more dramatic looks, True Autumns can add a bit of depth by increasing their contouring, darkening their brows, and adding a smoky eye with a soft lip. Filling in the water line with a shimmery pencil adds a great deal of visual impact. Another option is to wear a bold lip color whilst keeping the skin quite clean and the eyes softly illuminated with a defining shimmer.
Are You A True Autumn?
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Nona
