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A practical guide to each of the twelve palettes, plus short reads on the science, benefits and history behind seasonal color analysis.
Palette guides
Find your seasonLight Spring: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Light Spring palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesTrue Spring: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a True Spring palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesBright Spring: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Bright Spring palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesLight Summer: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Light Summer palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesTrue Summer: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a True Summer palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesSoft Summer: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Soft Summer palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
3 min readPalettesSoft Autumn: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Soft Autumn palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesTrue Autumn: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a True Autumn palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
3 min readPalettesDeep Autumn: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Deep Autumn palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
4 min readPalettesDeep Winter: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Deep Winter palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
3 min readPalettesTrue Winter: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a True Winter palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
3 min readPalettesBright Winter: colors, jewelry, makeup and what to avoid
A practical guide to dressing a Bright Winter palette — the colors that carry it, the metals and gemstones that suit it, makeup shades, and the shades to leave on the rail.
3 min readScience, benefits and history
From the Bauhaus to your camera roll: a short history of seasonal color analysis
How a tapestry chemist, an art teacher, an American designer and a bestselling book built the system millions use today.
2 min readScienceWhy the wrong color can make you look tired: simultaneous contrast explained
The 19th-century discovery that explains why the same face looks different in two different sweaters.
2 min readScienceHue, value and chroma: the color science behind every palette
The three measurements that define every seasonal palette, and how color scientists put numbers on them.
2 min readScienceWhat is an undertone, really? The biology of skin color
Three pigments shape your skin color. Here is what they do, and why the vein test is only a rough guide.
2 min readBenefitsDoes wearing your colors actually work? What the research says
An honest look at the evidence: a plausible mechanism, some real findings, and a cautionary tale about color psychology.
2 min readBenefitsThe practical case for a palette: fewer clothes, more outfits
Even setting aside whether colors flatter you, shopping within one palette makes a wardrobe work harder.
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