SOFT SUMMER COLOUR GUIDE

MUTED & COOL

Undertone

SOFT SUMMERs have cool undertones with gray or pink undertones. The overall appearance is soft and muted.

Contrast

There is a LOW TO MEDIUM (if you have dark hair)  CONTRAST between your skin, eyes and hair. They blend each other rather than contrast each other. 

Skin

You skin is neutral or neutral-cool with ashy and pinky undertones. It has a muted appearance and ranges from fair to medium. It may have freckles. According to metal test, Silver flatters you more than Gold.  

Eyes

Your eyes have grayish undertones; they are blue, green or hazel/light brown. For detailed eye pattern analysis click here.

Hair

Your hair has ashy tones, ranges from ash blonde to dark ask brown. Your hair colour is mostly darker than the other summer seasons.

SOFT SUMMERS

COMPARISON

Soft Summer sits between True Summer and Soft Autumn on the seasonal flow chart. Soft Summer colours are the softest,  and most gentle in summer family. They are also darker and less cool than other Summer Seasons

Neighboring the Soft Autumn according to flow theory makes the Soft Summer palette warmer and darker than other Summers and adds a brownish element to the colours. 

Both Soft Summers and Soft Autumns have muted appearance and have low contrast in their features. They have similar, gentle, soft and medium value colours in their palette.

However Soft Summers have cool (blue, gray) undertones whereas Soft Autumns have warm (golden, honey) undertones.

SOFT SUMMERs have soft, muted, medium value colours with coolish undertones in their palette. Most of the colours are greys&blue based colours with a heavy focus on pinks and purples.

Since you have low to medium contrast in your features, we recommend you to choose monochromatic or analogous combinations, which means, combining the different shades of the same colour (such as light blue and dark blue) or combining neighboring colours (lilac or lavender with blue or light green).

You can also combine same value colours (such as light neutral and light accent) in order to keep the level of your contrast. Monochromatic combinations with pastel colours fit you the best.

Avoid clear and bright colours and high contrast and bold combinations (complementary, triadic or tetradic) , otherwise you look washed out behind your outfit. Black is not in your palette, cause its too dark for you. Try deep gray and cool brown shades instead of black. White is also too bright for you, you can choose other light neutrals in your colour palette for your combinations.

PATTERNS&PRINTS

Since your natural look has low to medium contrast, your patterns should reflect the same. Your colour palette has medium value colours meaning neither dark or light. Best to choose the same colours in your palette for your patterns and prints.

Small to medium scale, loosely arranged and light colour patterns such as flowers, water colour designs, delicate shapes would be nice options for your natural look. Avoid too dense, big or sharp shapes and geometric patterns.

Similar patterns, different shades

Other examples of Soft Summer patterns and prints

Please click here for more information about patterns and prints!

JEWELRY

Your best metals are  silver, white and rose gold. Prefer matte, brushed and hammered metals instead of shiny ones. Make sure they are not too blackened.

Pinkish Pearls, Rose quartz, Smoke Quartz and Flourite are good options for you.

Our picks for you

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MAKE-UP COLOURS

Foundation&Concealer

You have neutral-cool skin complexion with ashy and pinky beige undertone. Its better for you to choose the similar foundation colour to your skin tone, preferably the ones with matte and smooth finishes.  

Blush

Blush colours should reflect your natural soft look. There are many different cool pink shades in your palette that you can choose. Matte finishes will blend with your skin tone naturally. 

Lipstick

Your lipstick colours are blue based pink tones. Avoid glossy and shimmery finishes, choose the matte ones instead.

Eye shadows

Your soft and muted colour complexion needs to be repeated with your make up colours. Therefore matte eye shadows would be better for you. Avoid bright and too dark colours as well as shimmery finishes.

Eyeliner&Mascara

You have many different colourful options for eyeliner. Make sure that they are matte and not overly bright. Dark grays and browns are good choices for mascara.

Nail Polish

Your make-up colors are taken from your fashion colour palette. Cosmetic companies have their own colour names for their products. You may not be able to find the exact names in the market when you are shopping for make-up products, but this colour palette will guide you to find your best colours that would match your complexion, you can try to search for similar colours as possible.

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OUTFIT IDEAS FROM YOUR COLOUR PALETTE

If you are not Soft Summer, than check out the other seasons below!