Your palette
Sea Sage
Dusty Rose
Storm Blue
Warm Taupe
Soft Pine
Muted Mauve
Deep Slate
Pale Moss
How to tell
Signs you're a Soft Summer
- Your hair, eyes and skin sit close together in depth — nothing on you shouts.
- Bright white next to your face looks harsh, while oatmeal and soft grey look easy.
- You suit a smoky eye far more than a sharp black liner.
- Dusty, greyed-off colours look expensive on you; clear neon looks like fancy dress.
Wear these
- Sea sage and soft pine
- Dusty rose and antique mauve
- Storm blue and slate
- Warm taupe and pale moss
Harder to wear
- Pure black — it draws a hard line your colouring doesn't have
- Optic white — swap it for soft ivory
- Neon and clear jewel brights, which sit in front of your face rather than with it
- Orange-based warm rust, which pulls sallow against cool skin
Metals
Brushed or matte silver, white gold and pewter. Anything high-shine competes; a soft finish sits with your palette rather than against it.
Try metals on your photoMakeup
Rosy nudes, soft berry and muted plum on the lip. Skip true red and coral. On the eye, taupe, soft slate and cool mauve; charcoal instead of black for definition. Blush in a dusty rose rather than a bright pink.
See your shadesWardrobe
Build around soft neutrals — taupe, dove grey, soft navy, mushroom — and add colour in the muted mid-tones. Tonal outfits (three shades of one family) look far more striking on you than a high-contrast pairing.
Neutrals: Dove grey, Warm taupe, Soft navy, Mushroom, Ivory.
Often mistaken for
True Summer
True Summer can carry more saturation; Soft Summer needs the colour greyed off.
Soft Autumn
Both are muted, but Soft Autumn leans warm and golden where you lean cool.
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