Main Season:
Summer
Cool, soft, and muted like a watercolor
The days are at their longest and the sea glitters gray-blue. Even though summer is the sunniest time of year, it is a cool season in color analysis — the palette is cool and slightly hazy, like a gray-blue morning mist. Gray, dove blue, mauve, and pastel pink create a calm, watercolor palette with low contrast. Here you’ll find what defines Summer, how the sub-seasons differ, and which celebrities tend to be used as references.
What all Summer sub-seasons share
All three Summer sub-seasons look most harmonious in cool colors blended with a touch of blue or gray. Makeup should be cool and soft; silver is usually more flattering than gold, and hard contrasts or overly warm tones overwhelm all three.
How the sub-seasons differ
Light Summer is the softest and lightest — dove gray, lavender, powder pink. True Summer is the coolest and most balanced — rose, blueberry, soft navy. Soft Summer is the most muted and earthy — mauve, sage, dusty plum.
Where to start if you’re unsure
Look at your contrast level first. If you're fair with light, ashy features, start with Light Summer. If your coloring is balanced and clearly cool, try True Summer. If your features blend softly and look slightly muted, explore Soft Summer.
Sub-Seasons
Each main season has three sub-seasons with distinct nuances and temperatures.
Celebrities in Summer
Light Summer
Explore Light Summer
True Summer
Explore True Summer
Could this be you?
Tick the ones that match. Three or more isn’t a verdict, but it’s a good sign you should start in the Summer family.