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True Summer

Cool, soft and classically elegant

Your True Summer Color Palette

True Summer is the most archetypal Summer season with cool undertones, soft coloring and a muted, gentle quality. Colors should be cool and soft rather than warm or vivid. Dusty rose, cool navy, soft blue and muted plum are instinctively right.

Your Best Colors

Dusty Rose
Cool Navy
Soft Blue
Muted Plum
Rose
Cool Teal
Mauve
Soft Lavender
Cooled Red
Greyed Green
Raspberry
Pewter

Colors to Wear Less

Orange
Warm Yellow
Rust
Warm Brown
Olive
Black

How to Use Your True Summer Palette

Colors to Build Your Wardrobe Around

  • Dusty rose as your pink
  • Cool navy as your dark neutral
  • Muted plum for depth
  • Raspberry for a pop of color
  • Soft blue as your everyday cool
  • Soft grey instead of camel

Makeup Shades That Suit Your Season

  • Cool pink or neutral foundation
  • Soft rose or cool pink blush
  • Muted pink or cool berry lips
  • Cool taupe or soft plum eyeshadow

Hair Colors That Work With Your Season

  • Ash brown
  • Cool dark blonde
  • Cool medium brown
  • Rose-tinted highlights can be beautiful. Avoid golden tones.

Your Neutral Base and Best Metal

Silver. Cool grey and rose-grey as neutrals. Avoid warm gold and camel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

True Summer is cool and soft, not vivid or deep. True Winter is cool but much more vivid and contrasted. Light Summer is lighter.
Black can feel a little harsh. Deep cool navy, charcoal or soft black can be more flattering alternatives.
Cooled, muted red or raspberry rather than a warm tomato red or a vivid blue-red.
No. True Summer exists across all skin depths. The defining factor is cool undertones paired with soft colors.
Silver, white gold or platinum. Yellow gold can look warm and slightly harsh against True Summer's cool coloring.