Colours & colour types

Discover which colours make you shine

The right colours do something special: they can make your skin look fresher, let your eyes speak more and bring calm to your whole look. This guide helps you discover which colour world and which seasonal type suit you best: Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter.

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Why colour makes a difference

Colour in balance with your look

Every skin has its own combination of undertone, clarity and contrast. Some colours match it naturally; others can make you look a little greyer or more restless.

Warm or cool

See whether golden, peachy shades make you glow more, or cooler pink, mauve and berry shades.

Clear or muted

Some people come alive in fresh, bright colours. Others look better in softer, greyed shades.

Light or deep

Intensity counts too: from soft light colours to rich deep shades with more contrast.

The four colour worlds

Which seasonal type suits you?

We use four seasonal types as a practical starting point: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Choose the type you recognise yourself in most below and view the detailed explanation, matching fashion colours and make-up advice. Don't see the seasonal types as strict boxes, but as a helpful direction.

Spring

Warm · clear · light

Fresh, warm and light colours often add extra liveliness. Think peach, coral, warm pink, soft green and clear neutral shades.

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Summer

Cool · soft · muted

Soft, cool shades often make the overall look calm and refined. Think powder pink, mauve, soft blue, cool taupe and greyed shades.

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Autumn

Warm · rich · earthy

Warm, deep and earthy colours often match beautifully. Think terracotta, rust, warm brown, olive green and muted golden shades.

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Winter

Cool · clear · high-contrast

Clear, cooler colours and a little more contrast can keep the face looking fresh. Think berry red, fuchsia, plum, navy and cool white.

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The difference in practice

The right colour brings calm and clarity

When a colour suits you, the skin often looks more even, the eyes brighter and the overall picture calmer. A less suitable shade can make redness, shadows or dullness stand out more.

Translating it to make-up

How to use colour in your make-up

Your colour world mainly helps with blush, eyeshadow and lip colour. For foundation, colour depth and undertone remain the deciding factors.

Blush

Use your colour world as a guide for blush: from peach and apricot to rose and mauve.

Eyeshadow

Choose shades that let your eyes speak without overpowering your face. Soft for daytime, more intense when you want more contrast.

Foundation

Foundation is first and foremost about the right colour depth and undertone. Your colour type mainly helps with the rest of your make-up.

Lips

Every colour world has both subtle and bold lip colours. Above all, choose the intensity you feel comfortable with.

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Not always one box

Use colour as a direction, not a rule

Many women recognise themselves in features of two colour worlds. That is completely normal. Use this guide to choose colours more easily, but in the end choose above all what you find beautiful and what you feel good in.

Ready to discover your colours?

Use this guide as a starting point and then discover which Creative Cosmetics mineral make-up colours best support your natural look.

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