Find Your Perfect Pink with Seasonal Colour Analysis
Pink is one of the most versatile colours in seasonal colour analysis, but not every shade works for every season. From warm coral pinks for Autumns and fresh watermelon tones for Springs to elegant rose pinks for Summers and vibrant fuchsias for Winters, finding the right pink can transform your wardrobe. Discover the most flattering pink shades for each seasonal colour palette and learn how to wear them to enhance your natural colouring and look your best.
Can Autumns Wear Pink? Absolutely
I meet plenty of Autumns who feel sad that their palette 'doesn't include any pink'. Well I'm here to tell you it does.
At the warmest end of the Autumn palette lives the coral pinks - soft peachy shades that inch ever so close to being in the Spring palette but still car
Try that slightly more muted feel of Autumn colours. You want a definite orangey undertone to these pinks. At the less warm end of the palette exist the softer rosey pinks - think of a soft peachy pink rose with just a hint of warm yellow to its pink rather than a vibrant orangey shade. These pinks exist where the Autumn palette begins to drift towards the Summer one, so you'll start to see a smokiness and softness to these pinks which is incredibly pretty and delicate and feels quite different to some of your heavier more vibrant shades.
Camisole
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Bold Fuchsias and Icy Pinks: Winter's Perfect Match
As a Winter, you have two main types of pink in your palette. The first is the vibrant, bold, dramatic fuchsia, neon and raspberry shades, while the second is the icy clear almost-white shades.
When it comes to your brighter pinks, bigger really is better. You need to find pinks that have a blue undertone, slightly on the purple side with no hint of coral or strawberry, but that also pack a huge punch. You want to find only the most intense, vibrant, saturated shades of pink to add to your wardrobe.
At the other end of the spectrum, you also have ice pink. As with so many Winter colours, this pink exists in total contrast to your other shades. It is very nearly white, not even as pigmented as a soft pastel pink. Instead imagine the glint of one of your bright pinks reflected in snow or a gloss white surface. Just a teeny weeny hint of pink within a bright white base. Avoid anything with an undertone of grey or beige, you want clear icy pink.
Soft Square Vest
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Why Springs and Pink Are a Perfect Match
Often when I do a colour analysis on a Spring they exclaim 'half my palette is pink!' It's not quite true, but it's fair to say that there is quite a lot of pink in your palette, ranging from bold watermelon, strawberry and coral through to soft blush and shell pink.
When it comes to choosing your brighter pinks, think of fruit. Strawberries, watermelon and peaches all feature heavily in the undertones of your palette. In your quest for brightness don't be tempted to drift into darker fuchsia pinks, which will drain the life from your bright eyes and glowing skin.
Your soft pinks still have a soft orangey undertone to them, but in pastel shades. Mellow rose, peach flesh and cantaloupe (still all about the fruit!) are great inspiration shades. Don't drift into dusty cool pinks or you'll look boring and washed out.
Camisole
Mid Cascade
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Summers and Pinks: The Perfect Match
If ever there was a palette designed to wear pink, it's the Summer one. With every shade from raspberry through to dusty rose, pink is where your palette is at.
When you look for your pinks your key defining feature is no warmth. Discard any pinks with a warm orangey or peachy undertone. You want shades with a hint of mauve, purple or blue about them.
Your brighter pinks almost sit in the winter palette - strong deep cherry and bold raspberry. Pair these shades with navy blue or smokey grey for an elegant look, rather than adding to their starkness by contrasting with chalk white.
Your softer pinks will go with pretty much any other colour in your palette. Think of rose shades, antique pink velvet and strawberry ice cream. Soft, delicate and pretty, these pink shades are incredibly on trend and will be available in every style under the sun, so stock up while you can!
Mid Cascade
Cashmere Gauze Stole
How to Wear Pink for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Colour Palettes
Find Your Perfect Pink with Seasonal Colour Analysis
Pink is one of the most versatile colours in seasonal colour analysis, but not every shade works for every season. From warm coral pinks for Autumns and fresh watermelon tones for Springs to elegant rose pinks for Summers and vibrant fuchsias for Winters, finding the right pink can transform your wardrobe. Discover the most flattering pink shades for each seasonal colour palette and learn how to wear them to enhance your natural colouring and look your best.
Can Autumns Wear Pink? Absolutely
I meet plenty of Autumns who feel sad that their palette 'doesn't include any pink'. Well I'm here to tell you it does.
At the warmest end of the Autumn palette lives the coral pinks - soft peachy shades that inch ever so close to being in the Spring palette but still car
Try that slightly more muted feel of Autumn colours. You want a definite orangey undertone to these pinks. At the less warm end of the palette exist the softer rosey pinks - think of a soft peachy pink rose with just a hint of warm yellow to its pink rather than a vibrant orangey shade. These pinks exist where the Autumn palette begins to drift towards the Summer one, so you'll start to see a smokiness and softness to these pinks which is incredibly pretty and delicate and feels quite different to some of your heavier more vibrant shades.
Camisole
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Bold Fuchsias and Icy Pinks: Winter's Perfect Match
As a Winter, you have two main types of pink in your palette. The first is the vibrant, bold, dramatic fuchsia, neon and raspberry shades, while the second is the icy clear almost-white shades.
When it comes to your brighter pinks, bigger really is better. You need to find pinks that have a blue undertone, slightly on the purple side with no hint of coral or strawberry, but that also pack a huge punch. You want to find only the most intense, vibrant, saturated shades of pink to add to your wardrobe.
At the other end of the spectrum, you also have ice pink. As with so many Winter colours, this pink exists in total contrast to your other shades. It is very nearly white, not even as pigmented as a soft pastel pink. Instead imagine the glint of one of your bright pinks reflected in snow or a gloss white surface. Just a teeny weeny hint of pink within a bright white base. Avoid anything with an undertone of grey or beige, you want clear icy pink.
Soft Square Vest
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Why Springs and Pink Are a Perfect Match
Often when I do a colour analysis on a Spring they exclaim 'half my palette is pink!' It's not quite true, but it's fair to say that there is quite a lot of pink in your palette, ranging from bold watermelon, strawberry and coral through to soft blush and shell pink.
When it comes to choosing your brighter pinks, think of fruit. Strawberries, watermelon and peaches all feature heavily in the undertones of your palette. In your quest for brightness don't be tempted to drift into darker fuchsia pinks, which will drain the life from your bright eyes and glowing skin.
Your soft pinks still have a soft orangey undertone to them, but in pastel shades. Mellow rose, peach flesh and cantaloupe (still all about the fruit!) are great inspiration shades. Don't drift into dusty cool pinks or you'll look boring and washed out.
Camisole
Mid Cascade
Cashmere Gauze Stole
Summers and Pinks: The Perfect Match
If ever there was a palette designed to wear pink, it's the Summer one. With every shade from raspberry through to dusty rose, pink is where your palette is at.
When you look for your pinks your key defining feature is no warmth. Discard any pinks with a warm orangey or peachy undertone. You want shades with a hint of mauve, purple or blue about them.
Your brighter pinks almost sit in the winter palette - strong deep cherry and bold raspberry. Pair these shades with navy blue or smokey grey for an elegant look, rather than adding to their starkness by contrasting with chalk white.
Your softer pinks will go with pretty much any other colour in your palette. Think of rose shades, antique pink velvet and strawberry ice cream. Soft, delicate and pretty, these pink shades are incredibly on trend and will be available in every style under the sun, so stock up while you can!
Mid Cascade
Cashmere Gauze Stole