The Ease of Being Autumn

 There is a tremendous blessing in being placed inside of an Autumn based seasonal category. 

Soft Summer

Soft Autumn

True Autumn

Dark Autumn

Just recently, I was looking online for shoes and handbags. If you are looking for quality leather goods, the sheer amount of choices is astounding….from sandy, rose brown and tan to burgundy, wine, warm copper and ochre. If you are an Autumn season and are on the hunt, I highly recommend Fossil as a brand. You won’t spend a ton of money and their leather goods last a very long time. Coach and Longchamps have also proven their mettle as established brands that have stood the test of time. 

Cosmetics are very easy for Autumns. Soft Summer does so well with browns that have a rose base. The Urban Decay Naked 3 palette and Clinique Honey Affair are beautiful choices. Add a pinky nude or muted wine lipstick, some blush in a muted mauve and you’ve got a real winner of a combination. 

Soft Autumns are decidedly warmer in undertone. Bare Minerals Sunlit Eyeshsdow Palette is a nice one. This seasonal category can wear nude lips like no other, and the choices are vast! Just, please avoid that concealer lips look.Terra cotta, warm muted pink, and honey are great colors to try. 

True Autumn can go full on bronze goddess. Bronzer and contour live on your skin with harmony. My favorite eye shadow palette is Bobbi Brown Bronzed Nudes. Truthfully, Bobbi Brown is a great brand for anyone who is an Autumn. Lipsticks include burnt orange, warmed copper, copper brown and muted red orange. 

Dark Autumn is the deepest. Cooler in tone than True Autumn, Dark Autumn is less blended, and more contrasting. The Tarte Maneater After Dark palette is a great choice. You can also use bronzer and contour effectively. Lipstick colors include cinnamon rose, wine with added gold shimmer, medium to deep terra cotta and browned burgundy. 

IMHO-Soft Autumn, True Autumn and Dark Autumn have a ton of room for mixing, matching and borrowing from one another. The color palettes, by nature are lower contrast and more on the muted side. I don’t recommend a Soft Summer cheating into these tonal categories because of having a mauve/rose base. However, Dark Winter may be a good place to stray. More on this later! 

-T