Makeup
Best lipstick for your color season
The best lipstick for your color season matches your undertone and your contrast: warm seasons wear coral, brick and orange-reds, cool seasons wear rose, berry and blue-reds, soft seasons wear muted shades and bright seasons can carry vivid ones. A lipstick that drains you, like the cool shade that makes a warm face look tired, is the clearest sign it is from the wrong season.
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Lipstick shades by season
| Season | Everyday | Red | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Spring | Peach, light coral | Light warm red | Deep plum |
| True Spring | Coral, warm rose | Tomato red | Blue-red |
| Bright Spring | Watermelon, clear coral | Poppy red | Muted nude |
| Light Summer | Soft rose, light raspberry | Soft cool red | Orange |
| True Summer | Rose, berry | Raspberry red | Orange-red |
| Soft Summer | Mauve, dusty rose | Soft raspberry | Neon pink |
| Soft Autumn | Warm rose, terracotta nude | Soft brick | Fuchsia |
| True Autumn | Brick, warm nude | Rust red | Cool pink |
| Deep Autumn | Mahogany, deep berry-brown | Deep brick | Pale pink |
| Deep Winter | Deep berry, plum | True red | Peach |
| True Winter | Berry, fuchsia | Blue-red | Coral |
| Bright Winter | Fuchsia, bright berry | Cherry red | Muted brown |
How to test a lipstick shade
- 1
Swatch on your lip, not your hand
Your lip color changes the result; a hand swatch shows the bullet, not the effect.
- 2
Look in daylight without other makeup
Shop lights flatter warm shades.
- 3
Check your teeth and eyes
The right shade makes teeth look whiter and eyes clearer; the wrong one yellows teeth.
Warm vs cool lipstick: how to tell
A warm lipstick has yellow or orange in it: coral, brick, terracotta and orange-red lipstick. A cool lipstick has blue in it: berry, fuchsia, plum and blue-red lipstick. Neutral lipstick sits between, like a rose or a true red. Swatch two lipsticks side by side on paper: the warm lipstick looks more orange, the cool lipstick more pink or purple.
Matching lipstick to your season is the fastest makeup upgrade: the right lipstick makes teeth look whiter and skin more even. Your AI color analysis report lists four lipstick shades with hex codes for your season.
Nude lipstick by season
- Spring: peach and warm pink nude lipstick.
- Summer: rose and mauve nude lipstick.
- Autumn: terracotta, caramel and brick nude lipstick.
- Winter: cool berry or plum nude lipstick, a shade deeper than your lips.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What lipstick suits everyone?
A soft rose or berry close to your natural lip color is the safest; a true universal red does not exist.
Why does a "perfect" shade look wrong on me?
It may suit the season of the person who recommended it. Check undertone and contrast against your own season.
Does my report include lipstick?
Yes: the AI color analysis lists four lip shades with hex codes, plus blush and eyeshadow.
Find your colors today
Start with the free test, or upload a selfie: your first photo analysis is free, and the full AI report adds a 30-color palette, makeup and hair.