Comments on: Best Makeup Colours : True Autumn

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:10:07 +0000

Eden,

That True Autumn fan continues to amaze and surprise me. Though True Summer is a Season heavy with misconceptions about the palette, True Autumn is even more so. It took me awhile to understand the browns, because you’re right, there is not plain brown. I still check with the Colours Books to be sure I’m accurate. If you compared your swatches to a Spring Book, you’d notice that yours are darker and browner. Darker rust and red-orange are in DA, right.
The last swatch is dark purple, or blue-purple as you say. It is more intense than dark periwinkle, but probably a progression of that color. True Autumn, esp in fair women or those with lighter hair, is NOT a very dark Season. As you see, your greens and teals are not very blackened. Those with deeper chocolate hair can wear quite dark brown (or other) color, but not a whole body of it. I never like the makeup to get very dark either.
Your black options, IMO, are slight, but not zero because it is hard to fully avoid that color. The problem with black is the coldness, and you are opposite. So a big block, even away from the face, clashes with who you are. Now, if the item were a jaguar print, with the overall effect of warm medium browns and oranges, but there were small spots of black or black buttons, that might be quite workable and unexpected.

By: Eden L

Eden L — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:46:26 +0000

I received my True Autumn fan and it is a perfect match! I am really surprised to see there is no rust, brown, actual orange, and no red! Also no navy blue which I always thought autumns should wear.

I’m glad because those colors always felt so heavy and dated on me. Dulled me out. I thought it was just because I’m fair. I am surprised (and pleased!) to see how light and bright the colors are. Many grays and taupes and tangerine-y, peach and coral colors! I always thought those were for spring. (I suppose rust and orange-red are in Dark Autumn?)

Could you explain what the darker blue color is on the last swatch? It looks like a dark purple-y blue, not navy. What are the black alternatives for True Autumn?

Thanks! I never tire of reading your insights.
-Eden

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:26:17 +0000

Dark brown, to black-brown depending on the darkness of the person’s coloring. I’ve never seen one that looks good in black mascara.

By: felicia

felicia — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:19:51 +0000

What is a good mascara (color) for true autumns?

By: MontyG

MontyG — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:49:50 +0000

True Autumn Red Lipstick Recommendation:

MAC “So Chaud”. If you try it and please let me know how it works out for you.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:34:13 +0000

*blushes* Oops. Sassy Spice is a lipstick, I might add.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:29:09 +0000

Jordana Beige eyeshadow might work for the highlight, but it is a shimmer shade.

What about Sassy Spice, from Clinique? Did you guys determine whether it was True or Dark Winter? I’ve been off Facebook since June, so I haven’t been following the page there.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:49:27 +0000

I’m thinking Jordana eyeshadow in Beige and Mary Kay eyeshadow in Vintage Gold. They’re both shimmer, though.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:28:45 +0000

Thanks Jes. We do have Maybelline in Aus. I’ll look out for Wooden Brown #745 (though we may not have all the same colours) when I’m next in a department store and let you know what I think of it.

By: Jes

Jes — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:16:19 +0000

Tina, I think that Clinique Paprika gives sophisticated look too!
Do you have Maybelline in Australia? Once I bought Maybelline’s lipstick Color Sensational Wooden brown (# 745). It has something in common with Paprika, but lighter. I think it’s the lightest colour that I can wear, it’s almost unnoticable on my lips, nude-looking (though my lips are of a different colour). I wonder what you would think about it.