Light Summer color palette
“Soft cool glam.”
Light Summer is a soft, cool watercolor. Your coloring is light and gentle, so powdery cool colors flatter you and anything heavy or orange overwhelms you.
Not sure you are a Light Summer? The quiz in the app tells you in six taps.
Are you a Light Summer?
You might be, if this sounds like you:
- Light, cool or neutral skin with pink undertones
- Soft eyes: light blue, gray, blue-green or soft hazel
- Ash blonde, platinum or light cool brown hair
- Orange and mustard look harsh on you
Your best colors
- Powder pink#E8B7C8
- Powder blue#B9C9E8
- Lavender#C8B6E2
- Seafoam#A8D5C8
- Soft periwinkle#9DB3CF
- Rose#D99AAE
Skip: Orange, mustard, rust and heavy black liner. Too much weight for light coloring.
Makeup for Light Summer
Rose, soft berry, cool pink nudes and sheer raspberry.
Cool pink or soft mauve blush with a pearl highlight, not gold.
Soft taupe, lilac, cool champagne and gray-brown liner.
Ash blonde, pearl and soft cool brown. Avoid brassy gold.
Silver, white gold and platinum. Your best neutrals are soft gray, dove and cool beige.
Looks Selfy picks for Light Summer
Every look in the app comes with a tip for your season. Here is what Selfy tells a Light Summer.
- Soft Glam15 min · Advanced
“Pale pink-shimmer, rose-nude lip. Soft cool glam.”
- Glass Skin10 min · Easy
“Softer glass skin for you. Rose-tinted highlight, not gold.”
- Cool Girl Smoky10 min · Advanced
“Stay with grey-brown and keep it soft. Full black just overwhelms.”
- Sunset Eyes15 min · Advanced
“Cool sunset if you want. Rose, lavender, plum. Not true orange.”
- Berry Lip & Blush6 min · Easy
“Sheer rose-berry, not a deep wine. Blot it for that stain effect.”
- Bold Red Lip5 min · Easy
“A rose-red or soft berry. Bold, but not blood-red.”
Close neighbors
Seasons that share something with Light Summer. If one of these fits better, that may be your season.
Light Summer, answered
What colors look best on a Light Summer?
Light Summer looks best in powder pink, powder blue, lavender, seafoam, soft periwinkle, rose. Light, cool and soft is the short version: choose colors that are light, cool and soft like you.
What colors should a Light Summer avoid?
Orange, mustard, rust and heavy black liner. Too much weight for light coloring.
What lipstick suits a Light Summer?
Rose, soft berry, cool pink nudes and sheer raspberry.
What is the difference between Light Summer and Light Spring?
Both are light. Light Summer is cool and soft, Light Spring is warm and clear. If silver and lavender look better than gold and peach, you lean Light Summer.
How do I know if I am a Light Summer?
Take the Ask Selfy quiz. It asks six quick questions about your eyes, hair, skin and the metal that suits you, and tells you your season out of twelve. No photo or account needed.
Find out if you are a Light Summer.
Six taps, no photo, no account. Then try looks on your own face.