Seasonal color analysis SUMMER!
Easy colors that flatter

Have you ever put on a soft dusty pink top and had someone say "you look wonderful today"? That's the magic of wearing your best colors - and if you're a SUMMER it's a magic you can tap into every single day.

Seasonal Color Analysis SUMMER is one of the four main color seasons and, honestly, it's one of the prettiest. If this is your season, your natural coloring is a beautiful blend of three things: Cool, Light and Muted.

All three work together to create your unique look - and all three matter when you're choosing colors that make you glow.

Famous Summers? Think Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts and Michelle Pfeiffer. How serene and elegant they look in their Summer colors!

What makes you a SUMMER? 

Jennifer Aniston in Summer cols

I'm Summer too as Mother of the Bride

SUMMER coloring is gentle and elegant. Think soft rather than bold, cool rather than warm, delicated rather than dramatic.

YOUR SKIN: Your skin has Cool undertones, you might note a slightly pink or bluish quality rather than golden or peachy warmth. 

YOUR EYES: are usually soft blue, gray-blue, light cool green or a gentle hazel with gray tones. In fact all Summer eyes have a gray cast to soften them. 

YOUR NATURAL HAIR COLOR: will range from light ash blonde through to soft brown or soft gray - never brassy or warm. 

The key word for SUMMER is MUTED which really means that your coloring is gentle and blended rather than high-contrast. Nothing about your natural coloring shouts - it whispers. And that's exactly why your best colors whisper too! 

Your color palette - Cool, Light and Muted

Here's the key to understanding your Summer palette. Every color that flatters you shares those same three qualities:

COOL: Your colors lean towards blue undertones rather than yellow. So rather than a warm tomato red, think cool raspberry. Rather than mustard, think soft lavender.

LIGHT: Your best shades are medium to light in depth. Deep, heavy colors can overwhelm your natural delicacy. Think rose rather than burgundy, powder blue rather than navy.

SOFT/MUTED: This is the one most Summers overlook, and it makes all the difference. Your colors have a softness to them, as if a little grey has been stirred in. They're never harsh or electric. Soft teal rather than bright turquoise. Dusty pink rather than hot pink.

When a color ticks all three boxes - Cool, Light and Muted - it lets your face do the talking instead of your clothes!

SUMMER - the colors that love you!

Summer colors from a selection at Kettlewell Colours

Your palette is full of the most romantic, sophisticated shades imaginable. most flattering colors echo those same cool, soft qualities - nothing too bright or too dark. These are colors with a blue undertone and a gentle, muted quality - nothing too bright or too dark.

• NEUTRALS: your best neutrals are cool blue grays silver through to charcoal, soft navy, rose beige, cocoa and rose brown. 

• PINKS and MAUVES: the prettiest of soft roses and dusty pinks; raspberry through to soft blue red. Lavender, mauve and the beautiful berry shades. 

• BLUES and GREENS: powder blue, sky blue and soft teal, sea greens, subtle sage and soft mint. 

• YELLOWS: the palest lemon - most other yellows overwhelm.

It's a bouqet from an English Summer garden!

But don't worry because your beautiful color palette is not just for floaty or lightweight garments when it's hot, this wide range of subtle almost sensual shades will happily lend themselves to the cosy and warmer items you need for the colder months. It's easy to wear and enjoy your Summer colors in Winter.

💛 Want the complete SUMMER palette at your fingertips? The SUMMER swatch fits easily into your purse so you'll never second-guess a color choice while shopping again. You'll find it at the bottom of the page.  

And those to avoid...

And those to AVOID:

Just as the right colors lift you up, the wrong ones can drag you down. Summers generally don't look their best in:

• Warm earthy tones: yellows, oranges, warm browns make you look sallow
• Bold, bright, saturated colors: they tend to overpower your gentle coloring
• Black right next to your faced: it can look harsh and create shadows

This doesn't mean you can never wear these shades anywhere in your outfit - but keeping them away from your face makes a real difference.

How to start wearing SUMMER colors

Summer colours from a selection at Kettlewell Colours

You don't need to overhaul your entire wardrobe overnight! Start with the pieces closest to your face - tops, scarves, jackets and jewelry. This is where color has the most impact.

Next time you're shopping, hold a soft cool pink up against your face, then try a warm orange. You'll see the difference immediately. One makes you look alive. The other makes you look tired. Trust your eyes - they'll tell you everything.

Joy, Malene and Ann (below) all used Personal Color Analysis - see what they have to say in Color Analysis Results! 

Joy is a Summer

Malene has Summer coloring

Wonderful colors for Ann

Are YOU ready to go deeper?

Understanding your colors is genuinely one of the most empowering things you can do for your personal style. No more standing in a shop wondering if something suits you - you'll just KNOW!

• The SUMMER Color Brief walks you through everything - your best colors, how to combine them, how to build a wardrobe that works and how to shop with confidence particularly as I include a Digital Color Swatch. It's like having me right there beside you!

• The SUMMER Color Swatch is a handy portable guide you can pop in your bag and take shopping. No more guessing under fluorescent lights - just match and go.

👉 You'll find them both below - a small investment that will save you from expensive mistakes saving TIME and MONEY!

Ready to bring your colors to life? 

SUMMER Color Brief & Color Palette   £5

DOWNLOAD NOW and print out all the concise information you need to start wearing and enjoying your SUMMER Color Family. 

With 30 colors, advice for makeup, hair, jewelry and glasses frames. This is a digital product!

The SUMMER fabric swatch will bring your colors to life!

This is special! 30 fabulous shades in an attractive suedette covered fan, handbag size 12.5 x 6.5 cm. With a wealth of information about how to wear and co-ordinate your colors. No more mistakes - save TIME and MONEY!