Soft Autumn
Soft Autumns typically don't have a ton of contrast, so benefit from lower chroma palettes. Think a forest on a mistry morning or sunset in an Arizona desert. Golden sands, soft coral blushes, sage and cornflour blue. Soft Autumns need earthiness from their parent Autumn Season but have a little cool Summer influence.
Soft Autumn People
Soft Autumn people need that glow of Autumn warmth but do have some cooler summer influence. The primary characteristic of the 'Soft Seasons' is that they have a lot of grey in the palette to soften their hues and will be drowned out by super bright colors. Less is more with a Soft Autumn coloring
The Vibe
Olives, camel, golden yellow, salmon pinks and warm purpley-blues can all be found in the Soft Autumn palette. As long as it's warm and more muted, it's likely to suit this season. Soft Autumns tend to have a gentle and more natural vibe, where less is more as far as their best colors. If you're not sure of your Season, visit Color Curator in North Carolina.
The Drapes
I drape clients in a red, blue, green and yellow from each Season, and the True Seasons also have a neutral. I also have luxury drapes to show the beauty of the Season and some metallics too. Learn more about the draping process.
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The Palette
These beautiful color palettes, carefully curated by NDU colors, aren't comprehensive - there are thousands of colors that the human eye can see, but they are meant to show the range of dark to light and chroma that the Season can wear. We shouldn't be color 'matching' to squares when shopping, but trying to get the right overall color vibe and properties.
Celebrities
Suspected Soft Autumn celebrities include Drew Barrymore, Nicole Richie, Elizabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Mischa Barton and Chris Pratt amongst others.
Jewelry & Accessories
Soft Autumns need - you guessed it - softness in their accessories. Think the opposite of hard-cut diamonds. Brushed and matte metals, rounded pearls, misty opals, muted and natural stones like smokey quartz, jaspers and soft jade. Soft Autumns want soft yellow golds, some rose gold as long as it's not overly shiny and can pull of bronze or matte copper.
Makeup
Soft Autumn is warm-leaning, gentle, muted and medium value. Soft Autumns will want to opt for a natural and matte look and are easily overwhelmed by anything too bright, too cool or too shiny. I like The Concept Wardrobe recommendations for makeup for each Season.
Deep Dive
I am a huge fan of Christina Scaman of 12 blueprints, who has a great deep dive video into True Autumn basics.