My 2023 Makeup Picks: Seasonal Colour Analysis for Autumns

For those of you who don't know what a Seasonal Colour Analysis is, it's a tool used to help us figure out what colours harmonize with our natural eye, hair and undertone skin colour. These colours will give us a glow, meaning it will will make us look more youthful and make our eyes sparkle.

The Seasonal Colour Analysis divides everyone into four basic seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. My client's that have already been allocated a season, had the Style Review service with me. They have received a complimentary colour swatch in their season to take with them shopping and a Makeup guide with recommendations on which shades to look for.

*Disclaimer: I am not a certified Makeup Artist, but am a certified Colour Consultant with the London College of Style. These are my personal picks for makeup below. Click on the links to take you directly to the site to purchase. These are not affiliate links.

Below are some of my recommendations to help you get started on your makeup colour journey:

Foundations:

Yellow-based (golden or apricot tone) foundations are best as you have a warm undertone.

Look for the words “warm (W), golden, yellow, neutral (N), olive, peach, tan, honey, or beige” to help you get the right shade.

Avoid shades that say “cool (C), rosy, red or pink” undertones.

*Keep in mind if your skin type (sensitive, combination, dry or oily) to find your best foundation.

1. Maybelline New York Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation

2. Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer

3. BareMinreals BarePro 16HR 16 Hour Skin-Perfecting Powder Foundation

4. Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation

5. Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay‑in‑Place Makeup

6. Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation

Blushers:

Look for blushers that have a Red-Brown or Golden-Brown shade.

1. Milani, Baked Blush

• Rose D’oro / Bellissimo Bronze

2. Rose Inc, Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color

• Heliotrope – apricot; Delphine - muted peach; Foxglove - warm terracotta

3. Tower 28 Beauty, Beach Please Lip + Cheek Cream Blush

• Golden Hour - sun-kissed orange

4. Nars, Blush

• Savage - shimmering red brown

5. Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

• Matte Terracotta

6. Saie, Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Blush

• Spicy - a warm terracotta

Eyeshadow Palettes:

Browns and Golds are your best friends when it comes to eye colours.

1. NYX Professional Makeup Ultimate Shadow Palette - Warm Neutrals

2. Tarte, Tartelette™ Toasted Eyeshadow Palette

3. Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette

4. PATRICK TA, Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette

5. Dior Backstage Palette – Amber Neutrals

6. Natasha Denona, Bronze Eyeshadow Palette OR Zendo Eyeshadow Palette

Highlighters:

Stick with an intense gold shimmer.

1. Maybelline Facestudio Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter Makeup

• Molten Gold

2. Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter

• Flaunt – True Gold

3. Saie, Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Highlighter

• Sunglow

Mascaras:

Dark brown Mascara is your go-to, unless you have dark hair then Black Mascara will work.

1. Blinc, Amplified Tubing Mascara

2. Lancôme, Lash Idôle Lash-Lifting & Volumizing Mascara

3. Too Faced, Better Than Sex Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara

Lips:

Any shade with a Brown or Bronze undertone will look amazing on you.

1. MERIT, Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil

• Taupe - neutral brown

2. Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, Kind Words Matte Lipstick

• Talented - true neutral beige

3. Charlotte Tilbury, Matte Revolution Lipstick

• Catwalking - nude peach matte

4. ILIA, Color Block High Impact Lipstick

• Cinnabar - Brick

5. Mac Lipstick

• Mocha or Chilli

6. Dior, Rouge Dior Refillable Lipstick

• 840 Rayonnate Velvet - deep brick red

I hope this has helped if you're new to exploring your seasonal palette!