Warm Autumn makeup

Warm Autumn is another name for True Autumn

Warm Autumn also goes by the name True Autumn. It belongs to the autumn family, and it's 1 of the 12 seasons. Every family breaks into 3 seasons, each named for its strongest trait, and here that trait is warmth.

Your coloring sits on the warm side, with medium depth and a soft feel. Depth describes how light or dark your features appear as a whole. Clarity describes whether crisp, bright colors or gentler, muted ones flatter you most, and soft is your leaning.

Makeup for your cheeks, eyes and nails (true autumn)

Your face looks its loveliest when every color starts from a golden base. Warm apricot and toasted peach make a soft, gentle blush. For more depth along your cheekbones, reach for soft terracotta or ginger bronze.

On the eyes, warm champagne makes an effortless shade to sweep across the whole lid. For a warm, softly glowing touch, try antique gold or copper bronze. Olive moss and espresso brown create depth when blended into the outer corner.

To frame your eyes without a hard line, reach for warm dark brown, deep bronze or forest olive liner. These colors are closer to your own coloring than black ever is.

Your nails follow the same rule. The richer picks are burnt orange and spiced rust. Warm camel works as a quiet neutral, and olive green echoes a color that's signature to you.

The right finish and intensity for you

Because your coloring is soft and of medium depth, colors in the middle range usually look right on you. Very pale, icy shades can leave you looking washed out, and very stark ones can come across as harsh.

Matte and satin finishes fit that softness on lips and cheeks. Matte has no shine at all. Satin gives off a gentle sheen. If you like a shimmery lid, tones of gold or copper will sit nicely with the yellow gold, copper and brass pieces that flatter you. Silver, though, won't harmonize so well.

Lipstick shades for warm autumn

Build your lipsticks on brown or golden warmth, never on a blue undertone:

• Terracotta red: an earthy red for bold-lip moments
• Warm brick: a deeper red brown made for evenings
• Spiced peach: a lighter shade for every day
• Cinnamon brown: a warm neutral pick that echoes your lips' own color
• Warm coral: a fresher shade that wakes up your face

Cool pinks are what to keep off your lips. They can drain the color from your lips and leave your whole face looking tired.

An everyday look

A daytime face needs only a handful of warm shades.

1. Dust warm champagne across your eyelids as a soft, even base.
2. Trace your upper lashes in warm dark brown so your eyes get definition without heaviness.
3. Smile and dust toasted peach blush over the roundest part of your cheeks for a fresh, natural glow.
4. End with spiced peach or cinnamon brown lipstick: both echo your natural golden warmth.

An evening look

When night comes, take those same colors a shade or two deeper.

1. Pat copper bronze over your lids to bring out warmth and a soft glow.
2. Work espresso brown into the outer corners to build depth.
3. Line your eyes in deep bronze or forest olive for a frame with more richness than plain brown.
4. Dust a soft terracotta blush high along your cheekbones.
5. Complete the look with a lip in terracotta red or warm brick.

Makeup shades to skip

Cool colors work against your skin's golden undertones, so these rarely flatter you:

• Lipsticks in blue toned reds or cool berry shades can seem detached from your face instead of blending in.
• Bubblegum pink with a cool cast, or frosty plum blush, fights against warm skin.
• Jet black liquid liner and smoky grey eyeshadow feel icy and severe. Wearing black this close can turn your skin sallow and emphasize the shadows under your eyes.
• Nail polish in pastel mint or icy lavender is simply too frosty for this palette.

The same rule covers clothes and accessories worn near your face. For Warm Autumn, pass on black, rose, vivid cobalt, deep magenta, mint and pale amethyst.