Comments on: Makeup Model : Light Spring

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:26:44 +0000

Hey, jaycee, it sounds like you learned a lot! The draping is an amazing process, ay? The number of ways to solve the question, the accuracy with which the drapes are coloured, the whole thing fascinates me more each day. I hope the Sci\ART company finds the strength they need to get through this ordeal. I’m having some delays getting Books too, but I think things are starting to flow again. You will indeed enjoy your shopping so much more. It takes a few months to fine tune your eye, but the day your PCA is done, you can already exclude the 90% worst choices.

By: jaycee

jaycee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:41:32 +0000

I just had to let you know that I just had a PCA via sci/art here in my town and I am delighted to be a light spring. I have no problem in adjusting because I have been uncomfortable in cool colors since I was told I was a summer a decade ago. I even used your information to continue the wrong path but I started to have doubts when I read your postings about the yellow ring in the eye and the horrid appearing yellow -green which lights me up. So I kept my mouth shut during the draping about my previous analysis and let the drapes unfold. It also makes alot of sense regarding my personality; much like your partner I am fun but in the medical field where it does not always play well- I should have been a kindergarten teacher! But I am also an introvert so it is an interesting ying yang- I can be social but I have to recuperate for awhile! My stylist actually had her colors done by the sci/ART founder and they are quite upset still; and they cannot get the light spring color books due to a delay in the business. I have a spring in my step, my colors are in the stores now and the sun is shining for the first time in weeks! No one else cares what the correct colors do but I know this site does! Thanks

By: Kathy W.

Kathy W. — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:40:52 +0000

I just had to respond to MarySteele’s post – My Mom has been so into PCA for the past 25 -30 years that not only does she only buy cars in her colors (she’s a Winter so Black and Silver are her car colors of choice) but she makes my Dad buy cars in his colors (He’s a Spring and currently driving a Teal Green car with tan interior that he had to custom order in that combination)!

I think my Mom is a Cool Winter but she was draped before the 12 season system so we don’t know for sure. She looks ghastly in any earthtones and has very fair skin so she’s not a Deep, might be a Clear. My Dad is either what Sci/Art calls a True or possibly a Light Spring – he has very stereotypical Spring coloring: peachy skin, light blue eyes, golden blond that turned light brown and now gray hair.

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:47:55 +0000

Hey! Glad to hear it. Great how all the colours work together, ay? Your clothes do the same thing. The idea is that your body, your clothes, your makeup, your hair….when the colours in all of them share the same properties of colour, magic happens.
I often hear “you have cool hair so we need to balance it with warm makeup” – a little crazy, it only sets up conflict, not harmony.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:53:08 +0000

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
I just got the Stila eye shadows you recommended, the Estee Lauder eyeliner, Lancomes Blush (Rose Fresque), and am using Clinique Mimosa Blossom or Extra Apricot lipgloss- it looks WONDERFUL!!! Thank you soo much, I have had the hardest time finding colors that work on me! THANKS!!!!

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:07:52 +0000

Ashley,
His colouring sounds very similar to my son’s, a True Summer.
Freckles are possible in any Season. You’ll soon meet Elisa at 12B, a True Summer with many freckles. Forget about them, they’re not instructive as to Season. Don’t get hung up on their colour. Look at the skin beyond them.
Any hair colour is possible in any Season. I see ash brown Light Springs a lot, though they tend to the cooler side.
It’s is all and only about skin. Forget the hair and eyes.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:08:05 +0000

If it helps to clarify, I’m trying to classify my little brother. I think he actually might be a Summer, rather than a Spring as I’ve thought; he’s developed an overall very-delicate coloring that appears to look better in soft colors. His coloring is yellower than our sister’s, which is why I thought he was a Spring; but in retrospect, it may have just been looking at a Light Summer next to a Cool Summer (which I believe she is). Proof of why we need 12-season theory. Anyway, his blonde hair has been darkening and turning ashy, and his eyes are muted turquoise with a brownish ring around the pupil but I believe his freckles (he both freckles and tans) are a warm color. Hence my question.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:36:17 +0000

So it is possible to be an ashy-haired Spring, then? Also, what about freckles? If they are a warm brown color, should I discount the coolness of the person’s hair and eyes?

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:43 +0000

About the hair, you might look at http://12blueprints.com/louise-and-stevan-are-light-springs/

It depends on what colour you begin with and how cool or warm your colouring is within your Season.
Let me know if you have other questions. It helps if you send me a picture or a celebrity that has your hair colour/colouring.

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:47 +0000

For Light Spring, you could consider Clinique in Butter Bronze. It adds some shine, which Spring and Winter do well if the skin is tight. For evening, the thing might be to look for the darker colours , but maybe it’s better to just wear more liner and mascara and a stronger lip. Do you have an opinion on this? I’m not sure going too dark will be flattering but you do need more impact.
For blush, Precious Posy is possible, maybe even Berry Delight if it’s evening. It will depend on how cool/warm and light/dark you are within the context of your season. Lancome Rose Fresque is pretty if you’re cool.
For lips, Clinique Peach Pop or Ambrosia if you’re warm. Extra Apricot and Mimosa Blossom are very pretty for day.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000

” The Cool 1-2 Baby Blossom looks very pretty but might work better on a Light Summer. ”

I have this and it’s quite cool. The “N” one of the same value, I think it’s called “Precious Peach,” is much better for someone with warmth in her skin.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:23 +0000

Sorry I forgot to ask – what is a good haircolor to ahve if you are a light Spring? I have medium blonde hair lowlights (some gold in it) with some light golden blonde highlights (my eyes are blue with yellow around the middle)?? Thanks

By: Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:07:55 +0000

THANKS for all the tips- I am LOVING the colors you have suggested!! I did find Poppy Love at Sephora (love it). You really know what colors work for Light Springs!!!!!

Do you have any tips for good night eye makeup colors for Light Springs???

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:50:20 +0000

Light Spring’s lip gloss could be Clinique Extra Apricot (similar to Poppy Love) if you tend to be more golden, or Mimosa Blossom if you tend closer to Summer.
Precious Posy is nice for warm, Lancome Rose Fresque is good for cool, as is the L’Oreal colour above – but do use bronzer with it, or try it.
If you’re in Canada, Marcelle Nude Attitude makes nice eyeshadow, and I normally dislike palettes intensely. Marcelle also makes some nice, but very sheer, glosses called Rouge Reflex. Look at 30 (brighter), 52 (light), 40 (cooler).

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:57:06 +0000

Hi, Arielle,

The biggest challenge with Spring is to find colours that are warm but not brownish. They must remain clear to be true to Spring’s colouring.
Would you say you fall on the cool side (do you look like a Summer with ash brown hair) or are you closer to Spring (yellow hair, very golden appearance).
I’ll keep you in mind when I shop. Clinique’s Precious Posy blush might work well. Look at Clinique Butter Shine in BabyBaby and PinkBeach while you’re there. L’Oreal True Match blushes in the lightest 1-2 levels are very good. They all appear warmish to me. The Cool 1-2 Baby Blossom looks very pretty but might work better on a Light Summer. You should look at Cover f/x Bronzer f/x in Gold too. Very nice, but still need a touch of rosiness on the front of the cheek.
I’ll work on the gloss issue and get back to you.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:03 +0000

Sorry for all the questions but you seem to actually know and I have had such a hard time finding makeup shades that work!!!

Do you know of any pretty Salmon colored lipgloss or blush??

By: Arielle

Arielle — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:43 +0000

The color “Poppy Love” is discontinued, is there another lipstick or especially a gloss color that works great??

By: Arielle

Arielle — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:24:41 +0000

What would be a good blush shade for a light spring shade??? Thanks for thsi post it helps soo much!!!!

By: Christine Scaman

Christine Scaman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:34:30 +0000

I should live in the South! I can easily imagine organizing my life around my colors. Why would I buy a dusty blue car and look bad in it??

You are so right about the savings. So it costs 200-300. So what? It’s a one-time expense. Buy 1 wrong suit and you’ve could have afforded an analysis.

Light and Bright, you’d be some kind of Spring. It would be worth having it done again to learn which of the 3 Springs and also to get a swatch book using today’s pigment technology. The reproducibility across fabric types, brilliance of the color, and durability have come a long way.

By: MarySteele Lawler

MarySteele Lawler — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:34:13 +0000

So glad to finally see your Spring color analysis. Been looking forward to it. Thank God you mention lipstick/eyeshadow that coordinate and use their names so we may shop.

I had a color analysis done in the late 70’s-early 80’s by a woman from Arkansas. I still have my colors in a clear vinyl wallet. Her business was called ColorOne. She was fabulous. No telling how many thousands of dollars I’ve saved because of her expertise. Her name for my coloring was Light and Bright.

I’m ready to do a new analysis just because it is so much fun and I like talking about it.

We Southern girls ( age 18 to 80) have been known to choose household paint colors and automobile colors using our Color Charts. I know a woman who got a long survey from Cadillac about why she bought her new fancy car. Her succinct response: because it’s on my color chart! (winter-she always buys frosty white cars) Why not look smashing whereever you are?