Do I need different makeup for the four seasons of the year?
No — your color season is fixed and your makeup should stay within that palette year-round. However, you can shift INTENSITY by season: lighter, fresher shades in spring/summer; deeper, richer shades in fall/winter — all within your color season's palette.
This is a common misconception. Your COLOR season (the 12-season system) is biological and permanent. The four annual SEASONS (spring/summer/fall/winter) are calendar events that shouldn't change which palette you use.
What can shift seasonally is intensity. A True Winter wears the same true red lipstick year-round, but might choose a sheer wash in summer and a full opaque application in winter.
Spring/summer styling within your palette: lighter intensity, more pastel-leaning tones from your palette, less makeup overall.
Fall/winter styling within your palette: deeper intensity, more saturated tones from your palette, fuller makeup application, can carry deeper lip and eye looks.
Don't switch palettes between summer and winter. A Spring type wearing burgundy lipstick in fall doesn't look 'seasonal' — they look unwell.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What about a summer tan changing my season?
Tanning warms your overtone temporarily but doesn't change your underlying season. Stick with your palette.
Can I wear berry lips if I'm a Spring?
Pick the warm berry within Spring's palette (warm raspberry) rather than cool burgundy.
Should foundation change seasonally?
Shade depth might (lighter in winter when paler, deeper in summer if tanned), but undertone always stays the same.
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