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Smears of salmon, dusty rose and pale peach with a pan of warm taupe powder and a pile of olive powder beside a brush on ivory paper.

Makeup

Soft Autumn makeup

Start with the ashy check

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Same shade. Two lights.

muted coral, #D9806A

A white base can turn a shade chalky. Swatch pale ones by a window first.

Careful with

  • milky
  • powdery
  • soft matte pastel
Why, and how solid

White pigment scatters light and adds a pale veil. On lighter skin that reads as a soft pearl, and on deep skin it can read as chalk. A pastel that goes ashy on you is often the formula and not you. Tradition

Your eye look, in three steps

Lid, then crease, then lash line. Tap a name to jump to its card.

Closed eyelid on fair skin with the Soft Autumn day look: lighter warm taupe on the lid, warm taupe in the crease and deeper warm taupe at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on medium skin with the Soft Autumn day look: lighter warm taupe on the lid, warm taupe in the crease and deeper warm taupe at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on tan skin with the Soft Autumn day look: lighter warm taupe on the lid, warm taupe in the crease and deeper warm taupe at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on deep skin with the Soft Autumn day look: lighter warm taupe on the lid, warm taupe in the crease and deeper warm taupe at the lash line.
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  1. Lid #B8ADA1

    Sweep the lightest pan over the whole lid with a flat brush.

    Erinde Olive Taupe Smoky Bronze Champagne Gold Eyeshadow Palette

    Shade: 04

  2. Crease #8C7A68

    Blend the middle pan into the crease with a fluffy brush.

    Erinde Olive Taupe Smoky Bronze Champagne Gold Eyeshadow Palette

    Shade: 04

  3. Lash line #625549

    Press the deepest pan along the lash line with a small brush.

    Erinde Olive Taupe Smoky Bronze Champagne Gold Eyeshadow Palette

    Shade: 04

Your colors

Tap a color, then drag here to test it.

  • Lipsmuted coralsoft terracotta rosedusty warm pink
  • Cheekssoft warm rosemuted coral
  • Eyeswarm taupeolivesoft bronze

Start with your makeup bag

Pick or paste the color of a lipstick or blush you already own. You get one answer: keep it, adapt it or later.

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A close crop of the lip color in muted coral, soft terracotta rose and dusty warm pink, pigment on paper.

Lips

Start with muted coral. Terracotta rose and dusty warm pink are the next steps.

Look for in the shade name

  • muted coral
  • terracotta
  • warm rose
Why, and how solid

Warm, muted color matches your coloring. Hot pink, icy shades and neon tend to compete with your face. Tradition

A close crop of the cheek color in soft warm rose and muted coral, pigment on paper.

Cheeks

Pick a soft warm rose or muted coral and blend it well.

Look for in the shade name

  • soft warm rose
  • muted coral
Why, and how solid

Blush shows your palette fastest. Muted, warm shades look like a flush, while bright ones can sit on top. Tradition

A close crop of the eye color in warm taupe, olive and soft bronze, pigment on paper.

Eyes

Wear warm taupe on the lid and soft bronze to define. Olive adds color.

Look for in the shade name

  • warm taupe
  • olive
  • soft bronze
Why, and how solid

Earthy, muted shades keep one soft, warm temperature across your eyes and clothes. Tradition

Two looks to start from

Lip, cheek and eye from one price level. Tap a name to jump to its card.

  1. The Soft Autumn mid makeup look: MAC Cosmetics Ximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in 826 Brick-O-La, Laura Geller Serum Blush Tint in Casual Coral and Laura Mercier Caviar Tightline Eyeliner Pencil in Bronze.

    Mid look

  2. The Soft Autumn luxury makeup look: Bobbi Brown Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick in 07 Afternoon Tea, Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic Powder Blush in Sex On Fire and Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette Eyeshadow Quad in The Sophisticate.

    Luxury look

Your Soft Autumn picks

Picked by color: start with one card, then slide each price row.

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How to read the cards

The color on each card is the color family a pick sits closest to, not the exact product shade. A picture shows that color on a plain, unbranded piece and not the product. Save picks with Add to my list, then open them all in one Amazon cart.

  • Maybelline Serum Lipstick in Maybe It's Soft.

    Start hereLipsDrugstore

    Maybelline

    Serum Lipstick

    Shade: Maybe It's Soft

    Why

    A satin lipstick that the listing calls a light terracotta rose.

    How to use: Swipe for full color, or dab and blend for a sheer tint.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft terracotta rose.

    See swatches on Amazon

Drugstore

  • e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush in Dusty Rosé.

    CheeksLiquid

    e.l.f.

    Camo Liquid Blush

    Shade: Dusty Rosé

    Why

    A buildable liquid blush with light coverage in a dusty rose shade.

    How to use: Dot it on and blend fast, then build for more color.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft warm rose, liquid.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded eyeshadow palette in warm taupe, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Eyes

    Erinde

    Olive Taupe Smoky Bronze Champagne Gold Eyeshadow Palette

    Shade: 04

    Why

    A palette whose title names olive, taupe and bronze, so one set covers warm taupe, olive and soft bronze.

    How to use: Sweep the light shade on the lid, then deepen the crease.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium warm taupe.

    See swatches on Amazon

Mid

  • MAC Cosmetics Ximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in 826 Brick-O-La.

    LipsSatin

    MAC Cosmetics

    Ximal Sleek Satin Lipstick

    Shade: 826 Brick-O-La

    Why

    A satin lipstick that the listing calls a warm dusty rose.

    How to use: Swipe for full color, or dab and blend for a sheer tint.

    If it's gone, look for: a light dusty warm pink, satin.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Laura Geller Serum Blush Tint in Casual Coral.

    CheeksTint

    Laura Geller

    Serum Blush Tint

    Shade: Casual Coral

    Why

    A sheer watercolor liquid blush named Casual Coral.

    How to use: Dot it on and blend fast, then build for more color.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium muted coral, tint.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Laura Mercier Caviar Tightline Eyeliner Pencil in Bronze.

    Eyes

    Laura Mercier

    Caviar Tightline Eyeliner Pencil

    Shade: Bronze

    Why

    A golden brown shimmer pencil that the listing calls Bronze.

    How to use: Draw it along the lash line, or smudge it soft.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft bronze.

    See swatches on Amazon

Luxury

  • Bobbi Brown Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick in 07 Afternoon Tea.

    LipsMatte

    Bobbi Brown

    Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick

    Shade: 07 Afternoon Tea

    Why

    A matte lipstick that the listing calls a warm bricky brown.

    How to use: Swipe for full color, or dab and blend for a sheer tint.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft terracotta rose, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic Powder Blush in Sex On Fire.

    Cheeks

    Charlotte Tilbury

    Cheek to Chic Powder Blush

    Shade: Sex On Fire

    Why

    A two-tone powder blush that the listing calls a tawny rose.

    How to use: Sweep it on lightly, then build for more color.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft warm rose.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette Eyeshadow Quad in The Sophisticate.

    Eyes

    Charlotte Tilbury

    Luxury Palette Eyeshadow Quad

    Shade: The Sophisticate

    Why

    A four-shade quad that the listing names as cream, tan, taupe and chocolate, so it covers the warm taupe family.

    How to use: Sweep the light shade on the lid, then deepen the crease.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium warm taupe.

    See swatches on Amazon

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  • Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Eastend Snob.

    Rimmel

    Exaggerate Lip Liner

    Shade: Eastend Snob

    dusty warm pinkDrugstore

    If it's gone, look for: a light dusty warm pink.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • NYX Professional Makeup Soft Matte Lip Cream in Abu Dhabi.

    NYX Professional Makeup

    Soft Matte Lip Cream

    Shade: Abu Dhabi (Deep Rose-Beige)

    soft terracotta roseDrugstoreMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft terracotta rose, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in dusty warm pink, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Maybelline

    Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick

    Shade: Touch Of Spice

    dusty warm pinkDrugstoreMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a light dusty warm pink, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick in Clay Crush.

    Maybelline

    Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick

    Shade: Clay Crush

    soft terracotta roseDrugstoreMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium soft terracotta rose, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Kinda Sexy.

    MAC Cosmetics

    M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick

    Shade: Kinda Sexy

    dusty warm pinkMidMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a light dusty warm pink, matte.

    See it at Ulta Beauty

Foundation

Read the undertone words and swatch a few neutral and warm shades at your jaw.

A season is a color guide and does not name your undertone. Brands name shades differently, so daylight decides. Moderate

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Chips and swatches are color directions, not product shades.