Just My Notes From Actually Sitting Down and Doing Them
I kept noticing that certain tops or dresses looked great in photos but when I wore them out I looked kind of drained. It bugged me enough that I started searching for ways to pin down colors that don’t fight my face. That’s how I ended up trying seasonal color analysis quizzes – free ones that ask a few questions about your features and spit out a color palette you’re supposed to look good in.
The two I kept seeing mentioned were Laurie Loo’s quiz and the set of quizzes on freecoloranalysisquiz.com (the one everyone calls free color analysis quiz or free color quiz). I did them over a couple of days, answered as honestly as I could, saved the results, and then went through my drawers holding stuff up to my face in daylight to see what actually worked. Here’s what I found – no fancy formatting, just what happened.
The Whole Point of Seasonal Color Analysis
It’s pretty basic once you get past the buzzwords. Your skin has either warm undertones (golden, yellowish) or cool (pinkish, bluish). Your overall look is either bright/clear or soft/muted, and you have some level of contrast (high drama or low harmony). Those three things put you in Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter.
- Spring: warm + bright → lively corals, clear greens, light golds
- Summer: cool + soft → dusty mauves, gentle blues, cool grays
- Autumn: warm + muted/rich → earthy oranges, deep olives, spiced browns
- Winter: cool + bright/deep → sharp reds, icy silvers, true blacks
A lot of places split each into three so you end up with 12 options total. The color palette you get is meant to be the shades that make your skin look even and fresh instead of adding grayness or redness. It helps with shopping (less returns), makeup picks, and just feeling like your clothes fit your vibe.
Laurie Loo’s Quiz – Eight Questions and Done
Her thing is called “What Season Am I?” and it’s on her blog page. She says it’s fast and skips the junk – it really does.
Eight questions only. Stuff like:
- Hair color when sunlight hits it
- What stands out about your eyes
- Skin – tan quickly or burn first
- Gold jewelry or silver – which one feels right
Took me five minutes, maybe less the second time. Results page loads instantly. It gives your main season and points to one of the 12 variations. There’s a short write-up on the colors that should suit you, a couple sentences explaining the basics of seasonal color analysis, and photos of celebrities in the same season so you can see the idea.
No catch – completely free, no email box, no “premium version” tease. She has other posts on the blog too: one for each season’s full palette, some outfit-building ideas using those colors, and notes on what to watch for when buying. The tone is straightforward and kind of warm, like she’s just passing on what she figured out.
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Free Color Analysis Quiz – Different Versions, Big Color Blocks
freecoloranalysisquiz.com has a main free color analysis quiz plus extra ones (12-season, 16-season, photo upload if you feel like it).
Questions are the usual suspects:
- Skin reaction to sun
- Hair – warm tones or cool tones
- Eyes – bright and separate or blended and gentle
- Gold vs silver again
Short one is over in four minutes. You get your season (sub-season on the longer quizzes), a screen full of color squares for your color palette, bullet lists of “good colors” and “colors that usually don’t work,” plus a line or two about clothes and makeup. The swatches are nice and big – I screenshotted them to compare later.
All free. No sign-in, no payment prompt. You can close the tab and open a different quiz right away to see if the answer stays put.
What I Saw When I Put Them Side by Side
Both are fast and free. Laurie Loo gives sub-season info in the single quiz and links to more reading on her blog. The free site shows color blocks immediately and lets you flip between versions easily.
My main season came out the same on both. The exact variation differed by one notch, but not enough to matter. To sort it out I pulled scarves, shirts, a couple jackets – held them close to my face in window light during the day. Looked in the mirror, took phone pics. The ones that made my skin look smooth and my eyes clearer were obvious winners.
My Advice – Just Run Them
Takes almost no effort.
Go here first for Laurie Loo: thelaurieloo.com/blog/what-season-am-i Then hit freecoloranalysisquiz.com and do the basic color quiz (try a longer one too if you want).
Read both color palette results. If they agree on the main colors, start leaning into those. If they’re close but not exact, test real clothes the way I did. Whatever genuinely makes your face look better in natural light is the one to trust.
It’s small stuff but it adds up – fewer clothes you never wear, quicker mornings, better feeling when you leave the house.
Anyone else done these two? Did your season match straight across or did you have to test fabrics to decide? Tell me what you got – I’m interested.
