EXQUISITE
SPRING COLOUR PALETTE
Light, warm and delicate. Exquisite is a spring day you can wear.
Quick answer: Exquisite is a light, clear, warm palette in the 18-palette Absolute Colour System. It suits people with very light, warm colouring and clear eyes. Light charcoal replaces black, and light gold is the best metal.
Who the Exquisite palette is for
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Hair: golden blonde, light warm blonde, strawberry blonde, or light to medium golden or warm brown
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Eyes: warm or light green, olive green, hazel, topaz, blue with gold, medium brown or soft violet, often with gold flecks
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Skin: ivory, peach, or light, warm or golden beige
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Contrast: low to medium
The tell-tale sign: dark colours swallow you, while light, clear colours make your skin look like porcelain.
Exquisite at a glance
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Undertone: warm
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Depth: light
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Intensity: clear
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Your black: light charcoal
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Best metals: light gold
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Energy: beautiful, delicate
Hair colour for Exquisite
Light, warm and luminous. Buttery blonde, light golden blonde and strawberry blonde suit Exquisite best. Fine golden highlights add shine.
Avoid dark brown, black and ashy tones. They look heavy against delicate colouring.
Makeup for Exquisite
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Lips: light coral, peach, warm pink and sheer gloss
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Cheeks: peach or light coral
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Eyes: champagne, light gold and soft aqua
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Mascara and liner: light or mid brown
Avoid deep berry lips, heavy contour and black liner.
Your Exquisite Questions, Answered
Fiona's Insight
Exquisite clients often think they need to "add" colour to look less washed out. Usually they need lighter colour, not more of it. Match the lightness of your features and you'll look polished, not pale.
Exquisite FAQs
Is Exquisite warm or cool?
Warm, light and clear.
Can Exquisite wear black?
It's too strong. Light charcoal, soft navy or warm grey are better.
What's the difference between Exquisite and Intriguing?
Both are light and warm. Exquisite is clear; Intriguing is soft.
Neighbouring palettes: Zesty (brighter), Intriguing (softer), Refined (cooler). Season page: Spring.
What a full Colour Analysis gives you
What you're looking at now is just a taste of what's possible with your full personal colour analysis. In a real session, we go so much deeper than one palette on a screen — you get draped in person, we find your exact signature colours (the ones that light up your eyes, skin and hair), and you walk away with a full swatch booklet you can take shopping for life.
Here's what's included:
- A full in-person or virtual draping session & guide book
- Your personalised colour swatch booklet
- Your Contrast, Value levels (how to put an outfit together)
- Value & Colour Dominance (how does it all work for you)
- Your signature colours — the ones that work *specifically* for you, not just your palette group
- Guidance on your best denims, neutrals, metals and makeup tones
- A wardrobe you can finally shop with confidence, instead of guessing
Beyond Colour — Other Ways I Can Help
Colour is just the beginning. Once you know your palette, the next step is making sure everything else — fit, style, confidence — is working just as hard for you. Here's what else is available at My Colour and Style:
-The Edit ($702) — Colour analysis plus a full wardrobe audit. We go through what you own, keep what suits you, and clear out the rest.
- The Reveal ($864) — Colour analysis plus personal styling. We uncover the silhouettes, fabrics and shapes that genuinely flatter you.
- The Transformation ($1,215) — Colour, wardrobe and style, all aligned. The full reset: your palette, your edited wardrobe, and a style that's unmistakably yours.
- The Full Wardrobe ($1,566) — Everything in The Transformation, plus a guided personal shopping session to fill the gaps, together.