REFINED
SUMMER COLOUR PALETTE
Crisp, bright and cultured. Refined is a clear summer's day.
Quick answer: Refined is a light, clear, cool palette in the 18-palette Absolute Colour System. It suits people with light, cool colouring and clear eyes. Mid navy replaces black, and silver is the best metal.
Who the Refined palette is for
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Hair: platinum, ash blonde, medium blonde, light brown, salt and pepper or cool grey
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Eyes: blue, blue-grey, blue-green, cool green, or light to dark cool brown
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Skin: porcelain, ivory, light to medium beige or medium rose beige
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Contrast: low to medium
The tell-tale sign: warm beige makes you look sallow, while crisp white and sky blue make you look fresh.
Refined at a glance
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Undertone: cool
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Depth: light
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Intensity: clear
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Your black: mid navy
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Best metals: silver
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Energy: cultured, crisp
Hair colour for Refined
Light, cool and polished. Ash blonde, pearl blonde, platinum and light cool brown suit Refined. Toner keeps brassiness away.
Avoid golden blonde, copper and very dark shades. They look heavy and warm against your skin.
Makeup for Refined
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Lips: clear cool pink, rose and light berry
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Cheeks: cool pink
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Eyes: soft navy, dove grey and icy lilac
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Mascara and liner: navy or brown-black
Avoid orange tones, gold shimmer and heavy black liner.
Your Refined Questions, Answered
Fiona's Insight
Refined clients often reach for black because it looks "smart". On you, mid navy does the same job without draining your face. It's still the boardroom, just with better lighting.
Refined FAQs
Is Refined warm or cool?
Cool, light and clear.
Can Refined wear black?
Mid navy is your black. Keep true black away from your face.
What's the difference between Refined and Sublime?
Both are light and cool. Refined is clear; Sublime is soft.
Neighbouring palettes: Sublime (softer), Dynamic (deeper and brighter), Exquisite (warmer). Season page: Summer.
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.