SPICY
SPRING COLOUR PALETTE
Warmly toasted and lighter, with a little kick. Spicy brings warmth without the weight.
Quick answer: Spicy is a light, warm, toasted palette in the 18-palette Absolute Colour System. It suits people with light-to-medium warm colouring that is soft rather than bright. Mid-brown replaces black, and gold is the best metal.
Who the Spicy palette is for
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Hair: strawberry blonde, copper blonde, golden blonde, light auburn, caramel or copper
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Eyes: medium to dark brown, hazel, olive, blue or teal, often with gold flecks
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Skin: olive, deep ivory, medium beige, or true or warm beige
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Contrast: low to medium
The tell-tale sign: bright colours feel a bit loud on you, but cinnamon, camel and soft terracotta make you glow.
Spicy at a glance
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Undertone: warm
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Depth: light to medium
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Intensity: toasted (softened)
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Your black: mid-brown
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Best metals: gold
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Energy: exciting, warm
Hair colour for Spicy
Think spice rack. Caramel, cinnamon, toffee and soft copper all suit Spicy. A soft balayage in toasted tones works beautifully.
Avoid icy blonde, blue-black and burgundy. They clash with the warmth in your skin.
Makeup for Spicy
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Lips: terracotta, cinnamon, warm nude and soft brick
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Cheeks: peach-bronze
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Eyes: copper, khaki and warm brown
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Mascara and liner: brown
Avoid bright fuchsia, icy pinks and silver shimmer.
Your Spicy Questions, Answered
Fiona's Insight
Spicy clients are often told they're "autumn" and handed dark, heavy colours. Spicy is actually a Spring palette: warm and light, with a toasted edge. Keep the spice, lose the weight.
Spicy FAQs
Is Spicy warm or cool?
Warm and softly toasted.
Can Spicy wear black?
Mid-brown is your black. It gives the same polish without hardening your face.
What's the difference between Spicy and Exotic?
Both are toasted and warm. Exotic is deeper.
Neighbouring palettes: Exotic (deeper), Intriguing (softer and lighter), Zesty (brighter). 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.