SUBLIME
SUMMER COLOUR PALETTE
Soft, cool and heavenly. Sublime is a summer's evening in pastel.
Quick answer: Sublime is a light, soft, cool palette in the 18-palette Absolute Colour System, like a summer's evening. It suits people with light, cool, gentle colouring. Soft light charcoal replaces black, and platinum and rose gold are the best metals.
Who the Sublime palette is for
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Hair: cool or medium blonde, light ash brown, or light to medium cool grey
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Eyes: teal, medium blue, blue-grey, or medium to deep brown
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Skin: rich ivory, natural or medium beige, or olive
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Contrast: low
The tell-tale sign: bright colours shout over you, while powder blue, lavender and dusty rose make you look effortlessly pretty.
Sublime at a glance
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Undertone: cool
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Depth: light
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Intensity: soft
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Your black: soft light charcoal
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Best metals: platinum and rose gold
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Energy: heavenly, gentle
Hair colour for Sublime
Soft and cool, with no harsh edges. Soft ash blonde, beige-ash, pearl and soft silver suit Sublime. Blended highlights work better than chunky ones.
Avoid brassy gold, black and red. They overpower soft colouring.
Makeup for Sublime
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Lips: dusty rose, soft mauve and sheer pink
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Cheeks: soft rose
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Eyes: lavender-grey, taupe and soft plum
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Mascara and liner: soft brown-grey
Avoid bright red, orange and heavy black liner.
Your Sublime Questions, Answered
Fiona's Insight
Sublime clients are often told to "add a pop of colour". A pop is too loud for you. Think watercolour, not highlighter. Soft colour near your face is what makes you look rested.
Sublime FAQs
Is Sublime warm or cool?
Cool, light and soft.
Can Sublime wear black?
It's too harsh. Soft charcoal, pewter or soft navy work better.
Why platinum and rose gold?
Their soft sheen echoes your gentle colouring.
Neighbouring palettes: Serene (smokier), Tranquil (very close), Refined (clearer), Intriguing (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.