ZESTY
SPRING COLOUR PALETTE
Light, bright and full of flavour. Zesty is a fiesta in a palette.
Quick answer: Zesty is a light, bright, warm palette in the 18-palette Absolute Colour System. It suits people with light, warm colouring and lively, clear eyes. Mid-browns replace black, and gold is the best metal. Zesty sits in the Spring family.
Who the Zesty palette is for
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Hair: any golden blonde, light strawberry blonde, auburn, caramel, light to medium warm brown or light warm grey
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Eyes: topaz, bright or medium hazel, warm green, teal, amber, warm brown or light olive, often with gold flecks
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Skin: golden, warm beige, ivory, peach or light olive
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Contrast: low to medium, but your eyes do the talking
The tell-tale sign: dark, heavy colours swamp you, while bright warm colours make you look awake.
Zesty at a glance
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Undertone: warm
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Depth: light
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Intensity: bright
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Your black: mid-browns
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Best metals: gold
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Energy: enthusiastic, full of flavour
Hair colour for Zesty
Keep it light and golden. Golden blonde, strawberry blonde, honey and light copper suit Zesty best. Warm highlights add sparkle.
Avoid ash blonde, dark brown and black. They create too much weight against light, bright colouring.
Makeup for Zesty
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Lips: coral, bright peach, warm pink and clear poppy
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Cheeks: apricot and peach
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Eyes: light bronze, warm gold and turquoise
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Mascara and liner: brown
Avoid deep plums, cool mauves and heavy smoky eyes.
Your Zesty Questions, Answered
Fiona's Insight
Zesty is the palette people most often hide. Clients arrive in navy and grey because they think bright means "too much". On you, bright looks fresh. It's the dull colours that look like effort.
Zesty FAQs
Is Zesty warm or cool?
Warm, light and bright.
Can Zesty wear black?
It's too heavy. Mid-browns, warm navy-teal or camel do the job better.
What's the difference between Zesty and Exquisite?
Both are light and warm. Zesty is brighter; Exquisite is more delicate.
Neighbouring palettes: Exquisite (more delicate), Radiant (deeper), Spicy (more toasted). 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.