soft autumn

There's something about late August into early September that just feels like Soft Autumn — the light gets softer, everything mellows out, nothing feels quite as sharp or saturated as it did in July. It's the transition where we start leaning into muted, blended color rather than bold and bright.

This is the energy behind Soft Autumn in color analysis, too — it's one of the more subtle seasons, built on low-contrast, dusty, blended color rather than anything stark. If your natural coloring has that same soft, muted quality (nothing about you reads as sharp or high-contrast), these are the tones that are going to make you look effortlessly put-together.

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mineral palette

Last call - Color Journal Course starts Monday! 7 weeks of learning to extract palettes, understand color relationships, and develop your color intuition. Small group, personalized feedback on your work. A few spots left. Link here if you want in.

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The Visual Edit

You know when inspiration hits at the exact moment you’re trying to fall asleep? 🌙 Introducing @thevisualedit.daily - my new space for curating beautiful things that naturally belong together ✨

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Color Design Course - August!

✨ MONDAY UPDATE: General registration is now open for the Color Journal Course!

If you've been waiting for your chance to dive deep into color exploration, this is it. We start August 18th with 7 weeks of guided prompts, community sharing, and personalized feedback.

More info on registration here!

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