Sample reading

Estima now runs as a demo. Scanning is switched off and no photographs are read. This card is built from the same tables a real scan used, so you can see exactly what Estima hands you. Pick a season and a face shape to see how the card changes.

Deep Autumn

oval · warm

depth: deep
contrast: high
chroma: muted

Warm and dark. Colour with weight behind it.

Colours that lift you

#7A2E1D

Rust

#4A2511

Chocolate

#8C6A1B

Dark gold

#2E3B2A

Forest

#0B3C49

Deep teal

#6B1E1E

Oxblood

#54341A

Bitter chocolate

#3E4C1F

Dark olive

#8E3B18

Burnt sienna

#5A2A3A

Deep plum brown

Colours that drain you

#F0C9D6

Powder pink

#B9D6C7

Mint

#D7D3E6

Lavender

#C9D3E0

Icy powder

#A9C4E0

Light blue

Your neutrals

#E4D5BB

Bone

#8B6B45

Dark camel

#3B2C20

Espresso

#1F2A24

Black forest

Combinations

Ember
Deep wood
Teal and rust

Metal

gold. Deep antique gold and bronze. Keep silver small and away from the face.

Hair colour

Works: Dark auburn, Espresso brown, Deep chestnut. Avoid: Ash blonde, Silver grey, Pastel tones.

How to cut it

oval · short hair

Nothing needs correcting, so the cut can be about texture and a clean edge.

some height on top· a little width at the sides· fringe forward· parted to one side

Also worksHigh fade with a pompadour· French crop· Classic side part· Crop with a broken fringe· Mid fade with a short quiff

SkipUniform bowl shapes· Heavy fringe over the eyes

How a real reading worked

Two photographs went to a model that only classified: undertone, depth, contrast, chroma, face shape and hair length, each from a closed list. The season then came from those readings through a fixed table, not from a model deciding on the spot, which is why the same photographs always gave the same season. Estima never stored the photographs.