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.

Bright Spring

oval · warm

depth: medium
contrast: high
chroma: clear

Warm but sharp. Saturation is the whole point.

Colours that lift you

#FF5A3C

Bright coral

#FFD400

Bright yellow

#00B5AD

Bright turquoise

#E8007D

Hot pink

#2E6FFF

Clear blue

#7ED321

Apple green

#FF8A00

Tangerine

#00C2A8

Jade

#B44BE8

Bright violet

#FF3B5C

Watermelon

Colours that drain you

#8F7B6B

Taupe

#A9A06B

Soft moss

#B9AEB6

Dusty lilac

#6E7F73

Sage grey

#C08A6E

Muted clay

Your neutrals

#FFFDF5

Warm white

#2C3E50

Bright navy

#C0A480

Light camel

#4A4A4A

Graphite

Combinations

Signal
Pop
Clear water

Metal

gold. Polished, bright gold. Anything brushed or antique kills the clarity.

Hair colour

Works: Bright copper, Golden blonde, Rich chestnut. Avoid: Ash tones, Dusty mauve, Muted brown.

How to cut it

oval · medium hair

Mid-length asks nothing of an oval, so the cut can follow the hair instead of correcting the face.

flat on top· a little width at the sides

Also worksMod cut· Grown-out textured crop· Slicked back, no part· Middle part with curtains· Blunt bob at the chin· Shag· Deep side part· Classic side part

SkipOne heavy blunt line at the chin· Volume piled only at the crown

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.