Introducing Midnight Summer

Soft. Smokey. Deep…..

Midnight Summer has the depth typically associated with Winter, but also possesses the soft, gentle chroma associated with Summer.

Are you unsure whether you truly belong to Winter or Summer? Do you crave softness in your colours — but find that the traditional Summer palettes (like those from Sci/Art or similar systems) feel too light, too insubstantial, or just fail to support your natural colouring? Have you crowdsourced opinions only to receive conflicting feedback — with the one consistent message being “you’re definitely cool-toned”?

🔑 Midnight Summer may be the key you’ve been searching for.

It’s giving moody but soft. Gentle but deep. Cool, but smokey rather than clear….

In Poeticize Your Presence, I recognise that many people exist in the subtle spaces between categories. It’s common to be a hybrid — you might blend elements of Midnight Summer and Bluebell Summer, for example. Or you might even sit at the edge between Midnight Summer and a Winter sub-season.

What defines Midnight Summer?

Temperature: Cool-neutral — leaning far closer to cool than to true neutral.

 Chroma: Medium to low chroma — the colours are soft, smoky, and muted, never loud or jarring.

Depth: Medium to deep — deeper than most Summer types, but never as stark or heavy as Winter.

🎨 Your Best Colours

Stormy navy

Dusky plum

Charcoal grey

Smoky lavender

Silvery cedar

Blue-based dusty rose

Soft twilight teal

These colours drape your natural elegance in shadowed, harmonious tones that enhance without overwhelming.

🚫 Colours to avoid

Optic white — too stark

Warm, golden browns or camel — clash with your cool depth

Bright corals or warm tomato reds — too warm, too high chroma

Icy pastels – too harsh, too ghostly

Why Midnight Summer matters

Midnight Summer provides a home for those who live at the intersection of Summer’s softness and a quiet intensity. It honours the need for gentleness in colour and the depth that supports your natural presence — a place where shadowed elegance meets calm sophistication. Poeticize Your Presence helps you refine your unique blend — whether you’re purely Midnight Summer or share affinities with neighbouring sub-seasons.

Ready to reveal your beautiful bespoke Signature Colours? Book a Custom Colour Analysis with Poeticize Your Presence: