i think this is the best description of it honestly

before i knew my palette (deep autumn), i would try to wear pastels and soft pinks and they would make me look very grey, despite the fact that i’m a tan person i also used to try to wear the classic bright red lipstick, but realized every time i wore it my skin looked terrible, like all i could see were my acne and acne scars and shadows. not even foundation helped. but once i switched to a different shade of red i didn’t have that problem anymore!

i feel like when it comes to clothes you can sometimes get away with wearing colors outside of your season/undertone, depending on the color and how you style it. but with makeup, it just never slides