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#1 feels more masculine to me - Night + Ember + Mars combo is bold and warm. #2 is more soft/minimal. Love the Dawn gradient in #1 though! 👏

If we're talking about masculinity, then I'd say #2, but visually, #1 speaks to me more. Arina, I'm also holding a poll right now—I'd appreciate your vote: https://on.contra.com/LPRLm9

2 is more powerful 🔥🔥

#2 for me. The navy Stardust column does the heavy lifting, it cools the oranges down so they read as tools rather than warmth. Is this for a product brand or a person?

Aryna, #2 reads more masculine to me — not because of a cliché dark navy, but because the slate and grey swap out the cream and pastels and the whole system loses its sweetness. Masculinity in a palette usually comes from restraint and value range rather than a blue swatch, and...