When you know the shades of colours which make you look fabulous, you’ll make fewer shopping mistakes. It’s the top thing I’m told when people come to me to ‘get their colours done’!
Learning your colouring type and how to wear colour makes it so much easier to identify what suits you. You’ll find you’re able to create more outfits from what you have. Over time, your wardrobe becomes more coordinated – it just takes a little practice.
Armed with your fabric swatches from your colour consultation, you’ll be keen to shop for your colours.
How to shop for your colours
If you’re on the hunt for a specific colour, take a look at Kettlewell Colours. They’re a great clothing source with good staple items in a variety of colours, aimed at people who’ve had a colour analysis. Browse the range here: https://www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk. (There’s also a link on my ‘shop‘ page.)
Their clothes are primarily designed and organised by seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter, as Melissa (the owner) was seasonally analysed and struggled finding her colours all year round.
If you’ve had a colour analysis by a colour me beautiful consultant in the last 15 years, you’ll have been TONALLY analysed but you can still shop on Kettlewell.
With a tonal analysis. you’ll learn your “dominant’ and ‘sub-dominant’ colouring type, based upon the colour of your hair (as it is now), your skin tone and your eye colour. Your dominant colouring type will be one of six , rather than one of four seasons – light, warm, deep, clear, cool or soft. The tonal system of analysis is what I use in my colour analysis consultations. (find out more here).
I’ve created a video to demonstrate how you can search for your colours on their website. It makes searching online for pieces much easier!
Kettlewell update their collection regularly and they have a much wider selection of colours than you’re likely to find on the high street.
Watch the video on shopping for your colours here (updated August 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EetQqPc5C4g
The latest colour and style trends is available through my seasonal updates which are updated twice per year. You’ll find more details here.