When you wear the right colours for you, your skin will look brighter, your eyes will sparkle and you’ll look radiant. Yet, it’s not always quite so easy to get right yourself, is it?!
In fact, I meet a lot of people who fall into some common colour traps. These are covered in this Youtube video as well as summarised below.
Is it warm or cool?
There’s so many videos focussing on warm or cool skintone, so I totally understand the need to know. However, this isn’t the only factor to consider when choosing colours. It’s also not something which you can determine your the colour of your veins! And, if you can’t determine one from the other, it does not mean that you have a neutral skintone!
Understanding whether you’re warm or cool will of course help you choose the right shade of red, what jewellery colour you’re best suited to as well as your best makeup colours. But, it’s not always a dominant characteristic for everyone. In fact, it’s merely one aspect in basic colour theory. The depth of the colour and the clarity are equally as important, depending upon your over-riding features.
Reaching for safe colours
Often when you get stuck in a style rut, have lost your confidence or you’re confused about what suits you, you’ll reach for ‘safe’ colours. Retreating to wearing black, grey, navy, or beige. It can make you feel a little bland and invisible. There’s nothing wrong with any of these colours by the way, but they won’t suit everyone the same. Opting for flattering neutral tones and wearing colour combinations that suit you and your features will have a profound effect on your mood and those around you. It doesn’t always have to be bright colours and combinations. You don’t have to look like a peacock after all – unless that’s your thing of course!
Following the trends without consideration
Just because it’s in the shops and ‘on trend’, or an Instagram influencer recommended you buy it, does not mean that it will suit you! Take account of YOUR colouring, YOUR style and YOUR shape before buying something new. It’s the only way to end up with a wardrobe of clothes that work for you.
Discover what suits you
As a professional colour analysis consultant, I’ve trained in this field with Colour me Beautiful. With over 10 years of experience, it’s easy for me to determine what to look for. I don’t offer a ‘seasonal’ colour analysis but a ‘tonal’ one, which is a more modern approach to colour analysis.
I’ll show you your most flattering colours and you’ll discover a palette of colours which suit you and understand how to wear and combine your colours together.
I explain what to look for during a colour analysis session so that when you go shopping, you know what to look for. You’ll also have your own set of swatches to use as a helpful guide.
Your image is a visual statement to the world and what you wear tells a story. If something doesn’t suit, fit or flatter you, or you don’t feel good in it, this will be reflected in your image. Your style and shape have an important part to play in your overall image but it’s colour which has the most impact which is why most people are so interested in the impact.
After all, when a colour isn’t right for you, it will have an impact on your appearance and how you look, as well as how you feel.
