I'm intrigued and confused all at the same time.

Kyle there are lots of helpful links online. The Chic Fashionista link that Rosee posted is a good one. http://www.thechicfashionista......sis-2.html
I think breaking the 4 seasons up into 3 subseasons each has been a real improvement.

I never had confidence to wear colours before, I only really wore black, grey and a bit of white. Since I went for the colour analysis about a month ago I have started experimenting with gradually adding coloured elements to my basic black, grey and white. It is fun! The colours on my palette (cool winter) are lovely. I have found that I adore red, purple and turquoise and I am even trying to introduce myself to pink. There is even a really lovely blue that just happens to be the same blue of the shirts that my work gave me to wear, but I never had the courage to try them. I wore one to work last week and got compliments!

I only used to use grey and white eyeshadow too, with a little bit of greyish brown or charcoal liner. But the colour analyst showed me how I can use a bit of coloured eye shadow and it is amazing. It makes my eyes look so blue they almost look fake!

I think that if at all possible it is worth going to a qualified analyst rather than trying to do it yourself. For me it was really worthwhile.

The lady I saw was so helpful that I am even thinking of going back to get a personal style analysis done.

Cheers

Alessi

This is fascinating. I read the links that were posted, but I can't tell if I am warm or cool. I am Deep for sure since I have black hair/brown eyes, but not sure if I am Autumn or Winter? Can you guys tell based on my pictures? So far the feedback is that I look good in black & white polka dots, black, white & red skirt, grey & white blouse, bright green blouse, olive green shirtdress, mustard yellow blouse, rust orange sandals. The high contrast black/white/red seem like Winter colors to me, but the mustard yellow, olive green, rust orange etc. seem more like Autumn colors. So I am confused.

If oranges and mustard yellow suit you, you could be one of the autumns or spriings. If you have high contrast colouring probably one of the autumns. Winters aren't good in orange, though there is a type of winter that "flows into", one of the autumns so maybe that is you if the blacks and whites are good on you.

It is a little complicated with the 12 seasons and the "flowing into", seasons but it does make sense.

Another site that uses a similar 12 season system and has some pretty useful articles is at http://12blueprints.com/catego.....2-seasons/

Cheers

Alessi

I was analyzed some time ago and she told me I was a soft summer. I think this is probably correct, although I can't wear all the colors that are in the color swatch she gave me. I think that I look better in cool colors in any case. I don't go shopping with the color swatch anymore, but at the beginning it helped me to limit myself to these colors and recognize if a color was cool or not. As a soft summer I should not wear black at all, but I do. Although I don't buy new solid black things if I can help it.

I went to an old-school consultant (4 seasons) and her advice was good, but basically what I had already figured out.

I'm a 'spring' - best suited by warmer and clearer colors.

The most important thing she showed me was how aquas and soft teals bring out my eye color - be on the look out for the colors that are similar to your eye color and notice how they accent your eyes. Try to use these in tops or scarves. And she gave me permission to NOT wear black or pure white, colors I had already been avoiding.

There are so many different shades/tones/nuances of colors it seems silly to be limited a palette of 40 or so, whatever the method or reasoning.

The general color advice at Maria Killam's 'Color Me Happy' (a happy Angie client BTW) is very perceptive. I learned a lot from her posts on "Clean vs. Dirty colors"
http://colourmehappyblog.blogs.....lours.html and the undertones of beige http://colourmehappyblog.blogs.....beige.html

Here is a description of this ottoman/wall/tile photo from Maria's blog: "beige is either yellow, green or pink. See the yellow in the ottoman [below]? That’s how you can tell the wall colour has a red undertone, cause it’s not green is it? Nor is it yellow." This explains why some colors clash or make other look dirty. Keep in mind the undertones of your skin/hair/eye color when choosing flattering colors.

I had an analysis done just before joining YLF, as the start of my style journey. I had seen my mother do it years ago. I have pretty good colour sense (I flatter myself) but I thought it might be fun anyway.

The woman who analysed me actually said I was one of her toughest clients ever! When I came in she wondered if I might be an autumn. And then she noted that I could wear a few of the spring colours well. By the end she had classified me as a cool summer, but one who looks much better in the more saturated colours from that palette rather than the paler pastels. I can wear some of the pastels (especially in summer when I am a bit tanned) but overall do better in richer tones, but not as saturated or bright as would suit a winter. Most of the dark blues (from ink to navy to denim), cranberry red, phlox, purple—these are my friends.

She gave me a sort of doctored summer wallet with deletions and then additions from other categories as needed. She was a bit surprised because I am very low contrast and she had thought I might look better in more muted tones. But the difference was obvious to both of us. She said it also might change as I go grey. But in her view, what looks good is not just a function of skin undertones and eye colour but also personality.

Mostly it confirmed what I already knew, but she also reminded me that I can wear plum shades, which I like, but somehow never really thought of buying. So overall I'm pleased I went.

Oddly, my taste for home decor veers towards the warm colours. We have antique pine furniture, and our hallway walls are a mustard yellow; so is my office chair. (actually, my whole office is sort of like the mustard Halogen pencil skirt!) We have a red living room! Our bedroom is a bluey-green...not a neutral in the house!

This may be partly a function of where we live—an old house just seems to look better with a warm, mellow palette, and also, it's cold so much of the year that it is nice to come into a warm environment.