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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Color and my closet (long!) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:51:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Susie on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1025451 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:46:29 +0000 Susie 1025451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nancy, you sound so positive about your color revelation! I love what you said about the analysis giving you permission to focus on the colors that excite you and that work so well for you. I hope this process continues to be a fun exploration! Lisa on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1025403 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:51:08 +0000 Lisa 1025403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay for finding out your ideal colors.  This is going to make your shopping really easy in the future.  Now you know which sections/colors to make a beeline for.  And when your colors are "in" you will be able to stock up. lyn67 on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024853 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 10:07:02 +0000 lyn67 1024853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ All your new brights are delicious, and sophisticated, Nancy, can't wait to see them on you! Much agree, it's time to brighten up, if you felt so, but still love the old neutrals which survived the color analysis:-) Jaime on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024722 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:38:36 +0000 Jaime 1024722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It sounds like the process is opening you up rather than closing down possibilities and I can't wait to see you wear some of your new colors.  nancylee on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024712 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:28:44 +0000 nancylee 1024712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for your encouragement, everyone.  It really feels like a whole new world just opened up to me...and I've been in need of something new.  I still love neutrals, and I don't see myself dressing in brights from head to toe every day, but just knowing that these lovely colors are available and suited to me is liberating.  I'm free to incorporate/embrace them as I see fit while still keeping some of my old favorites (I love my cognac!). Alicat, hello fellow Spring! Denise, color as a religious experience...I love it! Adelfa, I look forward to finding my frequency colors.  Thanks for sharing your cobalt blue story. :) dakota, I had mine done using the Sci/Art method of color analysis.  It breaks the old seasonal color analysis into 12 distinct division, with three categories for each season.  I found my color analyst through this website:  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://12blueprints.com">http://12blueprints.com</a>   Lantana, we'll see about the home.  Right now, my home is a restful cozy place with lots of sage green, brick, and gold.  Autumn colors! Alexandra on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024609 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:38:24 +0000 Alexandra 1024609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It sounds like you're having fun on your color journey. I like the butterfly analogy. Caro in Oz on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024602 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:32:02 +0000 Caro in Oz 1024602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ CB, absolutely! I know there is a danger of taking these guidelines too much to heart, letting them rule you, and taking the fun out of dressing. But for me it's not been that at all. It's given me exactly what you said: permission. Permission to get rid of dark colors that were bringing me down and to open my mind up to new possibilities. I love this.  Lantana on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024599 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:30:24 +0000 Lantana 1024599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is such an exciting discovery for you. I wonder if it will affect how you decorate your home as well? dakotacheryl on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024564 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:53:47 +0000 dakotacheryl 1024564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nancy,  Would you mind telling me which color analysis system you used...TIA, cheryl Adelfa on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024517 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:52:04 +0000 Adelfa 1024517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nancy, I just love the freedom and joy you are experiencing during this process. Here is a color story. Cobalt blue is my favorite color, and last year I wore a cobalt blue maxi skirt to work on casual Friday. One of our Agency's more progressive/alternative type therapists said to me, "That color looks like it's vibrating to your own personal frequency." Not that I believe in frequencies, but that remark intrigued me. Because since the color was away from my face, it wasn't even making me look radiant or anything. It was just looking like it was intensely me. That is the gift that just the right color can give. So excited for you! CocoLion on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024492 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:22:43 +0000 CocoLion 1024492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ How interesting.  I love your jacket and sweater in #12, so glad you are keeping them.  I think you will figure out how to make these looks work for you with accessories and the right make up.  Keep us posted about your revelations (that word does make this sound like a religious process!). Anonymous on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024483 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:08:56 +0000 Anonymous 1024483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am also a Spring, Nancy.  I can't wait to see what you do with "our" colors.  Have fun!  :) Suz on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024456 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:44:41 +0000 Suz 1024456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You'd really been wanting to do this, Nancy, and it was an important and liberating gift to give yourself. So glad that you are feeling lighter and more hopeful, and what fun to play with this gorgeous swatches moving forward! They are lovely.  cheryl on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024454 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:42:31 +0000 cheryl 1024454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nancylee this sounds like it has been so fun and enlightening for you. Enjoy your new color pallette! nancylee on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024418 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:50:37 +0000 nancylee 1024418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ CB, absolutely!  I know there is a danger of taking these guidelines too much to heart, letting them rule you, and taking the fun out of dressing.  But for me it's not been that at all.  It's given me exactly what you said:  permission.  Permission to get rid of dark colors that were bringing me down and to open my mind up to new possibilities.   I actually feel more freedom about color and dressing now.  Having my colors identified has given me new confidence and a license to play that I didn't have before.  It's that whole "know the rules before you break the rules" thing. Thanks for the tip, Marie.  Luckily, I have a lot of bright scarves.  :) Anonymous on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024415 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:45:11 +0000 Anonymous 1024415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes I remember going through this. It can be quite overwhelming can't it? Try and wear your best colours near your face if you can and it will be easier. Yes the makeup will make a lot of difference even just the right lip colour. cobaltblue on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024414 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:44:17 +0000 cobaltblue 1024414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nancy, as I began to read your post, I feared you were throwing the baby out with the bathwater and taking this analysis too seriously. Then I kept reading and realized how happy and energized you sound. Although this analysis caused you to get rid of many familiar and much used colors, it actually seems that it actually gave you permission to do that. You don't sound forced, if you know what I mean. It let you shake off some physical and mental baggage. the butterfly analogy is perfect. Here's to brights, happiness, and health for you and yours! nancylee on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024411 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:41:05 +0000 nancylee 1024411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm thinking it's time, Diane.  He's still got some ongoing health issues to be resolved, but I'm not feeling so anxious anymore.   Time to lighten up!  :) Anonymous on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024408 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:35:39 +0000 Anonymous 1024408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ahh, yes I completely understand Nancy. So maybe now is the time for the butterfly to emerge? nancylee on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024402 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:32:55 +0000 nancylee 1024402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the suggestion on how to start focusing in on my neutrals, Diane.  It's so funny how the neutrals are suddenly my problem area when I've practically lived in neutrals for the past few years! As for why I didn't wear coral and salmon....that's a very good question!  I think a lot of psychology was affecting my wardrobe.  I've always been color-phobic, not wanting to draw too much attention to myself (a lesson imprinted from childhood) combined with wanting to be taken seriously (an attitude I adopted in my 20s and 30s, when I looked very young for my age).  So, those are two reasons. I also think the neutral, dark, muted colors I've been clinging to lately have made me feel "safe" as my husband continues to deal with ongoing medical problems.  Looking back, I can see where my wardrobe began to become much more muted and dark over the past 18 months, the period in which he's been either acutely ill or recovering.  It's very interesting. Anonymous on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024390 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:21:06 +0000 Anonymous 1024390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It sounds like you are slowly getting there Nancy. I have to say though that I am a soft Autumn which is what you thought you were and I was surprised you didn't wear coral and salmon before, as I have salmon, blush- pink(which is quite a bright shade), mint and emerald in my swatches and I wear them a lot. I know browns and olives are all there too yet when I had my colours done the consultant said I looked better in brighter, lighter shades so I probably wear the colours that cross over to other seasons more. I choose lots of the lighter shades from my 42 colours to have by my face and darker shades in bottoms or I wear a light scarf if I have a darker top. You could try a 'statement neutral' which I started a thread on a few days ago : <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/statement-neutraldiscuss" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....raldiscuss</a> A shade that you wouldn't normally think of as a neutral but might go with a lot of your other shades could become an everyday neutral for you. nancylee on "Color and my closet (long!)" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-my-closet#post-1024382 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:03:37 +0000 nancylee 1024382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's been almost two weeks since I had my colors analyzed and discovered that I am a Bright Spring (clear, bright, warm, light) and not (as I'd convinced myself) a Soft Autumn (soft, muted, dusty, dark).  Talk about a turnaround!  Up is down, down is up.  All the colors I thought were my best (olive, burgundy, browns) are actually my worst.  And the colors I'd steadfastly avoided (pinks, tomato red, bright greens and blues) are actually my best.  Huh.  After I got over my initial shock, I tried wearing some brights as well as brighter makeup and realized that I actually do look better in bright, clear, high-contrast colors.  Most amazing has been how much the right makeup (blush, foundation, lip color) can make a difference in your appearance.  My face is so much younger and softer looking in my new makeup.  (I wish I could share the before/after shot from my session, but I haven't been able to upload it here)  I also have to say that my closet is a brighter and happier place without all the dark, muddy pieces.  I actually feel a little jolt of happiness when I open the doors and see the bright, clear colors.  :) So, to work!  I've spent the past two weekends sorting through my closet, weeding out the muddiest and dustiest colors and pulling the brights to the front.  I actually own some brights and a few suitable neutrals, so I won't have to completely overhaul my wardrobe.  Of course, I can't realistically get rid of everything that doesn't match the color swatches, so I'm holding onto some less-than-perfect colors--some for practicality's sake (black, white, navy) and others  out of love for the color (cognac, warm taupe, dark teal). Angie's recent post on how to wear your worst colors couldn't have come at a better time as I sort through my clothes and try to make my less-than-perfect colors fit into my new Bright Spring colorscape.  Right now my closet is a mashup of bright and muted colors, and I'm not exactly sure what will work together going forward.  Here's where things stand: Colors I purged Olive (except for a jacket and pair of pants) Burgundy Dusty medium blue Colors I'm hanging onto for now although they're not in my palette Black White Navy (one blouse, one tee) Cognac Warm taupe (one sweater, one dress, one jacket) Chocolate brown (one sweater, one dress) Dark Teal (two blouses) Denim blue Bright colors from my new palette that I'm focusing on Bright yellows (marigold, mustard, saffron, mango) Clear reds (watermelon, tomato red) Light clear corals (salmon) Bright blues (light teal, turquoise) It's actually been easier to choose the bright colors I want from my new palette than it has been to identify the new neutrals I want to incorporate.  My "best" neutrals vary from ivory to charcoal, with some odd and seemingly disparate colors in between.  It's going to take some experimenting to decide which neutrals will form my new core.   Right now, the only neutrals I'm certain of are eggshell/ivory and denim.  And of course, black has to stay because it's just so useful! I know this is rambling.  I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and muddled...but excited, too!   Thanks for listening as I start to sort this out.  :) #1 - my yellows/golds #2 - my corals/reds #3-4 - my blues #5 - my neutrals #6 - yellows in my closet #7 - corals/reds in my closet #8-9 - blues in my closet #10 - ivory/eggshell in my closet #11 - cognac (not in my palette) #12 - warm taupe (not in my palette) #13 - dark teal (not in my palette)