https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368909 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:40:17 +0000 Steph 368909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread has been interesting to read, and the test was interesting. After seeing all the comments about how high most scores were, I figured mine would be too. Then I took the test and answered yes to a grand total of four questions. So I guess Una and I are in the same boat (perhaps attorneys aren't as highly sensitive as other people!). I guess I'm going against the norm here, because I'm not highly sensitive -- or maybe I should say I am highly insensitive -- and I adore my bright colors. I do think some of the theories on quieter people wearing brights are compelling, even if they don't apply to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368835 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:35:34 +0000 taylor 368835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aida, i think you may be on to something...we seem to be a creative sort, so details are definitely something i focus in on...details don't overwhelm me at all...I seem to focus on the most trivial of details such as symmetry, balance, and how I can see perfection in imperfection...by making something intentionally imperfect looking(it takes a lot of time)...does that resonate with anyone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368763 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:26:20 +0000 Maya 368763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elisabeth, you are 100% spot on about your theory. I have written several times in the past that I use my clothes as a voice, as I am often at a loss to find my own. I am extremely introverted according to the tests I have taken--something like an 80/20 breakdown, maybe even more so. I am so quiet I often feel like I just disappear. My coworkers often tell me they didn't even know I was in the office because I am so quiet. If I wore muted, quiet clothes, I feel I'd be practically invisible.</p> <p>Of course, the colors I choose to wear are absolutely the colors that I feel look best on me as well. No getting around that.</p> <p>Jean, I think your "true self" actually encompasses the different personas you put on. I don't reveal my ENTIRE self to almost anyone, but I do tend to customize or perhaps curate my personality traits to whomever I am talking to. I don't feel this is inauthentic--all of these aspects of my personality are true and make me the individual I am. But not all of them need to be shown to everyone at once. I am, as I said, very quiet and shy...but once I feel comfortable enough to move past that, I tend to never shut up! Both of these seemingly contradictory qualities are present with me and very real. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368698 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:19:04 +0000 catgirl 368698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aida, I was thinking about this same thing. I did not test highly sensitive on that site and I'm pretty sure I was at the bottom of the scale (senseless?) with only 5 questions answered yes. I am not easily rattled or bothered by most of the things that were listed. But I don't think that makes me unaware or less likely to NOTICE details or sounds or lights or colors. </p> <p>It's hard not to attribute a value judgment to something like this test ("Whaddya mean I'm not sensitive?" or "I'm over-sensitive?!") which makes it harder to figure out what it really indicates. I felt the same way about the Myers-Briggs test, to a degree.</p> <p>Fascinating to think about! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368677 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:31:51 +0000 Aida 368677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has certainly been a very interesting discussion! I have been thinking a lot about this, and have been wondering: what about those who are sensitive in that they notice, feel, hear, experience all these small details but are NOT overstimulated/overwhelmed by them? I don't mean that someone is overly sensitive in one or two of these areas, but really is sensitive to ALL these types of things and perhaps isn't overstimulated by all or maybe just some. Does this put one out of that highly sensitive group, somewhere in the middle, something else entirely? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368647 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:08:45 +0000 Cilleena 368647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tarzy, I can relate so well to that "turn it on" thing. I call it my social face. Not that I'm being fake with people, just that it takes a lot out of me to socialize in groups of more than 3 or so people, particularly if they are strangers or just acquaintences. I like people and need social interaction or I get lonely, so I'm not totally introverted or reclusive. I just need to gauge my social and other "stimulating" activities. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368523 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:52:47 +0000 tarzy 368523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE this discussion. So fascinating!</p> <p>Cilleena - we're soul mates! Everything you said! Smells &amp; noises. (My husband is a sound designer, and sometimes I hear things he doesn't even hear!) I can "turn it on" in situations when I have to. I used to work in a small department where we had frequent meetings, and my supervisor told me I had to contribute more if I wanted to get good reviews. It was torture! Sometimes I have to socialize or network for career things, and I HATE it so much. Even meeting the fabulous YLF ladies required me to "turn it on." I needed a whole day to recover - no slight to any of the ladies, but I was pushed out of my comfort zone!</p> <p>I also don't like my hands being wet. When I'm cooking and have to wash vegies, wash the cutting board, etc., I'm constantly drying my hands. I also don't like being wet right out of the shower - have to dry off right away. I love being IN the water, though. (And I'm not OCD - just sensitive!)</p> <p>As for how it relates to fashion - my coloring is high contrast (dark hair, pale skin) so I struggle with what (I think) looks good on me. Imogen (Inside Out Style) did a great series about finding your contrast level, and I often think of that when I dress. </p> <p>I like some contrast - I think of my style as "Simple Drama." Sounds like a bit of a contradiction, no? For instance, I like a simple, simple white tee shirt with a black jacket over it. I get the contrast, but it's simple. Sometimes I think I should just go full force for an entire black and white wardrobe, but I can hear Angie weeping even as I type that.</p> <p>I really do not like prints on me. I think with my crazy curly hair, I have enough going on - I don't need anything else added. I have made many mistakes this past year buying prints, trying to push myself to try new things, but in the end, I don't wear them. I've decided if I do buy a (subtle) print, it needs to have black in it - I guess that's my anchor?</p> <p>I'm getting back to solids, neutrals, gray, navy, and B&amp;W! Boring to most others, but makes me feel good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368472 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:19:22 +0000 mrseccentric 368472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow! this thread is just fascinating! thank you to EveryOne for contributing - there are certain categories and 'themes' to this, but manifesting in so many unique combinations. talk about diversity!</p> <p>i scored 24 on the test - very highly sensitive! it used to bother me a lot and i'd get overwhelmed quite easily, but kundalini yoga and meditation have helped me so much in this regard that it's seldom an issue anymore. i DO tend towards neutrals. but for me a lot of it has to do with the fact that because i'm so sensitive to color a newtral look can seem very 'colorful' to me. in this look, for instance, i can see many different colors - griege grey, icy grey, khaki tan, bleached bony-khaki, straw with dusty charcoal flex....</p> <p>it also just has to do with my coloring. i'm on the lighter side with low contrast, so it's easy for my physical self to be overwhelmed by lots of color. the colors i do look well in (and that meet my hypersensitive standards) are pretty rare - warm corals, lime-y greens, sages to olive drabs, just this side of warm blues. </p> <p>i also love detail, unusual silhouettes and texture. if i wear all the detail i want on a wacky silhouette with a 'loud' color palette i feel it overwhelms my physical aesthetic. if i had caramel skin, auburn hair, golden brown eyes and strong bone structure i think my body would have a better chance of being enhanced by all that! but as things stand, i'll sacrifice color in order to play with detail and silhouette all i want.</p> <p>my heart goes out to all of you who have been touched by suicide. we've been affected by this in our family as well, it's hard and you never stop missing the person and having unanswered questions. i can say that over the decades it does seem that more useful and accurate info about prevention and the aftermath is getting out there, which gives me some hope.</p> <p>steph </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368405 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:11:41 +0000 Cilleena 368405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such an interesting thread. I am a highly sensitive person both physiologically and socially. My DH is not sensitive at all. I will walk into a room that he is relaxing in...with bright overhead lights on, music blaring on the big, bright screen TV and cringe. I quickly turn off the overhead light in exchange for subdued lamp and request that he turn down the volume. I am perfectly happy to not turn on any music, whereas that is the first thing he does when he comes in a room. I can feel tags in clothing, constricting clothes and shoes make me nuts. He recently painted our picnic table a bright yellow without asking me first and I about flipped out. I do not tolerate our cold winters well because I am very sensitive to the cold. I jump at loud noises and avoid large crowds. I much prefer small groups or one on one talks to large parties. I try to avoid having too many things going on at once because I just can't process it. We joke that I have a "dog nose" at home because my sense of smell is acute that I can smell the most subtle of odors. I have been classified as shy and day dreamy all my life. </p> <p>I enjoy music and dancing and fireworks, but am uncomfortably stimulated by them and have to take a break. Wow. After writing all that, I sound like a freak. You wouldn't know it just meeting me though, I control it well and am able to function daily. I do get overwhelmed easily though and some people don't understand when I avoid certain situations or if they ask me to do too many things. I worked briefly as a waitress in my younger years and as you can imagine, it was a nightmare for me. But, I did it and managed to make pretty good money.<br /> My father was the same way and combined with other mental illness issues, we lost him to suicide at 59. I am careful not to take on more than I can handle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368317 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:13:57 +0000 rosee 368317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sensitive me forgot to add above that with patterns, I prefer smaller more delicate patterns to bolder ones and more geometric, even patterns to very abstract ones. I also like false solids (subtle patterns that look like solids at a distance). My eye seems to prefer to impose an order on the various color combinations. Like Taylor above, bold /loud patterns repel me, but I may like them others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368275 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:45:00 +0000 taylor 368275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kristine , I totally relate to what you have said, not only color, but bold/loud pattern also repels me in a different direction . I am a solid girl for the most part...I am wondering if that also apply's to others who are color sensitive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368272 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:33:41 +0000 Kristine 368272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely sensitive. Most of the questions on the quiz described me. I prefer to work and drive in silence, except for long solo trips where I blast the radio and sing. I'm musical myself but I don't particularly like listening to it unless I can give it my full attention. Then I really love it. I can be by myself for days at a time and be pretty content. It's not that I don't like people, but sometimes they drain me. </p> <p>On one hand I love color- saturated blues, sea green, hot pink. But sometimes I can't stand it at all. I used to have walls of all different colors, now I painted them all white. So I go through phases in color sensitivity and preferences. </p> <p>I had this problem with patterns when I first found YLF. I'd buy solid, solid, solid, super loud print. My husband called them my crazy shirts, because every few months I'd bring home a bizarrely loud shirt (and return it). Eventually I found the middle ground- richer, more subtle prints. </p> <p>I think as I get to know and accept myself, I'm finding balance. I've learned to ground one or two bold colors with neutrals. I go to bed early with a good book when I need to recharge. Probably because I understand and take care of myself better, I'm also more social and energized than I used to be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368198 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:09:05 +0000 Lena 368198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana and Nancylee, you make excellent points. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368133 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:11:27 +0000 nancylee 368133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, I'd buy that argument. I'm naturally introverted and I find that wearing color makes me feel more confident and socially extroverted. There's no shrinking in the corner if you're wearing yellow or bright coral! Color also attracts the attention of others, and men especially, I've found. DH always reacts more positively to my colorful outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368124 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:00:01 +0000 catgirl 368124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is one of the most interesting threads I've ever read! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368086 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:18:04 +0000 Aziraphale 368086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, neat idea, Diana! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/3#post-368078 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:03:54 +0000 Diana 368078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elisabeth and Lena and others: I've been thinking about this introverted personality/ bright clothing dichotomy some more and have come up with another possibly harebrained theory... basically, I am a textbook myers-briggs introvert, and one of the identifying characteristics of introverts is that social interactions require the expenditure of energy, whereas an extrovert derives energy from the same interactions. So I'm thinking that maybe the colorful clothing is a means by which introverts can derive the energy that we need for social interaction. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367989 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:28:33 +0000 greenglove 367989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for your thoughtful comments- I am so happy this has raised such interesting ideas.<br /> You can be extroverted and highly sensitive.<br /> Maya, I thought of you when thinking about your personality and love of bright color.<br /> First of all- of course you are an artist!<br /> Personality is not what makes someone highly sensitive. Just being quiet does not mean that you are extra sensitive to stimuli in your environment. Your friend might be highly sensitive in this extremely physiological way and have a very extroverted personality.<br /> Another thing to note, how many of us are our true selves? I think that takes years.<br /> Really knowing and acting as our authentic selves is not necessarily who we are out in the world. Our environment and upbringing often shapes our personalities. If it is an unhealthy one we may need an adjustment in order for our true natures to appear. For example, growing up in a loud family that does not listen well to each other may force someone to always long to be heard and seen, but when away from this environment for a length of time, that same person may not be as talkative or want much attention.</p> <p>In reverse, a person who had to speak up for others or be a caretaker at an early age may be more reserved away from that environment because of being burnt out and wanting to be away from others, but later on in life might find a personality that is much more social emerging.</p> <p>Michele- I think you have expressed beautifully what I am pondering. We grow in awareness of our true natures over time, much like finding our fashion personas. I guess that is why I think artists who are in the creative process much of their time become aware of their natures possibly sooner and/or with more intensity, This seems to be true for therapists, yoga teachers or those in contemplative fields. I suspect that your personality and coloring has prompted others to see that the bright color and high contrast outfits you prefer look the best on you,. which in turn is really how you were created.</p> <p>I do think that we are created to be whole and that eventually that reflects in many decisions that we make.<br /> Angie- you have helped so many women become more themselves by using your<br /> remarkable gift to enhance what is inside of all of them. It is a process. </p> <p> People that I admire, both because of how they dress and how authentic they are as people have that enviable quality of effortlessness in abundance. They look like themselves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367946 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:10:52 +0000 Vix 367946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think much of the way we process various types of stimulation is hard-wired, and while it may correlate to introvert/extravert there can be a lot of "some from column A and some from column B."</p> <p>But then I know a lot of mega-introverts who are real sensation-seekers -- whether the sensation is music, noise, color, pattern etc! </p> <p>[While I'm someone is borderline I/E but likes a certain amount of boldness and stimulation as long as I have literally and environmentally "quiet" areas to recharge.]</p> <p>Speaking of...thank you Greenglove, San, NK, Suz, Scarlet, and Mo for the compliments on my tile/photos -- and honestly though it's bold, I find it super-soothing to LOOK at the play of light over the tile! </p> <p>Mo, I *love* your bathroom tile and could happily exist in that room. Were the same pattern say, wallpaper, though, I'd be overload! </p> <p>Also glad you like the deep rose cardigan color...which brings me back full circle, as I have found a lot of what GG mentions in her opening post is part of the hotly-debated on YLF "color me beautiful" kind of systems. </p> <p>In most of the systems I've seen, EVERY "season" or category has colors that are deep or light for *them." I've never been "typed" but was finding that all the brighter shades I would get as gifts or bought because I had dark hair and eyes + pale skin felt as if they were wearing me. </p> <p>The hot pink in my Ultimate PMS Skirt above is an example of a color that I feel is too bright and not in harmony with my coloring -- though as I mentioned upthread it works pretty well with my personality. </p> <p>I cheat by wearing it away from my face, but dial back the intensity of the shade quite a bit when wearing as a top. On *me* the dialed-back deep pink still looks like what I think most "non-color-clinical" people would call bright or strong or deep -- but it looks like it belongs on me compared to the skirt pink.</p> <p>Likewise, the wrong pale neutral looks terrible on me, but the right one [below, with me makeup-free!] is fine and I can wear it without feeling "disharmony" even though it's a little -- ok a lot! -- quieter! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367759 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:44:40 +0000 Aziraphale 367759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a little hypothesis developing here. An number of people here who have described themselves as introverted have also expressed a love of bright colours. I prefer dark, neutral colours, for clothing at least (if we're talking plain colour swatches, I have more colourful preferences), and I'm absolutely an extrovert. I wonder if, for some people who are by nature less outgoing, wearing bright colours could be an alternative, non-verbal way of expressing themselves? Because, of course, the action that's going on inside an introvert's mind can be every bit as vibrant as (some might say more so than) an extrovert's.</p> <p>Just an idea. I have nothing to base it on, really. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367755 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:36:38 +0000 Lena 367755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, you just nailed something I also wanted to emphasize: my clothes tend to be a little louder than my personality, and that maybe this is how our introverted selves are trying to express themselves. I also suspect I have a mild extrovert inside my introvert, so maybe this is how my (multiple?!?) personalities are bursting out ;-)</p> <p>Fascinating discussion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367729 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:39:13 +0000 Michelle 367729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating, fabulous thread -- thanks Jean!<br /> I would love to know what you would all make of me in this context...because I fit the book's theory almost to the letter. I have a lively personality, a big laugh, and generally a fairly strong presence. I am extraverted and love the stimulation of conversation. Like Angie, I thrive on urban bustle and can't possibly see myself living outside of a city long-term. I am a pianist and singer, and I adore the complex harmonies of a Rachmaninoff or a Debussy compared to the technical, sterile precision of a Mozart. Based on these criteria, it will surprise noone to see me sporting saturated jewel tones (deep reds, bright blues, cheerful, bolder purples, even rich greens). When I wear neutrals, they're usually in high-contrast combinations like black and white. To this day,I can't wrap my head around pairing dark denim with black alone. </p> <p>The ccatch is, of course, that my sense of colour was entirely taught, not naturally acquired like the rest of you (I may have retained some impressions from the nine months of my life when I could see, but that's all). I started seeking out red and blue pieces because those were the shades that I was told looked good with my skin and hair. At this point, I feel most comfortable in those hews and in fact often feel incomplete without them, but I've never known whether it's due to conditioning or a natural response somewhere in my subconcious.</p> <p> I think perhaps my unusual situation demonstrates Jean's point that we're all meant to dress and look a certain way...that our aesthetic preferences are imbedded somewhere in our DNA and can only be fully recognized when we stop and seek some fundamental, primal connection to our own personalities. </p> <p>Thank you, also, for distinguishing between sensory and emotional sensitivity. I'm atuned to my senses (I have to be in order to survive), and I've learned to process a great deal with the senses that remain to me. Overstimulation is not a problem, but emotionalism is my defining characteristic, for good or ill.</p> <p>Sandy and Una, big hugs to you both. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367679 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:37:07 +0000 rosee 367679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great topic!!! I started reading a day ago but didn't get a chance to comment. Interesting book Gg, I want to check it out.<br /> Blessings to those who shared the sad stories and the people affected by them.<br /> I just did the online test and it looks like I might be hypersensitive too. I'm less so now than I used to be, I think, since as I've gotten older I've learned to tune things out a bit. Very sensitive to perfumes and smells, bright lights and loud noises. I am very sensitive to food flavors as well, though now I enjoy very strong flavors. Also to movie images -- can cry for "no reason" very suddenly, though I usually tend to cry very little.<br /> My Meyers-Briggs is fairly balanced, but I think that's a learned characteristic as much as natural. I'm pretty balanced between Extroverted and Introverted, and Thinking and Feeling, and Judging and Perceiving, though I am very Intuitive rather than Sensory.<br /> My preferred colors for clothing and decor are muted brights or neutrals, though I favor cooler undertones to warmer ones. I do wear brighter brights sometimes but I feel more on display at those times. I rarely if ever wear paler colors. It could just be me, but I think I favor cooler toned colors b/c they are more "distancing" than warmer colors which tend to be more "welcoming". I am a pretty social and outgoing person but I do like to be a bit reserved and I definitely value my quiet time apart from others. </p> <p>@ Freckles: love your icon, but Luongo needs to play better. Sorry ladies, very OT. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367583 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:21:03 +0000 Maya 367583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is positively uncanny. I read this post yesterday and wanted to reply but just didn't have time. Then this morning I was talking to a friend and she mentioned this exact thing.</p> <p>She is absolutely on Team Neutral, Team Light Color, and Team Low Contrast. She mixes a lot of off-white, cream, beige, and light gray. Interestingly, though, she has a very outgoing, attention-loving personality. Then there's me. I'm very quiet, shy, and unassuming...but I love wearing loud, strong, bright colors. My favorite color is as loud and bright as it gets (true red).</p> <p>We are both similar in coloring, so our color preferences can't be explained by that alone.</p> <p>We are both designers and so we have some artistic background, but I don't know that I'd describe myself as an artist. I am definitely hyper-sensitive to noise and sound, but I actually feel energized by visual stimuli. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367406 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:23:46 +0000 Freckles 367406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you feel these things have changed as your life has changed?</p> <p>The colours in your first apartment to the colours in your home now with husband/partner (totally different taste) and perhaps animals/children? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367324 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:19:10 +0000 Mo 367324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vix, we have a bathroom in bright blue tiles. We were told not to as well, but we love it! And I could see myself in your rose hued outfit in #3 in a flat second. thanks for the reminder that I need not have all vibrant jewel tones in my closet. There is plenty of room for the softer expression of colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367315 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:12:33 +0000 Scarlet 367315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just a comment to modern-day lighting, energy-saving lights are my nemesis. They give me a headache. Some of the newer broad-specttrum ones are okay, but the rest are like the illusion of light without actually helping me to see anything. Oh, I get a headache thinking about it, but my DH thinks I am nuts.</p> <p>Vix--I would love to have that turquoise backsplash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367161 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:08:36 +0000 Lynne 367161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Jean, what a fascinating thread! </p> <p>Angie, you may be one of the people who react adversely to fluorescent light? There are a small group of people who react very adversely to fluorescent flicker, even though its strictly not discernable to the human eye. These people can discriminate special fluorescent sources and incandescent sources from standard flourescent lights from the symptoms they experience. </p> <p>San and Una, I am sorry.....sending extra hugs your way.</p> <p>I feel very 'at home' with my favourite colours - neutrals, aqua, pinks, most greens, and translucent colours; I have a visceral reaction to my favourites. I am often described as friendly, outgoing, and calm. I can see how my colours could reflect that..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367157 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:07:25 +0000 taylor 367157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is getting really interesting.<br /> I think for the most part it is "How one reacts to stimuli" with regards to sensitivity to certain stimuli. Loud noise, bright lights excessive crowds can overwhelm me, but energize others.<br /> And while I love colors . to look , feel, and appreciate them on others...too much color on me makes me tense and uncomfortable...too bad really because I love color, just not on me in large doses:) It must be somehow achored in black or another neutral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-and-personality/page/2#post-367140 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:56:21 +0000 Ginkgo 367140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've noticed that most people instinctively decorate their homes in colors that are flattering to them. The neutrals that Jean prefers are gorgeous with her hair, she doesn't need anything else!</p> <p>In spite of being shy and not liking to stand out, I love color and am energized by it -- love to look at in fabrics, flowers, dishes, etc. Looking at neutral rooms just drains the life out of me. Some years ago I was laid off from my job and although still financially ok it was a very difficult period for me; when I started working again I was so happy and felt that I had gone from a black and white world to one with color -- even bought an art poster with bright happy colors to put on my office wall!</p> <p>Also, when I see gorgeous colored fabrics or flowers I just have to reach out and touch them. Maybe I'm getting an energy transfer! </p>