https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:05:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707868 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 02:54:14 +0000 Aziraphale 1707868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alexandra, you've hit on something important here: any given colour name can actually represent a whole range of actual colours! I would have thought "honeysuckle" was some shade of yellow, more golden than lemon, but what shade, exactly? Same goes for all the colour words. They only narrow it down, to a greater or lesser degree -- like, tomato is a more orangey-red than maroon, but how much more orangey? :-)</p> <p>And then there's the perplexing issue of whether or not the colour I see is the same as the colour YOU see, when looking at the same object.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's all very subjective. Good medicine analogy, btw. (Although there must be at least an element of belief to it, if it's subjective -- it's like assessing an artwork. I don't always agree with the critics, and they don't always agree with each other).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707823 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:43:08 +0000 Alexandra 1707823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Color analysis is part science, part art. Much like medicine. Belief is not a part of it, although you do see a lot of "I believe" and "I don't believe" statements from clients, would-be clients, and people who have a lot to say about the subject without ever having studied it.</p> <p>Re: mustard - have you ever noticed how many different mustard colors there are just in your supermarket's mustard aisle? So which mustard color are people referring to when they talk about their or somebody else's outfit? No telling. (And more confusingly, fairly recently Pantone named Honeysuckle as one of their major fashion colors. It was in the pink family. Today, I saw a lovely yarn in a Honeysuckle colorway. It was a pale yellow. So what color is Honeysuckle, exactly?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707771 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:51:04 +0000 Traci 1707771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I decided today that J Crew is my color season. &nbsp;I got a couple of boxes from their clearance sale in the mail today and all the colors just make my heart smile. &nbsp;I remember in college a friend and I would daydream and thumb through their catalogs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707762 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:38:38 +0000 Aziraphale 1707762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb, good point. Colour analysis does give you an automatic cohesive whole. That would be useful for those who don't even know where to start. I'm pretty opinionated about what colours I think go together, though. ;-)</p> <p>Staysfit, you are lucky that the colours you are drawn to also happen to be the ones you like. What if it's the opposite? I love snowy white, but it does me no favours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707760 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:37:08 +0000 Aziraphale 1707760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh is that silk -- I guess that's one of the dangers of colour analysis: that you could spend decades wearing stuff that doesn't suit you because you've been mis-typed! ;-)</p> <p>I <i>think</i> I have a handle on what looks good on me, but as Gaylene says, it's not just the colours that make your skin look glowing that matter; it's also the ones that elicit an emotional reaction. I figure as long as I don't wear the colours that make me look like I've got dengue fever, I'm all good. :-)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707758 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:32:56 +0000 Aziraphale 1707758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah, Janet, I'm the opposite. I don't think I'm rebellious by nature, but I have always felt like the proverbial square peg in a round hole who is always a little out of step with everybody else -- the one who wants to fit in but is always a little "off". As a child I was singled out for being way smaller than all the other kids, and being adopted; at uni, for being the lone artist in a field of scientists; at 30, for being the lone mother in a social circle of career women -- and look, it's happening again! I'm now a lonely voice for science in a world of artists. And it's even worse because I'm a mature student surrounded by 20-year-olds, bless them. Hahhaaaaa. Maybe that's why I've always quite liked the fact that I'm <i>definitely</i> a Leo -- right smack in the middle of the sign -- even though I do think astrology is complete nonsense. ;-)</p> <p>Texstyle, black is far and away my favourite colour, but I do reach for military green, navy, heathered greys and charcoals, and brownish-purples too -- all about equally.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707721 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:53:05 +0000 Anonymous 1707721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do a lot of people watching, too. That has helped a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/3#post-1707600 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:40:02 +0000 Ooh is that silk 1707600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too was introduced to Colour Me Beautiful by my&nbsp; mum in the 80s/90s. My mum spent a decade in golds and browns because she was told she was an Autumn - though now with the benefit of hindsight (and perhaps her going grey) I don't think she is at all! It's such hard conditioning to break, though, because it made shopping for my mum's presents much easier when I was young - the number of scarves and accessories we bought in autumnal colours! - I still catch myself thinking 'Ooh that's just Mum's colour' - but it isn't!</p> <p>Based on rigorous self analysis (Pinterest) and a scientific, data driven approach (more Pinterest) I am a Cool/True Summer, though I too look terrible in pastels. As a 20-something I wore lots of jewel tones and black, but now I realise that whilst the colours look good on my pale skin, the high-contrast drowns me and my low-contrast features look much better in moused versions of the same colours.</p> <p>I had this brought home to me a few weeks ago when I tried on a simple marl grey top and I suddenly, no kidding, thought I looked FLIPPING BEAUTIFUL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707575 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:03:36 +0000 texstyle 1707575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You don't have any other colors aside from black that you reach for often? For me it is charcoal gray and navy. I have other colors in my closet but I reach for those most often so I buy heavily in those colors to keep my sanity in the mornings. I also have a small section of wine/burgandy and a section of deep olive gray and coolish greens and white. If I stray too far from those I usually don't wear the items much.</p> <p>I've never had a color analysis but I've found that if I pay attention to people with my same general color to see what I think looks good on them, it usually will work for me. Suz comes to mind for me but I also use images I see online and really look at what colors they are wearing.</p> <p>I saw a "street" image just yesterday of a model, Cindy Crawford, wearing a military style jacket that immediately screamed the wrong green to my eye. I think she would have looked much better in a deeper shade with less yellow - so even models don't always get it right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707557 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:42:23 +0000 Janet 1707557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>See, now it's funny that you *want* a label! In a way, I enjoy seeking a category that fits me, but then my rebellious streak kicks in and I want to eschew being fit into any kind of box. I'm not even crazy about body shape categories -- especially those likening our bodies to various types of fruit -- even though I see how they can be useful. It almost seems like those of us who are more easily categorized tend to move on more quickly, and those of us who have a more nebulous type wish for a little more clarity. Yet again, the grass always seems to be greener... ;-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707553 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:33:30 +0000 Staysfit 1707553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Deb. I think I finally settled on the light summer colors because they were my favorites. They are bright, joyful, happy colors in my life, and they are colors I naturally gravitate towards. As soon as I saw the palette, I knew it was correct for me. The palette helps me coordinate everything. If I get anything outside the palette, it tends to be something neutral that I can mix with the items I have purchased that match my palette. For example, the navy NAS items I purchased are all slightly dark, but will still work because they are neutral. I will just pair them with items from the darker part of my palette to form a lower contrast. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707346 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 01:20:40 +0000 deb 1707346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of the&nbsp;unexpected benefits&nbsp;that came out of my color analysis&nbsp;were the swatches I received. They gave me&nbsp;new ideas for adding colors to my wardrobe in a cohesive way, no matter if I like the color or not. The whole spectrum of colors I received look pleasing with each other. Granted, I could go to a paint store and pick up paint chips, but that is no guarantee&nbsp;all I pick out will be a cohesive whole. And I would naturally be drawn to the colors I like. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707303 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 00:07:15 +0000 Gaylene 1707303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, nothing wrong with mustard and brown. My loathing is entirely instinctive and totally irrational. </p> <p>But, that's kind of my point--there is often nothing logical or rational about the colors we love and the ones we dislike, especially when it comes to wearing them on our bodies. I can admire the mustard and brown combo on others, but still shudder at the thought of my wearing it myself. I can also quite happily wear colors that others tell me are "wrong" because I love the concept--my camel duffle being a case in point. Camel definitely does not flatter me, but I find ways to wear my coat with a dark polo neck sweater and a scarf that make it JFE. The whole outfit makes me much happier than if I'd have bought the coat in a more flattering navy blue. </p> <p>Color is as much about emotion, instinct, and feeling as it is about flattery. We see it through our own lens when it comes to putting it on bodies so that camel coat stays in my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707283 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 23:22:21 +0000 Aziraphale 1707283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>See, that right there: mustard and brown. It kind of makes me think that the whole colour theory thing MUST be bunk, because some people love it, and others loathe it. We're obviously not all seeing the same thing.</p> <p>Staysfit, your colour theory saga also supports the idea that the whole thing is pointless. If six different people get six different answers, something's not right.</p> <p>Finally, some people fervently believe hair colour is important, and others fervently believe it must be covered up to do accurate colour typing! </p> <p>...hang on a sec. As soon as I wrote the word "believe", I saw the problem. Whenever belief is involved, we are no longer objective. So I guess there's my answer. There can be no <i>objective</i> way of determining which colours "go" with which person. There is only opinion. Although I suppose it&nbsp;doesn't follow that all of colour analysis should be tossed out the window. I mean, there are lots of things I believe that other people also believe -- for instance, that Shakespeare was a great playwright, that Bill Bryson is very funny, and nothing smells more disgusting than a rotting fish carcass. Many voices add weight to an opinion, but it doesn't make that opinion correct. After all, my childhood dog seemed to very much enjoy rolling in dead fish.</p> <p>I really wanted a label, though. Pffffthtt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707167 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:23:03 +0000 Amy 1707167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think some of us are neutrals when it comes to the warm/cool issue. At Sephora, they can take a close-up picture of your skin to match it with foundation, and that's when I learned I could wear both warm-toned and cool-toned foundations...I guess I swing both ways, lol. It sounds like you do too.</p> <p>Those color analyses don't work well on us, nor do they work very well on people with darker skin tones.</p> <p>I love mustard and brown. I still wear them together and don't feel particularly dated. Mustard has been a very trendy color lately, particularly when paired with grey and blue.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707142 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:48:06 +0000 Angie 1707142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is what I think of colour analysis:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/09/05/how-to-wear-colours-that-dont-love-you-back/">http://youlookfab.com/2013/09/.....-you-back/</a></p> <p>And a few more points:&nbsp; </p> <ul> <li>Colour is the most emotive part of your wardrobe and style.&nbsp;</li> <li>You CANNOT see colour in isolation, which makes the "drape colours over your bare face to assess your best colours" process a futile exercise.&nbsp;</li> <li><i>Of course</i>, the changing colour of your hair affects the colours that look best against your complexion. How can it not! So does make-up, and the colours you wear <i>with</i> other colours.&nbsp;</li> <li>Some items look best in certain colours.&nbsp;</li> <li>Certain personal styles look best in specific palettes, like "Hard Edge" looks good in black and grey.&nbsp;</li> <li>Your most flattering colours are always in style.&nbsp;</li> <li>My late Mum wore mustard and brown with the best of them. Absolutely sensational on her. She had a mustard suit in the '70s that was Killer. She had brown hair, blue eyes, and wore brown shoes with the suit. Very memorable.&nbsp;</li> </ul> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707140 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:45:44 +0000 Sal 1707140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mustard fan reporting in. Especially with red lipstick- but not with brown. I wear with denim but purged my top as it was a style I had grown less fond of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707053 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:56:05 +0000 Aziraphale 1707053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaylene, you're not the only one who loathes mustard and brown. That colour combination embodies everything that was bad about the 1970s! ;-)</p> <p>I think you'e right that certain iconic items look better in certain colours. Perhaps the "original" colour contributes to the overall vibe of the item, which gives it its iconic status? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1707044 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:26:54 +0000 Gaylene 1707044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I'm thinking reassurance plays a huge role in the popularity of color analysis. As Janet says, it's harder to figure out if something is flattering on ourselves than seening it on others. </p> <p>I've always been dubious about color analysis because it downplays so many other factors which seem to affect my color choices--occasion, fabric, lighting, style, design, proximity, prejudices, instinct, personality, mood--the list goes on and on. </p> <p>If an outside jury deemed chocolate brown and mustard worn together were my most flattering color combination, I'd never wear it because those colors worn together make me feel physically ill--a totally irrational response, but a very strong one! If that same jury told me amethyst purple was a no-no, I'd ignore them because I adore that shade. My skin tones vary from season to season, as well as through aging, and so do my colour choices. Some iconic garments just look better in certain colors to my eye--a tan trench, a black velvet dress, a navy peacoat with brass buttons, a soft white linen shirt, a cream and navy Breton; even if they come in other colors, I'm drawn to the magic of the "original" version. Misty colours in the rain, sun washed shades in the desert, bright colors in the tropics--if I'm travelling or living in certain places, I'm happiest when my wardrobe "fits" the geography. Edgy, angular clothing designs look weird in soft pastels, while ruffles and dainty prints adore those colors. </p> <p>Nope, color is too personal to hand off to an arbitrary fan deck; I'd prefer to make a mistake now and again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706969 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:44:18 +0000 Aziraphale 1706969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La Pedestrienne, I want to identify my season for (a) fun, and (b) validation -- i.e. to be reassured that the colours I <i>think</i> are bad are the ones that <i>should</i> be bad, based on what (I hope) is a kind of empirical system. I think this whole thing was sparked by me putting on a royal blue top that I suspected was unflattering when I bought it, but I bought it anyway because I liked the colour ...and now every time I wear it, I feel vaguely out of sorts. ;-)</p> <p>textstyle, that approach won't work, because the thing I reach for the most is black, and only winters are "supposed to" wear black, and the one thing I'm definitely NOT is a winter! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706961 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:34:24 +0000 LaPed 1706961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say that while color analysis is not total bunk, you do have to be careful not to fall down the rabbit hole, so to speak. Definitely stay away from reductionist 4-season approaches, because they won't tell you much of anything useful, especially if they're trying to determine season based largely on hair and eye color. The more useful methods are the 12-season "Sci-Art" type approaches. </p> <p>And yes, even 12 categories is reductionist; it's a lot more useful to view color as what it is -- a spectrum. You can be a winter who leans towards fall or spring and can tolerate certain warm colors; you can be a summer who tolerates some depth and saturation. The key is being comfortable enough with the system to personalize, rather than trying to slot yourself into a very rigid category. (The astrologer's analogy would be looking beyond your sun sign and getting a handle on your ascendant sign and the whole rest of your chart. A Leo with Virgo rising might act more like a Virgo than a Leo, just as a Bright Winter who leans toward Bright Spring might dress more like a typical Spring than a Winter, just a touch cooler and deeper.)&nbsp;</p> <p>It's also worth asking yourself <b>why </b>you want to identify "your" season. Do you feel you don't look good in the colors you're currently wearing, like something is off? Or do you feel your wardrobe isn't cohesive, and you want to narrow it down to a harmonious palette? If these reasons don't apply, and you're happy with the colors your wearing and how they play together, then you probably don't need to spend too much time on color analysis.&nbsp;Anyhow, if you are still searching for your season, it sounds like dark autumn might be a useful place for you to start, if you like black but feel you probably look better in charcoal and aubergine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706953 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:27:30 +0000 texstyle 1706953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's good to look in your closet and what you reach for most often in terms of colors as a starting point. If I refer back to this myself I know that I love many of the cool summer colors with the exception of most of the pastel or lighter shades within that palette. My closet consists of mostly the darkest and then the second darkest of the shades in Astrid's cool summer palette. If I buy too far out of the range I end up regretting the purchase and not wearing the item.</p> <p>Kelly Green and Mustard are definitely warm sounding colors so I'm guessing you are leaning towards a warmer palette. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706950 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:23:08 +0000 Aziraphale 1706950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, this thread went nuts while I was asleep! Thanks for the comments, suggestions, and personal experience with colour analysis, everybody!</p> <p>JAileen, I'm not so sure. Most people don't like mustard and gold (the colour, not the metal), yet I <i>always</i> used to get compliments when I wore either of those colours. (I actually don't have them in my wardrobe anymore because I don't like them much. However, I did once have a gold sweater and a mustard sweater -- both gifts -- that never failed to draw compliments when I wore them).&nbsp;</p> <p>Haha, Staysfit, that's one bossy mother! I'm sure she meant well. &nbsp;;-)</p> <p>Suz and Janet, I'm <i>sure</i> I read that one's colour can get cooler or warmer with age, especially if your hair goes grey. (And no worries about thread hijack; clearly, this is an interesting topic to a lot of people!).</p> <p>MFF, I have no idea if deep, true purple works on me -- I've literally never tried it on! Same goes for magenta. I don't like it. Aubergine works very well, though, as does merlot. Muted brownish-purples.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706942 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:10:17 +0000 Suz 1706942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA, sorry to highjack, Elisabeth!! I think in your case, it wouldn't be "coolness' (obviously) but it might be warmth or softness that you are looking for, i.e. if you wear black, maybe a soft black works better? These are the things you can ask yourself.&nbsp;</p> <p>I will add that maybe the most useful part of this is it can help people narrow down their range of colours and pick a consistent palette. But you prefer neutrals anyway and don't have a lot of colour in your closet. So in a way, this is all moot for you! :)</p> <p>And Janet, you look beautiful in jewel tones. And I also understand that perhaps some people get warmer in skin tone -- I do think that changes and could get warmer if people spend more time outdoors, etc. even with sunscreen-- esp. if your hair is not grey. The grey hair makes a big difference.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706938 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:05:01 +0000 Suz 1706938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, yes, it's possible I'm still cool summer. But, the thing is -- &nbsp;I can't wear any of the lighter tones in that palette. I never really could, except for a lighter blue -- the analyst ripped many of summer's light colours out of the wallet she gave me, and gave me colours from the "cool" wallet (which is a blend of winter/ summer -- some systems call it true winter or absolute winter or tinted winter. --- oh the myriad names!!! --Basically, I anything lighter than the 3rd swatch out is too light except for true white, which looks good, and soft white, which still looks good, and really light silver or grey. These work now because they are represented in the hair.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's possible that more icy pastels will work -- I haven't tried as they never looked good on me before.&nbsp;</p> <p>In the end, I don't really care -- my eye tells me what works and what's too strong and what's too light, so that's good enough -- and as you say, it's all in the same general family. I think what's most important in my own case is that the colour be absolutely cool -- no warmth to it. For others, softness, brightness, or lightness might be the key.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706927 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:38:39 +0000 Janet 1706927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find color analysis somewhat interesting (the artist in me is always looking at the play of color, contrast, etc., in all sorts of situations, not just fashion), but I don't think it's a magic bullet. Like body type, a little analysis goes a long way, and then it's up to each individual to adapt the "rules" to their own personal preferences, tastes, and flattery priorities.</p> <p>I was typed as a "winter" way back in the 80s when this first became a thing. I still remember sitting around my friend's dining room table, with her mom and some friends, doing the Color Me Beautiful routine. My two best friends (still my besties to this day) are very obviously winter -- olive skin, very dark hair (although one has now gone completely grey in a most stunning way), very dark brown eyes. With my pale, freckly skin and light eyes, a "winter" diagnosis didn't seem so obvious to me, but I've always assumed it to be right -- I believe I look best in clear, deep jewel tones and colors that bring out the blue or green in my eyes.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes I think my coloring is actually *warming* a little bit with age, contrary to what Suz said, but maybe it's just my perception and willingness to wear colors and shades that are JFE. I still look horrible in yellow, and orange does me few favors as well, but I do like a bit of rust or cognac. Weirdly enough, that dusty pale lavender color you mention, Elisabeth, also looks like death on me. Most pale shades, especially in the warmer colors, don't look good on me. Pale blue and mint green are the exceptions, but even then, the murkier the color, the less likely it will work on me. If it's clear and pale, chances are better I can pull it off. However, I'm typically just not drawn to pastels because they don't appeal to me aesthetically.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am betting that since you are an artist, your own judgment is nearly as good as any professional analysis. However, sometimes it's really hard to self-evaluate as well as we can evaluate others. :-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706920 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:22:29 +0000 JAileen 1706920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd be a little leery of using compliments on color you're wearing as an indication of your "season". I think sometimes people compliment someone wearing a color they themselves like. The fact that you have both mustard and kelly green already in your wardrobe is very interesting, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706909 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:03:45 +0000 Astrid 1706909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes and then they are those who have an atypical hair color for their season...</p> <p>I still see you as a cool summer - that season has some strong colors! I think what you going grey showed is that you never were a Soft Summer to start with, even if you wondered about it a few times (probably also because of the dyed hair). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706897 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:38:29 +0000 Suz 1706897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, totally agree with that, Astrid. Also because people can't really judge very accurately a lot of the time. Say they are blonde -- they will be looking and saying, hmm am I warm blonde or cool? I don't know! And I do see why they cover the hair for drapings in that sense, for sure.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think a person's "season" might actually change with natural hair colour as it greys. They say Jamie Lee Curtis was probably an autumn in her youth but now is classified as a winter. (Perhaps the earlier typing was wrong, I don't know.) We do tend to "cool" with age, though.&nbsp;</p> <p>In my own experience, I've probably moved from summer to some species of winter. (Speaking broadly). I could still never wear the absolute intensity of the clear winter or the absolute dark of the dark winter -- but I need a lot more brightness, contrast, and intensity than I needed with my blonde hair. Soft and pastel were never my best, but now they completely wash me out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/colour-analysis-throwing-up-my-hands/page/2#post-1706895 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:35:04 +0000 MovingFashionForward 1706895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had mine done but it didn't help much, because it only increased the range of colours that allegedly suit me, and I had hoped that it would help me narrow down my colour palette. OTOH, I did like discovering Prussian blue as a colour that suits me.&nbsp;</p> <p>My hair is warm-toned but my skin is cool-toned (except that I get freckles if my skin is exposed to the sun) and my eyes are pale grey blue/pale blue (or green if the colour man is to be believed! no one has ever before thought my eyes green, only blue). Lilac makes me look ill. As does magenta. But so does orange, mustard and olive, and citrus colours. If I am wearing yellow it has to be pale primrose.</p> <p>When I haven't been exposing my skin to the sun for a while my skin goes very cool-toned and royal blue starts to suit me again. If royal blue doesn't suit you, try Prussian blue, which is warmer.</p> <p>If lilac makes you look ill, does deep purple also make you look ill? Try a warmer vs cooler version and see if one looks better than the other.</p> <p>I think many of us have mixed colouring. Have you looked into the Zyla system, in which the colours deemed to suit you are the actual colours in you -- all the colours of your eyes, your skin and your hair. I haven't had him do mine but I have found the concept helpful.</p> <p>Good luck!</p> <p>Sarah&nbsp; </p>