https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:12:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1079015 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:13:41 +0000 Anonymous 1079015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ariadne,</p> <p>Summers look better in off white (soft white) than they do in bright white. Bright white is cool and looks best on Winters. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1078976 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:51:23 +0000 Ariadne 1078976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, interesting--I always thought I looked better in the off-whites than the pure whites. &nbsp;See why I'm constantly confused?!</p> <p>Thanks for the encouragement, torontogirl! &nbsp;It was a snap with our first, but I had a feeling it would be a different story this time around. &nbsp;I have a year to get her sorted before preschool starts, so we have time. &nbsp;It's just such an... <i>unpleasant </i>process, to put it delicately&nbsp;:P Oh well! Onwards and upwards. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1078941 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:17:04 +0000 Helena 1078941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ariadne - total sidebar, and not to be an annoying advice-giver,&nbsp;but&nbsp;on the potty training - as someone whose been through it twice, once a snap and once I thought would never, ever happen, I feel fairly confident I&nbsp;can assure whatever you are doing, you are doing it JUST FINE. They'll get there, promise :D</p> <p>And now you will be confident and&nbsp;look chic in all your navy blue as you are trying to do it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1078703 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 04:28:44 +0000 Anonymous 1078703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've not read the replies and don't have much faith in color "seasons" myself, but, for what it's worth, I thought that you looked better in true white than the warm, more ivory white. I guess that means cool tones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1078687 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 04:15:18 +0000 Ariadne 1078687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all again so much for your extremely helpful and constructive comments. &nbsp;I feel like I'm seeing things more clearly now, both in the mirror and in photos. &nbsp;And thank you a thousand times over&nbsp;for your compliments too.&nbsp; As someone who's struggled my whole life with crippling low self-esteem, it's hard for me to accept positive comments, but I'm trying!&nbsp; I spent the week unsuccessfully attempting to potty train my younger child and let's just say it was NOT pretty, in any sense, so I really, REALLY appreciate the boost. It's only&nbsp;8:00 and I'm about to collapse into bed!</p> <p>I tallied up the votes and numbers 14 and 9 were the clear favourites, with 1, 4, 7 and navy next. &nbsp;3 and 11 were the least-liked. &nbsp;I'm SO happy to hear all the love for navy! &nbsp;I adore it but I'd convinced myself I was a spring and therefore shouldn't wear it. &nbsp;Glad to hear I was wrong.</p> <p>fieldmouse, thank you for the tip on white balance. &nbsp;If I get a chance I'll re-take some photos using what I can find that seems to fit the summer palette.</p> <p>Marley, I actually use an inexpensive drugstore dupe of Nars Orgasm (<span>Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso) but I am interested to try the lipstick. &nbsp;Fascinating that it's actually not the warm tone I thought it was. &nbsp;I can wear black-black mascara fairly successfully.</p> <p></span>Alassë&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ruth, I agree that light summer is not very likely--I'm guessing soft is going to turn out to be the best bet.&nbsp;Alassë, I do have most of the colours you mentioned, so I'll try to deploy them in&nbsp;re-take session when I have the chance.<span></p> <p>I'll be doing some serious shopping (for a special event dress) on Saturday so this thread will be in the forefront of my mind; I'll be trying on LOTS of colours.</span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077949 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:26:44 +0000 modgrl 1077949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all of the COLORS on you, but not the black or light gray so much. <br />You have alot of options!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077891 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:44:58 +0000 Anonymous 1077891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the softer (more toned down) cool&nbsp;colors. The warmer colors don't look so good, and the bright colors overpower you. My guess is that you&nbsp;might be a&nbsp;Soft&nbsp;Summer. You are definitely not light, so rule that out. The fact that warmer makeup colors look the most natural on you probably points to Soft Summer. I think you're on the cool side of neutral, if that makes any sense. I could be wrong, but that's what I see. The navy you look so fab in is not a Soft Autumn navy, that's for sure. It belongs to one of the cool color palettes.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077769 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Helena 1077769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>another thought is that, even if you get it down to a specific type of summer (assuming that's where you're headed), you'll still probably need to pare down the options and your best ones - so based on everyone's feedback, it seems like you could probably pick your faves from the "some combo of cool and/or softened" range and you will look great!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077715 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:14:52 +0000 Anonymous 1077715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ariadne, your coloring is very similar to mine. I'll echo others' thoughts that you're a summer. Whether you're soft, true or light -- I'm not sure. For whatever it's worth, I think you look good in most of these colors, with the exception of the citron, orange and black. (It's possible that I'm projecting a bit, as I know *I* don't look good in them!)&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm not surprised by your makeup colors at all. It looks like you're wearing cool-ish colors that have hints of warmth. That sounds about right to me. Anything too far in either direction would be too harsh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077686 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:46:27 +0000 Alassë 1077686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello Ariadne, I'm so excited you're trying out the color palettes! I love seeing people in the colors that make them glow. Here are my favorites on you:&nbsp;<span>5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15. </p> <p>I agree with the others that your natural coloring sounds very much like a summer, whether soft or true (12 season system). I'm not sure that you're light enough for light summer. Do you have any fabric around the house in plum/berry/cranberry, ranges of pink, &amp; ranges of blue? Just to get more focused on whether the summer palettes are right.</p> <p>About contrast: my husband is a summer. He doesn't have much contrast either - hazel eyes, light brown hair - but in summer colors, I see him &amp; his healthy, glowing complexion - never a mousy-looking person. Low contrast is beautiful too! When you wear your colors, people see your unique beauty.</span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077575 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:34:59 +0000 Jude 1077575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Ariadne, this is fascinating! Without reading any other comments, I would say you're some sort of a summer - most likely soft summer. I like the soft and rather cool colors on you. The very bright citron drape is the one that seems to clash the most with your natural coloring.<br />You are very beautiful, even without makeup Now off to read the other comments... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077548 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:56:21 +0000 Greyscale 1077548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so fascinating. I haven't worn colors in years, so I have no idea what looks best on me. I liked 5 quite a lot on you - it brings out a different aspect of your face than the brighter colors. I guess I would have called that a cool color combination but I'm just looking at the PYW site and it's a very different approach than I've seen before. Lots for me&nbsp;to read! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077528 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:01:03 +0000 fieldmouse 1077528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your camera is probably set to auto white balance (so the camera decides per each shot what to use, based on the values in the shot). To get a consistent white balance across the shots, you can choose from among the pre-programmed modes, depending on what the lighting situation is (e.g Sunlight, Cloudy, Snow, Fluorescent etc or whatever your camera has available).</p> <p>I liked you best in 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14 - to my eye those are the colours that seem to match your colouring rather than fight with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077506 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 06:14:59 +0000 rachylou 1077506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you crunched the numbers from the responses here yet?</p> <p>I thought you looked healthy in: #3, 4, 5, 8, 11-19.</p> <p>Essentially I didn't think you looked as healthy in pinks, greys, and blues... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077504 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 06:13:56 +0000 Golden 1077504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the softer colors on you. The bright ones seem to overpower you but I am no expert and struggle myself with colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077456 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:12:25 +0000 Marley 1077456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First off - you are so pretty!<br />OK - my favorites on you are 1, 4, and 9 - I think they are all fantastic!<br />Others that I think look good on you are 7 and 12.<br />Least favorites are - 3, 5, 6, and 11</p> <p>In my eye you definitely lean towards cool colors - and based on what I know about color analysis, I believe that you are some type of summer.&nbsp; Have you ever tried a black mascara? - or a more cool lipstick?&nbsp; I know that you said that you use the NARS orgasm blush - I think of it as more of a neutral than a warm color - I am extremely cool in my coloring and I can wear the NARS orgasm blush.&nbsp; I also sometimes wear the NAR orgasm lipstick - have you tried it?&nbsp; I think it would also be considered a more neutral color - that is, a balance between warm and cold. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077429 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:29:37 +0000 Scarlet 1077429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Based on your photos, the colors you describe being drawn to sound right on. Love your make-up choices (and that navy/white top on you too). I am kind of surprised how well you can carry off the chartreuse though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077397 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:55:05 +0000 karymk 1077397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are a classic cool; that is why most of these colors look great on you. &nbsp;The only one that is warm is the orangey color; see how the pink makes you look healthier?&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077377 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:34:22 +0000 Suz 1077377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K, Ariadne lives in Vancouver...I live in Ontario. We met when I was passing through on my way home from China last year.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wasn't crazy about the person who did my colour analysis. It was pre-YLF. Truthfully, I pretty much knew what colours suited me&nbsp;before I went -- none of it was a surprise to me and the fact that it surprised <b>her</b> made me feel a bit less confident in her judgement!&nbsp;Which was a weird place to be in, psychologically.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;But&nbsp;she did remind me about the whole plum family, which I had been completely ignoring, for reasons unknown. So that was worth something.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think I went because I was knew I had to buy a whole new wardrobe after weight loss and so I just didn't want to buy a ton of stuff that would turn out to be a waste. Of course I promptly went out and bought all kinds of stuff not officially in my colours anyway. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>But I do mostly stick to a range that is on the summery side.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos/page/2#post-1077356 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:00:25 +0000 Ariadne 1077356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I'm so glad I started this thread.&nbsp;I'm really leaning towards some sort of summer after reading all these replies and thinking about it more myself. &nbsp;Fascinating. &nbsp;I see a new&nbsp;rabbit hole opening up before me...&nbsp;</p> <p>Suz, it's especially especially helpful to hear your input because you have seen me in person, and because your wardrobe choices prove&nbsp;have a fantastic eye for colour. &nbsp;Thank you for chiming in!</p> <p>Crackers, are we neighbors? I'd love that info if you find it!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077353 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:59:27 +0000 K. Period. 1077353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, did you like the person who did your colors? I wonder if that would be a good contact for Ariadne. &nbsp;</p> <p>Deb--that is really interesting! (We cross posted with my second post--I promise I wasn't ignoring &nbsp;) &nbsp;This whole sequence and your (Deb) amazing color typing had me googling color analysts near me....even though I'm like 99% sure that I'm a light summer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077342 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:48:01 +0000 Anonymous 1077342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, that is interesting, Suz! I think you might be right then with your guess that I am a summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077320 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:28:09 +0000 Suz 1077320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Ariadne in person. And my best guess -- and it IS a guess, because I am not an expert -- is that you are some species of Summer. Could be soft summer -- or could be True Summer, like me.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am also one of those who appears on first impression&nbsp;to have some "neutral" tendencies. I was born with red hair, had reddish highlights in my hair as a teen, wear gold and silver equally well, and when I first went to get my colours done the analyst thought I would turn out to be an autumn. (I went in wearing a cool red shirt and no makeup). She was astonished at how obviously "cool" I was when she started to do the draping. Then, she was further astonished at the intensity of colour I could wear. She thought I might be light summer. Nope. Then soft. That was much better...but still not quite right.&nbsp;</p> <p>The truth is, no system can really tell us because we're so individual. What makes it super tricky is that store lighting can confuse us.&nbsp;</p> <p>I do know that the navy and off-white BR sweater Ariadne is wearing is positively mesmerizing on her in person -- as is the beautiful berry toned scarf she wore with it on the day we met. <b>SO</b> mesmerizing that I promptly became a YLF lemming and ordered both items as soon as I could after meeting her!!&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: I used to dye my hair red, BTW, or reddish brown -- not far from the colour you have -- and it also suited me. But it did change which colours looked best on me to some extent. I looked a lot better in chocolate brown (which I still wear quite well) but didn't look as good in black as I do when my hair is in the blonde range.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077305 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:13:05 +0000 carambola 1077305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorites on you are 1, 9, 14, and 4, although I think I would like 4 even more if it were a shade deeper. The ones I like least are 3 and 11. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077245 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:30:05 +0000 K. Period. 1077245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.imageinstitute.com/store/seasonal-colour/4k-palettes-soft-seasons-flow/">These </a>are really interesting too, since they show the difference between two close pallets. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077242 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:28:03 +0000 deb 1077242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K, I went through the self quiz on pretty your world and it only added mor confusion. Mostly because it take hair and eye color into consideration and I am an anomaly with my hair and eye color. Once I was actually draped, it was clear which group I belonged in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077232 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:19:30 +0000 K. Period. 1077232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you tried the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prettyyourworld.com/free-quiz.html">free quiz at Pretty Your World</a>? (Obviously you've been to the site b/c you refer to it otherwise, just wasn't sure if you saw the quiz.)&nbsp;I thought it was really helpful and pointed me in the right direction. And by right direction, I saw the pictures of the celebs that it pointed out were my coloring plus looked at the color card and thought "Well, duh! Those are the women I've always thought were my coloring and the colors that I've always instinctively gravitated toward. &nbsp;How could I have not put those together!" &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077222 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:10:33 +0000 Helena 1077222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>if you see your coloring as similar to the ladies in the pyw blog, then soft summer is a great bet. don't let some elements of warmth throw you -&nbsp;the soft summer definitely has some warmth to it as it flows into autumn (i am sure of this only because i had the same question myself as i too have some warmth in my coloring).&nbsp;</p> <p>if the soft summer&nbsp;feel too cool for you, you could always try soft autumn - i definitely think you shine in the cool colors though - the navies especially are really good on you.</p> <p>anyways, that's just my two cents, but in this case i really feel like i can see it, which i often can't!</p> <p>your note around the warmer gloss on the cooler lip combining &nbsp;is another clue - this is the trick i have finally discovered too!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077213 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:02:24 +0000 claire 1077213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #4, 9 and 10, I think they make your eyes pop. I know absolutely nothing about colors, but I'm guessing from your pictures you would also look good in greens. And I also like 6 and 7 with your skin tone. </p> <p> I heard about someone doing colors in West Van, if I can find out more details I'll pm you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/still-searching-for-my-colours--tons-of-photos#post-1077207 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:55:25 +0000 Ariadne 1077207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>L'Abeille, my lips are quite cool pink, withn almost ashy, grey-blue cast. &nbsp;I wonder if the warmth of the coral gloss combines with my natural lip colour to create a more neutral lip, and that's why I like it? &nbsp;I never wear matte or heavy coral lipcolor. </p>