Colour Analysis

I’m sure we all noticed that some things, even perfectly fitting our figure, does not look good on us. It is all about color, or rather the discrepancy between the garment’s colour and our individual color type.

Everyone has a unique colouring. Depending on the colour of the hair, eyes, skin and many other factors, every person represents a unique complex of colors and shades – this set of characteristics is called the color type. Of course, we can wear clothes of any color but the shades should be selected in accordance with our natural coloring. So, we need to know what color type we belong to if we want to buy the right coloured outfits to flatter us.

 We all know that colours can make us look younger, cleaner and could also lights up the face or just make us look tired, wrinkled and older than we actually are.

All over the world they use the so-called “seasonal” method, which divides all people into cold color types – “Summer” and “Winter”, and warm color types – “Autumn” and “Spring”.

I needed a well-lit room where the light was natural and a large mirror. First, I determined the “temperature” of my client’s color type. I took one color and experiment with its shades (Ex. Red – coral, hot pink, cherry, orange). It was important to take various shades – both cold and warm. I also estimated how shades were combined with her skin color, with which ones her face looked fresh, rosy, whether her eyes and lips were prominent, or whether her face became inexpressive. As we know cold color types would come alive in pink or berry shades. However, as my client was a warm earthy color type, it suited her most the golden yellow and the representatives of the cold color type noticeably faded.

It was important to do this test without make-up or any cosmetics. Her hair was natural, so I don’t have to remove it from the face as it didn’t affect the perception.

Then, on the basis of the color of my client’s skin, hair, lips and eyes, determined her exact color type:

Skin:

• My client has a golden undertone in her skin.
• Also, she may look pink, but the pink is more peachy than blue.

Hair:

• Many autumns are brunette, such as my client, her hair has a goldish cast.

Eyes:

• This autumn’s hazel eye contains golden brown, green and gold.

Autumn Homebase Colours:

These would be the colours a typical autumn person should wear, however my client has darker, warm shades which I find she has got a bit of a winter influence. I would suggest her to wear bright and contrasted colours, such as:

Colurs my client should wear:

After a longer examination I considered my client is a striking autumn, as she blends with winter and has dark hair colour with warm undertones to their skin. As she got a sense of intensity to her warm skin tones, she should wear earthy colours, to enhance this warmth of her skin.

By contrast, my dark-skinned autumn client should wear bright colours closest to their face, saving the more muted tones for skirts and shoes, or to mix in prints.

She would look their best in shades that are rich or muted, yet still warm and inviting. Shades

such as camel, beige, olive, orange, gold, dark brown and even grey will bring out a healthy, gorgeous glow in an autumn person.

This peachy pink skinned autumn looks good in a few summer colours, but really come to life in the true autumn palette.

She should avoid black and white combination, however, alternatives to black and white, recommend combinations of black with taupe, creams, oyster and beige.

Navy blue, olives, golden brown and deep warm greys work very well for complete outfits. Also, some bold colours, such as shades of orange, lime green, chartreuse or an orange red.

If my client was looking for classic, basic colours I would advise her to wear gold, wine, moss green, rust or yellowed grey pieces as they look classy and fabulous on her. But in the same time these colours suit my client perfectly and it doensn’t look overly casual. However, if my client wanted fun, accent colours, she should definitely choose highly contrasted colours which gives a stronger look and vibration. These colours would be wine, orange or mustard.

Colours my client should avoid:

Autumns should avoid colours that are clear and bright.

Typically, black and white will not suit your autumn client as they will wash out their complexion and make them appear unhealthily pale. This does not mean they can never wear black, but make sure they are educated to wear enough makeup to brighten their complexion.

Pastels and blue tones are not good colour choices for your autumn client as they will create a washed-out appearance on their complexion.