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Color chart?

bargainsgirl — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:25:07 GMT

Has anyone ever had their color chart done to see what colors look best on them? I have coloring like Courtney and Amy but now my hair is silvery(mostly around my face) and salt/pepper. Some colors make me look washed out so I am trying to figure out what works best for me now. I think I would be considered "warm".

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ThinkingOutLoud — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:31:52 GMT

This isn't quite what you're looking for but I suggest 'dressing your truth' by Carol Tuttle. It covers clothes, makeup, jewelry, accessories and hair.

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NYCLatinaMe — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:35:43 GMT

@bargainsgirl I have never had my colors done, but I agree with you that as we age, the complexion changes, and the hair color changes, and the colors that look best on us change. I used to wear a lot of black, but at 60, I think it ages me, drains me of color. It's like it makes the wrinkles and aged skin come out. Soft pastel colors wash us out. I think brighter colors are best close to the face. I continue wearing black pants and jeans. I have never cared for colored pants or skirts, unless it's a suit.

I have heard from "experts" that our colors never change. I don't agree.

So I think wear what you like, and if you want, what you think makes you look best. We are the experts on ourselves.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:36:20 GMT

@bargainsgirl Ask @ECBG ....I think she's big on the "seasons".

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beach-mom — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:37:18 GMT

@bargainsgirl - I've been interested in this and playing with it for a long time!

In the mid 80's my friend worked at a salon (which was in an old Victorian home) that was going to start carrying Carole Jackson's line of cosmetics. They asked me to be one of the models. A team trained by Carole Jackson, who wrote Color Me Beautiful, was coming from Virginia to teach the stylists. That started my interest in this, and later on another friend opened her own business - and earned quite a bit of money doing this. Believe it or not, she still does! I "worked" for her too.

One thing I learned to start that might be a little helpful is this: Hold a white cloth up to your face (with no makeup on). If your face looks greyish, that is the wrong tone for you. Hold an off white cloth up. If your skin looks creamy and almost candlelit, then you are warm. If your face glows with white, you're cool. I'm warm. Stark white against my face washes me out.

If you look good in the colors of the season, then you are probably that season. Generally speaking, Winters look great in jewel colors - ruby, sapphire, emerald, etc. Summers look good in clear blues, sea greens, and light pink colors. Autumns look good in the colors of leaves in autumn, and Springs look good in warm pastels.

Of course there are exceptions. But it's fun to play around with this theory if you enjoy playing with color.

I have dark blonde hair, hazel eyes, and light skin. I look great in olive, gold, teal, cream, and gold jewelry (but I do wear silver). I wear a lot of black, but I try to wear a top or a scarf that is one of my colors (or I just adjust my makeup)!

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Nonametoday — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:38:09 GMT

The old saw of vein coloring determination of what color to wear is very unreliable. Our complexion changes as we age, our hair color changes, our hair color can change with chemicals at any age and whether or not we stay in the sun and become red cheeked or yellowish can determine what color. Don't go by that color of the veins. That does NOT work for me or for many others.

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Foxxee — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:39:25 GMT

Yes, I'm a Winter.

You can test yourself by holding different colored solid scarves or pieces of fabric under your chin to see what flatters your face.

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on the bay — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:41:19 GMT

@bargainsgirl My sister introduced me to this book years ago. I told her she was looking so pretty lately and she told me she had read this book. It is still a wonderful and fun book to look through with great photos in of all the different colors for each season. She has models to show each one and goes into descriptions for makeup too.

Later we had our colors done in a store and they matched what this book said.

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Sooner — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:41:21 GMT

I know that some colors may be a little better on me than others, went through all that back in the day, but to be honest I don't think it makes that much difference.

I think I look best in the colors that I think are pretty and make me happy and joyful when I wear them. I think that always makes me look best!

And I doubt people really think that much about how I look to pick at it to that level. And should that be a hobby of theirs, it's their problem and not mine!

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NYCLatinaMe — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:51:33 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
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And I doubt people really think that much about how I look to pick at it to that level. And should that be a hobby of theirs, it's their problem and not mine!

Finding what looks best on a person is not because people might pick on them because they are not wearing a certain color. I do think some colors make a person look more attractive generally. Don't know the science behind it, but I know it when I see it.

For example, most people look better in blue. Try it -- same blouse one a pretty blue, one off white. Take a picture with each and compare them overall, not at specific features, which of course, are the same.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:17:59 GMT

@bargainsgirl wrote:
Has anyone ever had their color chart done to see what colors look best on them? I have coloring like Courtney and Amy but now my hair is silvery(mostly around my face) and salt/pepper. Some colors make me look washed out so I am trying to figure out what works best for me now. I think I would be considered "warm".

On You Tube, go to Nikol Johnson's channel and see her videos (which are several) on choosing the right color pallete and gray hair fashion.

Another You tuber you might like to watch is Kerry-Lou who interviewed Ginger Burr to choose the right color palette for gray hair.

Choosing the right color palette for your GRAY HAIR – Kerry-Lou interviews color expert Ginger Burr

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:10:48 GMT

@bargainsgirl Actually no because I know what colors are good on me and which aren't!

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SilleeMee — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:17:50 GMT

A long time ago I had a professional color analysis. They did clothes, hair and makeup. I still go back to that when I buy new stuff.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:30:47 GMT

I had my colors done many years ago, but don't recall what season I was supposed to be.

To this day, I still adhere to two things that made a huge difference .... never wear stark white, only ivory. The other was to change from yellow gold to sterling silver or white metals. The pink in my skin worked against any yellow metal jewelry.

It was a real eye opener.

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Citrine1 — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:39:31 GMT

Just where does one get their colors done?

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justashopper — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:49:07 GMT

Hi @on the bay

We used this book, too! Way back in the day my mom and aunt followed the book and did the whole family's colors. I am a winter!!

A few years ago, a friend met a woman that did "her colors" and she was very happy with it. She paid a couple hundred buck for the info and fabric swatches. She suggested I do it, too. LOL. I was like that old thing, coming back around. But it is good info and I have been following it for a long time.

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on the bay — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:55:21 GMT

@justashopper,

I'm a winter too

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justashopper — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:56:01 GMT

@on the bay

Winter Winter Chicken Dinner!! LOL

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Zoe — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:56:45 GMT

Yes, had mine done a long, long time ago at a home party. Came with a book of color swatches (like a paint color swatch book but smaller). My hair color & very fair complexion are still the same. Can still use that knowlege to some extent.

Knowing "my colors" may have worked fine for a time, maybe just validated what I already knew, maybe made my wardrobe too diverse for a while. As others have said, it definitely helped with metals/jewelry and steered me toward some core, basic colors (which is how I prefer to dress).

Maybe try the books or exercises others suggested. Can also recommend Trinny & Susannah's "What You Wear Can Change Your Life" book circa early 2000s - has an entire chapter on color. Don't know of anywhere doing color wheels today.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:57:30 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
Just where does one get their colors done?

@Citrine1

I looked for image consultants in my area.