To cringe when i see people wearing the 'wrong' colours..?

[Scarletohello]

Ok it all started a few years ago when I had my colours done, was told I was an Autumn, after hiding in black for years and although I was initially v unhappy with the diagnosis, I eventually accepted it and over time changed my clothes and ditched the black.

I now have a fantastic wardrobe of beautiful colours that really suit my colouring and all match. I often get compliments on what I'm wearing and I know it's just cos I'm wearing the right colours for me.

However, it's meant that I have become a bit of a colour fascist! I have 2 friends with similar colouring to me, pale, freckles, blue/ green eyes and reddish tints in their hair and for ages I have been trying to get them to ditch their black and wear warmer colours to the extent that they call me the fashion police and worry about what they are wearing when they are with me ( in a tongue in cheek way, obviously...)

Also when I see women wearing colours that really don't suit them, I have an overwhelming desire to go up to them and tell them ( obviously I don't, as I don't want a mouthful of abuse and its none of my business..)

But it bugs me! Yesterday I saw a woman with dark hair wearing a black and white jacket, a lime green jumper and cerise lipstick. It was just all wrong!! I don't know why it bothers me so much, but it does....What to do??

but they dont want you to help them look great, they might think you look a plonker, I look great anyway that is for sure.

I can't wear dark, dull or sludgy colours next to my face, or very pale pink as drains my face of colour. Nobody told me that, I can see for myself in the mirror.

Do me too!
Apparently it costs a lot, so doing me for free over the internet, bargain!

What do you need to know?

It is offensive to worry about trivial crap like this.

My DD has bright ginger hair and I put her in bright pink all the time! She loves it and I can never lose her no matter how hard I try

I am an 'Autumn' too, though I own a mirror so didn't need to pay someone to tell me that. Sometimes I wear black, sometimes I wear orange and I even wear pink too. I like to be me, not wear what is dictated to me to wear.

Judge away though -cos I am my own woman and could not give a stuff

'Having your colours done' creates a system for people who struggle with picking clothes that suit them. It's a bit like putting stabilisers on a bike. If you're a competent cyclist you have no need for them.

Oh, poor OP! I had my colours done and I'm a sparkling, breezy spring To be fair, I had got into a rut clothes-wise, so it got me out of that and there are definitely colours that suit me better than others. I have a friend who's proud to serve in the colour police, though, and it's mightily annoying!! Rein it in a bit!!

Colour analysis is helpful if you've absolutely not a clue what suits you.

Most people are attracted to colours that suit their skin tone/hair/eye colour. I think most of us know what suits us without having a personal stylist.

I think if you were my friend and made a few comments about what might suit me better, then I'd thank you. If you recommended I ditch my wardrobe as most of it didn't suit me I'd be pissed off.

I think you need to do a course and become one of those women that other women go to when they want to have their colours done.

What is that anyway? Do they just hold bits of material up to you and yay or nay them before chucking out all your clothes?

But, that way, you will be able to tell some people what to wear and have them obey you, plus they will pay you whatever the going rate is for draping people in fabric squares and telling them how awful they look next to them.

Problem solved, plus extra income

First world problem if ever I've heard one

Is it really all bollocks? I was thinking of getting my colours done.

a kiss you are a slush puppy on a warm autumn day!

So you're not able to choose what colours you like to wear without paying someone,and then you slavishly follow their advice forever? I think you need to work on your self esteem tbh.

What kind of difference? Difference to who or what? What if I don't want to be a sheep?

I understand you Scarlet. It's a bit like finding God. Once your life has been changed apparently for the better you think everyone else should see the light as well.

There's something really suburban about having your colours done.

See I always thought the golden rule was that you could wear clothes the same as your eye colour and judge the strength according to your natural hair colour. I have blue/green eyes. When I was young and had dark hair I wore dark green or blue. Now I am older and my hair is brown/grey ( under the dye) I wear a lighter version of these colors.

I remember being all evangelical about colours shortly after I had mine done, took all of my self restraint not to tell a woman that she was making a huge mistake buying the dress she seemed to think was flattering to her. Actually this still happens to me all the time when I am in Phase Eight - why do they sell those gawdawful wedding guest dresses?

Then I realised that it was none of my damn business and I went back to poking my own spare tyres and wondering why I have spots, old lady sprouting hair on chin and wrinkles.

Sarahandfuck I LOVE the name!

i look ok in anything but purple. (apparently it would cost me £95 to get a colour consultant to tell me that, so i am going to go and spend that money i have saved NOW on some non purple shoes in the tommy hilfiger sale. excellent)

No worse than being a Grammar Nerd, it depends whether you suffer silently or are evangelical and annoying about it.

There's something really suburban about having your colours done

yes i agree

Awww why did you lot have to be mean to op!

I really wanted to know what colours I am!

Its a bit like horoscopes, you know its twaddle but you still want to know what yours is.

I think the key is to only 'help' people that want to be helped and directly ask for it. Otherwise you are just a PITA.