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??

LookingForwardToMarch, going on your name I would say you are a cool winter, with a touch of bright spring.

Go forth and wear what the hell takes your fancy

Buy the book lookingforwardtomarch - gives you most of the info without the outlay.

I wouldn't say it's twaddle. I had my colours and style done and have found it helpful. Can't say I remember to bring the bloody swatch with me, but it has given me a much better idea of what colours and shapes to go for whereas before I thought that neutral and baggy was a classy look for me.

Sunny, my eye colour is mixed.
Yes I still have stabilisers.
Nope, even at my age, I have no idea which colours suit me.
My self esteem is fine thanks, however my colours probably are not.
First world problem, yes. We are in the first world, but it is getting towards second world.
Have you noticed how there is only first world and third world?
suburban, no.

Just googled for the book
cant find it

There's nothing wrong with stabilisers unless you're trying to push them onto people who don't need them.

Really Fakebook?

Oh you fucking fucking iPhone.

I wear colours that compliment my skin tone. I'm an olive so orangey browns and deep greens.

Well, I have brown eyes and very plain brown hair. So I have to wear fucking brown then. Great. I'll look like a woodland creature.

Fakebook ahahahahahahahahaha! Made.my.day. Where do you get those?

'Have you noticed how there is only first world and third world?'

Second world was behind the Communist Iron Curtain.

Book www.colourmebeautifulshop.co.uk/products/books although you can get it cheaper through amazon. There also seems to be an app now so you might be able to work it out through this.

The thing is (and this is what people like OP don't get) I couldn't give a flying fuck what I look like. I wear clothes in varying shades because I want to. I don't dye my greying hair! The shock! I don't fake tan. I only wear a small amount of make up when I feel like it.

I dress for comfort, practicality and for myself. If someone would think less of me because of how I dress/look then the chances are I won't be crying myself to sleep.

Plus you look all the better next to these people....

Exactly!

Once you hit 60, you can only wear beige.

I have brown eyes and hair. I must wear brown and look like a poo forever?

Wankerchief I feel your pain.

BambiHeartBrokenMum73

Stop telling your friends what to wear.

I had my colors done years ago, 'my' colours look awful on me!

I used to know someone who was a colour consultant, so got a free colour consultation. This was all good until I found out that the colour that suited me best was diarrhoea brown, but I could also wear small amounts of salmon pink, chartreuse, mustard and peach. All of those colours make me want to vom - as Holly Valance said on that recent fashion programme, 'nobody ever got laid in mustard'! I'm sticking to nice colours like blues, ruby reds, olive greens and of course black.

I am old, I wear purple and a red hat that's doesn't go or suit me...

I had my colours/style done in the 90s and found it very helpful as I hate clothes shopping and now I have some handy shortcuts. I have pale skin, dark brown hair and green/brown eyes and am a deep summer. My friend who I went with also is quite pale with dark hair and blue eyes and was assessed as one of the winter shades (can't remember which one). When we were looking at the different coloured materials against our faces they brought out very different aspects in each of us. Some colours that really looked nice on her made me quite sallow.

So I think you have to be careful to assume that just because someone looks similar to you their best colour or style is the same as yours.

Thanks for the book link.
Are there only the 4 sets of coulours then?

That seems a bit limited for the entire British population.

Thank you farewell .

Now quick someone, tell me what Fakebook's iPhone did to her. An autocorrect so bad you have to ask for it to be deleted is a sure sign that sky net is sentient and ready to attack.