Anyone had their 'colours' done?

[DBD1975]

Would really appreciate some advice from anyone who has had their 'colours' done. Thinking about doing this but wondering if it is a worthwhile investment.

I did it myself by reading info online and in a book I found in a charity shop. I'm a soft Autumn.

I had mine done about 40 years ago and I believe they’ve slightly modified how they do it these days. Previously, you were classified simply as one of the four seasons. I’m a classic spring.
Many people will come on and say you can do it yourself from a book but I doubt most people can, even with a reasonable eye for colour. And it’s a shame if you get it wrong.
I think it’s well-worth the money - view it as some sort of investment as you won’t waste money on colours (in the shops) that simply look rubbish on you. So many people just opt for what’s “in” this year and many more wear just grey or black when they really shouldn’t (if they care about what makes them look better, anyway).
People also maintain that they “don’t suit yellow/red/whatever” when the fact is we can all wear most colours - it’s getting the shade/tone right that makes the difference.

Yes a few years ago and it was well worth it. I can wear anything in my wardrobe and it looks good together

I had it done about 14 years ago (blue /dark autumn) and it was well worth the money, especially considering I still use the knowledge when choosing clothes.

Some people are classic examples of one type but most of us are a mixture so if you fancy it and have the money, it’s worth getting it done by a trained professional.

I had mine done with House of Colour. It was definitely worth it. I had done an online analysis and also read what I thought I should be - a summer. I went for the draping presuming it would confirm I was a summer, even though I knew there were certain colors and fabrics that just did nothing for me - pale pinks, grey, anything marled (so true deep navy looked great on me, but I always felt somehow scruffy in a French navy coat that was a bit more of a muted, marled blue). It turned out I was a true winter - which made so much more sense. All the clothes that I had got compliments on, I realized, were in the winter palette - a jewel purple silk dress, a cool orchid pink blouse. It wasn't just a difference between what suited me in terms of color, but what made me look more put together and polished and at ease in my clothes.
Should I have been able to guess I was a winter? Maybe. I could definitely see that I was cool and knew which colors I got the most compliments on, but I just kept trying with the summer colored things, not trusting my eye, because of what I had read online and presumed I should be. Seeing it with the drapes made me trust my own judgment more, if that makes sense.
(In part I was confused as I am a rare blonde winter. I have naturally platinum white hair, very cool, and blue eyes with dark circles around them, so I thought I. had to be summer, as I clearly wasn't spring. But I do have quite a lot of contrast in my features. Some systems say you can't be blonde and a winter, but using the drapes it was clear that I was).

Gosh had mine done a very long time ago but it was really good and opened me up to colours I had previously veered away from. So definitely worth it.

The thing that would stop me getting my colours done as the thought of the person doing it just not being very good at their job. You have to rely on them having a really good eye for colour, don't you? Given they fund their training themselves, how is that guaranteed?

Like @TheMeasure I had mine done a long time ago (1987) and was told I was winter.

Then I had them done in 2019. By then each season was sub divided and I am now a jewel winter. My best colours are pretty much the same except that I have lost a pale lilac (which never suited me) and gained emerald green which does.

It does make buying clothes at certain times of the year tricky as I really don't suit autumn colours. Also, shops that specialise in sludgy colours make buying clothes more difficult.

Having done some research thinking of going with a 'Colour me Beautiful' consultant. They have a certain standard of accreditation and will read the reviews of the 2 local to me.
My confusion is I am concerned I will forget what colour palette they tell me, would like to think you get information to take away, will need to check out.

My mum.got me a session with House of Colour as a present about 10 years ago. They give you a folder with fabric swatches with all your colours on, so you can take it shopping with you.
I found it useful and apparently I'm a paintbox Spring, which is bright shades of turquoise, green, coral, a bright violet etc. Some of which I hadn't considered before.

You genuinely don’t need to spend fortunes on it these days. And definitely don’t do one of those AI things you see on line that cost next to nothing. Go to the stylemehappy.com website. It’s run by a lovely lady called Emily who is brilliant. You can pay 80 for the full body shape and colour analysis or less for just the colour. You just need to follow the instructions re sending her the photos etc.
Shes fantastic and if you join the FB group of the same name there are people on there (most of whom have been analysed by Emily) sharing ideas and buys / lipstick and hair colours that suit them according to their season. It’s a lovely group and so useful if you are trying to figure out if something suits you. (But you can just get the analysis done) .. I got mine done recently and it’s really made me think about what I wear and the colours really do make a difference.

I joined a FB group a while ago and got the info through there. They reckoned I was a soft summer, and it's true those colours do seem to bring out the best in me. I also just liked it for the fact that it's a kind of built in capsule - everything goes together and you don't have to think too hard about what matches.

I agree you need to be a bit immersed in the whole lingo and theory of it for a while to get a good sense of it before you can realistically self type. I got it hopelessly wrong at first, before I worked out what really works best for me.

And yes if you get it done professionally, you get actual samples to take away and keep which is helpful - just doing it online is more difficult in that way, because colours can appear so differently on screen compared to IRL. I am quite experienced with colour theory and "translating" IRL colours to screens and vice versa, because I used to do graphic design, so this doesn't bother me too much but it might be more difficult if you don't have that background or a natural eye for colour. And arguably, if you have a natural eye for colour, you don't necessarily need to do the colour typing thing - I found it helpful because the group I was in (which I don't think exists any more) was more about style/fashion in general which has never hugely appealed to me and so I learnt a lot from that side of things, and just enjoyed the colour seasons bit as well.

Yes you get a folder well more like a little pocket diary with fabric swatches in it and notes for make up colouring. This was with Colour me Beautiful and a bout 18 years ago but I’m assuming the format hasn’t changed that much!

Yes, I did it with Style by Susie - shape and colour, a few years ago. It’s transformed how I dress, and made a real difference.

I did, with a stylist in person. I came out as a bright spring however I wasn’t as immediately clear cut as the friends I went with, as white and navy both also worked on me. I now wear a lot of navy but always with a white or metallic.

The stylist I saw worked by what the colour did to your skin. She asked me to come completely make up and fake tan free. As I watched her assess my friends, you could absolutely see how some colours emphasised skin imperfections, dark circles, even facial hair. The best colours were the ones that made your bare skin look the best it could. She didn’t take account of hair or eye colour.

Her advice was still wear black if you want (if it’s not in your palette) but compensate with one of your colours next to your face, or the right make up.

Years ago with CMB. I find it useful

I was a spring flowing into Summer, it’s hard to find your colours sometimes. I tend to stick with it

Yes black isn't in my palette and it totally washes me out and makes me look ill.

I liked the advice I seem to remember that with the right colours, you'll see the person and their natural beauty first, whereas when you notice the clothes first, those are the wrong colours for that person.

Yes, I was told that if you notice the outfit the person wearing it is wearing the wrong colours.

Has anyone done this who has a neutral skin tone? I’m definitely a neutral, so I don’t know how it would work with me to get me into a colour season.

All seasons contain all colours, just in different shades, except for black and white. Spring has lemon, autumn has mustard for example. So whatever shades make your skin look it’s best will be your season.

The stylist I saw had pictures of women of every ethnicity across every season.

Aren’t summer and winter for cool tones and autumn and spring for warm tones? Or does it not really work like that?

I had mine done about 18 months ago online. I used Style Me Happy and was pleased with the feedback and advice I got. I’m a bright winter and it sort of confirmed what I suspected were my best and worst colours.

I have a colleague that has had hers done and she wears colours that really suit her.

i would never have mine done because I don’t want to be told I’m a ‘whatever’ as I only really wear black, cream or grey. They might not suit me at all, but I hate colour in clothes.

I'm neutral, was classified as autumn but we also looked at some cooler colours I could get away with.

OP I did House of Colour. She gave me a little booklet with all the autumn colours and we went through and ranked each one. Then I took the booklet home and often get it out when I'm shopping.

The makeup bit was also really useful for me. I always thought I didn't suit red lipstick but the shades she suggested look really good.

If you've got the money, I'd go for it. I don't regret mine.