Best "colour" consultant in London?

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Have been umming and aahhing over this for years - quite literally - and think it's about time I got on with it. I want/need to get my colours "done".
Having looked up previous threads, a lady in Kensington was recommended a while back, so that could be an option, but has anyone been to see any of the other consultants in London they would recommend? Or anyone any experience of a consultant they found wasn't that good? Thanks in advance...

I went to see Nikki (mentioned above in this thread) and she was fantastic - she draped me in such a way that I really could see what was right. I had previously been to see a HofC consultant a couple of years ago and was given a palette that just didn't resonate with me. I asked her to reassess me and she insisted that she was right. I just needed to be reappraised and went to Nikki having found her name here and she was spot on. I have found it so easy to slip into this Light Summer scheme as opposed to the Jewel winter insisted upon by the previous consultant.

I've heard good things about SciArt and the Oxford person (Gabi?). I've been to CMB twice and HOC twice (long story) and CMB were better both times - although only one of the four people was 'stylish' I suppose. HOC never gave me a subgroup, although I asked. The first HOC person (who has been recommended by some mumsnetters) had me as a winter. The second as a spring. And I've been 'clear and warm' with CMB twice (I.e - sort of spring). Anyway, I agree most colours in that palette suit me - I just prefer the look of neutrals etc and still feel like a CBeebies presenter whenever I try to follow the CMB or HOC advice about 'pops of colour' (ugh). But I do look v healthy/well-slept in coral and Kelly green ....

I just had a session with Sci/Art consultant Sophie Foxwell based near Benenden. She said she was trained by Niki. I would definitely recommend her - she classified me as a Cool Winter which I agreed with as the colours she picked out for me seemed to lift me and bring out my eyes etc. I think Sci/Art gives a really good range of shades as well and I love all of the Cool Winter ones, especially the blues. She explains what she is doing as she goes along which meant I could understand the process of arriving at Cool Winter more easily which I also found helpful. She picked out a lipstick for me which really went with my face and brought out my eyes - I've always struggled finding bright shades that didn't seem too garish and didn't seem to "clash"/make me look like a clown.
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I've just had a sciart colour analysis with Gabi in Oxford and I'm also a True Winter :) She was AMAZING like everyone said in the groups and reviews. It took me just over 2 hours to get to her studio from Battersea so not too far from London. She too explained every step and how it all works, it almost felt like a mini analyst training it was so detailed! Her sense of humour is brilliant too I kept laughing the way she engaged me with questions like 'which girl had pizza for lunch and which girl had salad'? Her left-brain right-brain questions really help with seeing the subtle differences between the effects of similar colours. I was there for 4-5 hours and we suspected dark winter until the last minute, but then the cool winter colours were more polished and made my face look surprisingly cleaner and smoother than anything else, so I'm really happy with my palette. We didn't have time to take pictures at the end because I had to rush to catch my train, but she has an album with stunning client pictures on her website which shows just how good she is: chromology.co.uk/portfolio-category/client-photos/ and I can't recommend her highly enough!!