Calling all HOC winters.....

[QueenCadbury]

So, I had my colours done yesterday and I am now a sprinter winter. My best colours being royal blue, electric blue, damson, lagoon blue and light emerald.

Of course a shopping trip is now required so I'm just after any inspiration by what you fellow winters have recently bought...

Yes that's a good point QueenC - all the things I've dyed have been either 100% cotton or 100% viscose. Haven't risked dying any synthentic or partly synthetic fabric.

I am hoping to get some of my new colours into my wardrobe relatively quickly with a few cheap scarves and long sleeved tops.

I wondered about this indigo scarf, this emerald scarf, and this blue scarf which might be chinese blue?

I'm not yet familiar enough with the palettes to know if I have strayed over into spring/summer territory with the latter two in particular.

Also, I do plan to go through the whole thread at some point soon but am definitely looking to try to get a few of the brighter colours soon before I chicken out so suggestions welcome!

I'm also quite unsure on these two pinky/fuschia-y scarves - which of these is more 'wintery'? I think the first one but...

peony scarf

raspberry scarf

I'm sure I'll get an eye for wintery shades as I go along. I was completely attuned to autumn shades for years and could spot them a mile off. I just need retraining...

Face - the first two scarves look fine to me, but the third one brought up a cream/beige one? the deep blue looks like chinese blue though.

The peony one looks wintry but raspberry one is more muted so its a summer one.

Thanks, Miss. I am learning! Not sure what happened with that third link in the first post - it linked fine on my computer.

Although I'm very tempted to order over the internet, I think I actually need to do a bit of shopping in person first to get used to it. I'm just a bit scared.

I've also stocked up my basket at Boots with the three Revlon lip butters recommended here but can't quite click 'buy'.

I am also feeling quite resentful of my mum for brainwashing me all these years into thinking I am an autumn. I have literally felt guilty for wearing black and grey for about 25 years. Literally. Feeling like I kind of like the way I look in it, but I shouldn't because I'm an autumn and it isn't an autumn colour, so I must be seeing wrong.

I worse frosted pink lipstick sometimes almost as a joke when I was a teenager and I absolutely rocked it, seriously, but thought it must be a freak accident.

I'm kind of angry, actually. I feel like I lost my thirties wearing drab colours and wondering why I always hated shopping and never seemed to find anything that suited me. All this time she was projecting her colours onto me. Why did I take her word for it all this time?

My whole self image is changing - I've got the possibility of looking cool and professional and classy really open to me now. I could not figure out how to get that as an autumn, but looking in the mirror today while wearing black I thought, 'I look GOOD. I knew there was a reason I liked this hat.'

I got a scarlet red scarf for Christmas last year as a present from a friend and never like the way I looked in it. But suddenly, by teaming it with black instead of trying to tone it down with browns, it looks amazing. Like other women look.

Massive post with all the psychological baggage - sorry, people. I'm afraid there might be more later, I'm not done figuring out the implications of this yet.

to you face. Feel free to continue ranting.

Thanks, Queen.

I'm looking forward to this new look, don't get me wrong. Very excited.

And if you are dithering about getting your colours done - just do it as soon as you can justify it! It was really really striking how important it was to have other people, people who's job it is to tell you what looks better, say, 'No - that makes you look fat, that makes you look old, that makes you look like you have five o'clock shadow. THIS makes you look regal, makes you look slimmer, makes your eyes sparkle.'

I have brown hair and slightly sallow skin so it is not surprising that everyone thought I was an autumn. If you are in doubt don't self-diagnose!

Face- I bet you don't have sallow skin, you probably have pale olive like a few of us on here. It's more neutral. When people think olive they think dark skin tones, but there seems to be a cohort of us on here with dark eyes, dark hair and pale olive skin.

I'm glad you've finally been matched and your mum sounds a bit bonkers going on about you being an autumn!

QC- how did you get on with the long sleeve tops you picked up in Uniqlo?

Kosher Greeny grey eyes, dark eyebrows and lashes, pale skin, and darkish brown hair. Funnily enough, I don't look sallow when I'm not wearing yellow tones...

And yes, I think my mum is a bit bonkers!

You need neutral toned foundation which a nightmare to get hold. Most makeup is yellow or pink toned.

My mother always tries to pick up beige things for me. I look a dog with them next to my skin. Urch.

kosher the grey tee has been washed but not worn since being washed but it looks ok with no shrinkage or change of shape. The jumper has washed well. It is going a bit bobbly on the side I have a bag or hold dd but it does say on the label that it will do that. Nothing that my debobbler can't sort.

face did you order the scarves? Do report back when you get them.

Otherwise have you looked at kettlewell?

Thanks! What debobbler do you use? Mine is terrible.

I haven't ordered any scarves yet but I will. I will order a couple of Kuldip scarves as recommended here first!

I went round a couple of shops today to experiment and see how I felt in royal blue etc. I felt absolutely amazing. The difference was completely obvious in some of my two star colours, even in changing rooms! One royal blue dress (in New Look) made me feel like a queen - the shape is just right for me, etc. - but the quality and fit was, well, not great, so I didn't go for it today.

I felt like I was practising my new eyes - not gravitating towards greens and mustards but towards blues and pinks will definitely take practice!

Anyway, I got a couple of safer colours from H&M - a nice cowl neck top in black and a very purply burgundy, and a navy cable jumper. Just basic, but it felt really good. They looked good on me and there is time to go back for more exciting colours as I get used to the idea. And there are always scarves.

On foundations, I have used Bare Minerals for a year now and it seems okay - can't remember which shade (possibly fairly medium?) but it does make me look better. The HoC one was good too but I didn't buy as I'm happy with mine.

I bought a makeup palette in the sales for my sister for Christmas but am considering keeping it - it has all my new colours in it so will be good practice!

So good to read about your newness as a Winter face :)

kosher it's this one

face after 6 months I naturally graduate towards the bright winter colours now in a shop. I can discount whole concessions or shops now due to their muted-ness ( mint velvet and massimo dutti)

I decided I would play with the makeup palette that was supposed to be for my sister. I tried a fuschia lip gloss and a dark grey eyeshadow. It is nothing short of miraculous. I look like you are meant to look when you apply makeup. Dressed up and nice and ALIVE instead of just a bit...wrong. Even wearing specs my eyes still look nice.

I am completely inexperienced in how to apply eyeshadow and lippie properly since it has been so long, but I am going to learn.

Still not managing to spend any money! Was in Jenners briefly today & saw some items that looked promising but didnt have my swatches with me so didnt buy.
I bought the lipsticks on the day, but struggle to wear them so just put a bit of colour on with balm over the top.
Think I will buy the Revlon lip butters. Had previously bought candy apple before HoC day but I think it's got an orange tinge to it.

I bought the Revlon berry smoothie lip butter and it is lovely - to all for the recommendations. It is a very natural pinky colour which just brightens things up without being over the top. Love it.

HAve ordered that M&S 'deep violet' top which was recommended on here - what a bargain at £8. Feel brave enough to try it - can put it under a cardigan, of course. .

Does anyone have any Uniqlo heattech long sleeved tops? I'm considering navy only at the moment but would like a colour as well.

Finally, I am in the market for a down coat, long enough to cover my bum and good quality enough to last for five years or so at least. Hopefully longer. Uniqlo looked okay but the navy is apparently quite shiny, so wondering about nice colours elsewhere!

Thanks everyone, you are all so helpful.

Try TK Maxx for down coats - got mine from there a few years ago.

QC - I saw an emerald dress in HOF, label Untold.

Looking at the HOF sale and how about this for a[http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Alexon+Celia+drape+top/185652948,default,pd.html lovely lobelia top?]]

Is it lobelia? Don't really know, still practising...

Link fail, sorry.

lovely lobelia top

If it is lobelia, that is. Anyway, I've bought it.

Nice top face.

This is the gap jumper that I returned (although mine was turtleneck). Looked like the emerald swatch but just didn't look right on. Saw this one too today which is a shade in between the ice aqua and ice mint so may work well for anyone that can do ice colours?