And the result is...burnished winter - yay!
I went with a friend, I went first and it took ages. The consultant asked me not to say what I'd ben diagnosed as before. I thought I could see that the cool colours suited me best but with some it was at best marginal and with others it was the other way round. Once we'd got to cool she said it would probably then be easier to tell if clear or muted - bit no, that took ages too.
The consultant even said I would be a good example to go to Head Office for trainee consultants to practice on as I was so challenging to diagnose!
When I was diagnosed before (about 25 years ago - gulp!) I was just told I was a winter, I didn't get any swatches and the colours weren't rated.
The rating was brilliant. I could see that the colours I'd thought of as being typical winter e.g. electric blue, cerise and the ice colours are the least good on me. My wow colours are charcoal, navy (both of which I've got plenty of), lobelia, raspberry, pine green and burgundy (which I would never, ever have picked beforehand but my friend said was best).
The burgundy lipstick (I thought 'Ugh no') was a revelation - I had to buy it.
So glad to have been confirmed as a winter and with the burnished twist it makes so much more sense. I am sure now it's right whereas before I wasn't confident enough to fully go with it.
My make up is largely right but I need to rethink lipstick a bit. Am really looking forward to adding some of my new colours to my wardrobe.
My friend was an easily diagnosed dark autumn - thank goodness or we would have been there all day! As it was we were there over an hour longer than anticipated but the consultant didn't rush us at all.
Will look back through the thread for some lipstick suggestions.
Happy bunny 