Your ' colours'

[christinarossetti]

I keep coming across references to being a 'spring' or the like and wonder how people know? Do you have to have your colours 'done' or are there rules of thumb that you can use?

I've got fair skin, brown/hazel eyes, dark brown hair. Historically, I've worn a lot of black but find it a bit ageing now (44), so tend to wear navy and other blues, grey, taupe and variations of and brown.

Any ideas what season I am and what type of colours I should choose?
Tia

The only way to know for sure is to book a session with House of Colour. It costs about £100, but you easily get this back by not buying clothes you'll never really wear.

What gladbags said

There is another company called colour me beautiful. I had hoc done as as well as telling you which colour family you are in, they rate the colours within that family for you so you know which are the best.

Thanks. I though y'all might say that!

I don't spend much on clothes (big charity shopper/e-bayer) but definitely something to consider.

It's not just colours though, HOC will also do your clothing personality which helps you shop for the clothes/patterns/ accessories which are right for you.

I find that having had my colours done (in 2001, I'm a summer, natural gamine!) that it makes charity shop shopping even better - you become more in tune to what suits and some years the fashion in 'normal' stores is no good (one year the summer clothes were all beigey/greeny...not my summer colours at all!) - so in fact, although they tell you to buy expensive clothes reduced, charity shops are ideal for people who know the colour/style which suits them and aren't tied to this particular season's trend, regardless of whether it's right for them or not!

It's expensive admittedly, but they also cover make up, so if you have a real shock on the day (I was told as a child by my friends mum who did Colour Me Beautiful that I was an autumn.....um, WRONG!!! - so on the day I was told I was a summer I was really shocked!) it helps point you in the right direction. Think of it as an investment!