The Anti-Color Analysis Thread

[FrugalFashionista]

This is a safe space for anyone who
(tick any that apply)

• wants to burn her scarves
• will scream if someone goes semantic on 'Oyster'
• does not want to be made to wear lipstick
• is not looking forward to the next Kettlewell catalogue
• does not identify with any particular season
• will never ever do a style day
• has self-diagnosed Stockholm syndrome
• is tired of the tireless marketing drum of color analysis on S&B

I realize I may be endorsing an unpopular view but this thread here is for anyone who does not want to discuss color.

C'mon, am I the only one?
Raise your hand...

PS I will send a crappy lipstick personally chosen for me by a color analyst to the first taker. It's a shimmery peachy tone that has no staying power and streaks your teeth. But don't worry, it will make you look a million times better.

I think I just suit 'in between' colours: not too bright, not too dark. I even quite like mustard

Betty and Teta I satisfy my need for pattern by buying pretty underwear (you need some plain blacks/ nudes too of course for sheer and tricky clothes).

We've spent the morning in a cafe people-watching Romans. Many of them must be Autumns (assuming that warmer skin undertones and low contrast make you an Autumn - am not an expert) but no one wears sludgy colors. I saw a lot of dark greens, olives, khaki tones and navy but they do not wear much brown in clothing. Hermes orange is common in accessories and you see terracotta tones in bronzer, but it's used pretty subtly because people are very pale after the winter. This type of warm-cool contrasts are common in makeup, the women seated next to me had warm skintones but wore cool pink lipstick.

I'm not saying they are getting it right but it's just an alternative approach to color harmonizing. Brights are used very sparingly if at all. I've found my current colors by watching how pale, blonde and light-eyed Italians approach color and it seems to work for me.

So an alternative to seasonal color analysis could be trying to analyze what people who share your coloring or shape tend to wear and then adopting the looks that seem to work best. But color, clothes and style preferences are highly culture specific so who you are and where you live will have a major impact on which guidelines and rules you'll want to follow.

ColoUr. It's spelled coloUr!!!!!

The dark greens, khakis, olives & navy, you say you saw them wearing,are just as much part of the autumn colour palette as brown. So are terracotta & Hermes orange.

fridgepants, that lady in your last link looks exactly how I DON'T ever want to look.

So ageing, so dated. Hair too dark (fake), jacket too 80s, glasses too jaunty.

The whole HoC thing is so frumptastic, oddly.

I guess it draws in people who don't even know what colours suit them , so what hope do they have style wise, eh?!

frugal I'm sorry not a fan of that last make up link!
Scary lipstick.

I love the lipstick in that link.

Goodness, that's a ummmm, punchy outfit she's wearing there. Stevie Nicks meets Rainbow Brite.

Wo-aw fridgepants. It's like a Easter bargain bin at Per Una.

So true aquelven - as a light haired, light-eyed 'autumn', those are the colours I mainly wear.

I hope the picture on the left is the after!

Oh dear it's all a bit Deidre Barlow and Liz McDonald in some of these photos.

I'm afraid the more i see the more I put these Colour houses in the same mental folder as Herbalife life sellers and pyramid schemes.

I wil tell you how to attract 2 to 2.5 times as much money in your life.
Get a degree and up your working hours.

Oh god, Dressing Your Truth...where you can find out which stereotypical personality - out of only 4 - you are!

Oh, I love this thread. I had my colours done and was told I was a spring (I think I suit summer shades more). i could never get my head round it a the only spring colours which looked ok on me were the blues and greens. It's a shit way to dress. I still get my head round not being able to wear black and colours together. My consultant said I should combine colour with colour and that black ruined colours Eh?

Like you frugal I find that neutrals in natural fabrics and different textures is easy to wear and flattering. I like Mint Velvet for this look.

I had my colours done back in 2001 after I'd got to the stage of only ever wearing black.......my friend was a consultant, a spring, and when I went off to be 'done' I can remember being very vocal about the fact I'd be demanding my money back if she said I had to wear orange!!! (I hate orange, full stop). Having been told as a child I was an autumn, I was completely gobsmacked when I came out as a summer.......I'm lucky in that I love my colours, and I still wear them but what I never really bought into was the style personality bit (natural gamine if you were wondering....) DH promptly felt left out and had HIS colours done (also a summer, we have a very co-ordinated washing line!!).......the only trouble with his clothing personality is that he interpreted 'full natural' to mean 'un-ironed tramp'

I totally agree that you can be a blend though as I don't suit silver jewellery and am in fact a 'mixed metals'.....just as well given my expensive engagement and weddings rings are gold!!!

I think that whether you have your colours done or not, being happy in what you're wearing is the most important part of looking nice anyway.

Bettykt I love pattern too but at 5 ft 3 I look really silly in large ones.I do have a thing for Liberty and leopard print though.Like Frugal I have confined my pattern to underwear.Currently wearing Mimi Holiday silk leopard print bra with red bows on,under a pale pink long cashmere sweater.Am very pleased to find some contrasting red knickers with leopard print bow on in M&S..I tend to wear bright colours as scarves with a predominately neutral background - often navy or green this year.Love the blue toned fuschia lipstick against the olive complexion - very striking.