Help defining your colours/style?

[Justkoko]

I don't think I'm obviously one thing or another when it comes to seasons and struggling to work it all out so I can thin out my wardrobe and stop buying things that don't suit.
I was looking at the concept wardrobe, has anyone tried this, I seem to come out neutral in everything so I don't want to waste money if it doesn't help.
Fair skinned though not obviously cool or warm, does tend to redness though. mousey hair, thought it was cool but actually there's a bit of gold and red in it. Eyes are blue but can change, sometimes appear greyer and sometimes bluer.
I'm right down the middle!
I wouldn't feel comfortable having a consultation with someone but I'd like to work it out. Anyone got any good resources?
On the concept wardrobe there are some really good examples of how the wrong colour ages and the right colour brightens someone's complexion, but I just can't see it on myself!

I've been trying draping this afternoon. I have a bit of redness in my skin so I think that detracts from seeing what colours do to your skin. Everything looks awful because of the redness. I think I need to put makeup on just to even it out.
I'm thinking I may be true/cool or soft summer. Or something in between.
Anyone good at this sort of thing? I'd love to go through my wardrobe and be able to pick out what doesn't look right.

I had my colours done a fair number of years back. I sound like very similar colouring to you although don't suffer from redness.

I thought I'd ultimately be cool but actually I'm not. I'm a spring and a paintbox spring at that. Lots of coral, apple green and turquoise. V v easy to look like a childrens entertainer tbh.

It made stuff worse for me tbh. Really hard to find 'my' neutrals - French navy which hardly anyone sells. Cream not white which adds a layer of difficulty to the already tricky task of finding a decent fitting t shirt.

When I do find the right colours in a fabric and shape I like I do see the difference tbh. It's just really really hard to.

I had my colours done and would recommend you go and have a session. You can bring a friend if you're uncomfortable but honestly the process is really good. I struggled to place myself by doing some online things and turned out I was tricky to place as am at the warmer end of a cool season. I used house of colour which is all about skin tone so hair etc is nothing to do with it.

I wouldn’t recommend having your colours done personally. I paid £150 to have mine done, chucked my wardrobe and bought everything again in my new style and colours. It didn’t take long for me to feel awful and realise what a mistake id made, even my husband pointed out that it didn’t suit me. The best thing I have done is go back through photos of me to see which styles and colours suit me and make me look good. I have even had my hair cut from a photo from a few years ago and copied some makeup I once wore that suits me. It has made me realise what my style is and what colours suit me. Good luck

What about contrasts? It's not just the colour but the intensity of it that makes a difference to me...so pastels and greyed, washed out tones make me look grey and washed out. Camel and beige look particularly appalling, but weirdly actual grey looks OK. Darker colours work better, although I have very fair skin and blue eyes, tended towards freckles in my youth. I don't quite have celtic colouring, but heading that way.
Kate Middleton has similar colouring to me but her skin is darker and she looks lovely in really light colours.
My blonde, green-eyed SiL looks great in camel, pastels, duck egg blue but not great in black or anything dark, it swamps her.
So have a look at the intensity of the colours you like and play around with those. Ask friends and family what colours they think suit you, and note what colours you are wearing when you get compliments about looking well.

I'm pretty sure I'm a cool winter, dark hair almost black, Hazel eyes, pale cool ivory or rose ivory skin, prone to blushing, freckles. In a photo my friend sent me (from my youth) I look literally as pale as I've ever seen, think Dita Von Teese. I think I suit jewel tones, like emerald, rich plums etc I also look nice in pale pinks, peppermint green, white, black and navy. I don't really suit khaki greens, beige and I definitely look terrible in orange, burnt orange and bright yellow. Lipsticks I'm drawn to fuchsia, powder pinks, plums and I love Burgundies. Over the years I've made many mistakes (Urban Decay Heat palette) but I'm pretty confident now in my choices. There's lots of online colour tests that are helpful and looking at celebrity's with your colouring and googling what colour house they are in can be helpful.

I have had my colours done and found it really useful. You probably know your colours though - what do you wear over and over again, what do you get the most compliments for, and of course it's possible to get quite a lot from the internet. I was told colours I wouldn't think of wearing at my consultation though, so did find it worthwhile.

But if you don't want to do that, I am currently using a book called Curated Closet to de-clutter my wardrobe and work out a capsule wardrobe that suits me. I found this book really helpful - although am only partway through so far.

I'd be interested to hear which online tests people rate the most?

I've got similar colouring to you OP. Eyes which are a different colour depending on what I'm wearing, but I'd have said were cool. But got my skin tone analysed for a foundation and discovered I have warm undertones despite being pale. Confusing!

You can still be cool but have dark or black skin. You can be pale but be a warm skin tone.

Where do you find an accurate colour analysis please?

I have tried several but never seem to find the right one.

I've read quite a bit on the truth is beauty site, concept wardrobe as mentioned above, you could also look at colorwise.me as you upload a photo then pick out hair, skin and eye tones and it suggests a season. I mostly get soft summer as it picks up my eyes as grey, but they can seem bluer sometimes.

The more I look the more I think I am right between true and soft summer.
I don't think I am massively overwhelmed by black either, though charcoal is probably better for me, it possibly picks up the dark ring around my iris.
I tried peachy blush/nude pink and a camel scarf for draping, and I could really see that it reflects up as yrllower in my skin, whereas draping with Periwinkle blue or purple makes me look pinker and healthier. Must say I did this with makeup on to conceal redness in my skin.
My winter foundation is no7 porcelain so I'm not sure if that's warm, cool or neutral.

Thank you.
I used to be Autumn, when colours were just defined as one season, no warms, cools etc. I need to re-evaluate.