As we continue, I hope you have an idea of what your season is and if you haven’t done so, book your color consultation. If you live near me, I can do it in person, but if not, sign up for the free color course. Let’s look at color schemes .First let’s look at neutrals, these are blacks, whites, grays, beiges, camels and browns. Although black and stark white are the most available colors in the market, they are not the best cho […]
The best way to determine your season and blend is to get draped by a professional color consultant such as myself. During the draping process the consultant will wrap colored drapes around you and observed the effect they have on your face. Whichever season’s colors are the most flattering on you indicate which season you belong to. There are 4 absolute seasons. Very few people are absolutes, most are blends of two or more seasons. The four absolutes are described as follows […]
In Bernice Kentner’s book, “Color Me a Season…”, she introduces the idea that someone’s personality reflects their dominant season or their blend. I don’t have any statistical or scientific evidence that this is accurate, but I thought it’d be fun to explore nonetheless. My personality more closely represented by my blend rather than my dominant season. So here’s the rundown:Spring- SanguineSummer-PhlegmaticAutumn- CholericWinter- MelancholicDon […]
Think about seasonal color as a circle and that circle is divided into 4 quadrants. Each quadrant represents one of the seasons— Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Each person will fall somewhere in that circle. Some might fall somewhere right in the middle of the arch of their season. This would be what we call an absolute. Others might fall closer to the border of seasons. This season that they are closer to would be considered their blend. Other’s dot […]
In a nutshell, the colors that look best on you are determined by the natural coloring of your body— your, skin, your hair and your eyes. We’re going to go a little deeper and peel back the layers of the shell. We’ll start with your skin.Your skin, in itself, is comprised of different elements. Everyone’s skin has an undertone to it. We refer to this as being either warm or cool. The cool undertone has a blue base and the warm undertone has a red or yellow undertone. Scientificall […]
I have read a lot in the past few years about color palettes for your wardrobe and seasonal color analysis. In fact, I read everything I could get my hands on. There are many different takes on seasonal color theory and creating a wardrobe color palette from your body’s natural colors, but the theory that makes the most sense to me and has the most science behind it is Color Me A Season: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Best Colors and How to Use Them by Bernice Kentner. If you want more infor […]
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