Color analysis: scam or sustainable fashion hack?
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- Is colour analysis a sustainable fashion hack? Or a scam beyond measure?
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My mum was once stopped by a beauty counter in a department store with the a very polite lady telling her that they had a cream to reduce the redness of her cheeks, my mum told the lady theat the redness doesn't bother her because she doesn't see her own face, I love my mum and that she instilled in me to wear what makes me happy 😊
That is a beautiful gift, especially powerful coming from a mother. She shaped your definition of what beauty is. This is so inspiring, even for me in my late 30s! Thank you, Francesca, for sharing a part of your mother with us! xx
I can understand the sentiment. There's several studies done around the cultural and biological effects of makeup from job earnings, promotion and dating. The impact is pretty significant.
I feel a bit similar to your mum since I stopped wearing make up just over 10 years ago (as a teen and young adult I felt like I could not leave the house without foundation). Also two years ago I moved into a new house which basically has no mirrors (just randomly the layout of the house does not allow for a mirror to be hang anywhere where you'd naturally see yourself a lot. I feel like I exist outside of space and time now a little bit🫠
I would love to see someone COMPARE color analyses and see how close they align. It feels to me that it's all a gimmick, but if every color analysis produced the same result, then maybe I'd be more inclined to take these results into consideration.
Yeah I would love to see this as well!
when done correctly and with the best systems, you will get the same result from multiple analysts. It's not a gimmick, it's just colour theories applied to visual appearance of people in the same way we do interior design and anywhere else where we don't want to see clashing colours.
@@SueRosalie yes, in an ideal world everyone would have access to the best systems and know what those systems are. the issue is: misinformation abounds and people who are providing these services aren't all working under the same framework. this creates a lot of confusion for folks! (i'm not one of the confused folks, btw. i just spend an absurd amount of time researching color analysis and people's experiences with it.) and it does matter what process a service uses to get images when doing this digitally. cameras, colors around you, lighting, the calibration of the analyst's computer - all of this comes into play but not every analyst takes it into account. this is likely why Dory got such different feedback.
I think you know when the results are right or wrong. To me, it’s very obvious when I’m wearing a color that makes me look tired and pale vs a color that makes my skin look clear and healthy
What annoys me is so many of these style identity things say oh don’t wear make up etc but then ALL the examples have full face modeling makeup on and I’m like y’all this is not helpful.
It’s like talking about body type with only celeb looks that hours of multiple people’s time went into - of course it’s the “perfect Gamine Winter outfit” but they spent 3 hours making her a gamine winter to wear it…
I've found that people tend to fall into one of two categories when it comes to colour analysis, and it seems to come down to: those who have already found their personal style, and those who haven't. For those who have already found their personal style the colour palettes can feel restrictive, for those who don't yet have a defined personal style (like myself) the colour palettes act as a really helpful starting guide to making more conscious fashion choices.
your own seasonal palette is not restrictive, in fact mathematically it's the reverse. You have more choices and more outfits to mix and match when you stay within your palette. It's a bit like the science of how we acquire our native language.
I agree with this. I know exactly what colours I feel great in, and as someone with a distinct sense of personal style, I find it easier to work with that instinctual approach than try to pretzel myself into one of these categories, none of which seem to fit me. I also know that if I love a shade but it’s not amazing with my skin tone (eg chartreuse) I can wear it on my lower half; lift it with jewellery that lights up my face (pearls or gold) or places a better shade right by my neckline (like a royal blue); wear a jacket that does the same job; or just say “to hell with it, this colour makes my heart sing, and that’s my priority”.
This! Its a tool, not a rule.
I was already pretty confident in my style but part of that was slowly realising which colours work for me. Having those season palettes is a helpful reminder to not buy mustard 😂. Ive realised I'm extremely cool toned so I think the difference is big for me, whereas for people with more neutral colouring it might not be so stark.
I think you’re right, I have a incredibly maximalist, hyper colorful style, so the idea of cutting down on the amount of colors I can wear based on something like my skin color when I look like an over the top rainbow fairy most of the time seems stupid. I know what I like, but if you didnt know where to start with your personal style it would be a handy tool.
yesss I'm so glad you've covered this! I totally agree, I think when someone is really happy wearing something, that will "shine," whether it's in their season or not. We don't always have to optimize ourselves!!
@tiffanyferg just watched your video and loved your perspective on this trend!
Nice coincidence that you guys did a similar topic close together, both with interesting perspectives.
It's either you're into that or not. There's no laws who force you
Being both a colour analyst and a big fan of yours I was nervous to watch this video 😅 I only offer in-person analysis though so my approach is different. My 2 main thoughts were that all of your yellows look like autumn yellow on my screen and there wasn’t any canary or lemon that I could see. Also, the deepest end of the autumn palette is closest to winter if you view the seasons as a continuous spectrum, which would explain why you like seeing yourself in winter’s fuchsia pink as you suit deep and saturated colours in general, even if warmer ones are your best.
I'd just like to congratulate you for spelling fuchsia correctly. It's one of those English words that has no business being spelled the way it is, and I almost always see it spelled the way it's pronounced: fushia or fuschia.
@@technicallyawriter why thank you. I had to learn it as ‘fuch-seeya’ as it’s definitely not intuitive
Yeah, I think I can pull off deep winter and some deep autumn, good to know an expert agrees.
yes I agree
I already get slightly annoyed with the whole division in “season” colours, clearly based on a northern hemisphere/western way of looking at colours.
I’m in my fifties, so I was around when color analysis first became a thing in the 1980s. I had my colors “done” twice in my 20s, and both analyses grouped me in “summer.” This was before the subgroups were created. Over the decades my profession has changed, my life has changed, my figure has changed, my hair color has changed (sometimes naturally, sometimes not). My color palette has remained the same.
(I did self analyze myself to subgroup true summer).
Knowing what colors suited me best has been extremely helpful. I keep my clothes for years, sometimes decades, and continue to love wearing them ( as long as they fit 😂). I don’t always strictly follow my palette, but I’m strategic about how I wear certain colors. Nevertheless if I have to choose between a color that I like but doesn’t really suit me or one of “my colors,” I will choose “my color” every time. I have found over time that colors from my palette that I initially rejected became mainstays in my wardrobe. I found other ways to incorporate colors I loved but that didn’t seem to love me into my life.
I’m not a fashionable person and I live a very casual lifestyle. Most days I can’t be bothered with makeup or styling my hair. Nevertheless when I go out into the world I usually wear my colors, and I feel happier, more vibrant and like I’m my true self.
yes undertones do not change, and sticking to your best colours saves money and makes shopping easier
I recently entered my 40s (I am 41 now) and while I only recently became around of this 'color analysis' thing, I've always loved color since I was a kid. You know how little girls love pink and purple, I did too, but I purposely changed my fav colors during the week to 'be nice to the other colors', even black and brown lol. I am very pale and even though I am older and not as pale as I use to be, I still wear the same colors as I did as a kid for most of my wardrobe most of my life has been soft colors, with the occasional 'rich color' thrown in. I am definitely super picky though, it started when I was a teen and it got to a point where my mom couldn't get me clothes without me there. Of course I've had to be picky since I discovered I have very sensitive skin. I'll never buy anything online because of that. Like lace is a NO-GO.
Like you I am very casual. Like 70% of my clothes are ones I just wear at home because I don't want to risk my 'nicer clothes' getting ruined. I tend to wear lighter clothes during the warmer months and darker colors during the colder months for practical reasons. Just for fun I have tried figuring out my season on my own, but maybe one day when I can afford it, I can get myself professionally looked at. My best estimate is that I am a soft summer, but I could be wrong.
As someone who worked in American luxury retail, that email was wildly American. We were so encouraged to use the most flattering and flowery language with over the top enthusiasm. Sorry if it comes across as serial killer, we’re just trying to sell you something 😂
Hi. As someone who's not American, the email does seem over the top. 😂 So many compliments & superlatives!
Always with the superlatives, our American friends 🤣
I'm American, and I thought that email was WAY over the top and not at all professional.
American here, it's incredibly transparent that the language is hollow and strictly a sales tactic -- could contribute to why compliments are less impactful than criticisms -- but I think businesses pick up that we don't believe them so they go to an even higher extreme, much like that email. It's not just flattery anymore; it's picking up those small personal details and becomes really quite invasive
That's excessive, even for Americans. Especially in a professional interaction. This is intense.
I'm really enjoying this kind of content right now, because it makes me feel validated for all the times I thrifted clothes that fit great or were an interesting cut, but something felt off...it was always something about the color, or the tone of the color. Figuring out stuff like this has totally changed my shopping experiences and what I'm down to spend money on
I’m totally with you. Ever since I color typed myself last year, all of the clothes that I’ve thrifted have worked out. I used to buy things that were my style but never suited me and I couldn’t figure out why… it’s because I’m a true summer and kept buying warm toned stuff! It’s been a year and it still guides every clothing purchase for me
Totally get you there …although I would say I have made less conscious choices and gone way more chaotic since my bf found clothes from a BIN for me to wear and I’ve thrifted clothes to match 😂😳🙈
Color analysis is like the pirate's code, more like guidelines than actual rules.
I did my own unprofessional color analysis and came up with true autumn. I learned that I look really good in muted orange and green, and I will continue to add colors in that range. Does the pink button down with strawberries I just got from poshmark fit my palette? Likely not, but how can you have a bad day wearing a shirt with strawberries?
Also helps to explain why I look like I've never met a full night's sleep when I wear black.
This. When she said "If I look bad in it I'm not even sure if I care" is exactly how a feel about wearing black ---I love all black as a dark autumn :)
@@eddyaaaaaaa what you want is a very deep warm brown, or warm charcoal, not black
Yo ho, all together, hoist the colors high!
@@eddyaaaaaaa but that's because black isn't THAT bad on a DA - especially if it's got red, green or brown undertones (instead of a blue-black). My colour analyst actually told me that I could 'get away' with wearing black (even as a Dark Autumn) because of my high contrast levels.
I'd be more surprised if you said you were a Deep Autumn who likes wearing all white tbh, lol! (Pure cool white btw, not tonal creams etc).
@@JBUHJBUH Thanks for the insight! :) That's quite interesting! (hahaha yeah an all snow-white look on me is draining--gotta go with that tonal cream and caramel)
this magenta behind you is more of like the pantone of the year "viva magenta", wich is actually a warmer tone of it. So it does suit you. The fuchsia more pinkish/blue is the one that would be less flattering. also deep winter is the "sister" palette of the deep autumn and it does have this color
I came here to say the same thing! The color on your wall is much warmer and you look fab in front of it. I also want to thank you for your emphasis on sustainable fashion. As others have posted, I got my colors "done" yrs ago and have been able to improve the sustainability of my wardrobe since. I thrift and have learned to walk away from very tempting items bcuz I know they won't work for me in the long run.
How in the actual fuck are we supposed to take photos of all these different colors of clothes? I don’t have a clown wardrobe.
I've seen people use colored sheets of paper instead.
you shouldn't have to do that, online analysis usually involves the analysist's own apps to do that
I took a well lit photo of myself in a shirt I normally wear. Duplicated the photo on my iPad then colored my shirt with with the different colors in various photos in the edit feature, with my Apple Pencil. It’s still hard to tell what season I am. I just know Yellow and oranges look horrible on me.
@@whoooami2090 clever! That narrows it down to two possible seasons (summer and winter) and proves you are cool-toned.
I’m afraid I do have a clown wardrobe 🤡 😂 There were years I could only wear brownish olive and years I could only wear teal. Idk I also change hair colors pretty often so that also influences the shades that suit me at the moment. I have mousy grey hair naturally but I look great in red hair and in light blonde hair too, but that definitely affects how I look in hot pink or powder pink.
I think it’s a little wild that the colour analyst made you find items in all those different colours, that’s quite a lot of work on you when you’re paying for the service. I’ve had my colours done twice and I had to cover my hair with a white towel to isolate my colouring and send a photo - both places photoshopped my face onto each palette to show me the differences with all the shades. I’ve never seen somewhere make the client find all these different colours on their own haha
I was thinking that as well! They’re assuming that a lot of people a) fully understand the difference between shades (I know I don’t) and b) that they have them all laying around, which is….odd. The process you went through makes a lot more sense.
Hi. I agree. The other color analysts on YT who do online analysis just ask you to send a few photos (with hair covered, no makeup, etc) and they're the ones who have place/ paste your face into backgrounds of different colors (virtual draping). This is the 1st time that I've seen the analyst make the client look for 20+ colors and drape them on herself. What if the client doesn't have all these colors/ shades? Mindblown...
Oh my gosh YES! That was the main thing I thought while watching! “Seems good but WHERE would I find all those colours!?!??” 😂
Was probably cheap. The DIY analysis are usually like $4
It doesn’t work like this, specifically because of lighting and because colours you wear will reflect back on your face.
I would always do colour analysis in person if only for the reason of lighting and calibration of the digital device used… it’s just not reality.
I’m really surprised to see the service asked you to do all the draping yourself. Professional colour analysts will usually take one well lit picture and put it against different background to see the difference best. I recommend to check out how Carol Brailey does it. Also, you can still wear colours you like if you want to! The fact black is not in my palette doesn’t mean I don’t like myself in it. Perhaps it makes me look a little paler and draws attention away from me but I’m a goth so I don’t care 😂 it’s really about creating an effect you want, and not everyone’s goal is to look the most harmonious.
Extremely unprofessional and a scam. Right. Carol is gold! (She's silver actually 😅)
Color analysis is just a tool. And like any tool, not everyone needs one or finds it necessary. And if happens to serve your specific needs, than great!
That being said, integrating color analysis in my wardrobe has been a very “sustainable” move for me. I don’t follow it religiously, but it has allowed me to be more intentional w my purchases + it makes mixing & matching clothes (thus increasing my cost per wear) sooo much more easier. Shopping & getting dressed for the day has honestly never gone so smoothly for me as it does now.
I really enjoyed this video. Just wanted to add a little reminder for anyone trying to change the palette of their wardrobe to suit their colour analysis results or just because you think certain colours look better on you - YOU CAN DYE CLOTHES. Historically, I never really thought about this option but I have found it to be a great way of elongating the life of an item if the fit is perfect but the colour isn’t quite right! 😃
Dyeing is soso fun too. Other than just the clothing, I love fixing a dye bath in my stock pot and running around the house grabbing tea towels, wash cloths, socks, bits of fabrics I want to dye. Its like an easter egg hunt lol
Yes! Its what I do regulary to try new colors or to refresh an item. I had a very stainy white blouse that I dyed blue recently and now its as good as new :)
Just purchased a (slightly) non-traditional silvery wedding dress. I was on the fence about it not being pure white like it "should" be even though I thought the silver suited my skin tone much better. My grandmother's advice that sold me on it: if your wedding guests don't like the dress, they don't have to look at it! ;) Completely agree with wearing colours that you like/make you feel good vs always going with the "right" colour
I got married 2 years ago in a green dress with pastel flowers, and not only did I get a million truly sincer compliments on it, I also feel deep delight every time I see the dress in photos because of how pretty I personally found it to be. So, if the silver dress is the best option in your eyes, chances are it's the best option objectively, so rock it with confidence!!
I got married in a dusty pink beaded kimono sleeve sinched waist dress that was bloody beautiful. From ASOS! You do you love ❤
People used to wear their best clothes to the wedding before getting one dress just for this occasion became famous. Tbh I find it quite wasteful to buy a dress just to wear once. I still have mine in the closet waiting to be restyled into a non-wedding-outfit.
white has only been 'traditional' since Queen Victoria, before that any colour you loved was fine. Seriously go with something that suits you given its one of the few days where you are the centre of attention and there will be so many photos of you! Look fabulous! screw "tradition"!
Leena, i think you are dead on! I always say it’s a tool not a rule, and you have to take the bits that make you happy. I love what you said about it being a sign of a love of colour in general, I think you’re just spot on about that. I think what it does for a lot of people is give them permission to wear colours that aren’t trendy and narrow down to colours that go together for a smaller and longer term wardrobe. This video was so fun to watch ♥️
Saw in Hannah's consultation that only a small % of us actually suit black. Although they probably have some evidence to back their claim, I respectfully disagree 😉
You can nuance black a lot with texture & depth of black.
The issue is that there are so many nuances of color, you can't put all of them on a swatch.
I think the reason people say that black doesn't suit anyone is because it doesn't ADD anything. The reason certain colors look better on us is because of the light reflecting off of them. So when a color has similar features to our skin/hair/eyes it looks harmonious, and when it's opposite of our features, it clashes. Black doesn't reflect light, so it doesn't do either, but it's my understanding that a lot of black dyes are made of extremely dark blue or purple pigments, so it's possible that black clothing IS reflecting some amount of cool-toned light. Personally, I agree with your disagreement, haha. I think that some people look particularly GOOD in black, but I don't think anyone looks bad in it.
Honestly, I'm no specialist but I feel like most people should be able to wear black as long as the undertone is right (blue based black vs red based black). Maybe it won't make them sparkle the way another color would but I've seen very few people that black actually detracts from like other ill suited colors.
@@RachaelTheRed I came here to say that "Black" is made by mixing dyes. Just look at a black garment with...your sunglasses! Depending on the lens color, the "black" pants will look brown, blue or grey etc. That's why I personally don't like mixing various black garments bc they NEVER look the same #perfectionist. So I agree with you completely re: undertone.
I ‘d have to rewatch Hannah’s video, but I thought they said the opposite that only 10% of the population doesn’t look good in black.
I really appreciate that you included the point about how we are a bit too obsessed with looking our best all the time. I think it was missed in the other videos I've seen about colour analysis. I don't aim to have my face looking glowy every day, but yeah it might be useful to know what colours my face looks the "best" in for a day when I do want to look like that. Personally, I actually sometimes like looking pale and "sick". I have always felt good in plain black and plain white outfits despite having a warm undertone. Also, it isn't just the reflection onto your skin but the actual outfit that matters... meanwhile colour analysis seems to only take into account how your face looks. I like to have a sharp contrast between my skin and the shade I am wearing, and that is more important to me than whether or not my skin looks patchy or dull.
life is short. Why not look your best every day. Especially when you're out and about and hundreds of people see you. And do you want people to see just your clothes or to see YOU? Are you sure you have a warm undertone?
This is exactly how I feel about the color analysis trend.
@SueRosalie Why should a person spend their entire life worrying about if their face looks "glowy" or not to complete strangers?
Maybe I don't have to look my best every day, but when I pick a business or party outfit, I definetly do want to look my best. So at least for special occasions, I do want to know what suits me best in advanc and not having to stress about it on the moment I pick my clothes.
I mean, color analysis is just one more thing to know about yourself. If you want to look slightly sick or tired, it lets you know which colors to wear to do that. It's a tool to be used however you want to use it, not a rule you have to follow
It’s so interesting that this is suddenly trending again as it was in the early 1990s, when I got my own color and style consultation. I found it very helpful and the results still hold up 30 years later. It wasn’t cheap, but considering all the stuff I didn’t buy in the meantime because it was an unflattering color or shape, it was a great investment.
something that hasn't changed is that these analyses are still expensive, and the reason being that the training courses and materials are expensive, they're all run by private colleges around the world - but some are way better than others and they don't all use the same system
My mother and I got color analyzed in 1982. We realized that the reason she could find clothes styles I loved, but not the colors I liked, was because she was bringing me her own color palette. She was a Summer and I was a Spring. When the colors had more subgroups, I decided I was a bright Spring and my mother a soft Summer.
Thank you for including our subgroups chart in your video, we are glad you found it useful and we loved the concept of a "climate-friendly wardrobe" 💖🌈
Hey HOPE YOU SEE THIS, Deep Autumns are between Dark Winter and True Autumn, Deep Autumns usually have neutral/warm undertone, that means that you look good in silver AND gold, but try to avoid the "ice cold" silver (idk how its called, but you know those silvers that are really pale and white-ish). This video has been on my "Watch Later" since it came out hahah, today I'm sewing my clothes and watching, great video, I'm also a Deep Autumn. Have fun
I am so confused by all this. Was recently staring at myself in front of a mirror and couldnt tell which shades were better. For you I would have picked differently, even from the thumbnail. Who knows! But definitely you can pull off those bright colours that bring you joy!! Especially since you wear them with lipstick you are always the star of the show, don't worry!!
you have to look at the effect on your face, don't look at the colour
We spend 60% more on clothes and wear it half as long because we care too much about stuff like this.
Just wear what you want, take care of it, and hold onto it for as long as possible. My goal is to keep things for at least 5 yrs but hopefully more like 20 yrs.
I think it was in Safiya's video having her colour analysis that the professional said it was more important to have 'your' colours on top as it's closer to your face but you can be more inventive on the bottom half so maybe you can choose all the colours you love in your trousers, skirts etc
Years ago people seemed to 'know their colours'. Some might (and did) choose other colours, but it was known. After a few decades of an ever increasing bombardment of fast fashion trends, it feels like most of us/society has lost that skill. That's how I see the whole colour analysis thing, folks trying to reconnect with that skill in an ocean of possibilities we’re told we should want.
Aha! So! The deep yellow jumper you have (@11:12 on the left), I swore you mentioned once in a declutter you’d be getting rid of it, and I was really happy to see it had stuck around when it turned up in later videos because I always thought it not only suited you but seemed to SING on you. And I think the same is true for the fuscia jumper (@12:43). So I’m glad you’re taking the bits of the colour analysis you like and leaving the rest, cause I do think the personal joy we take in clothes just has to trump whether or not the colour “looks good” on us.
Dark autumns can borrow from dark winters, so you’re cleared to keep wearing fuchsia without upsetting the color gods!
yes
I got my colour analysis professionally done and it’s changed my life lol. I get so much more compliments and feel more confident since I’ve started wearing my colours!
One aspect of staying within a single palette is that all the colours harmonise. So I don't have to worry about whether the colour of a new garment will work with the rest my wardrobe.
It was also such a relief to find I was right to hate wearing beige or brown.
I was hoping you'd do a video on this!! I've definitely been obsessed with these videos lately. I think the analysis has some great insights (for example ivory definitely suits you in my opinion) but of all the people I've followed online, I find your use of colour in outfits the most inspiring. After seeing you wear and talk about the mid purple colour (and seeing it paired with your lime green cardigan) I was influenced to find something similar second hand because it looked so good on you! All of the best colour combos you've worn don't necessarily match your season perfectly but I srill think they look amazing and they're such a part of you personality it would be criminal to give them up. I think silver and fucia look great on you too. That being said I'm still planning on saving up to get colour analysis done. I feel like being able to wall into massive charity shops with a colour plallete in mind will make it easier for me to find clothes quicker and have more of a capsule wadrobe.
Once you see color analysis you can’t unsee it. There is a real difference in how colors look on different people, and it’s not the eyes or the hair. For me, it’s a real money saver on the long run because I don’t buy trends, I buy what suits me well
Color analysis is a trend though. Didn't you buy clothes based on how good they look before? Seems like a you issue.
@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Have you actually tried testing colors against your face and trying to spot the difference? Trend is baggy pants or biker jackets. Color analysis is rooted in color theories, and actually makes sense if you devote time to try it.
I really love this!
I'm currently working through The Curated Closet by Anuschka Rees, finally trying to build a wardrobe for the body and life that I have, and not the body or life I want or am told I should want. And it's honestly making me realize that despite how much work I've done on my relationship with my body, there are still way more things than I ever realized that I have internally labeled 'absolutely not suitable for me' without stopping to consider why. Exercises like this, that focus on one aspect of a clothing item (colour, fabric, cut) in isolation have been really working for me, to determine if I really don't like something or if I just internalized at some point that I should not wear it.
I think that with some free time and my very patient mother and her quilting fabric stash, I may give this a little go.
I'd recommend you also trust sellers to propose you stuff. Half my favourite garments were picked by the woman selling the clothes :D
I kind of dislike this idea of a “lifetime” wardrobe - peoples bodies change and unless you wear only stretch stuff it’s just an unrealistic expectation and then you’ll feel bad when you ‘outgrow’ an outfit. Also wardrobes reflect you and I am a very different person at 20 and at 30 and at 40, I would be horrified if I had 5o live by the decisions I made fashion wise 10 years ago. So yeah, don’t feel guilty if you have to refresh your wardrobe every so often.
Don't worry you can still wear the colours you like and the analysis said do not suit you. Just wear them away from your face on skirts, trousers etc. away from your face, so they don't wash you out. That's what other colour consultants said at least. Really loved the video and that you still want to stick to the colours you like. You go girl!
As a German, those email excerpts made me so uncomfortable - I'm sure it's just a cultural thing but yes, I also thought they were going to murder you :D It's kinda funny (and interesting) how important cultural context is for a conversation
As a Brit that email was very weird lol
Massive over kill of compliments
It seems so insincere 😅
@@bookllama8158 As an American who has worked in retail, it absolutely is and it is the way things tend to be sold here.
On my screen that "fuschia" background definitely appeared more "berry" to me. I wonder if the variations in shade is part of the discrepancy in what they said looked good on you vs your opinion on what looks good on you.
I've definitely fallen into the color analysis rabbit hole recently, so I really enjoyed this video!
How I understand color analysis is that it focuses on finding colors that harmonise with our own colors. So you can still wear colors outside of your season. The effect just won't be harmony, but maybe you look edgy or quirky.
Also, deep autumn is the palette closest to winter, so you probably look good in colors from that palette too. Like cranberry and black!
I read some about this because I’m interested in which colors suit me as well. I found a really good guide by Gabrielle Arruda, and noticed she drew a distinction between colors suited for flattering you and colors that you don’t mind being overpowered by. If it’s a really fun color and you love it, it’s okay if the garment is the “wrong color” if that’s what you’re going for. Which is fascinating to consider.
For me personally, finding out my season with a in-person colour analysis changed the way I think about my closet for the better. It gives me a tool to pick pieces more consciously, which nudged me into being more picky in general with what I bring into my closet, and as a result of this I’ve started to (finally) break up with fast fashion. I like the second hand hunt for “my” colors! Although fully agree that you shouldn’t use it as a rule. Clothes should be fun! Not restrictive. I’ve got plenty of black in my wardrobe and it’s far away from my palette :)
This was a fun video! I just had my color analysis done in the 16 season format by Carol Brailey... and honestly, it was quite liberating for me. I'd rather look my best and embrace my season than wear colors that aren't in alignment, though I will still keep my fern and marigold jumpsuits. But True Spring colors are ones I would never have allowed myself to wear bc they're bright and vibrant. I felt more comfortable in the earthy, rich autumn hues... but they were really not allowing me to shine
Can I just say that the colors you were reccomended were just examples of the full spectrum of autumn colors!! Just think of a color you like, make it a bit darker and warmer, and it fits in the pallette!! Coming at this from a color theory perspective has helped me so much, if u have a basic app to play around with a color wheel with some sliders PLEASE try this out for your color season. Winter cool colors with no grey added, only white or black added. Spring is warm colors, light grey added. Summer is cool colors, white or black added. Autumn is warm with darker grey added. It's really that simple. I've barely found anyone who can actually break it down like this.
This is fascinating because for some reason, I've always associated colour analysis with Bridget Jones' mum/Trinny and Susannah late 90s vibes...so the fact that it's sort of trending again and trying to view it from a sustainability POV skews my preconceptions around it. I always think it's good to explore these things but also to bear in mind that it's not the law, if you like a colour it doesn't matter if you've paid a person to tell you it doesn't suit you!
I think a colour analysis is also great when you're trying to get rid of clothes; it helps you decide what to get rid of and what to keep (if you want to listen to it).
When it comes to you and fuchsia, I think the reason it still looks good is the same reason you were interested in whether gold or silver flatters you more. Looking at you (and I have the same problem deciding about myself) it is ambiguous whether you've warm or cool undertones. Fuchsia suits cool undertones more, but when you are warm/cool ambiguous, even if you eventually fall on the warm side, fuchsia (and silver) may still look good on you.
I have red hair, so very warm undertones there, freckles, and golden brown-ish spots in my blue eyes, but my veins are very blue and looking at the colour I blush tells me I might have a cool undertone anyways. So silver fits the cool undertone, but gold brings out the warm details, I think/hope. :)
Within the last year I have finally found a way of dressing that makes me happy, simplifies my waredrobe but also looks good on me: light colors in summer, dark colors in winter, all within an autumn color pallet.
My mother and I argued about colour all the the time. She was frustrated that everything I wore was either black, white, grey or navy and that I didn’t wear the beautiful brown jacket and skirt with yellow shirt she made for me. Back in the late 70s early 80s we both had our colours analyzed. Mom is a spring and I am a winter. Things have been a lot better since. The shade of purple you like is periwinkle - a beautiful colour, one of mom’s favourite.
I don’t think these things are binary or mutually exclusive. Right? You can know what colors best “suit you” and choose to wear other colors. You also don’t need to wear every color in the palette. Obviously. Either way I loved the video. Also, look into Dark autumn celebrities. When you think of Emrata or Cindy Crawford or Penelope Cruz do you think sludgy? Strictly speaking of color. Anyway thanks for the video!
The colour behind you isn't really a fuchsia, IMO its more of a raspberry and it suits you beautifully.
You really pop in "your" color season, but I don't think you look "bad" in those that are not. My takeaway from this is that if I want to look FAB, I should choose my color season to really pop, but otherwise pick colors you like!
I think its good knowledge for when you want to dress for a special occasion where you want to look professional and serious.
I am not an expert but I disagree with your analysis. Based on watching this video I think you are a bright spring. The reason you prefer the warm tone purple and apple green colors. Also the color analysis even mentioned your eyes being stunning, because you have high contrast. Bright spring would be the sub season for high contrast with a warm undertone. The American actor Rose McGowan has the same coloring as you. Just a thought.
Thanks for your experience! 👏 I'm planning to get CA done-in person-because I hate shopping for clothes, want to build a minimalist wardrobe, and generally want to think less about what to wear. I'm in my late 40s and already have a fairly good idea of what looks good on me, but I want a more specific palette to avoid the stress of shopping and/or having "nothing" to wear despite a closet full of clothes. 😅
Remember you can still wear colours you love but don't necessarily suit anywhere in the bottoms or as accessories ! It's just the block of colour under you face that make a massive change!💚💗
Also wearing silver jewellery will just give you more of an edge of fun quirk to your style, it doesn't mean it can't be worn its not a negative things just means gold looks classic ornatural and silver gives a different vibe (not negative)!!
yes you can add a pop of an out of palette colour via belts, handbags and scarves
I'm not a professional but personally I don't think you are an autumn! I think you are a warm/bright spring. That fucsia and the kelly green top actually really suit you IMO - your skin and eyes look brighter in them. I have also been mistyped as a deep autumn as well but I think your coloring is more "clear" (contrasted) than "soft". Just me encouraging you to keep wearing those beautiful colors lol
I love your comment about wearing colors you like to see!
Part of me wonder's if like the swatch rings could be something that libraries have. If you could go to a local library and rent a swatch to take photos with, look into the mirror, or sit down with a friend, that might be a cool way to see how each colors looks on you without having to buy new swatches for one time use. As you alluded, I like the joy based approach: I thought of Marie Kondo's "Does it bring you joy."
the easiest way is to find a fabric store that has good lighting and mirrors. Entire bolts of plain fabrics in hundreds of colours.
Colour analysis helps narrow down what you purchase as you're going to buy the colours that are most flattering.
For me, color analysis opened up so many colors that I'd never have considered before.
I came up a soft summer and in the past I always thought lavender, light grey-blue and mauve would make me look pale (I have a fairly light skin tone anyway), but they don't. They look amazing on me 😅 now I bought some new clothes that I actually wear and gave the other ones away.
Also, I was told I can still wear black if I break it up with a color from my palette near my face (top, scarf, blouse etc)
Same I use so much more color after analysis. I used to dress with brown, grey, army green and black. Now many bright colours
I think this type of color analysis is useful information. Like you said, you don’t have to stick to the colors that flatter you most. Sometimes loving the color is the goal and whether it flatters you or not is secondary. However, knowing which colors suit you best gives you the power to make a conscious decision about whether flattering is important for a particular piece. I think having that knowledge can lead to more informed decisions and therefore less waste
Really glad to see you do a video on this, you definitely bring a different perspective to it and it’s much appreciated. I think services like these are primarily useful for anyone who’s trying to find their personal style or looking to alter it in some way, assuming their personal style doesn’t skew alternative - mine does, so it doesn’t really matter to me that black and neon yellow don’t suit me. If anything, that can be a bonus. 😂
I self-typed myself as being in the autumnal range as well and honestly I found that those colors tended to match a lot of stuff I already had (hi, olive green) so I think it can also be intuitive. I will say though that like you, color season’s primary use for me has been finding alternatives to white. 😂 I don’t own a lot of white things since I am also prone to getting stains on them, but ivories/related shades can be useful neutrals to have sometimes.
Also fwiw, as an American I would also be a bit mortified with the over-the-top nature of that email. Like ma’am you already have my money, no need to lay it on so thick. 😂
ETA: Oh yes, in addition - if a color looks “off” on you but you still like the garment itself, makeup can help! I have a graphic tee I love in a very bright (not neon) yellow that I didn’t always get much wear out of because it looked off on me, but I’ve found that I love how it looks when I’m wearing dark brown lipstick. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is so unrelated but your little sunroom space looks so nice
I really like the Body and Style channel - run by Ellie-Jean for this kind of stuff, because she also acknowledges that there's a balance between all of this and the joy you want to get from your wardrobe
Ok I was sceptical about the color expertise but the ivory shirt does look great on you :0
Also while the black looks great on you (you shouldn't stop wearing!), the dark chocolate and navy looks really really nice!
I think typing yourself is great for some people but may not be feasible for everyone. Christine Scaman has really interesting videos on colours here on youtube. For myself, I typed myself fairly easily because I knew for certain that I am cool-toned, and being white and blonde I look very similar to the examples in colour analysis charts; and most of my wardrobe was already summer colours because they're my favourite lol. However, not everyone has the privilege of being represented in the colour season examples. And the non-"true" seasons (soft summer/autumn, bright spring/winter, light summer/spring, deep autumn/winter) can lean towards a more neutral undertone which then makes it hard to type oneself. Overall I found colour analysis really useful and fun but I don't think it's for everyone.
We only get this one short life, wear what brings you joy lol
As someone who recently did this and had the opposite result/experience (I like warm 'autumn-y' and dark colors and was given the soft summer palette of pastel cool-tone colors) I do agree with your analysis and see how the colors make you look more vibrant, but I think the difference is so subtle that of course fuchsia still looks good. Someone on another youtube video explained it as some clothes bring attention to you and others bring attention to the clothes themselves and I think for you fuchsia and lavender are lovely colors that bring attention to themselves over you, but if you're fine with that then defy the color gods.
I actually think you glow in front of that purple wall?!
I honestly would say... Fuck that 🤣 I stopped wearing so many colours cause they're "unflattering" and I do not appreciate this kind of pressure in my life. Now, I wear everything I want and honestly feel a lot better
RIGHT! Agreed. What are your everyday clothing favorites?
My two favorites rn are a yellow boxy blouse with buttons + a black t-shirt dress. Both are for my comfort, not for the pleasure of strangers :)
You are warm, but not TOO warm. Like spring which is very warm and bright. Textured metals, antique gold for you, not the very yellow gold.
I have personally never been able to see the difference in videos or watching people do it. I will also say my mum had it done and honestly she looked worse afterwards. They sold her some plain t-shirts in 'her colours' and some statement jewellery and she didn't look good in it at all. It honestly took all my acting skills to not be obvious about that. I definitely do think that some colours do and don't look good on people (thinking of certain lipstick shades on me) but I absolutely don't think there's a low-ish finite number of categories you can break people down into that will give them everything that works for them
there are many analysts out there getting it wrong because they either have poor training, lack of experience or just don't have naturally good artistic ability and poor judgement and have not trained themselves to see undertones. Some people are also too influenced by their own season and see everyone else through that filter. The woman who analysed Hannah is one such example.
lipsticks are a really easy way to rule out the wrong seasons. If orange and muddy brown lipsticks look terrible you are one of the cool seasons. If cool fuscia lipstick and blue reds don't look good but peach and coral does you are one of the warm seasons.
Love the video! Nonetheless I wholeheartedly disagree about black not suiting you. I just re-watched the Helena Bonham Carter video last week and throughout the whole thing I was thinking how good you look in the "gothier", very often black, clothes!
Might be because of makeup balancing it out?
you have to drape the colours without makeup and with hair covered
@@SueRosalie Yeah, thanks, I know. But the person above me was referring to the Helenacore-Video, where she found black suits Leena. My explanation was, it suits her because she is wearing makeup in it.
I would say your background colour has a warm undertone at least in video compared to the photo you showed in Fuschia, and the warmer tone does complement you much better!
Have it done in person.
I agree with you so much that the colours you wear, like any other clothing decision all come down to one thing in the end, 'joy'. The way you personally feel in those colours and clothes. The amount of colour analysis' videos I've watched where the person will be like 'do you think this colour suits you', and the person says 'yes' and the professional is like 'no, it washes you out, it makes you look bad, blah blah blah,' and it's just sad to hear. Like I get that it's their job but so many of them word it in such a cruel and mean way, as if daring to put a colour near your skin that isn't in your pallette is blasphemy. I just never get the idea of limiting yourself based on some arbitrary set of rules that care more about being flattering than they do the person actually wearing the clothes.
TomKat Stitchery is a seamstress who does her sewing based on her colors as well as her daughter's pieces. I definitely think in sewing limiting yourself to a particular palette can help the overwhelm in fabric shops. I go into magpie mode personally and end up in the metallic batiks every time, but they don't all suit me and it's easier if I have a bit of forethought. I hate spending hours making something then feeling meh about it because it washes me out with how pale I am 🤷♀️
it saves money and time if you stick to your palette and it helps people avoid hoarding
A friend of mine is an analyst for an online based company (which has been practicing for 15 years, started with in-person sessions) and I’ll tell ya the service you used here doesn’t seem great! My friends company gets back to you in 3 days and don’t make you do the draping yourself. They just know what types of things to look for. I feel there’s probably so many more analysis companies in recent times that might not be as professional (yet)!
Honest to God, if you love a color, wear it! You get exactly one life on this earth, you should be bowled over in love with the things you wrap up in-your clothes, the food you put in your body, the people you’re close to, the items in your house. It doesn’t matter if it’s not “suited” to your undertone, or the trends, or considered “the thing” to own/do/be.
You were lovingly, intricately designed to be who you are. Why not choose to delight in that? Why let someone else pass a judgment on it? Life is too short.
I hope you keep your fuchsias, your purples, and your lovely silver jewelry. You look very happy in all of them, and I hope you stay so 💕
What a weird method. They are adding too many variables by making you take pictures with your own fabric swatches. I wouldn't trust the results.
I'd take them more seriously if the camera was considered- by providing your phone/camera specifications and settings, the photos could be altered/compared to a photography standard. The analysis can go really deep, but I don't see that level of detail, it's too "wooly" for me personally.
Awesome video as always (and the red and fushia do suit you!) ❤
What I find super hard about the seasonal typing is that the shades are sooo subtle, that I can't really apply to my purchases. Its good to know which shade would fit me perfectly, but thats not really how buying clothes works. The shades might look drastly different in the store / on the website.
Idk, as someone that works in a visually creative field... I think you often looked good in the opposite color presented in the section at 11:00 I think you look fantastic in brighter yellow and I also think you look like you're thriving in that green cardigan.
I think everyone gravitates to certain colors but I'm not of the mindset that there are hard and fast rules of color with people. I think things to consider are texture, time of day, AND color. A metallic pastel blue worn for a fancy dinner is far far different than a pastel blue sweater for a brunch. You get me?
Not saying that it wouldn't be helpful to have a color specialist but I don't think it's an exact scientist. And people can express themselves however they like!
The color analyst was accurate in your “season” in the way that I notice your features and face BEFORE I notice your clothes. However, I do think that wearing colors you like is important to feeling your best, which inevitably makes you look your best. I generally approach color analysis and “types” as a guide, not a rule, if that makes any sense. Great content as always.
I think you’re missing the point a bit, its not that one colour isnt for you e.g purple, its understanding what tone of purple suits you. Some people avoid colour because of one shade that doesnt suit them. What CA does is makes more considered choices and allows you to wear more colours than you probably did before.
I love your point about considering whether it may be more important to enjoy seeing the colours of your clothes rather than other people enjoying seeing the clothes on you. I think women are taught from birth to see ourselves from the outside in, focussing more on how others experience us rather than our own experience of our lives and the world, and I think it can be really damaging in many ways
Please don't stop wearing the bright colors! They're all so "Leena".
Brass is another gold colored metal option for jewelry, that could be super fun, and is much more budget affordable
Interesting video. I had my 'Colours Done' as they say, face to face, when I was 21, and again in my 50's when my hair went grey. I loved the process. It seems a faff to do it online but if it's the only way....so be it. Knowing I am a Summer with cool undertones has saved me so much money and time. I buy what I look god in and I barely make a colour mistake. I had lots of gold jewellery years ago, but came to the realisation that I do actually suit/like Silver jewellery more. I sometimes go a bit rogue and buy a colour that I like, but isn't on why colour wheel, but who cares?
So you didn’t care if their analysis was accurate only that they checked off woke boxes? Good luck with that!
I do like the idea of this but I just feel like more generally, the trend of this being "a thing" atm is so partiular to our culture of constant self-optimization... I know that sounds super pretentious and obviously if it's optimization regarding living more sustainably and/or saving money that's great but it also feels like it's just one more fashion thing that you can do "right" or "wrong"
I have found that buying clothes in the same colours helps with using your wardrobe. It makes matching and using combos of clothes easily
While I don't really see the 'science' behind these anylisis i watched both Hannah Witton's and now your video on this and it is a fun experiment. for me personally i feel like shape/cut/material as it goes through washes influence me rethinking clothes i bought than colour!
thank you for sharing your experience, and especially that old lady who made her whole life about lime green - it put a smile on my face :D
It’s not science exactly, it’s just colour theory!
there is a little bit of science, because of what we know about the wavelengths of colour and how colour is perceived and how undertones are perceived when adjacent to other colours.
This seems like a scam, making you find your own swatches? I’ve watched quite a few of these kinds of videos and that is something I haven’t seen
Yes definitely if they are using pronouns that prooves they know the most about colors
If you’re Autumn Deep, your secondary colours should be Winter Deep, which includes rich pink tones and more ‘colour’
yes because they share the characteristic of "deep" they can borrow some colours from each other's palette
You definitely look better in black than ivory in my eyes. Wear what make you happy Lena!
I think even colour experts say you can wear colours that maybe don't suit but on the bottom half as it's mainly what looks agains your face
i dont know if its just me, but i genuinely still dont understand whatthe fuck anyone is talking about when they say which color is "their" color or what "suits" them best. i literally NEVER can tell a difference. i feel like its 100% a personal color preference of the person viewing the outfit, and basic color theory. (like how contrast looks good and interesting, and some colors are complimentary for each other.) nobody needs a fucking specialist for that 😭
Havent seen the ending guessing you are an autumn
I got a color typing from the same company and that was nearly my exact intro in results from them... with my eye color substituted, lol. They do send out really helpful emails with links to products separated to type pretty regularly, which makes shopping new drops easier for me when i'm looking for new items. I enjoyed this perspective from you! Also as someone who "balked" at my type at first, i've taken a "take what i like, leave the rest" approach.... so keep wearing that fuscia! I'm continuing to wear purple even though springs don't have any in their palate. I also kind of wish i had done it in person vs. just getting a batch in an email that you have to accept or reject.
I defo agree that you suit the deeper more saturated colours, but some of the "no" colours still make you look good. Grey is defo a bad colour on you and white does seem to wash you out, ivory is way better, but considering you live in literally every other colour anyway who cares. The neons make sense, they tend to look better on deeper tan skin tones.
Also hey, you do look good in purple!
if grey does not suit and ivory is better than white, that confirms a warm undertone
I'm the deep autumn too. I can relate to feeling slightly underwhelmed by the palette.
You can also get advice on your Kibbe body type - it's weird to see the whole range of personal values that go with these choices; it's almost verging on biological determinism.
Knowing what colours are harmonious with your natural colouring is nice, but I'd rather have more autonomy. Agree clothes can be about self-expression, and feeling limited is sad. I think if you play around with makeup and styling, you can balance your colours and broaden the range that looks good.
Seasonnal colors are made to compliment your face, your colors are great for around your face, tops, scarves, hats, etc.
you can wear any colors for bottoms or outerwear and accessories that doesn't reflect as much light onto your face