I am so surprised she thought you were a summer, i for sure thought you'd be a winter! You can totally rock black and have high contrast with your eyebrows. I love the vivid bright colors on you!!
@@facesbyjoanne I adore color! I think on her the muted cool colors drain her face of energy, so interesting to notice. The cool bright high contrast colors just make her shine even more than she naturally does!!
I would have said winter, too. But she might be a subset of summer where the deeper, brighter summer colors look good on her. She does look great in that shade of pink and navy.
I agree that we should wear what we love regardless of what we are told we should. If you put something on and it makes you feel good, wear it! It’s that simple.
janetp5956 I agree with your comment 100%. What colors you choose, what style you choose, is personal to you and should not be dictated by someone else's idea of what or how you should present yourself. And it IS that simple!
The answer is simple ..... Get your colours done which will give you the best colours that make you look fabulous. Then, ask your analyst about some of your favourite items (take your items with you which can help!). I love both fuchsia and bright orange ..... Fuchsia looks fab but honestly I look like I haven't slept in days with orange. My analyst was fabulous ..... Found me the best colour of orange for me, and was able to help me with a couple of navy and soft whites to wear near the face so I could wear the orange. Definitely the style is far more important than colour though!!
You nailed it perfectly…. I use to do people’s colours/colors years ago for a living and over the years with a lot growth and maturity I have come to the conclusion that we should really wear what makes us happy and feel good. It’s just a guideline, life is short break the color wheel so to speak and enjoy…. Clothing and makeup are to be fun and creative…💜
Having auburn hair most of my life I gravitated to earth colors and neutrals which I loved. So now I’m 84 and am now in the process of embracing my gray hair. I realize now that the warm colors I used to wear do not flatter me at all. I am slowly changing to more jewel tones, blues, greens, magenta and black and white. I am really starting to like my new look.
Obviously one can wear whatever they want. Having had my colors done Years ago, I found that it’s more than just the color. It’s how you wear that color. Most colorist today will also give styling advise which is very helpful. I have pretty much stuck with my “colors” and always feel put together. When I’ve tried to venture outside of those colors; like wearing colors more suited to a winter, I don’t feel as good in them. When I’ve purchased something and it sits in my closet and I don’t choose to wear it, usually I discover it’s the color I don’t really feel good wearing. While I admire it on someone else, I don’t like it on me.
To each his own. I've stricky stuck to my "Winter" palette for years, with great satisfacton. These are definitely "my" colors that look best. It also saves me time shopping & a big bonus is I can mix & match pracically every piece to maximize my wardrobe.
One thing I have noticed, when you where colors that complemented your complexion, you were. Absolutely beautiful. It's not that you can't wear outside the box, but if you want to knock people's socks off with your look, wear the colors that complement you.
When I married, one of our shower gifts was “Free Color Analysis”. It changed my life. It gave me so much confidence to know that even on my off days I knew that I looked good because I was wearing the right color. That was 38 years ago and I am still using my color analysis at 76 years young when putting an outfit together whether it is casual or formal. Love it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Love all your videos.
Despite your fabulous style, the openness with which you approached your colour consultation was so humble and elegant. Black, navy, and some of those shades of yellow look stunning..With the colour protocol, isn't it the colours closest to the wearer's face that matter. Hence why your yellow suit with colourful Pucci headscarf looks divine. With this video, I covered over your nany jumper to see the sole effect of the soft pink shirt. It was okay, but the navy makes the outfit pop. Your innate sense of that and willingness to wear colour were already inspirational. Look forward to seeing where you take it next ♡
With the colour charts, it is about being very specific about the tones and shades of each colour that is suggested for you. It is not simply yellow or orange, it is the very specific shades. Lemon yellows are for cooler toned complexions and warm yellows for warmer skin. Similarly for all the colours. It’s all in the details.
I don't think you're wrong. You look fabulous in your black and white, chartreuse dress and everything else. You are bold and high contrast with your eyebrows.
Working on being an influencer at 73, and working with limits on money and personal energy, having someone great do my colors has been a real productivity booster. Since so many of us are content creators now, even personally, I like knowing that everything goes with everything. Having a system isn't a box. It is a tool that makes me possible for me to "spend" more money and energy on other things.
I have had my color analysis done a few times. Usually I fall into a winter category. I use it as a basic guide, but not even my hair color falls into my colour analysis results right now. I think it can be a good foundation to work with, but by no means is it a hard and fast rule.Also, considering that Ive had my analysis done multiple times by different establishments and they haven't all arrived at the same conclusion, I take the entire thing with a grain of salt.
I am trained in doing color analysis for over 20 yrs. I agree 💯👍 with not getting married to your "season". I am a classic Winter. Just a key thing to keep in mind... whatever is closest to your face makes the biggest impact. Translation, wear an "off color season" and drape a "your color season" with a scarf, jewelry, or earrings from your palette. Mix spring with autumn, winter with summer. They fall into the same color families. Again, keep your season closest to your face. Gold jewelry is spring and autumn/Silver is summer and winter. Then last of all, wear anything you want!!! Have fun with it all. 🤗
I loved the chartreuse dress on you - modern Marilyn Monroe! And strangely enough, the counterpoint of your hair color and style makes the whole look pop! Artists respond viscerally to colors - whether they want to wear them or look at them. Don't ever close yourself into some box of what women are "supposed to wear" by season. Wear what makes you feel good - moods change and you may need that yellow lift from time to time.
The color analyst I worked with showed me the colors that “make me “sparkle,” but she also always says, “Wear what you love.” Her system breaks it down to more than 4. I’m a true summer. I know those colors make me shine and help with my dark circles and so forth, so I like to wear them. Beautiful people like you can get away with a lot more because you rarely look bad. You work what looks like pretty hard to be as beautiful as you are, so enjoy it.
Wearing what we love makes us beautiful, so I will always do that. Years ago I had my colors done and I seem to fall into the winter category. Now that I am gray I should probably have them done again. Nikol, my hair has been falling out so much more than before. I think Nutrifol may be in my future.
My sister-in-law and I spent a wonderful afternoon with Linzey earlier this year. I had long thought I was an autumn, but she pegged me as a spring. I’ve been introducing the new colors into my closet, blending them into what used to be mostly olive and moss. As you’ve pointed out, there is no need to toss everything out and start over. A fun and insightful thing to do.
Greetings from NORWAY . I am summer, and I did a session with colour me beautiful some 30 years ago. I have stuck pretty faithful to my colour palette ever since and when I do move into other colours, I pick from the winter palette. Works every time. The challenge is with the makeup colours as they have changed over time and I have to rely more on my own judgement when I buy new makeup.
I had my season analysis done in 1983 by a Carol Jackson rep. She started the whole thing with her book, Color Me Beautiful. I would have sworn you are a winter, as I am. Our coloring is very similar except that my eyes are very brown. Anyhow, no matter your season, you are lovely and I enjoy watching you!
I had a session with House of Colours. It atually confirmed what my Mother always dressed me in. I had tried to veer away from the fuscias and reds because I thought it was more "classy" to dress in beige. I look horrible in beige. This session actually freed me to be myself. I still have an orange blouse and a bright yellow top I wear from time to time. But going forward, I will have a helpful guideline. I highly recommend getting your colours done.
I had my colors done about 35 years ago. It was one of the best things I ever did! I wasn’t given a nice booklet with the colors but just fabric swatches. After awhile you just know. You don’t even have to look. The hardest thing I had trouble with, color wise, was distinguishing between cream from beige. Beige has some gray in it. You CAN wear ANYTHING but wear what’s your best color closest to your face - so everything will look great. Like wear black, even though you shouldn’t, but wear a scarf or necklace that’s in your best color. It really does make a difference. If I wear the wrong color near my face, it shows every line and blemish I’ve ever had - but when I wear the right colors, my face lights up and I look prettier. I’m a Fall, but an Indian Summer Fall which is a bit different. The gal who did my colors told me if I stuck to these colors, eventually my wardrobe would be much more pulled together. She was right. It also saves time if you want to shop in your colors. I think you can get away with wearing anything when you’re young but as you age, if you want your best face, think about wearing “your”colors. Good luck everyone!!!
Thank you Nikol! I also went to a local stylist for House of Colour, and low and behold found I was actually a Summer after years of thinking I was an Autumn. The reason I went to do this after 30 + years as an Autumn, was that I was drawn to colors not necessarily in my palette. Like you, I did not just purge all of my "non-season" colors, but instead, started making changes to what I wore near my face, and gradually was able to keep some of the Autumn staples and release others from my wardrobe. Many thanks for doing this video - I absolutely love it!
The problem I have with the color thing is trying to find clothes in my colors. It's very hard. It seems most clothing comes in black, white, beige and ivory. I found several dresses on line this summer which only came in black or white, which I don't want. I bought a couple of the white dresses and dyed them to the exact color I wanted. They turned out beautiful. That's how I solved the problem for me.
Color trends are always determined by the annual Milan, Paris, NY fashion shows. Buy what you like & looks good on your silhouette, with your complexion, hair/eye color. If you buy every season, then you'll have a variety to choose from even when the colors you like aren't trendy. It's called building a wardrobe -- rotate your color palette; be adventurous & open-minded; experiment with colors/styles. Remember to include the classics: blazers (especially navy, grey, black, herringbone, beige/brown); footwear (pumps, boots, sandals, sneakers); slacks (denim in black, white, blue; wool, cotton, corduroy pants) dresses & skirts & classic silk blouses or cashmere/wool/cotton sweaters (turtleneck, crew neck, mock turtleneck, cardigan); handbags; accessories (scarves, belts, jewelry); makeup -- yes, makeup is an accessory. Watch Nikol's videos! She is always on trend!!
That is why I went back to my sewing machine. It took a couple of simple projects to get my sewing chops back, and it has been worth it. The big change, i see in the past 30 years has been the disappearance of quality fabric stores. I refuse to spend my time on poor quality materials. Even made myself a Pink "Barbie" dress. Very retro 60s Tent Dress.
I honestly would have thought you were a winter.I think you look great in black. I had my colors done years ago and they told me I was an autumn. I believe that I am but I cross over to some spring colors that I love. It’s fun to know what looks the very best on your skin.
I totally agree, I would have thought Nikol was a winter (I still think she is!). She looks stunning in black, red, jewel tones. I think I'm either an Autumn or possibly a Bright Spring because of my warm skin tone, but I've never officially had my colors done.
I absolutely would have thought she was a Wnter too. The hair color, eyes & cool undertone of her skin all lead up to it. Then again, it may be my monitor. Are Nicole's eyes not brown? Anyway, Nicole looks her best - to me - when she wears the "Winnter" palette. I don't like yellows, camel or brown on her at all; although I always agree w/ her style.
@@rachelparadis7069 agree, and autumn and spring are both warm, autumn is more intense and spring is lighter and more muted...so a warm can wear both seasons, but one will absolutely pop. I am a redhead, when I wear camel brown and beige, it looks the best, however I love bright colors, so I make it work with my makeup. It's a guide for sure and I believe she is a cool, and looks best in deep plum, red, black...which is winter....the lighter more muted versions of this would be summer, the cool pastels......but of course, she looks great in anything !
I'm a Spring! I actually had my colors done back in 1984!! My mom & I went and had them done together. I still have the original book by Carole Jackson with the pamphlets they gave out. I don't always stick to exactly the colors but close & it has served me well!!
Me three. Had mine done in Boston around 1982 at 25. I have pretty much talked to her at all these years and it does make shopping more effective. I stick with the same colors and everything goes with everything else.
Another great/informative post! Thank you, Nikol! You know when you get many compliments on your clothing, it is typically, THE color for you... White made me look ill - but off-white/cream looks great. Burgundy is not my color - but warm-reds get compliments and makes my skin pop. My Mother is a 'winter' - black hair & can wear black, white, darker reds, etc. My sister is an Autumn - light brown hair and fair, and I am a spring, blonde and fair. There are SOME dresses and combos I still love and wear - even if not precisely within my 'color wheel'...I must admit though, that when the color of clothing works with your hair/skin - you can SEE it's the right color for you! :-)
I’m a summer too. And it doesn’t get boring. When I wear my true colors compliments come like crazy Today you’re look is the best colors I have seen you in.
Nikol, I enjoy your presentations very much. Thank you. I had my colours done. It has changed my whole approach. I have revamped my wardrobe, ditched the blacks and greys in favour of my colours. I am thrilled that everything goes together now. My stylist explained to me that it is not about restricting oneself but about being aware of what looks ‘best’ on you and highlights your natural features. On you, I find the blue and soft pink to be very flattering. I actually see your beauty. The yellow and black outfit is more about the outfit than you. But if you love it go for it. Personally I prefer seeing your beauty…. Thanks again for the opportunity to share!❤
Oh Nikol, I’ve been so anxious for you to discover this and do a video. She nailed you as a summer! I’m a winter that flows into spring! It is a guide! And for me it’s been a money saver because I’ve known my palate since 1989! I’m a dramatic dresser so, I love to see how you dress yourself. I also let my hair go to the gray /silver. So glad I did but you’re right, a whole new way to learn how to care for it.
I love the colors that you are wearing today. You look soft and younger. I have gray/white hair and I now wear navy instead of black. I get more compliments and I used to think black was my color!
I had my colors done 34 years ago (I'm now 75) by someone with a masters degree in art, at a boutique that specialized in color analysis in the San Francisco Bay Ara. It was a gift to myself, to celebrate my success with deep emotional healing by creating an exterior presence that matched my newly acquired inner beauty. That analysis gave me a huge burst of lasting self esteem and confidence, and has guided my choices in color and style ever since. I intuitively know that what I purchase will effortlessly blend with my wardrobe at home. I am 65% rich (autumn by the House of Color category), 20% soft (probably summer) and 15% animated (probably spring). My style is 60% classic and 40% natural. When I asked what I should do if I wanted to wear something that did not agree with my analysis, the artistic director said to smile radiantly.
I had my colors done in the 90’s and it made such a difference!!! Also, my style classic/dramatic, guidance on what size prints etc to wear. One thing my stylist said has always stuck with me- if what you put on brings your eyes to your face, buy it! And, it is fun to push the boundaries sometimes. Great video and advice.
I had my colors done in the 80s. I was a winter. Fast forward to now that I am 70 and my hair is silver and my skin coloring is more muted, there is less contrast. As a result, my best colors are still in the winter palette but less saturated. Xoxo 💕
Absolutely agree that you should wear whatever makes you happy, but also agree that certain colors are much more flattering. I think the makeup look today is perfect - pretty, modern and flattering, I think having brown eyes with your silver hair makes wearing some much bolder colors easier because they have high contrast. I have always felt the orangey colors were not your best, but knowing that you love wearing them is all that matters.
Did this exact same thing about 30 years ago. I was a blend of two seasons. But they said most women actually pick what makes them look good. I’m now your hair color. And I pull something out that I loved when my hair was dark , but makes washed out. But if I absolutely love a top I wear it. Life is so fleeting.
Nikol, you look fabulous in your Summer makeup. And as I see your former favorite outfits, I can see the they are too bright for you and overwhelm you. You see the clothes, not you. I also went to House of Color and came out a Summer. It was a real shock to me because I grew up with nearly black hair. As I have gotten more comfortable with it, I realize that they are right. I’m cool but need some softening of the color. I put on a black top the other day and could see how it aged me. I’ve learned that I can’t do the super pale colors and instead buy the medium range colors. The darkest colors go into my pants and jackets.
I wear every shade of grey from stark white to pure black; I wear every shade of cool red (no coral or scarlet or anything the slightest bit orange) from palest blush pink to the darkest burgundy and I round out my wardrobe with navy and khaki (never tan or camel). It works for me and greatly simplifies my life!
I am a summer like you. I really do gravitate towards the summer color palette in clothes and makeup. Your makeup and clothes really do look great in this video. Very flattering. Although, you really rock everything you wear!
You’re such a great inspiration and the one thing that I see through the screen is you sincerity. I am not one who watches videos about makeup, et al but I find myself wanting to listen to you. You are into makeup and other stuff thats really vanity but, unlike other influencers in the makeup/fashion genre, I can see that you also have depth. You are more than just makeup and clothes.
I had my colors done 30 (or so) years ago by a Canadian company called Seasons. Found out I’m a “vivid winter”, and I was SURE you’d be the same! Just goes to show it’s not always easy to guess what someone’s “best pallet” may be! And I agree… I think you obviously have a more refined understanding & sense of what styles and colors you can pull off, and that gives you a better idea of how far you can push those guidelines of color. And you do that so beautifully!
I want to thank you for all your help. I have MS. Some days are good, some are not. When I watch you, it lifts my spirits and helps me to be my best self. Thank you so much!
Hi Nikol, I had my colours done in the 80's when it was first fashionable. I'm winter. I don't think I even have my swatches any more as the way to look at what suits me has become part of me. I haven't worn cream since then except in a floral, where the other colours are in my palette. I think how you "get away with it" so well is your wonderful ability with makeup. You can give yourself a really warming or cooling look to counterbalance the colour that isn't your best shade. Thanks for the encouragement!
I had my colors done in the early 90's...time for a redo with my silver hair, lol! Nicole, I love how you are honest and humble, very willing to admit how your experiences change your viewpoint! We Silver women (and aging women in general) are so often discounted or talked down to when we share our own life experiences, such as the changes in hair when we go natural. Thank you for sharing that you now can understand the challenges of silver hair, thinning hair through stress and/or hormonal changes, etc. As well as being proactive and sharing what you have discovered and found improvements with. Just one of the many things that keeps me coming back to your channel. ❤
I have thinning hair and it seems to be ongoing. I have been wanting to try nutrafol and you have convinced me to try it after you have given me a comfortable feeling to try it. I am 77 and want to get on with this decision. Plus I seen your beautiful mother and you mentioned her thin hair. I look at your hair and it’s such a beautiful head of hair. It’s my want to have ,wrong bad me. I would settle for anything better than fine and thin. I always like to look nice and feel well put together when I go out. Love all your expertise on style and color as well. I need all the help I can get and leave the rest to Gods Beauty.💕
I have been watching your videos for at least two years, and I have loved everything I have seen you wear, both in regard to clothing and makeup colors. You are gorgeous! Back in the 1980's, I read a book about seasonal color, and after taking the quiz, I thought I was a Winter. Many years later, I took a quiz online, and the computer results said I was a Spring. I'm 76 years old now, and I've stopped worrying about a color match. Apparently I have a neutral skin tone, neither cool nor warm, and I like how I look in either gold or silver jewelry. (Gold supposedly looks better on warm toned skin, silver on cool.) Thank you for all of your wonderful videos!
I think that the actual season of the year matters too…like coral is a summer season color that I wouldn’t necessarily wear at other times. Vice versa with deep magenta, for example. Plus, if you’re tan or not, I think that makes a difference as well. Like with all rules or guidelines-I think you need to know them, understand them. Then, you can start push or break them!
I think it's great that you went and had this consultation done. As a woman I feel it's important to know what works best for us, but also like you, I wear whatever colors I want to or else I would be so bored. I wear my "right" colors for times when I just have to look my absolute best and don't want to think about it. I just get dressed and apply the make up that works for me and can not worry about my look. I do not know if I a a winter or summer or how many seasons color palettes there are for this process, but I just know since I was young when people would compliment me on a certain color I was wearing, I would keep that in the back of my mind for future. When someone tells you that you look good in something, usually they are not lying and mean it.
I think there are some people who are true seasons, but I think many of us aren’t. I look good in some winters ( not all) and some falls(not all). I don’t look good in any yellows, but have a couple because it such a happy color and makes me happy. Besides, it hard enough to find clothes that fit well, flattering, affordable, quality, look good, and in a color wheel color I’m suppose to wear.
Before going silver, I had very dark brunette hair; blue eyes, pink skin. I was then a definite winter. Now that I'm silver, I am often drawn to things like Periwinnkle, pure white; no off-whites that just make me look washed out. But I can also go to more summery shades. It's a feeling I get when I see the 'right' color that I'm drawn to. I should wear navy instead of black at this point (I am 74 and a half) but I still love my black.
I had my colours analyzed using computer matching, probably 25 years ago, by Color Alliance. I was told that I am a Contrasting Cerulian Autumn. The colors still work for me, even though my colours have softened with age. I am surprised that you turned out to be a Summer but, now that I've seen it, I can't unsee it. You look so natural, young, and fresh in the new makeup and softer, cooler colours. Like you, I also deviate at will to wear what I want (eg. white in summer, when I have a tan). But overall, it is useful information, I have found.
That backless dress was everything and that cute yellow j crew suit I thought what a win. I go in my closet and it’s black and white lol. Once in a great while possible a gray and camel thrown in. No color coding needed.
I glad you had fun and still going to wear yellow. And Black and white looks great with grey hair. Who makes these silly rules and different companies are different options. Great video!!
Since I went silver, many of the colors I wore before don’t always look the best on me. Clothes and makeup. I have wanted to get a color analysis done in my area (St. Louis MO) but haven’t dove into searching (yet). This video lit a fire under my behind 🔥 so thank you!!
I love when you push the envelope with your outfits. Love your channel. I wear what I like however recently since working from home I have fallen off the rail. But you push me to rethink ❤
I had my colors done 3 times! I finally had a consultant clarify that my eye, hair, and skin tone were my colors, too. Little gold or green flecks in eyes - yellow works. I see that your hair and eyebrows make a dramatic contrast - of course, black and white work for you! I love the guidelines but still wear what I like as well.
Thank you so much for this video. I started shedding massive amounts of hair in September/October after a very stressful summer. My hair was 2/3 down my back which makes the hair in my hand and on the shower floor that much scarier. I've since had it cut so it's now at my bra strap which is shockingly "short" for me. I was looking at Nutrafol and considering it but wasn't sure if I should pull the trigger to spend the money. Your video is so timely for me; it brought me to tears. Thank you so much for sharing your struggles and your results. You have given me hope and $50 off! Buying Nutrafol now and hoping I, too, get the good results like you and your mom. I appreciate you and your authenticity. ❤
Hi Nikol, I had my colors done years ago. I have followed them in my wardrobe. I am a “Winter.” I intuitively knew what looked best on me and it was interesting to discover that I was right. Still doing that; however, I occasionally gravitate toward something I really like that is not in the colors samples I received and will combine it with a scarf or other item. Mostly I wear jewel tones, and yes my hair is silver with some dark brown/black underneath. It was a good experience that lives on !
I would have guessed you were a winter because you look so good in bold colors. I have had my colors done 3 time. Every time I come up as a Spring. I have very dark brown eyes which is unusual for a spring. I can cross over into fall colors as long as they aren’t too muddy. If I do buy something out of my pallet it seems to sit in my closet. All of summer’s colors simply wash me out. It is such a good thing to give all of us a road map for choosing our makeup and clothes. But certainly isn’t cast in stone.
Nikol I like that you acknowledge the “science” behind this concept but that you also acknowledge the feeling with wearing certain colors that are not within your range. Agreed….being an absolute slave to your color range will soon take all the fun out of beauty! PS…..those yellows on you look great!
I also had my colors done in the 80’s with a friend. I also deviated from it. If I fill good in something, I wear it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the color wheel. I use it just as a guide.
Wow! I thought you were a winter. Now I can see why you've been looking so soft in recent videos! I've discovered since going silver, I can actually wear more colors, although I was "done" years ago & told I'm a spring. It may be time for me to have this done again! That sequined dress looks SO Marylin Monroe! Yay! "I wear the colors I want, because you know what? I want to!!!!" YEAH!!! 💖💖💖💖💖
I love your make-up today! By the way, when you wear the yellow outfits you're wearing a scarf that's all summer and fall colours. So you intuitively know what works. You are an artist!
I also watch style Style me Jenn and she covers more than just color and gets into saturation as a real consideration on color choice as being as important as season. I think it's worth a watch as well. I know i too cannot do muted colors at all. They just bring my mood down and muddy my complexion. I really dislike even looking at them.
I love how bright your eyes and makeup look in this video! The color of your eye makeup is perfect in my opinion but I do agree to do whatever makes you feel good 👍
I am a winter, and the colors I am supposed to wear, are the colors I feel the best in. My hair is now silver, and those are still the colors I gravitate to. Mostly jewel tones, but I do occasionally wear other colors, but when I go back to my colors, I do think my skin looks better, my silver hair pops, and the same with makeup. I have been wearing those colors for years and I feel the most comfortable in them.
People always complement me when I wear my Summer colours! I use scarves a LOT - so what is closest to my face is key 💜 Choosing makeup & clothes is so much easier & saves money too . I was taught 'Colour me beautiful' in the beauty salon I worked in as the makeup was all coded by season ❤
I went to Linzy a little over a year ago, and did not react well when she told me I was an autumn. My closet was 90% summer, because that’s what I thought I was. However, she managed to convince me to keep with it and I’m so glad she did! At first, I was very reluctant, but I tried an experiment: I selected 8 tops from my closet, tops that I had loved and worn many times, but not in “my colours”. I then photographed myself in each of those tops, plus 2 others that I had from the autumn palette, 10 tops in total. I could not believe what I was seeing. The tops in the summer colours washed me out compared to the autumn ones. How had I never seen this before?!! Once I actually saw it for myself, there was no going back. I still have some black in my closet (well, you have to, don’t you?), but almost 80% of my clothes are now autumnal and I love that. They complement each other, so putting an outfit together is actually enjoyable now. I’m wearing colours I would never, ever have tried before, and yet they complement me so well that they actually make my skin look like its glowing. I finally feel confident when I’m shopping for new clothes, and that is exactly what I was hoping to get from this experience.
I did this almost 40 years ago with blonde hair, I was a Summer. I did it again 2 years ago with my silver hair and was a summer. No surprise as I am light skinned and have blue eyes. These are the colors I feel look best on me, but surprisingly I can also wear pumpkin colored tops and lipsticks. I still wear black, but navy and ivory are very much my best neutral colors. What a fun video!
My husband bought a consultation here in UK for me quite a few years ago, it was the best thing ever. At first consultant thought I was Autumn and I hated the colours and didn't have anything in my wardrobe in those colours. Luckily the consultant redid the colours and I was then a Summer, so happy as I am naturally drawn to those colours. Glad I have found your channel, enjoying very much.
Your makeup is beautiful today. I do think Summer is your color, but agree with you. Always wear what you feel good in. You always look great. I adore your hair. The contrast between the dark & light is so striking. You have such an innate class about yourself, not just in looks but also in the way your are. It's beautiful. I have purchased Velcro rollers because of your videos. I am loving the extra body it is giving to my hair. Thanks for all the great tips I am learning.
I had my colors done by Color Me Beautiful over 40 years ago. I'm a winter and those are the colors I love. I look awful in yellows, browns, tans, warm beiges, etc. I love black, white, red, cobalt blue, etc. and never tire of them. I have jeans in olive green and tan, which I would never wear next to my face. :) My wardrobe is minimal, works for my retired lifestyle! Thanks for your insights - blessings to you.
I always thought you would be a winter, your colour is very striking. But as I was watching this, before you revealed your colour, I changed my opinion and thought you could be a summer. Whichever, you are striking!
I had my colors done many, many years ago and was told I was also a “summer”. I can say that wearing the correct colors makes a huge difference. My complexion looks so much h better. I follow this policy for makeup colors too. It’s a great thing to for yourself if you can afford it.
How interesting. I had my colors done in 1983 when the Color Me Beautiful trend began based on the question: Why does Jackie O look so great in the little black dress. I am a spring. I have watched you for a year or so and always thought you would be a winter! I’m so surprised you are a summer. Black on you seems amazing. But no matter….I found that if I like a color I wear it and perhaps adjust my make up or wear “my” color near my face…or not! But it is fun and does help make clothing decisions from time to time!
I buy what feels good on. I love jewel tones and often get compliments when I wear them. My hair is what I like to call "Champagne" lol. It is mostly gray with streaks of blondish. I like it. As far as colors, I love yellow on the rack, but it has never looked good on me. You look amazing in yellow. Although, I am interested in knowing my colors, I will continue to wear what makes me feel beautiful! You keep wearing that yellow! It would be interesting to have your colors done by several different experts in this field and see if they agree! That would be a very interesting video. Thank you for you content and your fierce aging series! You have inspired me, at almost 67, to be my best me. Just an aside. We are birthday buddies! I was born October 13th, 1956. October is a fabulous month to celebrate in. Happy early birthday to you!
Good morning from the UK Nikol and thank you for your video 😊. I had my colours done many years ago - gosh probably 35 now I come to think about it! I was a 'career' girl in my mid-twenties and for me colour analysis was the best money I ever spent. I wore quite expensive clothes to work and so it saved me so much money to buy things that I knew suited me and would co-ordinate with the rest of my wardrobe. Then over the years I have had times when I have had very little money to spend on me as a single parent, so just having a few good charity shop buys in the right colour and style has kept me sane! You are in the position to have access to an expansive wardrobe and lots of make-up choices and I think you look fabulous in EVERYTHING, but for people not in the beauty and fashion industry (and for those of us with less confidence), sticking to your pallette is a great way to save money and time, while looking your best. ❤
Keep wearing all the colors you love. As a model and someone with beautiful makeup application, you can rock any color. I do thing the color theory is a good thing for all of us to keep in mind at no makeup times. So maybe we look better in navy PJ’s instead of black, or pink beach coverup instead of yellow. Thanks for all the knowledge you share with us!
When I first started the video, I thought you looked so beautiful today with the soft lavender top and the makeup and I have to say I do think these suit you so well but I also haven’t seen anything on you I didn’t like. You have a classic sense of style that you have fun with. Also I loved that chartreuse sparkly dress, it is one of my favourites so far so I agree with you that getting your colours done is a great tool but it is also ok to step out of the box sometimes.
I am so surprised she thought you were a summer, i for sure thought you'd be a winter! You can totally rock black and have high contrast with your eyebrows. I love the vivid bright colors on you!!
I agree. Winter
Yes, that's what I would have thought as well based on skin tone. I'm definitely no expert though.
yes, I think winter for sure too...
@@facesbyjoanne I adore color! I think on her the muted cool colors drain her face of energy, so interesting to notice. The cool bright high contrast colors just make her shine even more than she naturally does!!
I would have said winter, too. But she might be a subset of summer where the deeper, brighter summer colors look good on her. She does look great in that shade of pink and navy.
I agree that we should wear what we love regardless of what we are told we should. If you put something on and it makes you feel good, wear it! It’s that simple.
janetp5956 I agree with your comment 100%. What colors you choose, what style you choose, is personal to you and should not be dictated by someone else's idea of what or how you should present yourself. And it IS that simple!
The answer is simple ..... Get your colours done which will give you the best colours that make you look fabulous. Then, ask your analyst about some of your favourite items (take your items with you which can help!). I love both fuchsia and bright orange ..... Fuchsia looks fab but honestly I look like I haven't slept in days with orange. My analyst was fabulous ..... Found me the best colour of orange for me, and was able to help me with a couple of navy and soft whites to wear near the face so I could wear the orange. Definitely the style is far more important than colour though!!
You nailed it perfectly…. I use to do people’s colours/colors years ago for a living and over the years with a lot growth and maturity I have come to the conclusion that we should really wear what makes us happy and feel good. It’s just a guideline, life is short break the color wheel so to speak and enjoy….
Clothing and makeup are to be fun and creative…💜
Having auburn hair most of my life I gravitated to earth colors and neutrals which I loved. So now I’m 84 and am now in the process of embracing my gray hair. I realize now that
the warm colors I used to wear do not flatter me at all. I am slowly changing to more jewel tones, blues, greens, magenta and black and white. I am really starting to like my new look.
Obviously one can wear whatever they want. Having had my colors done Years ago, I found that it’s more than just the color. It’s how you wear that color. Most colorist today will also give styling advise which is very helpful.
I have pretty much stuck with my “colors” and always feel put together. When I’ve tried to venture outside of those colors; like wearing colors more suited to a winter, I don’t feel as good in them. When I’ve purchased something and it sits in my closet and I don’t choose to wear it, usually I discover it’s the color I don’t really feel good wearing. While I admire it on someone else, I don’t like it on me.
To each his own. I've stricky stuck to my "Winter" palette for years, with great satisfacton. These are definitely "my" colors that look best. It also saves me time shopping & a big bonus is I can mix & match pracically every piece to maximize my wardrobe.
ME, TOO 💖
Yes
@@annbet3684 I'm a winter, too. If I wear orange or peach, I look like a canteloupe.
One thing I have noticed, when you where colors that complemented your complexion, you were. Absolutely beautiful. It's not that you can't wear outside the box, but if you want to knock people's socks off with your look, wear the colors that complement you.
Just let me say Kettlewell Colours ..... Yes, they ship to the States ..... Quality is great ..... Range of seasonal colours is superb!
When I married, one of our shower gifts was “Free Color Analysis”. It changed my life. It gave me so much confidence to know that even on my off days I knew that I looked good because I was wearing the right color. That was 38 years ago and I am still using my color analysis at 76 years young when putting an outfit together whether it is casual or formal. Love it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Love all your videos.
You strike me as a clear winter. The bold, saturated colors you are attracted to look phenomenal on you!
Yes I totally agree! So much contrast and strong colouring, and Nikol looks fab in a strong, bright red lippy.
Also, winters have lots of contrast, and summers are muted. You have lots of contrast which means winter.
Completely agree!
Dark haired summers can wear contrast
I agree!
Despite your fabulous style, the openness with which you approached your colour consultation was so humble and elegant. Black, navy, and some of those shades of yellow look stunning..With the colour protocol, isn't it the colours closest to the wearer's face that matter. Hence why your yellow suit with colourful Pucci headscarf looks divine. With this video, I covered over your nany jumper to see the sole effect of the soft pink shirt. It was okay, but the navy makes the outfit pop. Your innate sense of that and willingness to wear colour were already inspirational. Look forward to seeing where you take it next ♡
Agreed . It is also what makes Nikol timeless and willing to learn and change
With the colour charts, it is about being very specific about the tones and shades of each colour that is suggested for you. It is not simply yellow or orange, it is the very specific shades. Lemon yellows are for cooler toned complexions and warm yellows for warmer skin. Similarly for all the colours. It’s all in the details.
I don't think you're wrong. You look fabulous in your black and white, chartreuse dress and everything else. You are bold and high contrast with your eyebrows.
Good point. Its the hue not just the color
I loosely follow the Live Your Truth info. The premise is that there are best colors that match your energy. Fascinating.
Working on being an influencer at 73, and working with limits on money and personal energy, having someone great do my colors has been a real productivity booster. Since so many of us are content creators now, even personally, I like knowing that everything goes with everything.
Having a system isn't a box. It is a tool that makes me possible for me to "spend" more money and energy on other things.
I have had my color analysis done a few times. Usually I fall into a winter category. I use it as a basic guide, but not even my hair color falls into my colour analysis results right now. I think it can be a good foundation to work with, but by no means is it a hard and fast rule.Also, considering that Ive had my analysis done multiple times by different establishments and they haven't all arrived at the same conclusion, I take the entire thing with a grain of salt.
I am trained in doing color analysis for over 20 yrs. I agree 💯👍 with not getting married to your "season". I am a classic Winter. Just a key thing to keep in mind... whatever is closest to your face makes the biggest impact. Translation, wear an "off color season" and drape a "your color season" with a scarf, jewelry, or earrings from your palette. Mix spring with autumn, winter with summer. They fall into the same color families. Again, keep your season closest to your face. Gold jewelry is spring and autumn/Silver is summer and winter.
Then last of all, wear anything you want!!! Have fun with it all. 🤗
@@alicepirola7077 This is fantastic advice!!! Thank you!!!
@@ravenzrozze you are welcome!
I am a winter and these colors are what I look best in and feel good in. I have brown eyes so also include brown! Happy shopping.
I loved the chartreuse dress on you - modern Marilyn Monroe! And strangely enough, the counterpoint of your hair color and style makes the whole look pop! Artists respond viscerally to colors - whether they want to wear them or look at them. Don't ever close yourself into some box of what women are "supposed to wear" by season. Wear what makes you feel good - moods change and you may need that yellow lift from time to time.
The color analyst I worked with showed me the colors that “make me “sparkle,” but she also always says, “Wear what you love.” Her system breaks it down to more than 4. I’m a true summer. I know those colors make me shine and help with my dark circles and so forth, so I like to wear them. Beautiful people like you can get away with a lot more because you rarely look bad. You work what looks like pretty hard to be as beautiful as you are, so enjoy it.
Wearing what we love makes us beautiful, so I will always do that. Years ago I had my colors done and I seem to fall into the winter category. Now that I am gray I should probably have them done again. Nikol, my hair has been falling out so much more than before. I think Nutrifol may be in my future.
My sister-in-law and I spent a wonderful afternoon with Linzey earlier this year. I had long thought I was an autumn, but she pegged me as a spring. I’ve been introducing the new colors into my closet, blending them into what used to be mostly olive and moss. As you’ve pointed out, there is no need to toss everything out and start over. A fun and insightful thing to do.
Greetings from NORWAY . I am summer, and I did a session with colour me beautiful some 30 years ago. I have stuck pretty faithful to my colour palette ever since and when I do move into other colours, I pick from the winter palette. Works every time. The challenge is with the makeup colours as they have changed over time and I have to rely more on my own judgement when I buy new makeup.
I had my season analysis done in 1983 by a Carol Jackson rep. She started the whole thing with her book, Color Me Beautiful. I would have sworn you are a winter, as I am. Our coloring is very similar except that my eyes are very brown. Anyhow, no matter your season, you are lovely and I enjoy watching you!
I felt you look today like a shine coming from within. Those colors do work for you and really make your hair color glow
I had a session with House of Colours. It atually confirmed what my Mother always dressed me in. I had tried to veer away from the fuscias and reds because I thought it was more "classy" to dress in beige. I look horrible in beige. This session actually freed me to be myself. I still have an orange blouse and a bright yellow top I wear from time to time. But going forward, I will have a helpful guideline. I highly recommend getting your colours done.
I had my colors done about 35 years ago. It was one of the best things I ever did! I wasn’t given a nice booklet with the colors but just fabric swatches. After awhile you just know. You don’t even have to look. The hardest thing I had trouble with, color wise, was distinguishing between cream from beige. Beige has some gray in it. You CAN wear ANYTHING but wear what’s your best color closest to your face - so everything will look great. Like wear black, even though you shouldn’t, but wear a scarf or necklace that’s in your best color. It really does make a difference. If I wear the wrong color near my face, it shows every line and blemish I’ve ever had - but when I wear the right colors, my face lights up and I look prettier. I’m a Fall, but an Indian Summer Fall which is a bit different. The gal who did my colors told me if I stuck to these colors, eventually my wardrobe would be much more pulled together. She was right. It also saves time if you want to shop in your colors. I think you can get away with wearing anything when you’re young but as you age, if you want your best face, think about wearing “your”colors. Good luck everyone!!!
Thank you Nikol! I also went to a local stylist for House of Colour, and low and behold found I was actually a Summer after years of thinking I was an Autumn. The reason I went to do this after 30 + years as an Autumn, was that I was drawn to colors not necessarily in my palette.
Like you, I did not just purge all of my "non-season" colors, but instead, started making changes to what I wore near my face, and gradually was able to keep some of the Autumn staples and release others from my wardrobe. Many thanks for doing this video - I absolutely love it!
The problem I have with the color thing is trying to find clothes in my colors. It's very hard. It seems most clothing comes in black, white, beige and ivory. I found several dresses on line this summer which only came in black or white, which I don't want. I bought a couple of the white dresses and dyed them to the exact color I wanted. They turned out beautiful. That's how I solved the problem for me.
I agree it is hard finding the colors you fall into but how cool you took control and dyed your dresses so unique!
I think it's harder some times than others, because colors go in and out of trend.
I try to buy off season anyway but in a year that has a lot in my colors I do splurge!😂
Color trends are always determined by the annual Milan, Paris, NY fashion shows. Buy what you like & looks good on your silhouette, with your complexion, hair/eye color. If you buy every season, then you'll have a variety to choose from even when the colors you like aren't trendy. It's called building a wardrobe -- rotate your color palette; be adventurous & open-minded; experiment with colors/styles. Remember to include the classics: blazers (especially navy, grey, black, herringbone, beige/brown); footwear (pumps, boots, sandals, sneakers); slacks (denim in black, white, blue; wool, cotton, corduroy pants) dresses & skirts & classic silk blouses or cashmere/wool/cotton sweaters (turtleneck, crew neck, mock turtleneck, cardigan); handbags; accessories (scarves, belts, jewelry); makeup -- yes, makeup is an accessory. Watch Nikol's videos! She is always on trend!!
That is why I went back to my sewing machine. It took a couple of simple projects to get my sewing chops back, and it has been worth it.
The big change, i see in the past 30 years has been the disappearance of quality fabric stores. I refuse to spend my time on poor quality materials. Even made myself a Pink "Barbie" dress. Very retro 60s Tent Dress.
I honestly would have thought you were a winter.I think you look great in black. I had my colors done years ago and they told me I was an autumn. I believe that I am but I cross over to some spring colors that I love. It’s fun to know what looks the very best on your skin.
I totally agree, I would have thought Nikol was a winter (I still think she is!). She looks stunning in black, red, jewel tones. I think I'm either an Autumn or possibly a Bright Spring because of my warm skin tone, but I've never officially had my colors done.
I absolutely would have thought she was a Wnter too. The hair color, eyes & cool undertone of her skin all lead up to it. Then again, it may be my monitor. Are Nicole's eyes not brown? Anyway, Nicole looks her best - to me - when she wears the "Winnter" palette. I don't like yellows, camel or brown on her at all; although I always agree w/ her style.
@@rachelparadis7069 agree, and autumn and spring are both warm, autumn is more intense and spring is lighter and more muted...so a warm can wear both seasons, but one will absolutely pop. I am a redhead, when I wear camel brown and beige, it looks the best, however I love bright colors, so I make it work with my makeup. It's a guide for sure and I believe she is a cool, and looks best in deep plum, red, black...which is winter....the lighter more muted versions of this would be summer, the cool pastels......but of course, she looks great in anything !
I'm a Spring! I actually had my colors done back in 1984!!
My mom & I went and had them done together.
I still have the original book by Carole Jackson with the pamphlets they gave out. I don't always stick to exactly the colors but close & it has served me well!!
Me too! I still use my palette consistently, stick to it and have thoroughly enjoyed the results of money saved and appearance enhanced
Me three. Had mine done in Boston around 1982 at 25. I have pretty much talked to her at all these years and it does make shopping more effective. I stick with the same colors and everything goes with everything else.
Another great/informative post! Thank you, Nikol! You know when you get many compliments on your clothing, it is typically, THE color for you... White made me look ill - but off-white/cream looks great. Burgundy is not my color - but warm-reds get compliments and makes my skin pop. My Mother is a 'winter' - black hair & can wear black, white, darker reds, etc. My sister is an Autumn - light brown hair and fair, and I am a spring, blonde and fair. There are SOME dresses and combos I still love and wear - even if not precisely within my 'color wheel'...I must admit though, that when the color of clothing works with your hair/skin - you can SEE it's the right color for you! :-)
I’m a summer too. And it doesn’t get boring. When I wear my true colors compliments come like crazy Today you’re look is the best colors I have seen you in.
Nikol, I enjoy your presentations very much. Thank you. I had my colours done. It has changed my whole approach. I have revamped my wardrobe, ditched the blacks and greys in favour of my colours. I am thrilled that everything goes together now. My stylist explained to me that it is not about restricting oneself but about being aware of what looks ‘best’ on you and highlights your natural features. On you, I find the blue and soft pink to be very flattering. I actually see your beauty. The yellow and black outfit is more about the outfit than you. But if you love it go for it. Personally I prefer seeing your beauty…. Thanks again for the opportunity to share!❤
I love your attitude! I have gray hair, too. Wearing it proud!
Oh Nikol, I’ve been so anxious for you to discover this and do a video. She nailed you as a summer! I’m a winter that flows into spring! It is a guide! And for me it’s been a money saver because I’ve known my palate since 1989! I’m a dramatic dresser so, I love to see how you dress yourself. I also let my hair go to the gray /silver. So glad I did but you’re right, a whole new way to learn how to care for it.
I love the colors that you are wearing today. You look soft and younger. I have gray/white hair and I now wear navy instead of black. I get more compliments and I used to think black was my color!
I had my colors done 34 years ago (I'm now 75) by someone with a masters degree in art, at a boutique that specialized in color analysis in the San Francisco Bay Ara. It was a gift to myself, to celebrate my success with deep emotional healing by creating an exterior presence that matched my newly acquired inner beauty. That analysis gave me a huge burst of lasting self esteem and confidence, and has guided my choices in color and style ever since. I intuitively know that what I purchase will effortlessly blend with my wardrobe at home. I am 65% rich (autumn by the House of Color category), 20% soft (probably summer) and 15% animated (probably spring). My style is 60% classic and 40% natural. When I asked what I should do if I wanted to wear something that did not agree with my analysis, the artistic director said to smile radiantly.
I had my colors done in the 90’s and it made such a difference!!! Also, my style classic/dramatic, guidance on what size prints etc to wear. One thing my stylist said has always stuck with me- if what you put on brings your eyes to your face, buy it! And, it is fun to push the boundaries sometimes. Great video and advice.
Hi I'm a classic/romantic soft classic
I had my colors done in the 80s. I was a winter. Fast forward to now that I am 70 and my hair is silver and my skin coloring is more muted, there is less contrast. As a result, my best colors are still in the winter palette but less saturated. Xoxo 💕
Absolutely agree that you should wear whatever makes you happy, but also agree that certain colors are much more flattering. I think the makeup look today is perfect - pretty, modern and flattering, I think having brown eyes with your silver hair makes wearing some much bolder colors easier because they have high contrast. I have always felt the orangey colors were not your best, but knowing that you love wearing them is all that matters.
Did this exact same thing about 30 years ago. I was a blend of two seasons. But they said most women actually pick what makes them look good. I’m now your hair color. And I pull something out that I loved when my hair was dark , but makes washed out. But if I absolutely love a top I wear it. Life is so fleeting.
Thank Nikol for being so transparent & always honest. I just ordered the hair supplements and look forward to positive results.
Hope you like it!
Nikol, you look fabulous in your Summer makeup. And as I see your former favorite outfits, I can see the they are too bright for you and overwhelm you. You see the clothes, not you.
I also went to House of Color and came out a Summer. It was a real shock to me because I grew up with nearly black hair. As I have gotten more comfortable with it, I realize that they are right. I’m cool but need some softening of the color. I put on a black top the other day and could see how it aged me. I’ve learned that I can’t do the super pale colors and instead buy the medium range colors. The darkest colors go into my pants and jackets.
I wear every shade of grey from stark white to pure black; I wear every shade of cool red (no coral or scarlet or anything the slightest bit orange) from palest blush pink to the darkest burgundy and I round out my wardrobe with navy and khaki (never tan or camel). It works for me and greatly simplifies my life!
Sounds like a great color palette
@@NikolJohnson Irish ancestry - dark brunette, cool pale skin tone. Easy!
That’s my palette as well as a true winter.
@@Houseofgamine Brunettes Unite! 😉
I am a summer like you. I really do gravitate towards the summer color palette in clothes and makeup. Your makeup and clothes really do look great in this video. Very flattering. Although, you really rock everything you wear!
Yes! Thank you!
You’re such a great inspiration and the one thing that I see through the screen is you sincerity.
I am not one who watches videos about makeup, et al but I find myself wanting to listen to you.
You are into makeup and other stuff thats really vanity but, unlike other influencers in the makeup/fashion genre, I can see that you also have depth. You are more than just makeup and clothes.
I had my colors done 30 (or so) years ago by a Canadian company called Seasons. Found out I’m a “vivid winter”, and I was SURE you’d be the same! Just goes to show it’s not always easy to guess what someone’s “best pallet” may be! And I agree… I think you obviously have a more refined understanding & sense of what styles and colors you can pull off, and that gives you a better idea of how far you can push those guidelines of color. And you do that so beautifully!
I want to thank you for all your help. I have MS. Some days are good, some are not. When I watch you, it lifts my spirits and helps me to be my best self. Thank you so much!
Hi Nikol, I had my colours done in the 80's when it was first fashionable. I'm winter. I don't think I even have my swatches any more as the way to look at what suits me has become part of me. I haven't worn cream since then except in a floral, where the other colours are in my palette.
I think how you "get away with it" so well is your wonderful ability with makeup. You can give yourself a really warming or cooling look to counterbalance the colour that isn't your best shade. Thanks for the encouragement!
You nailed it Nikol. It’s okay to color outside the box.
I had my colors done in the early 90's...time for a redo with my silver hair, lol! Nicole, I love how you are honest and humble, very willing to admit how your experiences change your viewpoint! We Silver women (and aging women in general) are so often discounted or talked down to when we share our own life experiences, such as the changes in hair when we go natural. Thank you for sharing that you now can understand the challenges of silver hair, thinning hair through stress and/or hormonal changes, etc. As well as being proactive and sharing what you have discovered and found improvements with. Just one of the many things that keeps me coming back to your channel. ❤
I have thinning hair and it seems to be ongoing. I have been wanting to try nutrafol and you have convinced me to try it after you have given me a comfortable feeling to try it. I am 77 and want to get on with this decision. Plus I seen your beautiful mother and you mentioned her thin hair. I look at your hair and it’s such a beautiful head of hair. It’s my want to have ,wrong bad me. I would settle for anything better than fine and thin. I always like to look nice and feel well put together when I go out. Love all your expertise on style and color as well. I need all the help I can get and leave the rest to Gods Beauty.💕
Your colors in this video are stunning. Very pretty. Natural but with a glow and some umph!
Thank you for reaffirming how i feel. I wear what makes me feel good. I'm not worried about colors😊
I have been watching your videos for at least two years, and I have loved everything I have seen you wear, both in regard to clothing and makeup colors. You are gorgeous! Back in the 1980's, I read a book about seasonal color, and after taking the quiz, I thought I was a Winter. Many years later, I took a quiz online, and the computer results said I was a Spring. I'm 76 years old now, and I've stopped worrying about a color match. Apparently I have a neutral skin tone, neither cool nor warm, and I like how I look in either gold or silver jewelry. (Gold supposedly looks better on warm toned skin, silver on cool.) Thank you for all of your wonderful videos!
I think that the actual season of the year matters too…like coral is a summer season color that I wouldn’t necessarily wear at other times. Vice versa with deep magenta, for example. Plus, if you’re tan or not, I think that makes a difference as well. Like with all rules or guidelines-I think you need to know them, understand them. Then, you can start push or break them!
I think it's great that you went and had this consultation done. As a woman I feel it's important to know what works best for us, but also like you, I wear whatever colors I want to or else I would be so bored. I wear my "right" colors for times when I just have to look my absolute best and don't want to think about it. I just get dressed and apply the make up that works for me and can not worry about my look. I do not know if I a a winter or summer or how many seasons color palettes there are for this process, but I just know since I was young when people would compliment me on a certain color I was wearing, I would keep that in the back of my mind for future. When someone tells you that you look good in something, usually they are not lying and mean it.
I think there are some people who are true seasons, but I think many of us aren’t. I look good in some winters ( not all) and some falls(not all). I don’t look good in any yellows, but have a couple because it such a happy color and makes me happy. Besides, it hard enough to find clothes that fit well, flattering, affordable, quality, look good, and in a color wheel color I’m suppose to wear.
I’ve always thought you look stunning in winter colors, especially black white & jewel tones
I think you absolutely beautiful with your makeup & clothes today! Stunning!
Before going silver, I had very dark brunette hair; blue eyes, pink skin. I was then a definite winter. Now that I'm silver, I am often drawn to things like Periwinnkle, pure white; no off-whites that just make me look washed out. But I can also go to more summery shades. It's a feeling I get when I see the 'right' color that I'm drawn to. I should wear navy instead of black at this point (I am 74 and a half) but I still love my black.
Love your personal choices of color on you! You look amazing in Black! Fun to try new colors!
I had my colours analyzed using computer matching, probably 25 years ago, by Color Alliance. I was told that I am a Contrasting Cerulian Autumn. The colors still work for me, even though my colours have softened with age. I am surprised that you turned out to be a Summer but, now that I've seen it, I can't unsee it. You look so natural, young, and fresh in the new makeup and softer, cooler colours. Like you, I also deviate at will to wear what I want (eg. white in summer, when I have a tan). But overall, it is useful information, I have found.
That backless dress was everything and that cute yellow j crew suit I thought what a win. I go in my closet and it’s black and white lol. Once in a great while possible a gray and camel thrown in. No color coding needed.
I glad you had fun and still going to wear yellow. And Black and white looks great with grey hair. Who makes these silly rules and different companies are different options. Great video!!
Thank you 😊
Since I went silver, many of the colors I wore before don’t always look the best on me. Clothes and makeup. I have wanted to get a color analysis done in my area (St. Louis MO) but haven’t dove into searching (yet). This video lit a fire under my behind 🔥 so thank you!!
I think you looked great in all the shades of yellow especially the chartreuse sparkle dress!!!! That was fabulous!!!!!!!
lol thank you 😊
I love when you push the envelope with your outfits. Love your channel. I wear what I like however recently since working from home I have fallen off the rail. But you push me to rethink ❤
I had my colors done 3 times! I finally had a consultant clarify that my eye, hair, and skin tone were my colors, too. Little gold or green flecks in eyes - yellow works. I see that your hair and eyebrows make a dramatic contrast - of course, black and white work for you! I love the guidelines but still wear what I like as well.
Thank you so much for this video. I started shedding massive amounts of hair in September/October after a very stressful summer. My hair was 2/3 down my back which makes the hair in my hand and on the shower floor that much scarier. I've since had it cut so it's now at my bra strap which is shockingly "short" for me. I was looking at Nutrafol and considering it but wasn't sure if I should pull the trigger to spend the money. Your video is so timely for me; it brought me to tears. Thank you so much for sharing your struggles and your results. You have given me hope and $50 off! Buying Nutrafol now and hoping I, too, get the good results like you and your mom. I appreciate you and your authenticity. ❤
Hi Nikol,
I had my colors done years ago. I have followed them in my wardrobe. I am a “Winter.” I intuitively knew what looked best on me and it was interesting to discover that I was right.
Still doing that; however, I occasionally gravitate toward something I really like that is not in the colors samples I received and will combine it with a scarf or other item. Mostly I wear jewel tones, and yes my hair is silver with some dark brown/black underneath.
It was a good experience that lives on !
I would have guessed you were a winter because you look so good in bold colors. I have had my colors done 3 time. Every time I come up as a Spring. I have very dark brown eyes which is unusual for a spring. I can cross over into fall colors as long as they aren’t too muddy. If I do buy something out of my pallet it seems to sit in my closet. All of summer’s colors simply wash me out.
It is such a good thing to give all of us a road map for choosing our makeup and clothes. But certainly isn’t cast in stone.
Nikol I like that you acknowledge the “science” behind this concept but that you also acknowledge the feeling with wearing certain colors that are not within your range. Agreed….being an absolute slave to your color range will soon take all the fun out of beauty! PS…..those yellows on you look great!
Thank you 💛
Those makeup colors look amazing on you!
Oh thank you!
I also had my colors done in the 80’s with a friend. I also deviated from it. If I fill good in something, I wear it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the color wheel. I use it just as a guide.
Wow! I thought you were a winter. Now I can see why you've been looking so soft in recent videos! I've discovered since going silver, I can actually wear more colors, although I was "done" years ago & told I'm a spring. It may be time for me to have this done again! That sequined dress looks SO Marylin Monroe! Yay! "I wear the colors I want, because you know what? I want to!!!!" YEAH!!! 💖💖💖💖💖
I thought you were a winter! I’m a summer as well. It changed my life. It’s so much easier to shop and put things together.
So true!
I love your make-up today! By the way, when you wear the yellow outfits you're wearing a scarf that's all summer and fall colours. So you intuitively know what works. You are an artist!
I am a winter. Had my colors done in my 40s. It was one of three points in my life that changed my level of confidence. Highly recommend. /L
I can tell you love your daddy!! I'm the same...mine is almost 96 and he's adorable. He has always been the best daddy ever!
I also watch style Style me Jenn and she covers more than just color and gets into saturation as a real consideration on color choice as being as important as season. I think it's worth a watch as well. I know i too cannot do muted colors at all. They just bring my mood down and muddy my complexion. I really dislike even looking at them.
It would be fun to get my colors done - but I’m happy with the wardrobe color palette I’ve chosen for myself ❤. I love your makeup in this video.
I love how bright your eyes and makeup look in this video! The color of your eye makeup is perfect in my opinion but I do agree to do whatever makes you feel good 👍
I’m no expert but I think the bright yellow with the black is stunning on you. Stunning!
I am a winter, and the colors I am supposed to wear, are the colors I feel the best in. My hair is now silver, and those are still the colors I gravitate to. Mostly jewel tones, but I do occasionally wear other colors, but when I go back to my colors, I do think my skin looks better, my silver hair pops, and the same with makeup. I have been wearing those colors for years and I feel the most comfortable in them.
I love the way you have downloaded your hair with the doc highlights much prettier than the solid Gray
Thanks for doing this. It's interesting. I thinknyou rock yellow.
I do, wear, & use what I want.
I appreciate you being here for us !
I'm with you Nikol, explore the colors and everything you have put together has been fabulous clean sharp sexy beautiful!!!!
People always complement me when I wear my Summer colours! I use scarves a LOT - so what is closest to my face is key 💜 Choosing makeup & clothes is so much easier & saves money too . I was taught 'Colour me beautiful' in the beauty salon I worked in as the makeup was all coded by season ❤
It is why I love you so much Nikol., you wear what you want. I think if we like something and we feel good in it wear it. You look fabulous.
I’m light silver too and I do love all colours. I’m really more summer but fall I love too. Spring time I love the light pastels too.
These colors on you are stunning!
I went to Linzy a little over a year ago, and did not react well when she told me I was an autumn. My closet was 90% summer, because that’s what I thought I was. However, she managed to convince me to keep with it and I’m so glad she did! At first, I was very reluctant, but I tried an experiment: I selected 8 tops from my closet, tops that I had loved and worn many times, but not in “my colours”. I then photographed myself in each of those tops, plus 2 others that I had from the autumn palette, 10 tops in total. I could not believe what I was seeing. The tops in the summer colours washed me out compared to the autumn ones. How had I never seen this before?!! Once I actually saw it for myself, there was no going back. I still have some black in my closet (well, you have to, don’t you?), but almost 80% of my clothes are now autumnal and I love that. They complement each other, so putting an outfit together is actually enjoyable now. I’m wearing colours I would never, ever have tried before, and yet they complement me so well that they actually make my skin look like its glowing. I finally feel confident when I’m shopping for new clothes, and that is exactly what I was hoping to get from this experience.
I did this almost 40 years ago with blonde hair, I was a Summer. I did it again 2 years ago with my silver hair and was a summer. No surprise as I am light skinned and have blue eyes. These are the colors I feel look best on me, but surprisingly I can also wear pumpkin colored tops and lipsticks. I still wear black, but navy and ivory are very much my best neutral colors. What a fun video!
My husband bought a consultation here in UK for me quite a few years ago, it was the best thing ever. At first consultant thought I was Autumn and I hated the colours and didn't have anything in my wardrobe in those colours. Luckily the consultant redid the colours and I was then a Summer, so happy as I am naturally drawn to those colours. Glad I have found your channel, enjoying very much.
Your makeup is beautiful today. I do think Summer is your color, but agree with you. Always wear what you feel good in. You always look great. I adore your hair. The contrast between the dark & light is so striking. You have such an innate class about yourself, not just in looks but also in the way your are. It's beautiful. I have purchased Velcro rollers because of your videos. I am loving the extra body it is giving to my hair. Thanks for all the great tips I am learning.
Holy moly your haircut looks amazing!!!❤. Thank you for doing your thing for us!!!
I had my colors done by Color Me Beautiful over 40 years ago. I'm a winter and those are the colors I love. I look awful in yellows, browns, tans, warm beiges, etc. I love black, white, red, cobalt blue, etc. and never tire of them. I have jeans in olive green and tan, which I would never wear next to my face. :) My wardrobe is minimal, works for my retired lifestyle! Thanks for your insights - blessings to you.
I always thought you would be a winter, your colour is very striking. But as I was watching this, before you revealed your colour, I changed my opinion and thought you could be a summer. Whichever, you are striking!
I had my colors done many, many years ago and was told I was also a “summer”. I can say that wearing the correct colors makes a huge difference. My complexion looks so much h better. I follow this policy for makeup colors too. It’s a great thing to for yourself if you can afford it.
How interesting. I had my colors done in 1983 when the Color Me Beautiful trend began based on the question: Why does Jackie O look so great in the little black dress. I am a spring. I have watched you for a year or so and always thought you would be a winter! I’m so surprised you are a summer. Black on you seems amazing. But no matter….I found that if I like a color I wear it and perhaps adjust my make up or wear “my” color near my face…or not! But it is fun and does help make clothing decisions from time to time!
I buy what feels good on. I love jewel tones and often get compliments when I wear them. My hair is what I like to call "Champagne" lol. It is mostly gray with streaks of blondish. I like it. As far as colors, I love yellow on the rack, but it has never looked good on me. You look amazing in yellow. Although, I am interested in knowing my colors, I will continue to wear what makes me feel beautiful! You keep wearing that yellow! It would be interesting to have your colors done by several different experts in this field and see if they agree! That would be a very interesting video. Thank you for you content and your fierce aging series! You have inspired me, at almost 67, to be my best me. Just an aside. We are birthday buddies! I was born October 13th, 1956. October is a fabulous month to celebrate in. Happy early birthday to you!
Good morning from the UK Nikol and thank you for your video 😊. I had my colours done many years ago - gosh probably 35 now I come to think about it! I was a 'career' girl in my mid-twenties and for me colour analysis was the best money I ever spent. I wore quite expensive clothes to work and so it saved me so much money to buy things that I knew suited me and would co-ordinate with the rest of my wardrobe.
Then over the years I have had times when I have had very little money to spend on me as a single parent, so just having a few good charity shop buys in the right colour and style has kept me sane! You are in the position to have access to an expansive wardrobe and lots of make-up choices and I think you look fabulous in EVERYTHING, but for people not in the beauty and fashion industry (and for those of us with less confidence), sticking to your pallette is a great way to save money and time, while looking your best. ❤
Keep wearing all the colors you love. As a model and someone with beautiful makeup application, you can rock any color.
I do thing the color theory is a good thing for all of us to keep in mind at no makeup times. So maybe we look better in navy PJ’s instead of black, or pink beach coverup instead of yellow.
Thanks for all the knowledge you share with us!
When I first started the video, I thought you looked so beautiful today with the soft lavender top and the makeup and I have to say I do think these suit you so well but I also haven’t seen anything on you I didn’t like. You have a classic sense of style that you have fun with. Also I loved that chartreuse sparkly dress, it is one of my favourites so far so I agree with you that getting your colours done is a great tool but it is also ok to step out of the box sometimes.