What is colour? What is colour analysis?
What is colour? I can’t believe I haven’t written about this before! I am not an expert on the science behind colour, but it is fascinating where the current thinking has evolved (from Aristotle to Isaac Newton in 1671 to several other theorists in the 1800s and then others since). Also, to note how mathematicians […]
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Susan’s season confirmation and rating review
Initial colour analysis Susan had been colour-analysed ten years ago as a “Spring”. She was very happy with this and had a wallet of her colour spectrum to help her shop for clothes, glasses frames, accessories like jewellery, bags and shoes, and makeup. Stop The Clock! The natural ageing process affects skin elasticity and shine, […]
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Going Grey … Gracefully? Lynne’s story
Our natural colour I always admired others who had dark locks, as I thought their hair stood out. Mine, on the other hand (being “mousey”), I felt was “something and nothing”. (We are never happy with what we have, are we!) However, when I reached the 40 mark, I realised that I was lucky, as […]
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New Year, New Hopes
New hopes and resolutions As we turn our attention to new hopes and resolutions now a new year begins, have you set any goals that involve a new career or career change, or maybe getting your first professional role, or perhaps you’re thinking of retiring this year? Different life goals Maybe you’re thinking about a […]
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The importance of knowing ‘your’ colours
Comfort helps performance I think most of us are on board with the idea that dressing well can help us do better in a job interview, but could it also help us score better in an exam? Remarkably, yes it could. It comes down to two factors: self-confidence (helping to ensure we bring our ‘A’ […]
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Tips for sticking with your colours
The goal of every Image Consultant is to leave our clients with a wardrobe of clothes that are not just ‘easy’ to wear but that make them feel good when they wear them. (As one friend put it “My wardrobe makes me feel like a million dollars without costing me anything like that much!”) Hopefully, […]
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What a delight! Carole needs bright!
I met Carole earlier in 2020, when she’d just started her business as a ‘Virtual Office Manager’. She seemed lovely (just the type of person who I’d love to work with). I kept meeting her at different events throughout the year. She saw one of my posts, which prompted a conversation about colour analysis, and […]
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“Remote” Colour Analysis: how it works with Your Colour & Style
What is Colour Analysis? Colour analysis is the process of discovering which colours of clothing, accessories, make-up, and hair-dye look best on someone, so they can shop with knowledge and focus to make themselves look healthiest and most attractive, and save wasting money on items that don’t serve them well. How Covid-19 changed things When […]
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Top Ten Tips To Clinch That Job
When it comes to job interviews, you absolutely have to be at your best to clinch your desired job. This means: knowing you’ve prepared as much as you can about the organisation you are trying to join; being confident in yourself, which will include being sure about your knowledge, experience and ability; being clear about […]
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The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
In this blog I bare all about how being bullied at work and how some chance encounters (literally) saved me and led me to create “Your Colour & Style”. I’m now the happiest I’ve ever been. Read on to discover why I’m so passionate about colour and its power over people. In the beginning … […]
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