| Does this happen to you - you go to your wardrobe, | | | | a person's ''dominant'' colour characteristic. The aim of |
| open the doors, look inside, and whilst it looks like | | | | colour analysis is to show you how to create |
| there are quite a lot of clothes in there, you still say | | | | harmony and balance between your own colouring |
| "I've got nothing to wear!" If it makes you feel any | | | | and the colours you wear. In order to determine your |
| better, research shows that most women only wear | | | | "dominant" colour characteristic, a colour consultation |
| 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time. Lots of | | | | will look at your physical characteristics (Your hair |
| clothes in people's wardrobes never, or hardly get | | | | colour, skin tone and eye colour) and then work out |
| worn. That's where having a Colour Analysis comes | | | | what your dominant palette is. So, what are the |
| in. By having your colours done, you can be shown | | | | "dominants"? There are 6 to choose from: LIGHT, |
| combinations of colours to make your wardrobe | | | | DEEP, WARM ,COOL ,CLEAR, SOFT. |
| more versatile, based upon your own personal colour | | | | A typical 'Light' person would be someone like Ulrike |
| palette. Plus, why certain shades complement your | | | | Jonsson (because she has light hair, light eyes, and |
| natural colouring more than others, and an | | | | just looks 'light') a 'Deep' would be Catherine Zeta |
| assessment of the colours that suit you best, | | | | Jones (because she has dark hair and dark eyes) a |
| therefore saving you money in the long run. Armed | | | | 'Warm' - Anne Robinson (because she has red hair - |
| with this knowledge, you will have the confidence to | | | | eye colour can be blue, brown, or green) a 'Cool' - |
| build a wardrobe that is practical, professional and as | | | | Judi Dench (because she has ash tones to her hair, |
| glamorous as you need it to be. Wearing the right | | | | and cool blue eyes) a 'Clear'-Courtney Cox ( because |
| colours will make you look younger and healthier. It | | | | she has a contrast between her hair colour and eye |
| will increase your self-esteem and make you feel | | | | colour i.e. dark hair and blue eyes) and a 'Soft' - Kate |
| more confident. How is colour analysis done? Well, | | | | Moss (because there isn't much contrast between |
| the main influence behind it is based upon the work | | | | her hair colour, eye colour and skin tone). |
| of Alfred Munsell, who was an artist during the early | | | | So, I want you all to close your eyes - take |
| 1900's. | | | | yourselves back to your wardrobe - open the |
| · He invented a system of colour | | | | wardrobe doors - start to take out everything you |
| identification called the System of Colour Notation | | | | don't wear, and those items you realise are not a |
| · Basically, he came up with 3 characteristics | | | | flattering colour on you, and just imagine having a |
| when describing a colour 1. The Hue (Undertone) 2. | | | | wardrobe filled with the right colours and shades, |
| The Value (Depth) 3. The Chroma (Clarity) | | | | which in turn will add harmony and balance to your |
| Munsell's colour system can be used when describing | | | | natural colouring. |