Color is so important when choosing clothing. Can you accurately answer the question – what color suits my skin tone? If not, then this is for you.
I’ve talked about the importance of color when it comes to your wardrobe. I’ve always known myself to have cool skin, but never had my colors officially done. I wanted to try a service before I recommended it to you guys.
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
Why It’s Important
Why It’s Important
Color is so important in every aspect of our lives. Look around your home, your yard, your neighborhood, the world around us. It’s COLOR that draws us in every time. I love taking pictures of the world around me and capturing light and color. Those are the images that immediately draw me in.
The inside of my house is decorated in soft neutrals with hints of blues and green. So it’s no surprise I am drawn to those colors in nature and my clothes as well!
And one thing I know for sure – when I’m wearing a color that is “right” for me, I just feel it. It’s like having an inner light that shines out. That’s not to say I always wear the colors that are perfect for me. For example, black isn’t my “best” color, but I still love to wear it!
This is about knowing which colors are best for you and making better choices so that we wear our clothes more and feel better in our skin!
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
Color Guru
Color Guru
After a lot of research and reading reviews, I chose Color Guru to do my personalized consultation. I answered an online questionnaire and provided a bunch of selfies.
Within a couple of days, the results were emailed to me plus printed color cards mailed to me, so I can take them shopping.
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
The Results
The Results
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
The Results In Action
The Results In Action
I had never worn the above colors before my Color Guru analysis. I just wasn’t drawn to them. But when I saw my results, I purposely set out to TRY colors that were outside my comfort zone. What I discovered was that I LOVED them. Like couldn’t wait to put them on! I honestly didn’t think I had anything to learn from this analysis, but boy was I wrong!
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
My Analysis
My Analysis
Note that I was only able to include a tiny snapshot of my personal analysis. The report goes into much more depth!
There were a few big surprises for me. In the light vs deep, many times I have chosen deep colors over light colors, thinking I should have more contrast in my clothes against my skin.
I’ve always known I was cool, but occasionally I have strayed when I really liked the item. In the Farm Rio top below, the warm colors are mixed with cool greens and blues making it more acceptable against my skin.
I have purchased probably two brown tops in my life. I always knew brown was very blah on me, but on those rare occasions I went against my instinct because I loved the specific piece.
And it’s not that the brown sweater is terrible on me, it’s just not as striking as it would be had I chosen blue, for example. It’s boring and doesn’t really give my skin any spark. Interestingly when I first looked at these pictures I didn’t love them but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why!
I decided to do another test. Black vs charcoal vs navy. I’ve always said black is less flattering on my skin, but I still love it anyway. The key, for me, is not having too much black directly against my skin. I never really studied it closely until I took these pictures in the same light.
Once I saw the results side-by-side, it was such an aha moment! Navy and charcoal are so much more flattering than the black which comes across as stark and a bit harsh.
One more test – I converted the blue top to brown (in Photoshop) for a direct comparison, and it’s a no-brainer.
No wonder blue is my favorite color of all time!
What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
Discount and Packages
Discount and Packages
Color Guru’s packages start at $155. I purchased that base package plus I added the laminated makeup card for $40.
All the Color Guru packages are located here.
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What Color Suits My Skin Tone?
Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
My friends and clients who have done the Color Guru analysis have told me it was life changing for them! One dear friend always struggled to shop for clothes. Then she had her color analysis done and I helped her pick new things from her color palette and she ended up loving everything. Turns out she was shopping the WRONG colors for her skin tone! No wonder she could never find things she loved!
My entire report is 15 pages. I had a few questions about my results and Color Guru’s staff was responsive and helpful and answered all my questions!
There are obviously many color consultation companies out there, both online and in person.
Since color is usually the first thing I look at when purchasing clothes, this is such a valuable tool for everyone. I’ve talked to friends and the pieces that sit in their closet unworn are usually the pieces that don’t fall under their preferred color palette and they don’t even realize it!
In the long-run, going through this process should save you money and leave you happier with your wardrobe.
x Tammy
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