Find Your Colours
"Colour can be magical. Seeing a flash of colour emerge from a largely monochromatic crowd is energising, like a breath of fresh air"
(Henderson and Henshaw 2010, 22).
Colours are beautiful. They have the effect of making one look either radiant or tired and stressed. There are many different shades of colours and according to colourist Amelia Butler, "One tone of red will make you look ashen, pale and shadowy around the eyes. But YOUR red will brighten the skin... [make] your eyes and hair more distinct. The impact is both visual and subliminal".
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| Image from Loreal Paris Studio Secrets Professional booklet. |
To find your right tone of colours, hold the coloured garment under your chin preferably under natural light, ie daylight (Henderson and Henshaw 2010). According to Henderson and Henshaw 2010, the right colour would make your:
- skin appears smoother, fresher and younger;
- lines and blemishes minimised; and
- eye colour enhanced.
- dark or coloured shadow around your chin and neck;
- complexion looks uneven in colour; and
- colour stands out more than you.
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| Image from http://www.truecolour.com.au/main/page_colour.html |
Reference List:
- Henderson, V., and P. Henshaw. 2010. Colour Me Beautiful. Great Britain: Hamlyn.
- Website: http://www.truecolour.com.au/main/page_about.html
