And because the people who created the classifications were western Europeans, the categories used were seasons according to the northern hemisphere: winter, spring, summer and autumn.
The terms are interchangeable.Ĭolour analysis started out dividing people into warm and cool based on skin, hair and eye colour, and subdividing them into two each, two kinds of warm, two kinds of cool.Īnd because it is practical to label things in order to learn and remember them, the term seasons was used to describe the four different categories. I say colour tone when I want to use a different word than season. When you wear the colours that harmonise more closely with you, you will appear more authentic and in balance.Ī glossary of colour analysis terms Colour toneĬolour tone is another term for the categories we use, that we most often call seasons.
TRUE AUTUMN 12 TONE SKIN
Getting back to the question in the beginning of the lesson, why bother?īecause wearing colours that are in harmony with your skin tone will make your whole appearance more authentic. This is short, practical guide to colour analysis, but I will show you the Munsell model of colour classification in the next lesson, when we get into the details of colour analysis. You can look up Munsell and colour theory in depth elsewhere, there are several excellent sources for that. I don't mind if a client brings a friend to watch during the colour analysis session, but PCA is best when we have total focus on one person at a time.Īnd it is personal because what you do with the result of a colour analysis is to completely and utterly up to you and your personal preferences, personality and personal style.Ĭolour theory is a vast and fascinating topic, and every culture on earth is different in the way they classify and see colour. I am also deeply suspicious to colour analysis in a group setting. It's personal because colour perception is relative to a lot of factors, personal interpretation is one of them. Personally, I don't trust screens and digital photos enough to be able to trust colour analysis that is done online. It's personal because it is absolutely best when done in person, face to face, or more precisely: face to mirror. It's called personal colour analysis for a reason I am trained by Christine Scaman of 12 Blueprints in Canada. This article is about the particular 12 tone personal colour analysis system that Kathryn Kalisz developed, which is based on the Munsell colour theory. There are several different systems of colour analysis. We believe that by comparing colours next to your skin under controlled conditions, in a specific, systematic sequence, we can determine what effect certain types of colour have on the appearance of your skin.
This is the principle behind colour analysis. I am sure you have also been shocked that the same colour that makes someone else look red carpet fabulous makes you look sick, tired and old. You have probably been surprised at how different one colour looks when it is placed next to one colour compared to another combination, you can hardly believe that it is the same colour. How we perceive colour is cultural, personal, and dependent on the colour we see next to it. You will look trendy and fashionable, but you might miss out on the opportunity to look radiantly beautiful, with a minimum of fuss and makeup. I can just pick whatever clothes are available in clothing stores and presented in fashion magazines, and look fabulous, right? And just as important: What versions of colours you should avoid because they make you look dull, drab or tired. This is a comprehensive guide, so that you can know exactly what it is all about.įinding your colours is not about fashion and trend colours.Ĭolour analysis (often shortened to PCA) is the process of analysing your skin to determine what kind of colours you should wear to look fresh, healthy and present. You might want to find out what goes on during a consultation before you decide to book one. Or you know that colour analysis and finding your season is a powerful tool to uncover your best colours to look your best with minimal effort. You may have heard friends talk about it, and don't have the faintest idea of what they're on about.
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