7 steps to your image transformation

Step 3 How to create the Ultimate Capsule wardrobe

Less is more

Most people wear 20% or their wardrobe 80% of the time.

If lockdown's taught us anything, we've learned that we just don't need all the stuff in our closets.

Perhaps it's time for less is more. Or quality over quantity? It might be time to support local designers and manufacturers and buy Australian even if the price tag is a little bigger than all the throw away items we've purchased on a whim.

Surely all that culling and cleaning in the past few months, has started us  thinking. How can we do this better? So from a colour consultant's perspective how will you cull your wardrobe successfully, have a functional and beautiful  wardrobe and dress for success every time not just once in a while?

Don't throw away things you can use.

This sounds pretty obvious but how will you know what suits you and looks best on you or what is actually functional if you have never had a proper colour and style analysis?

What will you remove from your already cluttered space?

As a colour analyst, I have studied colours for 14 years to give my clients clear guidance on what colours are best for them and how to choose the thousands of colours that belong in their wardrobe.

Because there are over 16 million colours, you cannot be expected to know which ones suit you best without this guidance.

Cull with your seasonal colour palette.

Once you have had your colours done, use your colour palette to work out which colours have no business taking up space in your more functional wardrobe.

If your wardobe is cluttered with the wrong colours, it makes it more difficult to work out what looks best on you.

You cannot mix certain colours together. Colours from your palette are always your best option and will always create the best stylish outfits.

Remove all the old pieces as well as the ones that don't fit or are in the wrong style.

Keep to the less is more principle to be able to part with clothes you've kept for years and not worn away.

You will learn about your style and what suits your body shape over time and these are what you want as staples. The style principles come very easily when you work on your colours first.

A list of your key pieces and colours

Obviously knowing your colours is key to your Image Success.

Have you had a colour analysis?

For your colours and style clients that have had a colour analysis please email ros@yourcoloursandstyle.com.au for a comprehensive colour guide with all your seasonal colours and classic ideas to start your capsule wardrobe from scratch.

This list will describe in detail

1. The offending colours that need to be removed from your wardrobe, according to your colours

2. How to choose your best neutrals according to your seasonal colour palette

3. What are your basics

4. How to choose classic pieces for your age

5. How to create your "signature style"

These details will be emailed to you as your perfect guide to dress for Success with your perfect Capsule Wardrobe in Your Colours.

For more information contact Your Colours and style

Cull your wardrobe using your swatch

To achieve Image Success it's important to follow certain steps.

In Step 1 in the last blog, I discussed having an accurate colour analysis.

This is the Key that unlocks your true Image potential and shows you how to wear colours that flatter who you are.

Once you have had your colours done, you will receive a seasonal Colour swatch.

Follow this link to see the colour swatches available.

https://www.yourcoloursandstyle.com.au/collections/seasonal-colour-swatches

Only 4 seasonal colour palettes

I personally only endorse the 4 seasonal colours, as every known colour can be allocated into only 4 groups

So many are confused with the plethora of colour systems and swatches

Incorrect colour swatches

Note the swatch below called Dark Autumn actually has colours from every season.

If you're not sure about your colours feel free to contact Your Colours and Style for an accurate colour analysis and swatch.

Your colours are endless

Your swatch is an excellent tool to determine the many fabulous colours that suit you. With over 16 million colours, you will find that an huge number of those colours belong in your palette.

Even though the palette has only 32 colours, learning to work your colour palette is a must, as it reveals the diversity of colours available to you.

If you're not sure of your "colour rules" please contact me and I will email them to you.

You look best in your colours

Wearing all your colours is so liberating to your Image. You will loo younger, slimmer, more attractive and more stylish.

As a colour consultant my goal is to teach my clients how to do that well. When I say ALL your colours, there are literally thousands of choices.

In the last blog I outlined how to find all your colour choices by using your swatch correctly.

Remove all the wrong colours from your wardrobe

Have you noticed a mixture of colours in your wardrobe that do not go together or "flow"?

Mixing everything with black for example is a real no no.

Not everything goes with black. In this image you have a warm teal colour from the Autumn Palette and a black from the Winter Palette. This is the best way to look drab and dull.

This is a real image breaker. It's best to coordinate only from your colour palette.

So the first thing is to remove all the items in your wardrobe that are not in your palette.

This may be brutal as you grieve over the things that hold sentimental and monetary value.

If this is too difficult, I always suggest placing them in another room until you grow with your new colours and the "new you"

Interestingly enough, the new you may take a little while to get used to as you are familiar with your old look.

Old being the operative word, because you will look older in the wrong colours. 

Holding on to items that are not in the right colours' sets you up to fail.

Your capsule wardrobe should "flow"

How do you build a great capsule wardrobe?

By using only the right colours.

Once you place the right colours in your wardrobe everything with go together and everything will look fabulous on you.

You'll look great from top to toe.

Start building with your basics.

So many stylists tell their clients their basics are black and white and so they build a wardrobe around the dominant cool colours that only go with black.

You're basics are the classics in your neutral colours first, and then items in your fashion colours.

Choose the neutral shades in your swatch and begin building with those.

Just that one pair of jeans in your colours will go with every shirt, every jumper and every jacket.

This is how you are going to have so many outfits with so few garments.

Of course you can then grab one or 2 pairs of shoes and even 1 bag in any of your colours and you'll be surprised at how many outfits one thing can go with.

I hope you're finding these tips helpful. Just go with your swatch and cull your wardrobe and I'll see you with the Lesson 3 of 7 steps to your Image transformation.

Please contact Your Colours and style if you find you need help with any of these steps.

7 Image Transforming steps

Step 1-How to use your seasonal colour swatch

Congratulations on taking the 1^st step towards your best image.

Colour is the key to your image success and identifying your colours is the best place to start for transformation.

 Colour is more complex than people imagine simply because there are over 16 million of them. In fact the number is probably an infinite number.

Also hundreds of confusing colour systems have emerged that are just misleading and incorrect.

Most people in the world wear the wrong colours.

 Most people in the world wear the wrong colours most of the time because they don’t know their colours.

 Many people default to black for this reason, or just wear the wrong colours, which is sad because finding the right colours can change the way you look completely.

Thank you for choosing your colours and style colour analysis.

I take the responsibility of giving you the right colours seriously.

This accurate colour system was birthed out of 10 years of research, to make colours simple and easy to follow for everyone.

This system works for all.

How to use your swatch

Your swatch is your colour guide for everything.

Follow the link below to order your own swatch to take with you every time you shop.

https://www.yourcoloursandstyle.com.au/collections/seasonal-colour-swatches

Your hair colour, make up, clothes and accessories can be chosen from following the colour rules outlined below.

Here are the rules to follow for a Summer. If you have been diagnosed as another season please contact Your Colours and style for how to choose your colours.

Hair                                      make up                               clothes

How to use a summer seasonal palette correctly

Summer Colours.

In your brown range do not go any darker than the darkest brown in the swatch

Your lightest browns are taupes and you can have all variations in between.

Rose gold is a colour you can wear so browns that look rust but are more in the rose gold tones will work beautifully.

All cool beiges and pinky beiges.

All dusty roses

Don’t go lighter than the light clear pink in the swatch.

Don’t go darker or brighter than the dark clear pink.

Your dark blues are French muted blues and dusty or denimy blues.

No darker than French blue, no lighter or brighter than sky blue in the swatch, no warmer than the robin’s egg blue

Blue denims all tones but not too dark or ink blue.

Ink blue and deep navy are in the winter palette.

Corals that are blue and pinker based rather than yellow based.

Avoid peaches and creamy colours.

Your whites are cool muted or antique off whites with no cream base.

Avoid pure white.

There are some light grey based khakis as well.

What metals to wear

Silver, platinum, pewter, white and rose gold

 Gems

Garnets, diamonds, rubies, cool Jade, Pale Amethyst, Emeralds, Sapphire, off white or grey pearls

Neutrals Cold browns, rose golds, Taupes, Café au lait, Denims Burgundies, French blues, Off white, Light greys

Glasses

 Taupes, cool blue, rose golds, silver, clear, light pink, tortoise shells or any colours from your seasonal swatch

Here is a link to my personal pinterest page to check out seasonal colours.

All 4 seasons are listed so you know what not to wear as well as what to wear.

 https://www.pinterest.com.au/yourcolours/

Follow the link and add your favourite colour and styles to your own boards.

I have a private pinterest page for you with thousands and thousands of colour and style ideas.

 Please email me ros@yourcoloursandstyle.com.au for your personal  invitation and I will send you your own link.

The next steps to your image success.

Lesson 2

How to cull your wardrobe using your swatch

 Lesson 3

 How to create your ultimate capsule wardrobe

 Lesson 4

How to choose the best colours for your hair

Lesson 5

How to choose make up in your colours

Follow the link for seasonal make up colours

https://www.yourcoloursandstyle.com.au/collections/lipstick

Lesson 6

 How to shop for success with your colour palette online or in store.

Lesson 7.

 How to dress your age, your body and your personality.

“Looking forward to your transformation”

 Feel free to call me for any information

Ros Holden 0413875471

Or email ros@yourcoloursandstyle.com.au

Colour analysis for your Personal style

Have you ever had your colours done?

Are you aware of the benefits to your look by wearing your colours?

If you're a young woman or a mature woman, wearing the right colours is really a style game changer.

(Young woman before and after wearing her colours)

If you're a mature woman, wearing the right colours is more important, than when you were younger because the aging process accentuates all your flaws.

If you notice yourself, often looking a little dull and drab, you may just be wearing the wrong colours.

Even celebrities can improve on their colours

An example of her wearing the right colours is on the right.

To maintain a youthful look, she should continue to wear the colours in the  image on the right.

Women in the right Colours

A professional colour analysis, will help you find ALL the right Colours in your Seasonal Colour Palette.

It's all about the underskin tone

Colours really change the way you look.

To show the client  the right colours that suit them, the stylist will have a serious of cool, warm, dominant and muted coloured drapes.

The draping kit will have a variety of shades to demonstrate just how much the skin colour is affected by placing swatches against the skin.

It's up to the colour consultant to reveal to the client just how each colour affects the way they look

At first glance this coral swatch may appear suitable but the clarity of the skin, eyes, hair and lips is muddied on the left.

As mentioned the wrong colours are less noticeable on younger women.

The pink swatch shows how flattering the cooler shades are on this model.

(Note how the Coral colour adds an orangey warm tone?)

The next steps are to drape the client with one of each season in red, blue, green, yellow blue and white drapes.

The client will see how the different tones change the way she looks.

She will notice the wrong colours make her look older, duller, and less attractive.

The wrong colours highlight dark shadows, wrinkles, lines, pigmentation and redness. The right colours give clarity, brightness, freshness and youthfulness.

(It's obvious just how much younger, slimmer and more attractive this mature woman appears when she wears the right colours, on the right)

The process of a colour analysis

Since the 60's Colours has gone through major changes.

Originally Colour me Beautiful and other Colour Companies and Franchaise had just 4 seasonal palettes. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

From there many Colour systems emerged, making way for many different interpretations as well as mass confusion.

The 4 Colours system is and was accurate, but many untrained and unskilled analysts misdiagnosed clients, hence many more confusing systems appeared, deeming the original system, not enough.

The analysis is only as good as their interpretation of the process.  

Why are the 4 seasonal palettes so accurate?

There are an infinite number of colours. At least 2.5million

When you think of it, every colour on the planet can fit into one of 4 categories.

The categories are Cool Dominant, Cool Muted, Warm Brights or Warm Deep Colours.

So when the colour consultant does your analysis, they need to find the right palette that "blends" with your underskin tone.

They also need to have a good knowledge about how to slot the 2.5 million plus colours into the right category.

There are so many different seasonal colour swatches on the market, and many have combinations of all the colour categories in the one seasonal palette.

So women are confused and go back to wearing any old colour or lots of black

I have seen so many women like this, which is a real shame as they never experience the beauty of colour

For more information contact Your Colours and style Sydney

How to be stylish over 50

You've seen it. Those women that never age, always fashionable, always stylish, always beautiful.

What is it about these women and how can you cash in on this ceaseless style that's the envy of every women?

Can all women age gracefully?

All women can age gracefully, but just how wonderful is it to see women looking better than just aging gracefully?

How good is it to see women looking spectacularly beautiful and confident with a look to attract positive attention?

What are the top tips you can attend to that will keep your glow throughout your aging seasons?

Nothing beats health and wellness

Genetics play a major roll in our appearance, but we can enhance or hinder, what the good Lord has gifted us with.

We see the ravages of time upon womens' looks with years of neglect.

Our bodies and our face will only reflect, just how kind we've been to them over the decades.

So first things first. Health, wellness, fitness and strength are the underpinning for a super stylish nanny.

All the money, fashion and style tips in the world, won't help if we neglect the fundamentals of looking good by not attending to our health and well being

It's also so much better to dress a fit body rather than one that's neglected and overweight.

It's never easy as we age but staying fit and strong and keeping our weight stable is always a good goal.

Be your own style guru.

There are only 2 things that really matter for mature style.Being true to yourself and wearing your colours.

As a colorist and stylist my aim is to guide women toward the right colours

Most women wear the wrong colours most of the time, and this makes it extremely difficult to dress well as we mature.

Having your colours sorted, makes the world of difference when it comes to being a glamour granny. 

Get groovy

We all can be predictable, boring and ordinary when it comes to our image, but why should we be?

Once you have your colours done and 1000's of colour options are available to you, it's surprising just how creative you can be with your fashion designs.

Get imaginative, try new things, try things you think may not suit you, as long as they're in the right colours.

Did you know, the most beautiful outfit can look ghastly simply because it's in the wrong colour?

Those super stylish women are wearing the colours and styles that look amazing on them.

So what are you waiting for ?

Have a colour analysis and get super creative with your style.

For more information on groovy mature style, Contact Your Colours and Style

Now is the best time to shop for Summer

There’s never been more sales and bargains in store and online, and with a little bit of know how you can be the smartest shopper of all.

Always shop your colours

Colour is the key to your Image Success. If you have trouble shopping, you are not shopping your colours.

Think about this. If you are aware of the thousands of colours in your seasonal colour palette, your choices become endless.

That’s why we can find 30 items in 3 hours on a personal shopping trip for my clients. They find pieces they love and are inspired by, because there’s so much to choose from and everything coordinates when you choose only the colours that suit you, and then consider the style and design.  

Your wardrobe will be more functional and extensive if you shop like this. Coordinating from your palette only, gives you endless outfits to wear.

 Please begin by having a professional colour analysis. You will see the benefits for your shopping and your wardrobe.

Bargains and more bargains.

Whether you shop online or in store, there is so much on offer, like this Trenery outfit on sale. Whenever you go to a website, check out the sale tab first.

There’s always something on sale. If you’re a wise shopper, you’ll hardly ever have to pay full price.

How often do you see an half priced sale with an additional 20% off for example?

So don’t be hasty, plan your wardrobe. Target the items you’re looking for.

With the extra sales you can shop for quality rather than quantity.

Usually the higher priced pieces, last longer, look better and fit more perfectly. You may also begin to find stunning exclusive pieces this way.

Personal shopping trips

This lovely client shops smart by traveling to Sydney and purchasing her whole wardrobe annually. What a way to shop!!!

If you’ve never had the experience of shopping with a personal shopper, you’re in for a real treat.

Firstly there’s nothing better than a second opinion from a personal stylist who knows about the colours and styles that suit you, and is willing to give you an honest appraisal on how you look, with no hidden agendas, like commission.

Personal shopping is targeted

Personal shopping is targeted. You have a budget. You have a list. You have a professional by your side. You’re set to win and to dress for success, and who likes to shop alone anyway?

Another benefit of a personal shopper, is the knowledge they bring. So many times, my client has said “I would never have picked that, but I love it.”

A colour specialist will find colours and combinations you never dreamed of.

Get your shopping list ready

What’s your next step? After having your colours and style analyzed, the next steps are culling your wardrobe and clearing all the junk.

Next make your list and get your budget ready. Did you know you can save a lot of money if you’re an organised shopper?

Once that’s taken care of, book a day with your personal shopper, preferably during the week when it’s not too busy in store and get your list and budget ready.

I like to take my clients into the city where we can target lots of different stores and labels.

Book your personal shopping experience

If you would like to book a personal shopping trip in Sydney please contact Your Colours and style.

How to create your wedding with the right colours

Your wedding will be aesthetically beautiful if you harmonize the whole day around certain colours.

Look at any wedding photo album and note the images that are professional to look at are those with the right colour scheme.

It's all about colour

Colour is the key to every image success. Photographers look for light and they look for good colour composition when they create beautiful images.

There are over 2.5 million colours to choose from or more. It's not difficult to choose the wrong colours, so how will you find the right colours for your bridal shots?

Consider colour for the following things-brides outfit, the mother of the bride or groom, the bridal party, shoes, hair colour, make up colours, venue colours and even photographic backdrops.

You can see how so many colours can be in the mix, so here are a few colour tips that will make all the other choices much easier and alleviate some of the stressful decision you need to make. 

The brides colours

Traditionally bridal colours are softer and more feminine. It's a good look when you're getting married.

You don't want to look back in a few years time and be shocked by some outrageous fashion choices you made.

I'm pleased to see most bridal houses are holding colours like ivory, champagne, beige, silver, silver pinks, rose and soft golds as well as soft pinks and blues to name the most popular tones.

Bridal make up colours

My recommendation for all my brides would be to wear colours that tone into your skin and look soft and natural

Heavy make up, dark eyes, overly shimmery eyes and cheeks and thick unnatural lashes are worn by young women today but this is a fashion that does not look natural and in my opinion very attractive either.

You want a look that is evergreen and proud to be seen for decades to come.

Mother of the bride colours

Inkeeping with the bride, mothers can stay on the softer tones theme.

These colours will flatter mature women and give her a more youthful appearance.

Aside from having a colour analysis here are a few ideas. Stick with colours like soft taupes, champagnes, rose gold, soft gold, soft pinks and blues, just to name a few. A professional colour and style analysis will explore all your colour and style choices, so it's a great investment not only for the wedding but for the future as well, if you're one to like to look stylish and ageless.

My Mother of the bride choice is this rose gold  dress and shoes and I'll match the jacket in similar tones but with a more structured style than the jacket image here. Perhaps longer sleeves and a thin lapel

Mother of the bride hair

Interestingly enough, wearing the right hair colour can make all the difference to how you will look.

A simple tip is darker hair tones look great lightened a little and blonde tones need to look natural. Sometimes that requires blondes to go a shade darker.

Refer to your colour chart for the optimal hair colours for you.

Bridal floral colours

Flowers come in a plethora of shades. Some are dominant colours, some are muted and some have a slightly warm tinge. Find flowers that blend into the colour scheme. Flowers arrangements can also look formal or casual so choose flower shapes that compliment your outfits. Usually softer petals look quiet formal.

Colours for the bridal venue

You're venue will ask you for your colour scheme and it's another opportunity to keep the colour theme going.

For example if you're wearing soft beiges and ivory colours, you will want to avoid dominant colours like black and white and primary red for your table settings. Think about colour for everything.

Finally ask the photographer to take photos in the areas that are more natural as well, like the ocean and green spaces. These colours are natural and go beautifully with images of people.

For more information about your colours and style contact Your Colours and Style

YCS Cosmetics 10 years younger foundation

Hello all you Colour enthusiasts,

Hope you're all having or have had a great Christmas.

Looking forward as usual to the New Year and new challenges and positive changes.

The next few months, I will be focusing on the best year yet and the little changes we can make toward looking younger, healthier and brighter. We don't have to get older and frumpier, we can be older, wiser and lovelier.

Here are a few of my colour clients and students. How fabulous do they look? A few of them have applied their own make up as well in the "Youthful make up"Class.

Make up for a 10 years younger look.

This week we look at choosing the right foundation for a more youthful look and it's all about the right colour, of course.

YCS Foundations offer great colours and formulas, that make your skin look like you're not wearing any make up at all.

It's so easy to choose the right colour that matches your skin completely, and only a few colours covers a lot of skin tones.

So 01 means light skin

02 Medium skin tone and

03 for all the darker toned skin

I suggest an oil based foundation or the Complete cover Formula for mature women.

If you have oily skin, roseacea or open pores our lovely oil free formula FW22 is fantastic.

If you're not sure about the right colour make up give me a call.

Ros 0413875471.

For the month of January I am offering a FREE concealer for a more even look.

I will send a #104 that is suitable for everyone.

Enjoy the rest of your break and see you in 2020.

Tired of all the clutter?

A capsule wardrobe is so liberating.

Armed with your colours and a little know how, you can knock out a capsule wardrobe in no time, that's drop dead gorgeous and go anywhere, from office to out to overseas.