Episode 43: Neutral Combinations for Winters

In today’s show… Today, we share ideas for creating elegant yet understated looks for Winters using their neutral colours. Duration total: 51.35 minutes Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube by navigating to Chrysalis Colour Analysis, and on LinkedIn on Christine’s profile page at Christine Scaman.  Show Notes: The Questions discussed in today’s show:

Episode 40: Colour Analysis Q&A

In today’s show… We answer general and Season-specific questions from our audience about colour analysis and how to apply their colour palette to their own appearance. General: Should I change my lipstick with different outfits? (3.21) Bright Winter: How does an introvert wear bright colours? (10.01) Bright Winter: Choosing eyeglass frames. (17.55) Dark Autumn: Looking

Episode 33: Wardrobe Challenges

In today’s show… We discuss our own colour challenges and invite each Season to try activities to flex and strengthen their colour muscles. Christine’s challenge (5.46) Jorunn’s challenge (12.51) Challenges for Winters (30.09) Challenges for Springs (38.37) Challenges for Summers (46.29) Challenges for Autumns (55.23) Challenges for all (66.01) Duration total: 1hr16min Find us on

Episode 26: Grays

In today’s show… Our conversation takes a practical approach to shopping for gray for the 4 True Seasons and their 8 Neutral (combination) Seasons. What is ‘neutral gray’? (at 4.05) Is there a gray that goes with everything? (6.50) What are warm and cool gray? (8.07) How do I choose ‘saturated gray’? (9.30 Autumn grays

Growing into Bright Winter

by Debi Rushworth (New Brunswick, Canada) I can still remember the elation. The wait was over. The analyst pronounces what we have both seen with our eyes, that I am a Bright Winter. The Luxury drapes have been demonstrated, giving me visual reference on what my colours look like in fabric. …Then what? Maybe it’s just

Episode 15: Hair Colour for Winters

In today’s show… We follow the order of True, Bright, and Dark Winter, divided into natural colour, chemical colour, and colour to avoid: True Winter: natural (begins at 9.02 min), chemical (at 12.35), to avoid (20.19). Bright Winter: natural (21.55), chemical, 25.10), to avoid (31.18). Dark Winter: natural (32.43), chemical (34.43), to avoid (38.48) Duration

One Analyst, Two Faces

by Michelle Boni (Orlando, Florida) A tale of two professional photographs and two color seasons. The picture on the left is from Korea, and the picture on the right is from America. The first encounter Unlike many of my other color analyst colleagues, my first exposure to Personal Color Analysis was through a Korean TV

A New Way to Live

by Debi Rushworth (New Brunswick, Canada) At the start of the year, before COVID 19 hit, I decided it was time for a reset.   Having a Personal Colour Analysis a couple of years ago and then settling into my new season of Bright Winter was quite the mental shift. Aside from realising how many clothes I

Episode 9: Colour Instinct and Leaning Warm or Cool

In today’s show… We discuss the following questions: Do people know their colours instinctively? (begins at 1.14 min.) How can I tell if I have a warm or cool undertone? (begins at 13.49 min.) What does it mean to lean warm or cool in our Season? (begins at 19.39 min.) Duration total: 32.03 minutes Find

To Grey Or Not to Grey

by Debi Rushworth (New Brunswick, Canada) (Series – Part 1 of 5) I was chatting with a friend the other day about the challenges of ageing and I realised again how much progress I’d made in coming to terms with my appearance. I went silver at a young age. In fact I found my first grey

The Right Polish for Winter Skin

by Christine Scaman (Prince Edward Island, Canada) To improve our status quo, three questions matter: What do I want?  Where am I now?  What am I willing to do?  What do I want? Most of us are clear about what we don’t want. Nailing down what we want is like chasing a drop of mercury

The Reluctant Bright Winter

by Jorunn Hernes (Norway) I see quite a few Bright Winters. Their reactions when their colour tone is revealed can roughly be divided into two categories: The first category is the client who exuberantly embraces her colours, squeals with glee at finally being able to unchain all her favourite colours, and hops out the door

Colour Journey #1

by Jorunn Hernes (Norway) This is the story of my journey from being an amateur with a strong interest in colour and style, to becoming a certified personal colour analysis consultant. It was a rocky road indeed. I have always been captivated by the way things are put together, and analyzing and getting to the

The Importance of Hue, Value and Chroma

by Cate Linden (Kentucky) Understanding the Munsell system of Hue, Value, and Chroma is crucial to understanding Personal Color Analysis and how the 12 seasonal tones differ from one another. Whether you know it or not, you already use these attributes to describe color, and they’re really very basic. The Munsell System Hue distinguishes one