True Winter Archives - Chrysalis Colour

Episode 26: Grays

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Christine Scaman

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

Episode 15: Hair Colour for Winters

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Christine Scaman

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

The Right Polish for Winter Skin

Posted on December 10, 2019January 26, 2020 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

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

Once upon a time…

Posted on June 20, 2019February 19, 2020 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Anna Łazarska (Poland) Once upon a time, in a land far, far away there was a little girl… She had blue eyes and long dark blonde hair. Her eyebrows and eyelashes were so delicate that they were hardly visible. Her skin was fair and slightly freckled. CHAPTER 1 “Perhaps the greatest risk any of

Color Changes You

Posted on February 18, 2019October 25, 2019 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Alane Rode (Wisconsin) People are constantly asking me if they’re wearing a ‘good’ color. and honestly, if I haven’t draped you, I don’t know. I mean, I can usually tell when someone is wearing a color quite different from their season, even if I haven’t draped them, but as far as what’s best for

The Importance of Hue, Value and Chroma

Posted on February 7, 2019November 19, 2019 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

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