Colour directly influences the soul - Kadinsky

When Lynne met me to consider the colours that work best for her she was desperately trying to ignore the fact that she was suffering from a major bout of flu.  The shadows under her eyes and red, dry skin around her nose, however, blatantly contradicted Lynne's protests of being fine.  However, the quote which is used for the title of this post by artist Vasily Kadinsky was proved to be very accurate during the process of Lynne's colour analysis.  If the wrong colours can drain the life of us when we're feeling healthy and energetic there's no hope for us if we're feeling under the weather. As Lynne sat and watched different colour flags draped beside her face she was stunned at the effects of "good" and "bad" colours.  A good colour will even your skintone, diminishing any areas of shadows or high colour and will bring attention to your best facial features such as bone structure, colour of eyes, fullness of lips etc.  When people meet you the first thing they should see is you - not the colours of your clothes.  Wearing the correct colours ensures that the flow of vision flows immediately up to your face and isn't distracted by a colour that is too bright/too dark/ too light or too muted.  Julianne Moore illustrates the effect that wearing the wrong and right colours can have on our appearance. Despite her obvious beauty I think that her complexion looks more dull and less even on the picture above right.  As our skin tends to become more dry as we mature a dull complexion is immediately ageing.  However, Julianne's hair colour is vibrant and her skin is glowing when she wears colours that work with her natural colours as seen in the picture below.

Lynne discovered that soft colours worked with her gentle facial features but that bright accent colours were vital to convey her energy and fun.  As we considered the amount of contrast she needed to use in outfits and the types of textures that will work best for her Lynne became more enthusiastic and energised. And if wearing the right colours makes us feel better when we look at our reflection imagine the effect that compliments from those who meet us will have!