Discover your personal color palette. I use traditional seasonal palettes along with my own artistic eye to pay attention to contrast in a person's coloring to help them sometimes break away from stereotypical ideas of coloring. For example, maybe you feel you should wear pastels because you have blonde hair. This could be true but it could also be limiting or even not your best range. What I like about wearing colors that work well for me is that I look more alert, healthier, and put together without necessarily trying. This is what our better colors do for us; and echoes the reviews of my customers. How this works:
1. After you order - You send at least two pictures to me through Etsy message, head shots or close range, like selfie. Natural light, without shade on the face, and photos without makeup are most useful; especially no cheek or lip color. Colors you are wearing in pics are less important but if you are able to send pics with different colors (not three pics in the same blue top), this is helpful too. Neutrals are good. If I need an extra picture or the lighting is not helpful in a photo you sent, I will just let you know. So it is okay to not worry too much about having only one shot to send your most perfect photos.
2. Within a week, usually the same day, I will complete your order by uploading a few documents: your seasonal analysis and color palettes for your season, along with a short document I have created about colors and prints. Photos shown here are examples. You will receive color palettes matching your specific season.
Limits of online color palettes: Due to light and the difficulties of online medium and making small color palettes, it is difficult to make perfect and comprehensive representations of color palettes. I notice this in any seasonal color palette I see online and ran into this issue when I tried creating mine. Many of the most rich colors look nearly black when created as little dots among other colors. Depending on your screen resolution, the bright colors are brighter than they would be in a textile format. But any online tool gives you a general idea or starting point. I hope to also give you a couple more tools to understand with your own eye, maybe with a little practice.
Benefits of Color Analysis:
Some people shy away from color or even shopping in general. The more I understand my colors the less I have to shop. I have a color palette now in my closet and I can throw anything together and it matches. This took some time but it is really true. I am not a morning person so not thinking about what to wear, just grabbing clothes and tricking people into thinking I worked to look nice, is really fantastic. It's all about the colors. Maybe I can give you some tips too. Many of my customers have been excited about revamping their wardrobe.
It is an automatic Etsy policy to not offer refunds on digital orders, due to the nature of the product; why lighting suggestions above are most helpful. Hopefully it is of value if you'd like to learn more about colors personal to you.