Are you wearing black to be safe?

The Little Black Dress - a staple of every woman's wardrobe since time immemorial! All the old films always had the leading ladies in their little black dress, their little black suit etc. etc.

Sit on any commuter train on any weekday and look around the carriage. What do we see? The predominant colour of Black.

Some people look great in black, others look terrible. So what type of person suits black?

If your a Winter then Black is a safe colour for you. The amount of black will vary from person to person and will change as you get older, but you will look great in Black.

What about the rest of us? I used to wear a lot of black before I understood colour, in fact my wardrobe was full of it as I though it went with everything! Well, I was wrong. I was told that I was an Autumn I was very upset as I did not want to wear those "Cow Pat" colours! I love Black, Purples, Dark Greens, Blue Eyeshadow and my Pink Lipstick and I did not want any body telling me otherwise!!

Because I had my colours done just before starting my training as an Image Consultant I had to get it right. I experimented with Dark Brown, Moss Green, Teal and found that they worked for me. they even went really well with my Mustard blouse that I worn with my Black skirt, blue eyeshadow and pink lipsick!

A few months later, I went back to wearing my Black and more horror of horrors - I looked like awfull! How could I have gone through life for so many years thinking I looked OK! I could see that Black completely drained the colour away from my face, it made me look older and ill. I no longer have any black in my wardrobe.

If you are a Summer, you should not wear any black close to your face. Try using Navy, Grey or Burgandy instead of Black. This will be more flattering and will coordinate with your other seasonal colours.

Autumn or Spring? Well, Black is an incredibly difficult colour for us to carry anywhere on the body really. It doesn't coordinate well with any of our other colours and will drain our blue skins horribly of all colour making us look rather pale and washed out. What to do instead? Springs: Chocolate Brown, Bright Navy, Cinnamon, Copper. Autumns: Dark Brown, Olive and Moss Green, Teal and Kingfisher, Marine Navy, Purple, Chestnut Still married to your Black? I know it's hard to let go, I struggled big time, but decided to go cold turkey and "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway!" Once I'd weaned myself off Black and revisited 6 months later, I realised it didn't make me look my best. And once you've looked fabulous for 6 months and felt really good about yourself, why would anyone want to go back to looking 'ok'? I certainly didn't want to.

By not wearing Black you will receive lots of compliments and feel so much better. it will give you lots of energy, and enhance your life. Enjoy!

And to all you Winters out there, we love you and hate you in about equal measure!

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