As you may well have experienced for yourself, within just a few seconds of meeting a new person our brains make a snap judgment about them. That judgment may change if you spend time with the person, but your initial impression must be overcome by the new evidence. When I ask my color clients what image […]
Personal color palettes are contagious! Once you have your colors done, everyone else wants their own palette.
Only 5.5% of the US population is naturally blonde, and yet… Even those who were naturally blonde as children get darker hair (like brown, or even dark brown) as they get older. Nevertheless, by the time American women are middle-aged, thanks to the miracle of bottled chemicals, 50% of us have become blondes (44.5% of […]
I still get letters from people who took the original Thin Within seminars long ago, saying just those words. Recently a graduate managed to track me down on Facebook despite my married name. She now runs The Red Tractor Farm, an inn on Kea, a Greek island (poor dear). Dear Joy — Many years ago […]
Puzzling out a complex color palette is always a thrill for me. No two people are the same, and every ethnicity has its Seasonal types. Here are a few.
If I could paint shoes, what about glasses frames—they’re acrylic, right? I had a neglected pair of glasses that would look much better on me if they were silver. If the paint job was a disaster, my only real loss would be some fussing time. Anyway, what could go wrong?
Hunker down and do some reflecting… How was your 2018? And how would you like your 2019 to go? I always spend several hours during the final week of the year contemplating the past twelve months. What were the joys and sorrows? accomplishments and screw-ups? the state of my relationships, etc etc etc. How many of my […]
The benefits of having a personal color palette accrue and multiply over time. In the 45 years since I had my first color analysis I’ve saved thousand$$ by steering clear of clothing not in my colors; my clothes and decor all come together as a coherent representation of me; and my ability to discern and […]
Should you wear black? The color black is beloved by women from Paris to New York. That doesn’t mean it’s a great color for them, and it doesn’t mean it’s a great color for you, either. In fact, of all the personal color palettes I’ve done for clients, only about 15% include any black. Interestingly, […]
Megan: A Sandy Spring Megan is the seventh client we (personal stylist Margo Passadore and I) took to Nordstrom in downtown Portland for a “Before and After” photo shoot. Megan is a sporty gal who bikes across town to work at the Nature Conservancy, which suits her environmentally-conscious lifestyle. She is a Sandy Spring, which means she looks best […]