>> Today I'll show you how to wear your perfect colors
to bring out your natural beauty.
Stay tuned.
[The Best of Everything with Barbara Hannah Grufferman]
Blues, greens, yellows, reds.
I was clueless about what colors made me look good,
so I always went back to my old standby, black.
I knew I needed help, so that's when I called the expert.
Candy Gould is a personal stylist and image consultant
with the UK-based House of Colour
and specializes in color analysis.
You know, Candy, I wear a lot of black, not because I love it,
but because I don't know what my best colors are.
But I'm ready to embrace my inner colors. So where do we start?
>> That's excellent news. You need to have your colors done.
Color analysis is a process that will help you identify the colors
that will make you look young, vibrant, healthy— >> I like that.
>> And the wrong colors, you can possibly look a little bit depressed, a little bit sad.
It can give you an uneven skin tone.
We want to look bright and healthy and younger.
Younger is definitely what happens when you put your right colors on.
>> And I'll be very curious to see if black is 1 of my best colors
but that remains to be seen after we do the color analysis.
>> I'm a little bit diplomatic, and I would say that maybe black is not your best color.
>> Uh-oh. (laughing)
>> Time to clear out the closet. >> Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
>> So what do we do first, look at the hair, eyes?
>> So color analysis is not based on hair color or eye color.
It works solely with your skin tone.
It's all about the skin tone.
And when I do color analysis, I basically block out your hair color
and your clothing that you're wearing,
and I put a drape on you so that I have a blank canvas to work on.
>> Wonderful, and I'm really curious,
skin tone and skin color, does it change over the course of our lifetime, or how does that work?
>> Your skin tone does not change.
What happens is as you get older, the opacity of your skin changes.
As we all know, we get slightly thinner skin as we age.
And so what happens is that the balance of the colors that you're wearing in your wardrobe,
the palette remains the same
but the balance of the colors within that palette can change as we get older.
>> Well, I really can't wait to find out what my best colors are, so let's get started doing that, shall we?
>> Absolutely. I'm ready for it. >> Great.
>> So lets get your draped, Barbara. Let's see what you're going to
look like in your best colors. >> Great. I can't wait.
>> I'm looking to see whether you're looking vibrant and healthy, whether your eyes are popping.
And if the colors are the wrong colors,
you're going to start looking tired.
You're going to see circles underneath your eyes.
You're going to see shadows on your face, imperfections in your complexion.
I'm seeing your eyes pop, and I'm seeing you look rested.
Much, much better.
The color wheel represents all the colors in the world,
and you get to wear a quarter of the entire spectrum of colors in the world.
So it's not only the colors that you see me draping on you,
but it's all the colors that fit in between—
that comfortably fit in between that palette.
So that's blue based, and that's a little bit harsh on you.
And here, that blue looks lovely. >> I love this blue.
>> Very pretty, very attractive.
Wow! Look at you! What a difference!
>> I know! It made such a difference in how I look.
I really just feel prettier.
>> Absolutely. You look vibrant. You look absolutely radiant.
>> I feel like spring.
>> You feel like spring and you're wearing— but interestingly in the spring,
you're wearing a winter woolen.
So spring— >> That's true.
>> Springs don't have to wear spring colors in spring and another palette at another time of the year.
This is your palette for the entire year,
and you'll find the colors wherever you are for whatever season.
>> Oh, that's so great, and there really is such a wide variety of colors to choose from which is so great.
Let's talk about some of the other details.
Now not only when I'm wearing the right colors,
I also need to maybe think about my makeup and jewelry
and of course when I go shopping and even my nails. >> Absolutely, absolutely.
>> I'm curious, what about this nail color? What do you think?
>> It's works. >> It works?
>> It works. It definitely works.
When you have your palette, you actually can take your color swatches with you
to your manicurist and you look and see what works within that palette
in terms of your nail color. >> Oh this is fantastic.
So I can take this—and look, there's my color I'm wearing right now. >> There is your color, fantastic.
Absolutely, absolutely. >> So I can take this with me when I go shopping for new clothes—
>> Absolutely. >> —or makeup or even if I'm looking for a new nail color.
>> Indeed. >> That's wonderful, very convenient.
>> Of course. And the other thing is you will eventually start to internalize these colors.
You'll be able to go into a store, and you'll say "nothing for me here"
or "yes, I can work with this."
It makes shopping so much easier,
and eliminates the clothing decision stress for you.
Let's talk about the metals because the colors that you're wearing are—
you know, the metals that will suit you depend on the season that you're going to be.
And so as a spring, you are warm based,
and these metals—the gold and the warm-based pearls—
look perfect on you. >> As opposed to the stark white pearls
and the silver or white gold. >> Absolutely.
The other thing, though, that you'll be happy to know,
diamonds are a girl's best friend,
and all seasons can wear diamonds.
>> Oh that's wonderful. I'll be sure to tell my husband.
>> Good idea. (laughing)
>> Okay, here's your plan to embrace your inner colors.
It can be hard to find out what your best colors are on your own,
so go to a pro, and go online to find 1 in your area.
Always bring your color palette with you when shopping for clothes, makeup, and even nail polish.
The whole point is to make you look fresh and fabulous,
so bring your colors close to your face.
Whatever your best colors are, be sure to dab a little lipstick on your lips.
It'll brighten your face and your mood.
Discovering your best color simplifies your life and eliminates CDS,
Clothing Decision Stress.
Until next time, remember this:
We can't control getting older, but we can control how we do it.
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