🌈 Classic Colour Combinations for Your Colour Season

So you know your colour season... but what do you do now? Some people hate the 'pastel', 'gothic' or 'earthy' feel of their season, but what if I told you all of the seasons can be classic?

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In today’s newsletter…

🎨 12 classic colour combinations based on your season

🍓 How to find your best neutrals | David Zyla’s True Colours

☀️ Lookbook: 4 outfits for your colour season

🌈 Q&A: are all the colours in your season suitable for you?

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12 classic colour combinations for your season

For each of the four main season categories, I have put together three potential colour combination palettes for you to try out. Use these combinations to create outfit templates you can return to, try swapping the colours between top, bottom and accessories. For example, perhaps you have your head-to-toe as one colour, with your bag as the second and your shoes as the third, or your top one colour, your trousers another and your accessories the third.

I have focused on each palette being “classic” or “timeless”. In this context, this means neutral, subtle and effortless. These palettes largely won’t be bold or unexpected, but rather palettes that anyone might try as a base for your wardrobe.

☀️ Summer

Summers are cool, soft and light. Their best neutrals tend to be ashy or have a pinkish lean.

1. dusty blue + off white + cool brown

2. nude pink + grey + silver

3. cool brown + denim + chocolate brown

🍂 Autumn

Autumns are warm, soft and dark. Their best neutrals tend to be earthy, rich and have a reddish feel.

1. maroon + olive + tan

2. rust brown + soft peach + gold

3. mustard + teal + cream

   

❄️ Winter

Winters are cool, bright and dark. Their best neutrals tend to be jewel toned, high contrast and blue-ish

1. black + white + brick red

2. burgundy + charcoal grey + silver

3. navy + pale pink + chocolate brown

🌷 Spring

Springs are warm, bright and light. Their best neutrals tend to be vibrant and airy

1. vanilla + peach + gold

2. camel + mustard + denim

3. teal + light copper + sky blue

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How to find your best neutrals? | David Zyla’s True Colours

My favourite system for finding your best colours is without a doubt the method laid out in David Zyla’s Color Your Style. In Zyla’s system, you examine your features (hair, skin and eyes) to pull the most interesting colours from your face to use in your wardrobe

Essence colour

Your intimate, vulnerable, “open” colour. This is a representation of your skin colour, mine is dusty rose

Romantic colour

Your sensual, passionate colour. Pinch your forefinger and identify the colour which appears. Mine is raspberry

Dramatic colour

Your bold, impactful, strong colour. This colour is pulled from your veins. Mine is lavender

Energy colour

Your comfort, support colour for when you are facing emotionally challenging scenarios. To find this colour you pull from the darkest colour in your eye. Mine is denim

Tranquil colour

Your relaxed, calming colour for when you want to feel rested and peaceful. This is the lightest colour in your eye, mine is moon green

Your three bases

These are your three best neutrals to pair with your other colours

1. Your formal, powerful neutral (version of/instead of black). Use the colour of the ring around your iris. Mine is payne’s grey

2. Your warmer, less formal neutral (version of/instead of brown). Find the darkest colour of your natural hair. Mine is mushroom

3. Your casual, playful neutral. Find the lightest colour of your natural hair. Mine is pearl

What are your true colours? Let me know in the comments below :)

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WEEKLY CURATION

🧼 YouTube - This 1940s Cleaning Routine Changed My Life by With Love, Kristina | I am obsessed with routines from magazines or books from decades past which you could use today. This has inspired me to try to find old magazines or old books and recreate the looks in them

🧴 YouTube - From rosacea + acne to glass skin - this skincare works by The Science of Self Care | Robin often carries out self care experiments which are so fascinating and intelligent, and so when she dropped her skin care routine I jumped!

🛌 YouTube - MY RESET ROUTINE | what I do when I’m overwhelmed by Asia Jackson | I have been so inspired by Asia Jackson this week, pulling inspiration and thinking about what makes her videos so GOOD. I particularly have been enjoying her vlogs which are both motivational and comforting

🎨 Reels - Zooey Deschanel got her colours done | After years of people saying Zooey is a Bright Winter, she has been analysed by a professional as a True Winter! Zooey has chatted with me before, we’ve talked all things Kibbe so I was not surprised to see her dive in.

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New Uploads:

📕 YouTube - Achieve Your Dream Style with Just Three Questions | Your 3 Words | I break down Allison Bornstein’s three word method as outlined in her book wear it well and how you can apply the advice to your personal style

🕶️ Reel - Why you should sit and judge other people’s outfits | It is the best thing you can do for your style to work out in person what you do or don’t like, and what you think does or doesn’t look good. These are my tips for outfit-watching

🐝 Reel - Should you buy into the butter yellow trend? | Everyone is obsessed with butter yellow, but before you splash your cash, watch my thoughts on if it suits you

🧢 Reel - Classic colour combinations for true summer | These are some simple combinations for the summer colour season

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