LIKE a lot of people there are colours that I wear a lot and some not at all, but I had never stopped to think about what suits me best, until now.
 
I was pretty amazed when I came across the TikTok colour analysis trend that has pulled me into the world of seasonal colours and I wanted to try it out for myself, and luckily had the help from Kate Jones, a style and colour consultant from the House of Colour.

Colour analysis is a process by which a trained colour consultant examines the natural tones in your skin, hair and eyes and demonstrates to you what the best colours are for you to wear.

After previously interviewing Kate, I was intrigued when she told me the TikTok trend has seen her business go 'absolutely crazy' and I decided it was time for to find out why.

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Basingstoke Gazette: Getting my colour analysis done

Based near Whitchurch, the lovely studio made me feel at home at once.

Being someone who always goes for darker shades of colours I was excited to learn how I could bring some colour into my wardrobe.

I quickly learnt that, like the seasons, there are four categories that people fall into - either autumn, spring, winter or summer. 

Basingstoke Gazette: The colour wheel

I wasn’t too shocked to learn I fell into the winter category but I was taken aback to learn that almost any colour can be still be a part of your wardrobe, as long as it's the right shade of course. Even a yellow shade, which is usually my worst nightmare.
 
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was amazed to see that each colour really does change your whole appearance, brightening your complexation and making you feel super confident.


Kate was like a colour wizard and was really great in explaining the fascinating history behind the wonderful world of colour analysis and the whole experience was really fun too. 
 
Not only this, but I was also shown what make up worked well and was surprised to find a brighter lip colour can be added.

Another element to the whole experience was finding out what hair colour suits you best, using the same techniques.

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After that I was able to take home with me a booklet with all my best colours marked up.

The experience really did open my eyes to perhaps venturing into adding a little more colour to my wardrobe with confidence.

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What I loved the most is this is something you can take forward with you forever and really does help you make the right clothing choices for you.

Everyone should give this a go, you never know it might just change your life.

To find out more about Kate's work visit houseofcolour.co.uk