Which tonal colour palette are you? Which is better, seasonal or tonal colour analysis? You’ve may have read my other articles where Esmeralda had been struggling with her colour analysis swatch wallets so I outlined tonal colour analysis, and seasonal colour analysis too. I’ve also mentioned about those daft old ideas that:
- people with dark hair
can only ever be Autumns or Winters
complete nonsense - people with light-coloured hair
can only ever be Springs or Summers
utter poppycock
Deep & light tonal colour palette
Of course, Esmeralda wanted to know more. Two of the six tones in the tonal colour palette that I use are Deep and Light, and the idea that these are determined by hair colour alone is daft and totally misleading.
- John Travolta
is a dark-haired Spring
(when he’s got hair, of course!) - Elizabeth Hurley
is a dark-haired Summer - Barbra Streisand
is a light-haired Autumn - Claudia Schiffer
is a light-haired Winter
And don’t forget that I was a dark-haired Winter when we filmed the Colour Analysis Training in a Box course, and when I turned blonde I did not suddenly become a Summer; I remain a Winter. The difference is that I am now a Cool Winter. With dark hair I could wear brighter colours and was a Bright Winter.
- Barbra Streisand
was a Warm Autumn
when she had fiery red hair in her younger days.
Now with her muted warm blonde hair
she is a Muted Autumn - Claudia Schiffer
is a Winter,
her hair is Scandinavian blonde - Goldie Hawn and her daughter Kate Hudson
are both Springs.
Their hair is golden blonde
and their overall colouring is obviously Warm - Elizabeth Hurley
is a Summer - Pierce Brosnan,
Aishwarya Rai (Miss India and Miss World in 1994)
and the Duchess of Cambridge
are Summers too - John Travolta
is a Bright Spring - Martin Kemp
(from Spandau Ballet) is another Bright Spring
If you want to know how I come to these conclusions, take my Colour Analysis Training in a Box course where we get down to the basics to define both seasonal and tonal colour. We look at how to put the two together, how to move between tonal and seasonal diagnosis, and why this skill is so important to the futures of both your client and your business.
