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Your GOLD Personal Blueprint

Your Gold colors are like Springtime. They are crisp, clear, and warm. The colors appear lightweight, they have a brightness, especially the bright yellow-greens and golden yellows. The foundation of any personal color palette is based on the natural colors found in your skin, hair, and eyes. Your coloring is warm and delicate, so the colors you wear should be just as delicate and warm.
YOUR COLOR PALETTE: this is a partial list of the colors that will make you look fabulous! for a complete list of your colors purchase a Gold color card on the home page of my blog. your color card is a small fan-deck that comes with a beautiful fabric pouch to protect it.
some of the colors include violet, blue-violet, light blue, periwinkle blue, light gray, clear beige, bright golden yellow, peachy pinks, light orange

YOUR "BLACK": black is too harsh for your delicate features, so instead of wearing a lot of black, try the following colors instead: expresso brown, navy blue



YOUR STYLE CHOICES: your style silohuette should be inspired by your body shape, creating balance in your body proportions. your GOLD personal blueprint calls for circles anywhere, especially in the neckline. you also will look put-together in a jacket or blouse with a pop-up collar and pushed-up sleeves. your skirts can be gathered, flared, or narrow, depending on your body shape. You can wear fun color combinations, add a few sparkles for effect, which is in harmony with your animated, fun personality!

YOUR JEWELRY: shiny gold jewelry shows off your warm coloring. heart-shaped and round necklaces harmonize with your round or heart-shaped face. dangly charm bracelets show off your fun personality. you look dreamy beautiful in pearls.

YOUR ACCESSORIES: you should avoid long, flowy scarves, instead wear a short scarf tied around your neck, or wrap it around your hair like a headband. your purses should have rounded corners, billowy shapes, light animated features and colors, gold hardware. belts should be worn around your waist, gold hardware, no tie belts. your shoes have rounded or pointed toe, bows and bobbles, gold hardware. your buttons are gold colored, animated shapes are fun. eyeglasses gold colored, cat-eye shape, circles or star shapes for fun!

Your PLATINUM Personal Blueprint

Your Platinum colors are like a soft summer day. They are muted, neutral, subtle colors. Sound boring? Far from it! Yours are the colors most women envy. The foundation of any personal color palette is based on the natural colors found in your skin, hair, and eyes. Your coloring is cool, your skin is fair with a pink undertone, so the colors you wear should be just as soft and feminine.

YOUR COLOR PALETTE:
this is a partial list of the colors that will look fabulous on you!
for a complete list of your colors purchase a Platinum color card on the home page of my blog. your color card is a small fan-deck that comes with a beautiful fabric pouch to protect it.includes shades of blue-gray, lavendar, plum, soft fuchsia, cocoa, powder blue, sky blue, periwinkle blue, blue-grays




YOUR "BLACK": black is harsh for your delicate features, so instead of wearing a lot of black, try the following colors instead of black: deep gray-navy, plum

YOUR STYLE CHOICES: your style silhouette should be inspired by your body shape, creating balance in your body proportions. your PLATINUM personal blueprint calls for fluid, flowing fabrics, shawl or cowl necklines. Your skirts and pants are flowing, and your tops have long, flowing sleeves. your fabrics feel plush, soft, and comfortable, like soft cotton, flowy silk or jersey, cashmere, or velvet.

YOUR JEWELRY: soft, burnished or antiqued silver, rose gold metals
ovals and teardrop necklaces harmonize with your oval-shaped face
long, multi-thread necklaces
you look dreamy beautiful in diamonds


YOUR ACCESSORIES: you look great in long, flowing scarves
purses have soft fabrication, floppy, hobo style, silver hardware
belts worn around your waist, gold hardware, no tie belts
shoes are soft fabric, medium to low or no heel, comfortable
buttons silver colored, blended accents, low contrast
eyeglasses silver colored, frameless, oval or round rectangle

Your COPPER Personal Blueprint

What colors come to mind when you think of an Autumn day? Golds, oranges, browns, and greens. Your Copper colors are like a crisp autumn day. They are golden, earthy, firey colors. Your colors are rich with golden undertones. The foundation of any personal color palette is based on the natural colors found in your skin, hair, and eyes. Your coloring is warm, your skin is creamy peach, golden beige, or even deep copper, so the colors you wear should be just as golden and warm.

YOUR COLOR PALETTE:
here is a partial view of your color palette. for a complete list of your colors purchase a Copper color card on the home page of my blog. your color card is a small fan-deck that comes with a beautiful fabric pouch to protect it.



your colors include oyster (beige) white, warm beige to dark chocolate brown, mustard yellow, pumpkin, gold, orange, copper, and bronze


YOUR "BLACK":
black is harsh for your warm skin tone, so instead of wearing a lot of black, try the following colors instead of black: deep teal, dark chocolate brown


YOUR STYLE CHOICES:
your style silhouette should be inspired by your body shape, creating balance in your body proportions. your COPPER personal blueprint calls for textured, rich, substantial fabrics, like corduroy, raw silk, and suede. your patterns are geometric shapes, and the design lines contain angles, points, collars up, sleeves pushed up, notched lapels, shoulder pads, straight skirts.


YOUR JEWELRY:
substantial necklaces and bracelets that make a statement
made of copper, hammered gold, wood, bronze, dirty turquoise, yellow diamonds pointed, angled, asymmetrical shapes

YOUR ACCESSORIES:
your scarves should be textured, substantial, rich colors
purses are textured with firm fabrication, angled, square, or rectangle shapes
belts in textured leather, with gold or copper hardware, no skinny belts
shoes with pointed or square toe, chunky heel, gold or copper accents, leather shoes and boots
buttons gold or copper colored, angled or square shapes, substantial
eyeglasses gold or copper, tortoise shell, angled, square, or rectangle shapes




Your SILVER Personal Blueprint

Your Silver colors are pure, clean, intense colors that are never muted. The foundation of any personal color palette is based on the natural colors found in your skin, hair, and eyes. Your coloring is cool, and your skin has a slight blue or blue-pink undertone, but the people who share your Silver personal blueprint can have vastly different skin tones -- from milky white to olive to black. Icy color tones make your skin sparkle! Think vivid, icy, clear, with sharp contrasts when you shop. Wearing monochromatic colors or two colors at most brings out your regal princess!

YOUR COLOR PALETTE:
this is a partial list of the colors that will make you look fabulous!  for a complete list of your colors purchase a Silver color card on the home page of my blog. your color card is a small fan-deck that comes with a beautiful fabric pouch to protect it.
your clear colors include lemon yellow, all shades of gray, black, orange, hot pink, magenta, true red, blue red, bright burgundy



limit to 2 colors or wear one color for a monochromatic look
YOUR "BLACK":
your black is actually BLACK!! Lucky you!

YOUR STYLE CHOICES:
your style silhouette should be inspired by your body shape, creating balance in your body proportions. your SILVER personal blueprint calls for smooth, stiff fabrics, your silhouette is simple, striking, structural, with parallel lines in any direction. your skirts are narrow pencil skirts or straight A-lines. your pants are straight leg or structured wide leg if you need to balance wider shoulders or hips. your shirts have a stiff collar or no collar at all. think parallel lines when you create your silhouettes and you will always look poised and authoritative.

Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention.
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YOUR JEWELRY:
shiny silver, platinum, white gold, pearls, diamonds
clean, bold, simple, structural designs
elongated oval and rectangle shapes harmonize with your face shape


YOUR ACCESSORIES:
when you wear a scarf, wear it flat and hanging parallel on either side
purses made of smooth, firm fabrics, bold accents, square or rectangle shape
belts worn at the waist, smooth, firm, paten leather is classy
shoes can have pointed, square, or oval toe, no rounded toe
eyeglasses silver-colored, frameless, or bold frame (ala Jacque Kennedy)