Color Me Beautiful: Discover Your Natural Beauty through the Colors That Make You Look Great and Feel Fabulous!

by Carole Jackson

Paper Book, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

646.72

Collection

Publication

Washington : Acropolis Books, c1980.

Description

Color is magic! No matter what kind of clothes you like to wear, the right colors can make the difference between looking drab and looking radiant! You can wear every color of the rainbow. Shade makes the difference. Using simple guidelines, professional color consultant Carole Jackson helps you choose the thirty shades that make you look smashing. What color season are you? Spring: Your colors are clear, delicate, or bright with yellow undertones. Summer: Cool, soft colors with blue undertones are right for you. Autumn: You look best in stronger colors with orange and gold undertones. Winter: Clear, vivid, or icy colors with blue undertones make you look best. Color Me Beautiful will also help you:  * Develop your color personality * Learn to perfect your make-up color * Use color to solve specific figure problems * Save money by designing a color-coordinated wardrobe for all occasions * Discover your clothing personality * Determine the fabrics that are best for you * Use accessories successfully--from stockings to scarves… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member maryh10000
If you already understand how colors work, you don't need this. In fact, you'll probably find the color palettes confining. I'm not sure it works all that well for people of color, either, although there are non-white models. It seems like people of color are pretty much limited to one or two of
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the four palettes. However, if you're light-skinned and clueless about color, this is a kind of "colors for dummies" book. Very useful, and has helped me immensely.
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LibraryThing member IreneF
This book explained why I hate gray and why I've always felt uncomfortable wearing it. I've found it to be a reliable wardrobe guide, and while shopping you can just ignore all the stuff on the racks that's just not going to suit you. The non-color guidance is fairly standard, and the illustrations
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are out of date. It really needs to be updated.
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Language

Original publication date

1980

Physical description

215 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

0874912814 / 9780874912814
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