Your Guide
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You're unique, and the pieces you buy should be too.
We believe everyone deserves to know this about themselves.
BEFORE · BRIGHT WHITE
AFTER · CAMELSkin looks even and warmEyes look clearerCamel: one of your power colours
How we read you
Read from your photos, feature by feature
1. Soft, your strongest. Your grey eyes, blended hair and skin are all muted.
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✗2. Warm, second. Golden roots, warm brows, rose lips.
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✗3. Medium depth. Nothing very light or very dark.
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✗Soft plus warm = Soft Autumn.
Read from one event photo. Your guide uses your daylight photos.
Your colours, shown on you
6 make you glow.
Your power coloursYour full palette
Colours that echo you
Also works on you: your neighbour seasons
Grey-tealfrom Soft Summer
Soft plumfrom Soft Summer
Olivefrom True Autumn
Rustfrom True Autumn
Mustardfrom True AutumnYour hair
Your recommended hairstyles, shown on you
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✗Your hair today: thick, with lots of volume and soft natural waves. The hairstyles below work with that texture.
Define the waves1. A little wave cream or mousse in damp hair. 2. Squeeze the hair upwards with your hands. 3. Let it dry on its own, or with a hairdryer and diffuser on low.
Keep the colour freshHeat protection before styling. If you colour your hair, ask your hairdresser for a gloss every 6 to 8 weeks: a quick shine treatment that keeps your gold warm instead of orange.
Your hair colours, shown on you
When you colour your hair, ask for these three things:
1. Close to your rootsLook for: shades within two steps of your golden brown roots. Brings out: your soft, balanced contrast, never washed out or harsh.
2. Warm, not ashLook for: golden, honey and caramel tones. Brings out: the warm glow in your skin. Skip ash and grey.
3. Light around your faceLook for: lighter pieces at the front. Brings out: your grey eyes, with light right next to them.
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✗Your face: widest at your cheekbones, narrow chin
Fullness at chin level. Your chin is the narrowest part of your face; waves there balance your wider cheekbones.Frame at the cheekbones. Pieces falling past them show them off without adding width.No height on top. Volume at the crown makes your face look longer and your chin narrower.
Patterns and fabrics
Contrast: same stripe, only the colours changeBest: soft contrastNot yours: hard contrastSoft contrast sits with your medium contrast; black and white is seen first.
Best: soft contrastNot yours: hard contrastPrint: earthy nature vs hard graphic
Best: earthy nature print
Not yours: hard graphicSoft, blended nature prints repeat your warm colours; hard black and white edges take over.
Best: earthy nature printNot yours: hard graphicPrint size: same colours, only the size changes
Best: larger print
Less for you: small printYour features are medium to bold, so a larger print matches you; a small print looks busy.
Best: larger printLess for you: small printFinish: same colour, only the surface changes
Best: matte
Less for you: high glossSoft colouring suits matte and a soft sheen; hard gloss takes over.
Best: matteLess for you: high glossYour patterns: soft, earthy, medium to large.
WearMedium to large prints · your features are medium to boldLow contrast prints · your colouring is softNature prints: leaves, florals, paisley · they echo your warm coloursMatte and soft sheen · shine matches your soft colouring
SkipTiny busy prints · they look busy next to your featuresBlack and white · too much contrast for youNeon · too bright for soft colouringHigh gloss · it outshines you
Stripes: vertical adds length, horizontal adds width. You are tall and balanced, so both work.
Your jewellery
Metal: same top, only gold or silver
Yours: warm gold
Less for you: cool silverChampagne, matte or brushed gold and rose gold. Gold warms your skin; silver greys it.
✓Every day: gold hoopsMedium, brushed gold. Warm like your skin.
✗Small studs: less for youThey disappear next to your strong features.
Brushed gold teardropsWider at the bottom, balances your chin.
Evening: sculptural goldBig and matte, hair up.Yours: v neck
Yours: scoop neck
Also works: high crew neck
Also works: boat neck
Evenings: off shoulderLove long drop earrings? Wear them with a boat neck and soft waves at your chin. The wide neckline and the volume at your chin balance the length.
1Metal: warm, matte gold
Yours: warm goldLess for you: cool silver2Shape: wider at the bottom
Hoops and teardrops balance your narrower chin.3Size: medium every day
Every day: 2 to 4 cmEvenings: 5 cm and upLess for you: small studs. They disappear next to your strong features.
✓✗Brushed gold teardropsWider at the bottom, balances your chin.Evening: sculptural goldBig and matte, hair up.Your necklines
Yours: v neckYours: scoop neckAlso works: high crew neckAlso works: boat neckEvenings: off shoulderLove long drop earrings? Wear them with a boat neck and soft waves at your chin. The wide neckline and the volume at your chin balance the length.Your body type: athletic rectangle
Shouldersabout the same as your hips
Waistslim, softly defined
Hipsabout the same as your shoulders
Already balanced: your shoulders and hips. Nothing to hide or even out.Add: a waist. Belts, wraps, peplums and fitted jackets give your straight line a curve.Show off: your long legs. High waists, wide legs and midis make the most of them.Skip: pieces that hang straight from shoulder to hip. They hide the waist you have.
What flatters your shape
Show your waistA belt, a wrap or a tie front gives you a waist and an hourglass line.
Add curves at the hipA-line and bias-cut skirts flare out at the hip and give you curves.
Go sleek and straightA straight, fitted top and straight-leg trousers in the same colour make one long line from shoulder to shoe.
Show off long legsWide trousers and midis. A high waist makes legs look even longer.
Peplum topThe flare adds shape at the waist and the hip.
Belted blazerA belt draws a waist on a straight jacket.
Belted coatThe same trick for coats: tie it at the waist.
Belted jumpsuitOne long line, with the waist marked.
Less for you: straight shift dressA chic dress, but with no waist it makes your straight frame look straighter. Add a belt or pick one with a waist seam.
Less for you: cropped boxy blazerButtoned over straight trousers, a boxy jacket makes your frame look square. Wear it open over a fitted top, or pick one with a nipped waist.
Less for you: boxy blazer, buttonedButtoned with no waist, it makes you look square. The same blazer worn open or belted works on you.
Less for you: dropped waistThe seam sits on your hips, so it hides your waist and shortens your legs. Pick a dress that marks your natural waist.
Less for you: boxy and straightClosed over straight trousers, a straight blazer makes you look square. Open over a fitted top, it works.
Less for you: long tunicA tunic to mid thigh hides your waist and cuts your legs short.Find your style
Popular styles, made for you. The best for your shape and colouring come first, and each one says why.
Tucked in, the knit marks your waist and flared jeans make your legs look endless.
An open blazer frames you and the mini shows off your long legs.
A big blazer works on you when it hangs open over a fitted top.
Soft taupe and camel near your face, a fitted top and long wide legs.
Warm brown pinstripe instead of grey, and flares that lengthen your legs.
A fitted top shows your shape, wide jeans keep your line long.
A corset gives your straight frame a waist, olive and rust are your colours.
Camel near your face and a belt to mark your waist.
Tan suede is made for warm colouring, and a high waist with flares suits long legs.
Brown leather instead of black keeps it soft enough for you.
Cream and warm rose glow on you, and the skirt adds movement.
A long open coat adds a line from shoulder to hem, cream near your face.
Brown leopard is a warm print, and a short jacket keeps your waist in view.
Cream satin catches the light without the hard shine that fights your soft colouring.
Oatmeal suits you, but the big knit hides your waist, so tuck in the front.
Lovely for evenings; keep the lace cream or ivory, not bright white.
The belt helps, but culottes cut your legs at the shortest point.
Dark chocolate is your deepest neutral; wear something lighter near your face.
Celebrities with your colours
Same season as you: their looks work on you
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