Using simple guidelines, professional color consultant Carole Jackson helps you choose the thirty shades that make you look smashing. COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL will also help you: develop your color personality; learn to perfect your make-up color; discover your clothing personality; use color to solve specific figure problems, and more, including full-color palettes containing the thirty shades for each season--pages you can cut out to carry when you shop!
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Using simple guidelines, professional color consultant Carole Jackson helps you choose the thirty shades that make you look smashing. COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL will also help you: develop your color personality; learn to perfect your make-up color; discover your clothing personality; use color to solve specific figure problems, and more, including full-color palettes containing the thirty shades for each season--pages you can cut out to carry when you shop!
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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When this book was originally published,so many women benefitted from the simple concept of knowing what your best colors were and buying only those colors. Once I knew I was a summer, I saved hours of shopping time because now I knew what colors would look good. I also understood why I always felt great in ice pink: it was a one of my colors and subconsciously I felt more confident wearing it. Frequently overlooked is the money saved by NOT BUYING clothes that look good on the rack but don't look good on you. 12 years later, the same colors still make me look good. It's a simply ingenious system.
62 of 62 people found the following review helpful
By Ursula
Format:Paperback
I had my colors analyzed at summer camp, way back in the 1980's, using this book. Almost twenty years later, I still have the color swatches, and still rely on them for choosing what shades to wear.
The book gives the information. Unfortunately, printing methods don't show the dramatic differences that holding the fabric sheets under a person's face does, as we did back in summer camp.
I've seen (and agree with) the complaints here from women of color that this book doesn't meet their needs. I'd suggest "Women of Color" by Darlene Mathis as an alternate resource. It applies the seasonal system with darker skinned women in mind. Carol Jackson, who wrote this book, wrote an introduction to "Women of Color," where she admitted the shortcomings in her book, and endorsed the new book as taking the next, needed step.
Refreshing, to see an author recognize and endorse another author's correction for their own book's shortcomings.
The book gives the information. Unfortunately, printing methods don't show the dramatic differences that holding the fabric sheets under a person's face does, as we did back in summer camp.
I've seen (and agree with) the complaints here from women of color that this book doesn't meet their needs. I'd suggest "Women of Color" by Darlene Mathis as an alternate resource. It applies the seasonal system with darker skinned women in mind. Carol Jackson, who wrote this book, wrote an introduction to "Women of Color," where she admitted the shortcomings in her book, and endorsed the new book as taking the next, needed step.
Refreshing, to see an author recognize and endorse another author's correction for their own book's shortcomings.
51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
By Rae York
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I was quite skeptical that a book which has been in print so long would contain up-to-date information that I could use. Not only does it contain sensible advice on dressing and accessorizing, I learned that I've never worn the correct make-up colors. In a couple of days, with simple modifications in make-up and dressing, I feel I look much better. Not so simple was determining my correct "season". With just the book that is a bit tricky, but I can tell that I did get it right. A surprising little gem.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Timeless advice about choosing the best colors
I just came across this book while clearing out a bookcase full of old volumes. I'm hanging onto it because it is a keeper! Read more
Published 12 days ago by dallas
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A throw back classic!
I realize that "doing one's colors" is something that was popular in the eighties, but in reality it is timeless. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Gail A.
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great book if you are obsessed with looking your best
I recently went through a 50-lb weight loss and needed to buy lots of new clothes. (Suggestion - EBay is awesome for finding both new and used clothing at remarkable savings). Read more
Published 23 days ago by rosie
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Color Me Beautiful
This book is a classic. I read it when it first came out and the principles within still hold true. Read more
Published 1 month ago by W.
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A classic.
This book replaces the original book that I lost in a move. The color theory makes absolute sense! It is such a good guide for choosing the right color clothing.
Published 1 month ago by Lucinda B. Day
3.0 out of 5 stars
I wish it was as good as it claims
I remembered my aunt reading this book when I was a kid. This was her bible and she threw out all her clothes and followed this book religiously. Read more
Published 1 month ago by dreaming of the sun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great reference book
I was first exposed to this book twenty five years ago and find it every bit as relevant today. Arrived ahead of projected timeframe.
Published 1 month ago by Emily Crofoot
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Color Me Beautiful
Book was in good condition, some yellowing with age. Kind of like me. Brought back many memories of when it changed my whole view of colors to wear, makeup and accessories. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Virginia Garren
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A replacement for an old favorite
When I was working in a fabric store nearly thirty years ago, the management used this book as a "training" manual so that we could help customers pick and choose their... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Katherine Winchester
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Helped Me Discover My True Colors
I definitely enjoyed perusing this text. With information from everything from ideal colors to body shape to discovering persona style this book offers a broad array of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Full Circle Gal
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- The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color by Johannes Itten on page 38
- Marilyn Monroe (Spanish Edition) by William Taylor on page 82
- Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women by Simon Doonan on page 179, page 180, and page 182
- A Time to Every Purpose: The Four Seasons in American Culture by Michael Kammen on page 225, and Back Matter
- Flatter Your Figure by Jan Larkey in Front Flap, and page 7
- The Color Compendium by Augustine Hope on page 243
- 52 Ways to Energize by Lynn Gordon on page 74
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