Colour Me Younger [Paperback]

Veronique Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2008

For those women who don't want to look their age, "Colour Me Younger" provides all the expert, no-nonsense advice you need to help you shed years from your looks.Following on from Hamlyn's successful "Colour Me Confident", "Colour Me Younger" is the matter-of-fact guide to all the secrets which help turn back the clock and make you young again. By assessing which colours work best with you, "Colour Me Younger" shows you how to cover yourself from top to toe in the most flattering, anti-aging styles available. Hair, make-up, wardrobe, underwear - nothing is left under wraps. Featuring real women in their 40s, 50s and 60s, this practical book really does hold the key to defying the effects of time. Established in 1983, Colour Me Beautiful is the recognized leader in personal and corporate image consulting. Constantly researching the image and style needs of today's women and men and updating its advice to meet ever-changing demands, Colour Me Beautiful now have over 1,000 studios around the world.Veronique Henderson FRSA, joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1985 and is now its Creative Director. She is co-author of "Colour Me Confident" and "Image Matters for Men", both published by Hamlyn, and has contributed to "The Complete Style Guide", "Presenting Yourself for Men", "Presenting Yourself for Women" and "Bigger Ideas". Location: London, UK. Pat Henshaw has worked in the image consulting industry for over 30 years and joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1988 as its senior trainer. She has been instrumental in developing the corporate and men's divisions of Colour Me Beautiful. Pat is co-author of "Colour me Confident" and "Image Matters for Men". Location: London, UK.The Introduction cover: Younger colours: all about colour; what colour are you?; your palette; using your colours to look younger; your best make-up colours; your best hair colours; Younger face: skincare; applying make-up; disguising signs of age; all about hair; find your face shape; the four basic hairstyles; a hairstyle to make you look younger; look younger with glasses; Younger body: body shapes; dressing for a changing shape; good foundations; managing your wardrobe; how to shop; and, Younger look: younger style; shoes and boots; bags; jewellery and belts.Over GBP 210 million were spent on anti-aging cream in Britain last year, with the British facial skincare market being worth just over GBP 545 million, accounting for just 15 per cent of the market. Mintel expects this market to increase by 24 per cent in the next five years, to be worth a total of GBP 0.7 billion. Sales of a new anti-aging cream by No7, which costs GBP 16.75, have soared by almost 2,000 per cent since being praised by BBC's Horizon programme in March of this year, with Boots having to produce 24,000 bottles a day to meet demand.

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Established in 1983, Colour Me Beautiful is the recognized leader in personal and corporate image consulting. Constantly researching the image and style needs of today's women and men and updating its advice to meet ever-changing demands, Colour Me Beautiful now have over 1,000 studios around the world. Veronique Henderson FRSA, joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1985 and is now its Creative Director. She is co-author of Colour Me Confident and Image Matters for Men, both published by Hamlyn, and has contributed to The Complete Style Guide, Presenting Yourself for Men, Presenting Yourself for Women and Bigger Ideas. Location: London, UK. Pat Henshaw has worked in the image consulting industry for over 30 years and joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1988 as its senior trainer. She has been instrumental in developing the corporate and men's divisions of Colour Me Beautiful. Pat is co-author of Colour me Confident and Image Matters for Men. Location: London, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group (July 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060060313X
• ISBN-13: 978-0600603139
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,641,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment, February 20, 2009

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Marion McNairy - See all my reviews
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I paid $22 and waited for two months for this book to be delivered, and I was so disappointed when I read it. First, the book is short on substance. In many instances, the author raises a subject and then tells the reader to consult a professional. If I wanted to consult a professional, I wouldn't have purchased the book. Second, the author discusses three characteristics of color, and then she separated what are two polarities of each characteristic and treats it as if it were unrelated to the polarities of the others characteristics. I had great trouble trying to decided whether I was a light or a soft, when I realized that, in a manner similar to color itself, my coloring can be characterized by depth, clarity AND undertone. My coloring is light, warm and soft, but the author does not help me with my colors because she assigns color on the basis of one characteristic only. Third, I purchased the book hoping to find more information on body shape, personal style and color. Didn't find that information in any great depth, either. The one section of the book that I found most helpful was that on appropriate hair styles for various face shapes. This is, in my estimation, the least helpful of the color and style books I have read.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book if you're interested in looking great!, October 10, 2008

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Assunta Sciarretta (Suburbia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colour Me Younger (Paperback)

This book is full of great, clear, colorful pictures of real women. If you like books on style, this one is a fun, fast read. It uses the updated Color Me Beautiful system of Light, Clear, Deep, Soft, Warm, etc.
There are sections on hairstyles and color, accessories, clothing personality, and of course, color. The pages and pictures are of high quality. The pictures are of real women, over the age of 35, so it makes it a lot easier to visualize how a particular style would apply to oneself. This is the best Color Me Beautiful type book I own. (I buy just about every new book on color and style, too). I am definitely buying copies of this book for my mother and sister-in-laws when the holidays roll around!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of schizophrenic in quality, July 30, 2010

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Elizabeth Phillips (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colour Me Younger (Paperback)

Okay. This book is better than "Reinvent Yourself with Color Me Beautiful." But it's not as good as "Color Me Confident," which is not as good as "Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best."

The concept is good - many women don't think to wear lighter and softer colors when they get older; or take into consideration that ALL of us get thicker around the middle as our hormones change; or realize that grey hair can be wonderfully chic with a modern cut, but horribly aging if it's just hanging there, limp and style-free or, worse, up in a little old lady bun.

The follow-though isn't always up to par, though. Some things I find bothersome:

The author seems a little confused about what constitutes "bright" eyes and what constitutes "soft" eyes.

For instance, she uses the example of Barbra Streisand on page 11. Barbra is, and always has been, a "Soft." Her eyes used to be brightER, but compare her to a young Elizabeth Taylor (the most obvious "Clear" in history) and the eyes don't seem so bright. Plus, her skin is neutral (not porcelain as it would have to be for her to be a "Clear") and her hair has always had lots of natural highlights (a sure sign of a "Soft").

On page 46, she uses a lady with soft hazel eyes as an example of a "Clear." From a distance she looks okay. The aqua and Chinese blue look terrific with her fair skin. Then you look closer and her eyes look kind of overwhelmed. It looks to me like she dyed her hair too dark and they went into a trance and thought, "Contrast. Therefore she is a 'Clear'." But then check out her photo on page 98. She's in a clear warm red, which is too strong and too warm for her. So all you see is dyed hair and bags under her blue-lined soft eyes and a white line around her fuchsia-painted lips. Her eyes are almost the same color as the "Soft Autumn" lady next to her (who looks wonderful, by the way), just a cooler shade of hazel. I think she's a "Soft Summer."

Yes, Twiggy has "soft" coloring, but the softness is secondary - the most obvious aspect of her coloring is the "lightness." She's a "Light."

The "Cool" hair color list is incomplete, implying that all Cool Summers are blonde or grey and all Cool Winters have black hair. Ash browns of all shades should also be in the list. Winters can have medium to dark ash brown hair, as well as black, and still be "Cool" if they have cool brown eyes and their skin is also cool. Cool Summers can have light to medium ash brown hair. I notice this as a Cool Summer with medium ash brown hair. You'd think the Queen (also a Cool Summer) would speak out about this. ;o)

The "contouring" makeup on page 74. Oy. Contouring really only works for black and white photography. Anything else, just looks like a dirty face. It doesn't slim your nose, it just makes it more noticeable. I mean, if someone has brown stuff down the sides of their nose, you're going to wonder why and when you finally realize they're trying to make their nose look smaller, it's going to strike you that they have a big nose and they're trying to hide it, and isn't that silly of them? And shading under your chin doesn't "minimize the appearance of a double chin." It just makes it more obvious that you're trying to hide a double chin.

When you know your season, you can have a pretty good idea ahead of time what is likely to happen with your coloring as you age. We all soften some. And we cool down. Here's what I see:

Deep:
Deep Winters frequently become Cool Winters.
Deep Autumns get softer, but are still Deep Autumn.

Light:
Light Springs soften and become more like Light Summers.
Light Summers stay Light Summers.

Cool:
Cool Winters stay Cool Winters (although most of them start out as Deep Winters in the first place).
Cool Summers stay Cool Summers.

Warm:
Warm Springs move toward Light Spring
Warm Autumns frequently become Soft Autumn.

Clear:
Clear Winters either stay Clear or move in the direction of Cool Summer when their eyes lighten.
Clear Springs move toward Light Spring when their hair greys.

Soft:
Soft Summer usually stays Soft, but might move more toward the Cool Summer.
Soft Autumn moves toward the Soft Summer.

Now that I've written a tome on "Color Me Younger," I will say that the very best book to read and follow for looking better as you get older is "Staging Your Comeback" by Christopher Hopkins. Although he also tries "contouring," he's considerably more adept at it.