The world's women are a universe of colors with a gorgeous spectrum of eye, hair and skin tones. Now acclaimed personal image consultant Darlene Mathis offers her easy-to-follow system for identifying the palette of colors that will enhance natural beauty and develop "fashion fitness" so women of all colors will look great and feel terrific no matter what their ethnic roots: African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and more. From hairstyle and wordrobe building to makeup and accessories, this complete fashion guide is a must for all women of color - Winters, Summers, Autumns, and Springs!
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Former Color Me Beautiful consultant Darlene Mathis gives an old idea a new twist: Women of color receive fashion advice just for them." -- Chicago Sun-Times
"Someone has finally written the book on beauty and ethnic skin." -- Self
Women of Color picks up where most other beauty books leave off. For one thing, it's about us, what works with our own unique skin colorings and hair, and what helps us look our most radiant. You'll never grab another dress off the rack without first thinking about the lessons in this book. It'll change your approach to fashion forever--and improve the way you look. Absolutely. This book is an investment." --Janice M. Armstrong, Philadelphia Daily News
"Someone has finally written the book on beauty and ethnic skin." -- Self
Women of Color picks up where most other beauty books leave off. For one thing, it's about us, what works with our own unique skin colorings and hair, and what helps us look our most radiant. You'll never grab another dress off the rack without first thinking about the lessons in this book. It'll change your approach to fashion forever--and improve the way you look. Absolutely. This book is an investment." --Janice M. Armstrong, Philadelphia Daily News
From the Inside Flap
Image consultant Darlene Matthews draws on her fifteen years of color theory to create a foolproof, easy-to-follow system for fashion fitness that will help all women of color look great and feel terrific.
So, whether you are blue-black with green eyes, warm coffee brown with brown eyes, golden with hazel eyes, or black on black,, WOMEN OF COLOR will direct you towards an all-new color palette that perfectly reflects your season.
A contemporary COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL for the non-Caucasian woman, WOMEN OF COLOR is fully illustrated, with 32 pages of full color inserts, and line illustrations throughout. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
So, whether you are blue-black with green eyes, warm coffee brown with brown eyes, golden with hazel eyes, or black on black,, WOMEN OF COLOR will direct you towards an all-new color palette that perfectly reflects your season.
A contemporary COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL for the non-Caucasian woman, WOMEN OF COLOR is fully illustrated, with 32 pages of full color inserts, and line illustrations throughout. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Information,
By Susan B. "McQue98" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women of Color (Paperback)
This book has great basic information on color coordination. It is based on the concept of seasons...summer,winter, spring, and fall. It is directed toward women of color(black,hispanic, oriental, etc). For anyone familiar with the season's concept most other books will inaccurately blanket type all black women as "winters". This book does not. It takes in to consideration all our shades and hues. For anyone who has studied fashion or color application the information may be too basic. For the average woman or someone who is dissatisfied with the effect of the shades they wear this book has a lot of information and shows you how find colors to compliment your skin tone and undertones. This is also great for anyone needing to plan a wardrobe and needs to know how to mix and match colors to get the most mileage. I first read this book about 5 years ago. There wasn't a picture of the book cover so I thought it was a different book because of the copyright date. It is the same as the original from 1994. It's an excellent book and the information is still relevant but keep in mind to wear what feels good to you and that as people of color we come in every shade of the rainbow so there will always be exceptions to the rules.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Should Be More About Color!,
By QueenBean84 (LaFayette, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women of Color (Paperback)
I found this book a great add-on to Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful. The photographs are beautiful and the techniques are presented logically. However, I didn't like that she seems to advertise certain clothing designers like Donna Karran/DKNY and Liz Claiborne. Also, she seems to push the idea that in order to be beautiful you need to spend a lot of money on things like manicures & pedicures every 7 days seeing a skin care specialist often. HELLO! Not everyone has a budget for these sort of things! I also didn't like the fact that she seems to think that your season dictates your personality and what fragrance you choose.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Must-buy for Image Consultants - current and future!,
By
This review is from: Women of Color (Paperback)
This book takes the theory of Seasonal Color to a new level. As a woman of color and a Certified Image Consultant trained in Seasonal Color draping, I very much appreciated the detail and thought given to seasonal color as applied to women of color.Too often, women of color were tagged with one particular season, with no allowance for the rainbow of skin tones and coloring combinations that we are born with. This book explains not only the different possibilities for coloring, but teaches through gorgeous photography and color charts that women of color can fit into any of the traditional seasons. Wonderful information is also contained within this book on dressing figure challenges, accessories, and drawing the eye to where you want it. For anyone in the Image Consulting industry who works with women, this book is a great reference. Our world is becoming more multi-cultural every day, and this book will help Consultants work effectively within that world.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
"Beauty is only skin deep!" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seasonal color theory, mock turtleneck tops, seasonal palette, purple undertones, wardrobe building, professional wardrobe, many different outfits, golden beige, translucent powder, makeup colors, total look, color analysis, eye pencil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Multicultural Guide, Authority Color, Ellen Tracy, Warm Cool, Asian Springs, Dana Buchman, First Lady, Most Summer New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
"Beauty is only skin deep!" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seasonal color theory, mock turtleneck tops, seasonal palette, purple undertones, wardrobe building, professional wardrobe, many different outfits, golden beige, translucent powder, makeup colors, total look, color analysis, eye pencil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Multicultural Guide, Authority Color, Ellen Tracy, Warm Cool, Asian Springs, Dana Buchman, First Lady, Most Summer New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 4
books:
6
books
cite this book:
See all 6 books citing this book
- Your Career: Coach Yourself to Success by Jason Rich on page 81
- In the Spirit by Susan L. Taylor on page 179
- First Ladies (Cornerstones of Freedom) (Cornerstones of Freedom (Sagebrush)) by S. Clinton on page 69
- Baby Blue (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Julia Green on page 34
- Sound and Look Professional on TV and the Internet by Michelle McCoy on page 101, and page 196
- Going to the Chapel by Signature Bride editors on page 215, and Back Matter
- Style and Status: Selling Beauty to African American Women, 1920-1975 by Susannah Walker in Back Matter
- Sewing Pants and Skirts by Laurel Hoffmann in Back Matter
- Pedagogies of Crossing: Meditations on Feminism, Sexual Politics, Memory, and the Sacred (Perverse Modernities) by M. Jacqui Alexander in Back Matter
See all 6 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
