Ever since I can remember I have been told to avoid wearing warm colours which might - god forbid - “clash” with my ginger hair, and that I should instead opt for cooler colours like blue. But here I am at a chic studio in Wenvoe on a weekday afternoon being told that “tomato red” and “pumpkin orange” are among two of my best colours. Holding up some fabric in those shades close to my face Nicole Griffiths - who I met less than an hour before - says: “Wow! See how that lights up your face?” She points out how the hues in my colour palette - which also include warm greens, browns and mustard yellow - make me look more awake, with brighter eyes and more defined features.
And I can only agree with her, especially when she holds up a bright royal blue swatch which makes me look paler than ever, and a pastel pink one that makes me look quite unwell to say the least. READ MORE: I tried W7’s new 6-step nightly skincare range and I feel like all my skin worries have gone away READ MORE: 'I'm a self-confessed second-hand shopaholic, I've saved hundreds with these simple tricks' I’m getting my “colours done” - something as normal for women in the 1980s as it is for women to get their nails done today. Back then companies including Colour Me Beautiful and House of Colour made big business out of assessing people’s colours and publishing bestselling guide books.
They trained consultants who would drape their clients in different coloured fabrics and determine wh.