The classic makeup and style book, now updated for the 1990s and expanded to 12 color palettes.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Excellent Choice:
This is an excellent book that elaborates on the very helpful Seasonal Color Theory. Not only does this book discuss color, it also reviews body types, personality styles, suggestions for approrpriate seasonal make-up and eyeglasses, plus other helpful hints. I am having great fun reading this book and applying some of the knowledge to my own life -- and I'm an almost seventy-year old woman! The color plates are very poor, but I found a place online to order swatches for my color season -- Light Spring --... more info
Not as good as the original.:
As I read this book, I found myself wondering why it was still in print in 2008. It features creaky old rules such as "never wear trousers to the office, because women in higher management only wear skirts." This was sound advice fifteen years ago, but today? Hardly. This book uses a twelve-season system of color analysis instead of Carole Jackson's original four season system. It promises to be more personalized, and yet somehow, it isn't. It limits the colors you are "allowed" to wear to a certain depth... more info
Still the Best -- After All These Years:
It's the end of 2007. I live in L.A., where staying on the cutting edge of fashion is practically blood sport (pun intended), and I can't believe I'm saying this: I bought this book on a whim. I found a cheap, used copy and thought, "Why not?" When I found tons of useful information, including the first correct "diagnoses" of my season AND my body type, I just about fell out of my chair. I've tried the original CMB, and the supposedly new-and-improved methods by Doris Pooser and Leatrice Eisemann. They... more info
Liked the original better:
The author has some valid points in this more-or-less updated book on Color Me Beautiful. However, I really liked the first method better. It was simpler to follow, easier to understand, and less time-consuming. But, if you're really into this, it is an interesting read with some good information. Just know that you'll be picking yourself out from twelve different types as opposed to the original four!
