It wasn't luck that propelled the first Color Me Beautiful guidebook to become a major bestseller, creating a sensation that continues to change lives today. It introduced a whole new way of looking at clothes and makeup.
Like the first book more than a decade ago, this updated guide will change your outlook on life. The concepts you'll find here will give you the right tools to make the right choices at home and in the store. If you haven't organized your closet for a while or find yourself unsure about what to buy, this is the book for you. This handy guide provides a springboard to the concepts, colors, and regiments that can make you look your best. Inside, you'll find great new information and perspectives ... and a few all-new colors too.
The Color Me Beautiful concepts have been refined and developed to give you more flexibility than ever before. The author has blended two all-new color concepts, warm and cool, with our tried-and-true Four Seasons color palettes--Winter, Summer, Autumn, and Spring--to help you better understand and choose the right shades for you. Do you color your hair? Well, then we've got you covered. Do you need to update your makeup? This is the place to learn how to do it. Do you need some direction when shopping for clothes? We give you ideas on how to wear colors in ways you never have before. Discover our revolutionary approach to color analysis and learn how you can Reinvent Yourself with Color Me Beautiful!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
a step backwards:
If you are like me and first became familiar with the Color Me Beautiful system of Seasonal Color analysis (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) back in the 80's you may have felt like you didn't quite "fit" into one of the four seasons. You weren't alone, other color analysts estimate that only 25% of the population is a true representative of one season, the majority of us have coloring that is more like 80% one season with 20% from another. So in the early 1990's CMB expanded their seasons to 12 - there were... more info
Not recommended:
Richmond uses the four-season system popularized by the original Color Me Beautiful for classifying women's coloring. First, she describes the hair colors, eye colors, and skin tones associated with either 'warm' or 'cool' types. This section could have used more illustrations, particularly for the skin tone descriptions which I didn't find clear at all. Then she divides the 'cool' types into summer and winter and the 'warm' types into spring and autumn based on whether hair color is light or dark. Each... more info
Sad retread of previous CMB books:
I've given this book two stars for the decent color palettes. Color blocks are large and clear. But this book repeats information in previous Color Me Beautiful books, especially in Carole Jackson's original, and offers nothing new except a revision of a system that has been applied to people of all races and geographical areas, and now applies to fewer people than ever before. The genius of Carole Jackson's original Color Me Beautiful is in presenting a system of four palettes, each distinguished by... more info
Easy reading and informative:
I only gave the book 4 stars because: 1. To purchase the complete color pallet it costs $35. Bummer! 2. I thought the book was going to give me a simple answer, make me confident and feel beautiful. However, it made me ask more questions than get answers. Before reading this book, I thought I was a winter person because I preferred bright colors, black and white, and silver jewelry. From what I read in the book, it looks like I might be an autumn, wearing browns, greens, and beige colors with... more info
