- ISBN13: 9780600619611
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Following on from Hamlyn’s successful Color Me Confident, Color 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 colors work best with you, Color 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.
For those women who don’t want to look their age, Color Me Younger provides all the expert, no-nonsense advice you need to help you she… More >>
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Color Me Younger has an important message at its core – our bodies change over time, and we need to accept and go with that change. I think that’s a powerful thought for all of us to absorb. Yes, we might have liked to dress in tiny pink tutus when we were young and our skin was flushed with youth. Yes, we can *choose* to dress that way in our 40s and 50s too. However, we should at least be aware the way our skin and hair now look against the colors and to be cognizant of the impression we are making on those we might be trying to influence.
I want to say first that I am a strong proponent of dressing and looking the way you want to. If you love grey hair, that’s wonderful! If you feel that you shine in a leather mini-skirt, then shine away. It’s important to understand the trade-offs though. If your lifelong dream is to run the local PTA, you will find it more challenging if you dress in leather miniskirts and spiked heels at age 50. Not impossible, but more hurdles will appear. Each of us chooses our own battles and decides what to compromise on. A nudist hauled into court might choose to – just for a day – put on clothes rather than face a $500 fine.
So with that all in mind, Color Me Younger is a wake-up call for people who found “a look” in their 20s and never varied. Their hair has changed color, their skin has changed color, in many cases even their eyes have changed color – but the person’s “inner” mental image has remained stationary. We need to reflect on who we are every once in a while, look at ourselves with open eyes and dress the best we can for the body we have now.
There are six groups – light, deep, warm, cool, clear, and soft. Again, these groups are about how you look NOW. The book offers nice color “starbursts” of which colors go well with each group. It’s fairly straightforward to look through the information and figure out which group you best fit with, and to see which colors therefore match well against your skin and hair.
There is information about face shape, how to have healthy skin, and much more. The section I found most fascinating was the clothing area. They put the exact same outfit on two different people of two different shapes. It was amazing how much better the outfit would match one shape than another! It shows that each of us can be quite beautiful, we just need to dress well to highlight and flatter our shape.
The book isn’t perfect. Some of the make-up jobs that were “after” images were sort of scary. Again I know that different people like different looks so maybe the ones I found over the top others think are cool and hip.
In general though I found a lot of good advice in here, and I agree fully with the underlying message. We are all beautiful. We need to look at ourselves as we are now, embrace that current state we are in, and dress ourselves the best we can to reflect who we are.
Rating: 4 / 5
Over 40 and wondering why the colors which used to look so perfect for you now darken your face or make you look ghostly? You, my friend, need a color makeover, which Veronique Henderson and Pat Henshaw provide in this wonderful book. They help us identify our dominant coloring characteristics, which must be done first prior to achieving a more youthful appearance.
Inappropriate colors may cast dark shadows across our faces, emphasizing lines which age us, and making our skin, hair and eyes look dull. Color Me Younger covers everything from hair, to makeup, to clothing styles . . . helping us turn back the clock to find our most youthful look. The authors tell us that even our accessories play a big role in how we look.
I think we have all seen women who age themselves by wearing either far too youthful clothing for their age, or far too frumpy, as well as the wrong colors. Have a friend or family member in this category? It might be too hard to come out and tell them they are ruining their looks with the clothing they choose, so buy them a gift which will help them become more beautiful as they age. I recommend this book, as well as Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45. Order both to feel and look your best!
Rating: 5 / 5
I suppose there are some women who could benefit from this book, but they would have to be those with no clue about how to dress. There are women in here with awful makeup (“after” photos. Really, no one should be rimming their eyes with half-inch powder-blue circles.), and ridiculously arbitrary lists of how many of what type of clothing pieces a woman at a certan age should own. I’d describe it as “makeover frump.” You’ve been madeover; if this is the guide, you’re still a frump. You will not look “younger” using this book as a guide, and in fact, you may look older or just plain dowdy in some of the suggested outfits. Try Charla Krupp’s book instead.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve only had time to do a quick run-through of this book. It appears to be helpful and useful in analyzing one’s style and look for those of us over 55. I own three other “Color Me Beautiful” books and find this one a little different in color analysis. Overall I found it a good resource.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book shows you which colors to choose for your wardrobe in your 40′s, 50′s and 60′s. As we age the colors that compliment our changing hair and skin tones change. Absolutely the easiest book to understand with celebrity examples and clear
picture examples to show the 6 different types light dominant, deep dominant, warm
dominant, cool dominant, clear dominant and soft dominant. I plan to become a professional Image Consultant and working towards a diploma so this book is indespensable for me since the 4 Seasons do not cover everything I will need to know
to find a clients best colors.
Rating: 5 / 5