"Who questions much shall learn much."
Francis Bacon
Investment £99. ½ to ¾ day. Leather colour wallet & personalised booklet. Includes refreshments
Colour Analysis
Summer Natural Classic

Colour Analysis FAQ's

About YOU

  • Can I still come if I have a tan?
    • Yes, if it is your natural tan, i.e. not fake. Your colouring is determined by your genetics and therefore your particular tan is related to your colouring.
  • Could I change seasons as I get older?
    • Your seasonal colouring is dependent upon your genetics. With the system we use at House of Colour, we are confident in our ability to get you to the right season first time.

      As you get older, you might choose to return for a refresh or colour re-rate to find out how your best colours are shifting within your seasonal spectrum.
  • Do I change seasons if I have a tan?
    • Unless your tan is fake, you won't change seasons; rather, your best colours within your season may shift. You may have noticed that when you have a tan, you are able to wear more colours (e.g. paler/lighter or stronger/brighter than you might normally choose).
  • What happens if I have a tan?
    • The process we take you through for analysing your seasonal colours is exactly the same. The colour of your recommended foundation is likely to be different, so speak to your consultant about returning at a later date to identify your foundation colour when your tan has faded.
  • If my hair colour changes, does my colour spectrum (season) change?
    • Your seasonal colouring is determined by your genetics and is based primarily on your skin tone. We are able to carry out an accurate colour analysis whatever your current hair colour and make recommendations for selecting a colour, should you wish to dye your hair which will complement your colouring.
  • Could I turn out to be two seasons?
    • No. The system our consultants are trained in ensures that we are able to clearly identify your seasonal colouring to one season. Some peoples colouring lies near the cusp of two seasons. In order for you to be able to clearly understand your colours and how to use them effectively, it is important that you understand your one season.
  • Can I wear black on the bottom half even though it's not my season?
    • Black is best on those with Winter colouring. On other seasons it is draining so while it will be less draining below your waist than next to your face, when you are able to replace it with a dark neutral (e.g. navy, brown or grey) from your season the complementary difference will make you look and feel so much better.

      In your colour class, we show you what works best. Ultimately, you can wear what you like, but why would you want to wear something that doesn't make you look amazing?
  • Can you do Asian/African skins?
    • The Colour analysis your House of Colour consultant is trained in is a robust and accurate process. It works on all skin colours and types from the palest through to the darkest.
  • Do you advise on hair colours/styles?
    • After identifying your seasonal colouring, your consultant will be able to give you general advice on hair colours for you to discuss in more detail with your hair dresser. Hair styles are more depending upon your face shape and personality, thus this will come in your Personal Style class.
  • Do I really need lipstick?
    • Lipstick is the one essential piece of make-up which serves to enhance your features and brighten the look in your eyes. Most people are not confident in choosing the colours which suit them best. In your Colour Analysis class, your best colours are identified in consultation with you so that you are confident in wearing it.

About the consultation

  • How long will it last?
    • Depending on the number in the class, it will take between ½-¾ of a day and includes appropriate refreshments. This includes all the background information to explain how and why the House of Colour, Colour Analysis system works and your own individual analysis.
  • Can I come for part of the day?
    • The class is a comprehensively designed program to lead you through the process in a logical order and ensure that you understand the information as comprehensively as possible. If you are unable to stay for the whole day, ask your consultant for other available dates to book to make sure you get full value from your investment.
  • Can I bring a friend?
    • You can! We encourage people to book with their friends or family members they are most likely to shop with or ask advice on clothes – in this way you both get value from your investment by understanding yours and your companions information. If your companion is already a House of Colour, colour client, they are welcome to join you for the colour class with a nominal contribution for refreshments.
  • Can I bring a friend?
    • You can! We encourage people to book with their friends or family members they are most likely to shop with or ask advice on clothes – in this way you both get value from your investment by understanding yours and your companions information. If your companion is already a House of Colour, colour client, they are welcome to join you for the colour class with a nominal contribution for refreshments.
  • What do I have to wear?
    • Something which is comfortable and appropriate to the seasonal weather. In winter we request that you don't wear polo necks or high collars because of the way we use the drapes.
  • Do I get lunch?
    • If your class continues over lunch time, lunch will be provided. Please let your consultant know of any particular dietary requirements you may have.
  • Will I be on my own?
    • Classes are open, thus you will meet other people such as yourself who have booked onto the same class. A class will have a maximum of 6 people.
  • What do I get to take away with me on the day?
    • Your class fee includes your leather bound colour wallet containing the colour swatches of your season and a note book which provides information about your colours, how to wear them for greatest effect and the details of your personalised colour rating which clearly identifies your best colours within your season and explains how to use them for greatest impact.

      Your consultant will have identified your key, essential make up colours to suit you. This is available for you to purchase from your consultant at the end of your class.
  • Do I need to bring anything with me?
    • All materials are provided for you on the class. You may find it useful to bring your make up essentials so that you can check whether they are the right colour for your skin tone after your colour analysis is completed. Bring your purse with some means of paying for products so that you are able to purchase them at the end of the class if you wish to.
  • How do I pay?
    • Please contact your consultant to find out what methods of payment they accept.
  • What happens if I book then can't come?
    • Bookings are taken in good faith and payment is required in full on booking to secure and reserve your place. Cancellations need to be made with your consultant 1 month prior to the class for a full refund. You are welcome to replace yourself on the class to avoid losing your consultation fee.
  • Can you come to me?
    • Due to the materials and tools we use in a consultation, classes are offered in our consultant's studios. For Corporate or group events, please contact your local consultant.
  • Why do you only hold classes in groups, not one to one?
    • Value from your class comes from your knowing what your results are, i.e. what your colours are and how to use them. Additional value is gained from the learning experience of the group dynamic, it is often easier to look more objectively at someone else than ourselves and thus understand how and why the system works.

      Some people prefer the focused attention of a 1:1 learning experience in which case the Fast Track Style is for you.
      By offering you a class experience we are able to offer you increased value by reducing the cost of the service to you. You get 4-6 hours with a professional Colour Analysis expert in a small group.
  • Should I wear make-up?
    • In order to perform an accurate Colour Analysis, your consultant needs to work with your natural skin. All make up needs to be removed thus we ask you to arrive without any on to speed up the process.
  • Is this only for business women?
    • This is an open class for anyone who wants to find out what colours suit them, how to create a look that makes them look good and feel comfortable in their clothes. The benefits of looking good are equally applicable to your personal time as your work life.

      See also men's colour analysis
  • Why should I bother at my age?
    • The natural glow of youth can be more forgiving with colours so it can appear that we are able to wear a wider range of colours more easily, as we get older and our skin and hair tone merges together, it is less forgiving and we often migrate to a few safe colours, or go in the other direction and encompass the full rainbow!

      Regardless of your age, your best colours will show you in your healthiest light. Glowing and radiant, making you look younger, slimmer and fitter, more professional, confident, friendly and approachable; these benefits are not exclusive to the young!

      Students need to make best use of their (often) limited financial resources.
      Busy working women and mothers need to be able to make best use of their often limited time resources.
      Mature and retired women come in many shapes, sizes and varied financial and resources, anything to make life easier, simpler or more enjoyable has to be a bonus regardless of your age!

      Mother's often take advantage of the Kid's colour to make best use of the clothes for their children.

About the results!

  • What happens when I go grey?
    • Your skin and hair tones tend to merge closer together with the passage of time, so while your seasonal colouring will stay the same (it is based on your genetic makeup) your best colours within that season are likely to shift in a similar way as you may have noticed with acquiring or losing a tan. For example, someone who wears black in their 20's with lighter accessories may shift to wearing grey in their 60's with black accessories.
  • Will my colours always stay the same?
    • Your seasonal colour analysis should stay the same, since your genetic composition doesn't change. However, occasionally we have found clients who have been on major medication (e.g. liver or heart) which has affected their skin tone. This is not a problem when you are working with a House of Colour consultant.
  • How do I keep my look current? (Hairstyles etc.)
    • Hairstyles, glasses and accessories are often the elements of your look which change the most with fashion. Visit your consultant for your fashion update (LINK) to find out what this seasons 'tweaks to your classic wardrobe items are.

Make up

  • Is make up really necessary?
    • Make up, chosen to suit your colouring and applied well will help accentuate and define your face clearly and naturally. Foundation evens out the skin tone thus reducing the appearance of redness, shadows and fine lines. Blusher naturally enhances your cheek bones when applied subtly. Eye make-up helps create definition to your eyes enabling them to appear larger and clearer. While lipstick enhances your eyes and facial features as well as being the critical finishing touches.
  • Why do I need to wear make-up?
    • You don't! However, wearing the right coloured make up for you and knowing how to apply it easily and effectively will help you to naturally enhance your looks so that people see you, not your clothes and they see you in your best light rather than you becoming invisible.

      It's a bit like a picture frame – your clothes and hair form the frame, your face is the picture which people look at first, thus you need to finish off the picture for people to create the best looking result and help people to see you. When you catch a glimpse of yourself looking good, you immediately feel better about yourself, the same happens when people give you complements!
  • I never wear make-up…
    • Some people choose not to on a daily basis and while we know it enhances your natural looks, helping to give a natural, healthy glow, it doesn't suit some people's lifestyles. For those occasions where you might choose to dress up and wear make-up, it is critical to your self confidence that you know you are wearing the right colours and applying it correctly.
  • Do I need to match my nail varnish to my lipstick?
    • In the days when people didn't understand the colour spectrums and how it relates to what we wear, matching nail varnish and lipstick was the way to create a finished (polished) look. In your Colour analysis class you will learn about your key points of red for your season. It is a good idea to tone your lipstick and nail varnish from a similar point of red, but not essential. Your clothing personality might require you to be more adventurous, or more cautious in your colour combinations! Have fun with it!