The Colour of Confidence

What I learned when I swapped an online analysis for the real thing — and why it matters in midlife

A few weeks ago, I went and had my colours analysed. Properly this time.

Years ago, I had done an online version where you send through some selfies and a stylist analyses them, but the problem with that is… photos lie. Lighting, filters, shadows; they all play tricks on the eye. The top you’re wearing or even the wall behind you can throw everything off. So while I got something helpful out of that experience, I always had a sneaking suspicion it wasn’t the full story.

This time, I booked in with Jade, a Colour Analyst from The Seasonal Stylist on the Sunshine Coast. What made her approach different is that she does some of her sessions in a salon, which means you can literally hold up swatches of hair colour next to your face as well as fabric drapes. For me, that was the real pull.

Because while a lot of people get their colours done so they know what clothes to buy, for me, it was more about hair.