Colour Therapy this Christmas

“Colour is life; …. Colours are the children of light, what’s missing? Most of us have 11 colours with 7 and light of their mother” neutral shades. Can you beat that? (Johannes Itten ‘The Colour Journal’) • Bring out your brighter shades – particularly when I’m not a colour therapist but I certainly see the you don’t feel very bright. Experiment and see if powerful effect colours can have on us. Whether it’s this can change how you’re feeling. You might be that magical moment seeing the right colours light surprised. up the face or the joy of hearing how much more • Which neutrals could you put with your primary confident clients feel in themselves when they look red? Black, grey and navy are often put with red but good. Colour can undoubtedly give us a boost. what about tan, brown and some lighter blues? Luckily for us Christmas is synonymous with the • Bring colour into your loungewear. If you’re most versatile colour in the palette, red. We all look spending more time in comfort clothing make it good in red, true red, primary red. It has an equal good, you deserve it. Embrace the joy that colour balance of blue and yellow and works with all our can bring to brighten up time spent at home. other shades in the palette (I do have some tiny • Give the gift of a colour consultation – find out caveats to that which anyone who has had a colour those shades that really light you up inside an out! consultation will know, but release any need to worry about this). Embracing red is a great way to offer us a Article by Jennie Billings level of mood boost. House of Colour • A scarf, some red lipstick, start small and build up to it if you feel nervous about embracing it. It’s a House of Colour has a network of great choice in a belt. stylists to help you update your look. • Review how many colours you have in your Find your nearest at wardrobe. Are you repeat buying the same hues, houseofcolour.co.uk/find-a-stylist 18 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts