Colour Therapy this Christmas

“Colour is life; …. Colours are the children of light, and light of their mother” (Johannes Itten ‘The Colour Journal’)

I’m not a colour therapist but I certainly see the powerful effect colours can have on us. Whether it’s that magical moment seeing the right colours light up the face or the joy of hearing how much more confident clients feel in themselves when they look good. Colour can undoubtedly give us a boost. Luckily for us Christmas is synonymous with the most versatile colour in the palette, red. We all look good in red, true red, primary red. It has an equal balance of blue and yellow and works with all our other shades in the palette (I do have some tiny caveats to that which anyone who has had a colour consultation will know, but release any need to worry about this). Embracing red is a great way to offer us a level of mood boost. • A scarf, some red lipstick, start small and build up to it if you feel nervous about embracing it. It’s a great choice in a belt. • Review how many colours you have in your wardrobe. Are you repeat buying the same hues,

what’s missing? Most of us have 11 colours with 7 neutral shades. Can you beat that? • Bring out your brighter shades – particularly when you don’t feel very bright. Experiment and see if this can change how you’re feeling. You might be surprised. • Which neutrals could you put with your primary red? Black, grey and navy are often put with red but what about tan, brown and some lighter blues? • Bring colour into your loungewear. If you’re spending more time in comfort clothing make it good, you deserve it. Embrace the joy that colour can bring to brighten up time spent at home. • Give the gift of a colour consultation – find out those shades that really light you up inside an out!

Article by Jennie Billings House of Colour

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