Your Style #161 mid July 2024

Monochromatic - high impact minimal fuss! 

Monochromatic dressing is chic, elegant and streamlines your silhouette! 

I hesitated between the words 'monotone' which strictly means one-color-dressing or 'monochromatic'. But, actually, the latter gives us some leeway in the fact that we can use 'tones' of one color! 

So whether you want to make a statement or just like to throw together a few unfussy separates, relax because every element of an outfit doesn't have to match perfectly!

Summer Roses

My palette of Summer Roses shows that rarely is a color out of bounds whatever your color direction. 

I've always considered ROSE PINK to be a cool color and yet, the more I break color into palettes the more I realize that nature has it's own agenda!

We tend to think that Cool rose pink is only found in the Summer and the Winter palettes, not so! 

The Warm palettes of Spring and Autumn have their own part of pink roses to enjoy!

Beauty Spotlight Team

Looking for a refreshing mask for this hot weather, the NATUROPATHICA Aloe Vera Replenishing Gel Mask is the perfect hydrating pick-me-up. Lola's Secret Beauty Blog highly recommends this skin-care treasure.

We all agree Mother Nature cranked the thermostat up to a "nuclear furnace" this month, but we can weather the fiery storm with some creative cooling strategies. Check out Barbie's Beauty Bits survival guide to conquering the heatwave this summer and emerge triumphant not transparent like a melting popsicle!

Online Color Analysis - the WINTER season!

Gaby is a successful business woman with a strong sense of style but wanted to confirm her coloring. She had been recommended to use golden tones in her makeup to compliment her (presumed) warm skin but the colors weren't actually flattering her at all. 

Italian skin tones are very diverse reflecting the rich cultural and geographical variations across the country and, while most skin tones are a version of olive the majority having a warm (yellow/green) undertone, this is not always the case.

From her natural photos I was able to identify that Gaby's skin is olive toned but it is COOL and DEEP. She is instinctively drawn towards the Winter colors and they are a superb backdrop to her dramatic coloring. 

Fortunately, one of her photos was a studio shot with professional makeup and, the artist got it spot on; she looks radiant! I show you the before and after makeup transformations that explain her color direction so clearly.  

Unfortunately, sales assistants even many makeup artists, however well trained, are rarely experts in color and skin tones. When choosing makeup colors do take time to request a sample foundation to try at home before parting with your hard earned money! See more happy clients on the Testimonials page. 

Gaby says: "I bought a lot of makeup in recommended colors and was "in a test phase". 🙂 I find it very interesting that I always subconsciously preferred Winter colors in clothes whereas my makeup was presumed to be Warm! Overall, I am enjoying this new experience very much.🙂

Thank you again for your time and for this amazing experience and I wish you all the best and a wonderful day.🙂Gaby, Italy

with love Pamela x

Summer Grooming