Over 4 decades ago, I recall my mom having her “color analysis” done. 🎨 She loved fashion and really enjoyed matching not only pieces in her wardrobe … but also her complexion.
Honestly, I can’t believe it took me so long to have my own color palette professionally analyzed.
I thought I knew what suited me. I naturally reached for the familiar colors and shades I’d worn for as long as I have been making my own style choices.
But to my surprise, my dear friend and color analyst told me … I was off. Not wildly, but enough to matter.
So I began adjusting … choosing different tones, layering new combinations, and observing closely.
Not just how it looked, but how it “felt.”
I use color 🖍️ as one of many treatment options. I knew it was more than a style statement. It’s a subtle language that affects the nervous system.
But I wasn’t applying it in my daily life.
A calming sage, a motivating coral, 🪸 a grounding plum. It’s not just the color … but also the shade that speaks to our innate genetic makeup. 💄
Color gently invites balance, brings something buried into the light or …
… might make us feel a bit “uneasy or agitated.”
When we’re under chronic stress, our system is constantly overwhelmed. We stop noticing the subtle signs. Some external influence either makes us feel alive or sucks the life out of us.
Aligning our color can help us recalibrate … in this case, from the outside in. 🍃
I have started calling it “energetic dressing.”
And I’ve come to see it as part of being my own PCP (Primary Care Person).
It’s a new strategy we’re using to develop awareness as Wellness Warriors. (If you’re not a member, why not?)
Paying attention. Making aligned choices. Letting beauty be a form of medicine.💊
This week, I invite you to experiment.
Stand in front of your closet and ask: “How does this color make me feel?” What feeling does it evoke? 👗
Not just how it looks. I found that I was conditioned to seeing myself in certain colors … even those that weren’t flattering.
I was fascinated watching the color wash over my face as my friend experimented to identify my palette.
Sometimes, the smallest shifts create surprising results.
