Eliza's Color & Chroma Chronicles
Eliza
Hair: (naturally) Medium Warm Brown (both red and gold highlights)
Skin: Medium-Light, Creamy Ivory (?) with Peach tones (Red-Orange base)
Eyes: Medium, Soft, Grey Blue with yellow spokes and a dark outer rim
(looks Teal blue or Teal Green depending on light and on clothing being
worn).
Analysis
2 Summers (in person and with color treated hair)
1 Spring (in person and with color treated hair)
1 Warm Spring (online and with color treated hair)
Self Assessments
CMB: Autumn and Spring (can fit both)
CMBLYB: None really - a mix of Soft Autumn, Warm Autumn, Deep Autumn
and Warm Spring! LOL!
Pooser/AIS: Warm
Style Directions: Warm/Deep
CMAS: None that I can find :(
Irenee Riter: Skin- Peaches and Cream, Hair- Muted, Eyes- Soft
>From old posts on The Color Connection:
>>>Bringing this over from my style thread......I am working on laundry and discarding items as I go along, but the reason for bringing that here is that as I hang up the keepers I am noticing the colors and the other factors (light/deep, bright/muted...). I have definitely gravitated towards certain colors. I also do seem to be gravitating towards one of the other factors as well.<<<
>>>I have been working on color combos as I am doing my closet. I have found that although reddish-rust, teal and browned burgundy are indeed warm, that I cannot wear them paired up with black. These particular teaming of colors gives off a "Winter" look and although the reddish-rust, teal and whatnot are warm in actuality, I feel "Cold" and off if I pair them with the black. I need to wear those colors with warm brown in order to look and feel right.
I can however, wear the marigold, chartreuse, burnt orange and
orangey-rust with the black and NOT feel cold and off.<<<
>>>I am nearly finished with my closet. The colors are predominately warm and subdued - some are soft and some are rich.
I have very few (a couple perhaps) vivid, intense or bright colors - I
had disposed of most of those when I went back to natural with my hair
color at the end of last year.
I have very few (perhaps just a couple) of cool colors.<<<
>>>Black, Brown and Rust (as well as some warm wine and warm burgundy) are the faves it seems for neutrals (for pants, skirts, purses, etc.)
The colors are evening out as I add more to the keep pile, and I am no
longer noticing any particular color as a fave at this time.<<<
>>>OK, about my colors........ I have hung up a few more "Keepable" items, the closet still looks warm, soft and muted. The only brightish colors in there at all are one clear red sweater and a marigold ribbed tee.<<<
>>>I have realized that I do not have much blue or green in my closet - I suppose that I should add some more.
My closet seems to be black, various shades of browns (including tans,
beiges, khakis), various shade of reds (rust, tomato, wine, burgundy,
etc.) and various shades of orange (burnt orange, red-orange, pumpkin,
etc.).<<<
>>>But anyway, it was colors like sage, grey blue, dusty rose, etc. that were preferred on me, as well as chocolate! Chocolate does seem to be one of my best.
I wonder if the 2 consultants that saw me as a Spring would still, now
that my hair is back to being tonal and rich as opposed to bright?
I just can't see many of the Spring colors working well, nor can my
sister or my friend. We all say "Tonal" (dusty, muted, greyed, browned,
etc.).<<<
Eliza
I tried on two colors last night at JC Penney's that I would deem
"Softly bright" and most dfinetly Spring. I liked them both a lot! One
was a blue color and one was a pink.
I would prefer them just a tad softer but I could always do Ruthie's
tea soak method to tone them down more. :)
RuthieK
I take a large metal stock pot with a lid that I don't use for anything
else (its rubbish for cooking, burns in the middle of the bottom). You
could use a plastic bowl, but it will stain the bowl if its pale, and
you wouldn't be able to put it on the stove to get it hot again.
I put in 10 or more of the cheapest tea bags sold at the supermarket
(box kept for this purpose) and then pour two kettlefuls of boiling
water and stir with a wooden spoon. I let it sit for maybe 10 minutes.
If its gone too cool I heat it back up on the stove. Then using the
spoon I fish out all the teabags squeezing them against the side of the
pot and give a final stir. Don't leave the teabags in because then you
get darker blotches where the tbag touched the fabric.
Then I take the item which needs 'softening' in colour, this needs to
be largely cotton based (or at least polycotton) and whilst it is DRY,
drop it in the pot of hot tea, swish it about to make sure its all
under the liquid and leave briefly and take it out again. I immediately
rinse it in cold water - this keeps the colour even, if it dries
without being rinsed the effect is uneven.
I only do it on new items, because worn items don't dye under the arms
from my deoderant.
You can wet things in cold water before you put them in but that makes
a less strong colour, using fewer teabags or cool water also makes for
a paler colour.
Then when you later launder the item you need to use a non bio washing
powder, as the ones with enzymes in will clean the tea out thinking its
a stain!
And even with the non bio the brown will fade a little each time you
wash it.
I most recently dyed a whole lot of white cotton briefs to skintone
using this method, they are all various shades of beige, skintone,
ivory, cream etc depending on how long I left them in and how many
times they have been laundered since. And I wear them under my summer
clothes just in case there is any show through.
Now if the item is coloured it will just take on a light brown cast -
so a hot pink goes a softer browner pink, bright blue goes to sea
green, bright green goes more khaki etc.
I have only done smallish items, briefs, tanks, tees, shirts. I think
if I wanted to dye anything larger I'd investigate the home dyes (RIT
for you, Dylon for me).
Have fun, and be beige!
RuthieK
Eliza
Eliza
will be happy living in daily. I am still not certain and am still
experimenting. :)
Primaries
Red: Soft Rust
Yellow: Unknown
Blue: Muted Pacific Blue
Secondaries
Orange: Deep Pumpkin
Purple: Unknown
Green: Sage or Jade (undecided)
Neutrals
Various Browns
Olive
Khaki
Black
Eliza
Pacific Blue
http://www.robertdemar.com/images/aerials/aer073.jpg
My top and jacket match this picture :)