As many of you will
have noticed, I recently refreshed the Angel Wings Holistics website. I've
taken it from dark & mysterious to fresh and spring-like with a lot less
jargon!
Bright, fresh green
and sunny yellow now leap off the screen and my favourite yellow tulips are on
the front page, replacing the starry night background and mysterious dark blue
tones.
I really feel like
the website is more a part of me now. Light, bright, golden spring colours make
me look my best, according to a recent style consultation with the wonderful
Anita from House of Colour; so it made sense that my website should "wear"
them too.
I've never been very
good at picking clothes, always ending up with some nice garments, but no idea
how to wear them & no nicely coordinated outfits to speak of. Like many of
us (especially the ladies) I have always shied away from colours, because I
didn't know how to wear them, and I always ended up looking like a clown.
That's not really the image I was going for. As a result, trusty old black made
up most of my wardrobe until very recently, along with a few muted colours.
Anita showed me how
much better my skin looked next to the bright spring colours and gold jewellery - yes, she's very
strict, no more silver allowed! She told me that my key words when looking for
clothes should be "Clear, light, bright and warm." I realised as soon
as she said it that she was also describing my personality, and it got me
thinking about how colours affect our mood & our energy.
She pointed out to
me that black really does nothing for me, it actually makes me look tired and
old, so why did I always wear it?
It got me thinking
about why black is such a "safe" colour that most of us seem to pick?
Looking at ladies around town and in the office I work in, I started to notice
how many of them were wearing black, almost as a cover up or a protective bubble.
From a colour
therapy point of view, black is a very protective and peaceful colour. In this
day and age, it's understandable why many of us are so drawn to it and layer on
lots of black protection against the daily grind of bad news stories telling us
about recession, war, misery, the price of petrol and depression. Take that
coupled with the belief that it's somehow a "slimming" colour (personally I'm not convinced) and black's a
winner.
According to Anita,
a lot of people shouldn't be wearing black at all - like me for instance.
Following our
session, I have started wearing a bright turquoise scarf, bright orangey
lipsticks and warm navy and browns. And
I do feel different. I feel lighter, more vibrant and happier all round.
Having researched my
colours I discovered that turquoise is calming and harmonious, navy is very
healing, orange tones bring joy and vibrancy and browns keep you grounded and
focused.
Maybe it really is
time to ditch the black and colour yourself happy!
If
you would like to know more about a colour or style consultation, you can
contact Anita by email:
anita.marsh@houseofcolour.co.uk
or find her here:
Remember
to tell her I sent you, and get ready to colour yourself happy!
