The short answer to this question is no, but it’s more complicated than that. Before we get started answering the hair color question, you may be wondering what this season stuff is all about. Well, it is basically the theory that each person’s natural coloring fits into a season, which then determines what other colors will look best on them. When wearing colors that are harmonious with your natural coloring, you will shine and feel more confident. Your best colors can be found by completing a personal color analysis. Once someone knows their season, the question then becomes, “Will my season change if I change my hair color?” Again the answer is no, but it’s not quite that simple.
Your season, and more importantly your sub-season, is made up of so many different elements to include: the value of your coloring (dark or light), your color quality (intense, bright, muted, toasted or shaded), your color temperature (warm, neutral, or cool), and even your personality. Hair color plays a role, but only as one element to assess your overall temperature. It plays a bigger role in how you wear your colors and that’s where it gets complicated.
First off, as long as you had an accurate analysis, your season never changes. You are a Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. What changes when you change your hair, is how you wear your colors and which colors within your season (or sub-season) are best for you. If your hair change is so drastic that the colors in your season no longer work for you, then you might want to consider whether that change was one you should have made. Just saying!
How Changing your Hair, Changes How you Wear Color
First Example: Okay, so let’s say that your change was fairly subtle. Believe it or not, it does still have an effect. I’m a prime example of this. For the past year, I’ve been struggling with what to do with my hair as I’ve become quite gray (like 85%). Should I embrace the gray or cover it up? While pondering this question, I was dying it myself. I chose a color that accurately matched my eyebrows. The problem was that it wasn’t very bright. After a friend of mine told me firmly that I needed to do something with my hair, I went to a hairdresser who brought me back to a bright blonde.
The interesting part is that during this year of hair struggles, I’ve also struggled with my clothing. The reason has to do with color contrast. When my hair became neutral (gray is neutral and so is the blonde color I was dying it), I became less of a color dominated person. This means that I could handle less color. As a formerly color dominant person (blue eyes, yellow hair, and pink skin), I was able to comfortably wear two or three colors at the same time. When my hair changed to neutral, and I put on foundation, I became one color and multiple colors no longer looked good on me. If that sounds a bit confusing, read this poston personal color harmony.
This fairly subtle change resulted in a change in my “best” casual neutral too. Casual neutrals tend to be a lighter neutral – a version of tan or gray. With my self-dyed neutral hair, my best casual neutral was a grayed taupe (right), but my brighter hair change resulted in my best being closer to beige (left). Having a custom fan, I was able to easily change out the swatch. Both swatches are from Spring color palettes, and the change isn’t huge, but it has resulted in which neutral blazer or cardigan works best on me and that does make a difference!
Second Example: Another way that hair color affects how you wear clothes is with value contrast. My beautiful jewel-toned Summer client used to have dark hair and light skin, so she looked amazing when wearing high contrast clothing. Think black and white together. She also could rock an all neutral look. Now that she is fully gray, she no longer has high contrast. She now needs medium colors mixed with dark or light. Her best color scheme is neutral plus a color. It was great to see her light up as she noticed the difference when we were doing her closet. She’d always been a fairly natural beauty and was thinking that she might need to start wearing more makeup. Once she started wearing color (and herspecific colors) she didn’t need makeup, because she literally glowed!
By the way, your value contrast can also change with a tan. So, how you wear your colors in summer versus winter can change as you become more or less contrasted. Blondes tend to increase their contrast while brunettes decrease their contrast. Same as with hair, your season doesn’t change, but how you wear your colors will. Since value and color contrast are such an important part of feeling great in your colors, it is included in my custom color analysis services.
Your Turn! What are some of your struggles when it comes to color and hair?
About Shannon
I’m Shannon Manion, a color and style consultant, military spouse, and recovering shopaholic – always buying, but never having anything to wear. Color Curate is all about helping you become effortlessly confident – comfortable with how you look and what you’re wearing each and every day. Visit my website to learn more about Color Curate and my passion for helping others curate their best image through personal color analysis.
As we move from summer to fall it’s good to take stock of the items in our closets that might transition well into this cooler season. Today’s Style Your Size post highlights the casual black dress. This is one piece that definitely deserves a spot in your fall wardrobe. There are so many ways to wear this closet staple. Choosing how to wear your black dress is the fun part!
To put this post together, we asked several Pretties of different sizes to show us how they wear their black dress.
The results are amazing as usual. From adding fun shoes to making it their own by spicing it up with special toppers, the Summer 2018 Style Challengers took the casual black dress to the next level.
Cathy wears a size 4. “The dress is actually regular size 4, not petite because I wanted more length.” What a great way to use clothing fit to get the look that’s right for her.
Tina wears a size 16. “Love how easy it is to dress up or down this outfit!”
Cindy wears a size 8. Slipping on a pair of bright pink sandals makes this outfit easy and adorable.
Sarah wears a size 6. “I did opt to use navy as my black for this challenge and it worked just right for me! This is a wonderful outfit formula, a dress is an instant outfit, just bring on some fun shoes & accessories! This dress is an absolute favorite for the summer, and it was under $15.00! I have worn this dress many different ways both casual & dressier.”
Maraline wears a size 18. You know it’s a closet staple when you can dress as twins with the littles in your life.
Liz wears a size 8. “This simple black dress was my favorite maternity piece. I could mix it with different pieces to dress it up for work or dress it down for dinner out with my husband. Every woman needs a simple black dress!”
Christina wears a size 12. “I added a cardigan that day because my office is cold! My dress is from Loft.”
Heather wears a size 18. “I loved this outfit with the pop of color for the shoes. I had added the white cardigan with this outfit to help with the ac in the office, but this was a great transition outfit for work to a night out.”
Danielle wears a size 2. “Dressed it up by adding a leopard clutch and striped heels. Added a jean jacket in case it would be cold in the restaurant”
Liz / Christina / Heather / Danielle
How to Wear a Casual Black Dress: Try a Trend
Gabi wears a size 2. “I’ve learned so many fashion tips from my Style Sisters in the Facebook group including this clever one! If you don’t like rompers because they’re tricky to get into and out of, try a “fromper”, same coloured tee and shorts!” Gabi is referring to the Challenge Facebook Group that accompanies each Seasonal Style Challenge. Have you signed up for the Fall 2018 Capsule Wardrobe?
Melissa wears a size 24. “I finally found a plus size jump suit that worked for a petite plus body!” Some pieces are worth the time and effort it takes to find just the right fit.
Iris wears a size 4. “I styled it for the cooler weather that day, with the jumpsuit and cardi.”
Sarah wears a size 20. “My first jumpsuit ever, but it just felt too plain to me, so I added the denim vest!” Feeling comfortable in your clothes is the most important thing. Sarah figured out how to make this outfit feel right to her just by adding a little something.
Gabi / Melissa / Iris / Sarah
Do you have a favorite way to wear a casual black dress? We’d love to see how YOU style it… in your size! Tag us on Instagram @_getyourprettyon!
Author Bio: Jill Riley is in charge of sending big hugs through customer service emails. She spends most of her time with her husband, son, daughter, and pup. When her nose isn’t buried in a personal development book, you can find her playing games with her kids. Discovering audiobooks and true crime podcasts has helped make sure her pup gets plenty of walks.
It’s time for a throwback edition of Style Your Budget. If you’re new around here, Style Your Budget helps you shop smarter by showing you one outfit prompt styled at five drastically different price points.
One of the things that makes Style Challenges work so well is that we don’t provide you the clothes. That may sound like a bad thing at first, but we promise it isn’t. By providing you with a style prompt rather than a box of clothes, you get to decide what the outfit ultimately looks like (and how much it costs).
If you already own all the pieces in the prompt you can shop your closet for a free outfit. Woohoo! However, if you need to fill in a gap in your wardrobe you get to choose which store, and more importantly how much you are going to spend, to fill in that gap.
This outfit is the Day 12 outfit prompt from the Style Challenges Fall 2017 Capsule Wardrobe (told you this was a throwback!). This may be a look from last year but it’s a classic one that is totally wearable again and many of these pieces will be styled again (in some variation) in the Fall 2018 Capsule Wardrobe as well. If you are checking your closet for gaps these are great pieces to consider adding to your shopping list.
Moto Jacket + Solid Tee + Olive Jeans + Slip On Sneakers
We always recommend investing in the best quality that your budget allows when it comes to your closet staples. However, if you are trying out new trends, fluctuating between sizes, or need a more budget conscious option we hope this post has helped you see that you truly can feel confident in what you are wearing no matter where you shop or how much you can afford to spend.
It’s Your Turn: What version of the outfit was your favorite?
Hey pretties! GYPO is celebrating our sixth anniversary this month and what a wild ride it’s been. From it’s early beginnings chronicling my style journey out of my own yoga pants rut to growing into a resource for women worldwide to rediscover style, it has surpassed even my wildest dreams. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t pinch myself that I get to do meaningful work that I love – and do it with all of you!
A lot has changed in these six years for me personally too. Our son Devon graduated high school and is in his last semester of college, our daughter Aubrey is off to school at TCU in her sophomore year and our youngest Ava is now 14 and just started high school. It’s hard to believe that my kids grew up (and two flew the nest!) along with the blog.
It goes without saying (but I’m saying it anyway) that the GYPO community has been the absolute BEST part of this entire journey. Honestly I didn’t know that such a kind, supportive sisterhood could develop online and I’m eternally grateful to all of you for this.
Our year ahead is ushering in a new chapter in the GYPO journey that I can’t wait to share with you today. I’m sure you’ve already noticed quite a few new changes around GYPO these past few months. For one, our web site has gotten a fresh, beautiful makeover.
In parallel I’ve been slowly making changes behind the scenes too. Together with Team GYPO (yes, we have a whole amazing team now and they’re the best team on planet Earth!) we’ve updated our mission to serve you better. As GYPO has grown it has become about so much more than me and my outfits and has become about you, the GYPO community!
While I will continue to share my own outfits and updates, the blog is a great place to feature our awesome community of Pretties and provide more resources to help you look and feel great. We are doing this by bringing you new features like the “Yes, You Can Wear” and “Style Your Size” posts and helping you shop smarter with our popular new monthly feature “Style Your Budget”. You’ll be seeing posts from new voices on the blog in the next couple of months and I couldn’t be more excited. Don’t worry, I’ll still be around but if you want to see more of the latest Lumbatis family adventures, you can follow along on my personal Instagram.
We also have a few ways that YOU can be involved in the upcoming changes. Choose any or all of them below!
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
Through the years, GYPO reader feedback has been crucial to creating content and useful resources. How can you help with our new mission? Take our reader survey. It just takes a few minutes! Let us know what YOU want to see on GYPO. Your responses will be used directly for creating our future content.
SUBMIT YOUR STORY
Building community has been such an unexpected highlight of starting GYPO and I’m thrilled that we can continue to grow this community together. I’d love to hear YOUR story. If you’d like to share it with the GYPO community click here.
JOIN THE FUN – 12 DAYS OF PRETTY GIVEAWAYS!
Exciting news! We also now have a GYPO Pretties Community Facebook group. This group was created to give GYPO Pretties a place to connect and discuss all things fashion, style, and fun year round in community with your style sisters. We’ll be sharing exclusive content in that group like new affordable trends to check out and closet staple sale alerts. Plus if you join now, you’ll be entered to win our 12 Days of Pretty Giveaways with prizes like jewelry from Alison + Aubrey, Style Challenges, gift certificates and MORE! I’d love for you to join in the fun! Click here to request access.
STAY IN TOUCH!
If you’re not already on the GYPO newsletter list, be sure to sign up. Starting in September I’ll be sending out a monthly email to subscribers ONLY. It will have all the latest and greatest things I’ve been loving lately and some personal updates too. Don’t miss out – you won’t find this info on the blog so subscribe now!
I’ve never been more excited about the future of GYPO! Thanks for being along for the ride these past six years. I appreciate you more than you could ever know!
It’s the day of the week at GYPO where we celebrate what makes us feel pretty. Whether it’s a new outfit, hairstyle, or makeup, the I Feel Pretty link up is about anything and everything that makes your life prettier. Even if you’re not a blogger, you can still play along. Just tell us what made you feel pretty this week in the comments.
I’ve made it no secret around here that I’m one of the pickiest women I know when it comes to bras. They can’t poke me, restrict me or even feel like they’re there or I’m just not going to wear them. That’s why I have a whole drawer full of bras but only have 3 that I rotate on a weekly basis and have bought in the same style and colors for years.
When Soma Intimates approached me about trying out their bras, I was more than a little hesitant. I even insisted upon going into the store to try them on first before agreeing to do a post. Such a diva, lol! But seriously, I’m pretty stuck in my ways when it comes to bras and it takes a lot to impress me.
When I got there, I talked to one of their kind bra fit experts and told her all of my reservations and list of requirements in a bra. She recommended that I try their Enbliss wireless bra. Even though I was a skeptic, I have to admit, this bra changed everything. It’s described as cloud soft, comfortable and supportive. Ladies, this is a bra you HAVE to feel. It checks all of my comfort boxes – including a few I didn’t even know I had.
It’s made of the softest material ever and all of the edges are smooth – no poking going on here.
It has this soft cover that provides extra support without constricting, which is hard to get with a wireless bra.
Needless to say, I have a new favorite bra added into the rotation – and it looks awesome under my daily uniform staple – the t-shirt!
I also picked up a pair of their Vanishing Edge panties while I was there. I’m usually a thong girl but like to mix things up with a bikini once in awhile. One main issue I have with bikini undies is visible panty lines. Soma found a way to do away with that with their patented silicon leg openings.
These nifty strips keep my panties in place without panty lines! They’re also tag free and super comfortable. They stay put but you can’t feel a thing. These panties come in 12 different colors and patterns.
Big thanks to Soma Intimates for sponsoring this post and making bras comfy enough for my picky standards!
Do you struggle to put outfits together? Are you stuck in a yoga pants rut? Not sure if you can make the latest trends work for you? You’re in the right place!
I’m Alison, a mom of three and recovering yoga pants addict on a mission to make getting dressed and feeling pretty the easiest thing you do all day! Learn more about my story HERE.
I am so glad I was part of the Fall 2019 Style Challenge. It gave me confidence and so many great outfitt ideas. The ladies in the group were very supportive and I will defintetly be doing another challenge in the future.
Betty Weyandt December 20, 2019
I’ve been participating in the GYPO Style Challenges for three years now and I’ve loved it. I’ve always loved clothes, but I didn’t know how to put outfits together. My closet is now full of mix-and-match outfits, I have learned how to dress myself, and there is no more stress in figuring out to wear. The private FB group is full of wonderful ladies that build each other up. It’s so fun and is seriously the best group on FB.
Kirstin Rasmussen November 20, 2019
Get Your Pretty On has changed my life, seriously. I have always chased what is trendy but found from season to season, that things go out of style and I was wasting money on items that I would only end up wearing a few times. GYPO has enabled me to simplify my closet, helps me make smarter purchasing decisions, and I feel so put together and confident using the outfit formulas that are provided. This program is a GAME CHANGER. I've been following GYPO for a few years now and my only regret is not jumping on board sooner.
Michelle Kline November 20, 2019
Great community of ladies, helping each other look stylish, without breaking the bank, and using much of what you already own.
Chosen Faith November 19, 2019
GYPO challenges have been one of the best things I have done! It had taught me so much more than just creating a closet of clothes that I love but also to have confidence in myself, how to pick and choose colors that work for me instead of against, and had given a wonderful community of Pretties who are so special.
Maraline Freeman October 16, 2019
I love GYPO!!! I finally feel put together and stylish! The shopping lists and outfit combinations make shopping and getting dressed effortless.
Krista Probst October 16, 2019
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I’m Shannon Manion, a color and style consultant, military spouse, and recovering shopaholic – always buying, but never having anything to wear. Color Curate is all about helping you become effortlessly confident – comfortable with how you look and what you’re wearing each and every day. Visit my website to learn more about Color Curate and my passion for helping others curate their best image through personal color analysis.
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