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Have you ever worn certain colors and received several compliments? Then you wore other colors and were asked if you were tired or feeling okay? Chances are you were probably wearing colors from another season.

There are four seasons of the year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. We use these seasons to determine our colors, just like changes in the air, trees and weather, each seasonal color palette is different:

Now, for those of you who have a wardrobe comprised of primarily black, I am not suggesting you throw out all of your clothes. Once you have a color analysis and your season is determined, start to incorporate those colors into what you already have. You will be amazed at the difference it makes once you start wearing colors from your own season. You can never be more than one season.

If you were to dye your hair, get color contacts and go to the beach for a week and tan, it still would not change your season. If you have received a color analysis from Omega Image, whether in person or via the Internet, you will have received a color card © to shop with which will enable you to find your colors easily. Always keep in mind that colors will vary with fabric texture, don't expect an exact match with green in cotton and green in cashmere, it will be slightly off from one another.

If you are in a career that deals with the elements of color for make-up, clothing, accessories or hair and you would like to attend a color workshop for professionals please email us at customerservice@omegaimage.com.

Look better today! To find out what your season is, book a consultation or try our new Online Color Analysis service.

ANALYZE YOUR WARDROBE

Analyze your wardrobe and plan it out. Your first step is to look at your lifestyle--if you clean houses for a living there is no need for lots of suits and dresses. If you work in an office, then business casual or business professional will do. Make sure you start with the basics of your wardrobe. Choose the most flattering neutrals from your season to pick your basics. The rest of your palette contains colors suitable for fun wear and accents. Basics would include a skirt, dress, two to three shirts, two pairs of pants a jacket and a few accessories. It is extremely economical to mix and match and you can have a lot of fun coming up with new outfits each time you add a new piece to your wardrobe.

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ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSET

Go to your closet and take a look around. Is your closed organized, cluttered, are the clothes on the floor? There are three wardrobe issues most women face:

1) Too many clothes
2) Weight fluctuation
3) Too few clothes

The woman with too many clothes consistently buys or has things given to her that she can't resist. The woman with weight problems has two wardrobes, one for each size and the lady with too few clothes just doesn't have enough to comprise a decent wardrobe. It could be she doesn't like to shop or can't due to financial reasons. Your first step is to remove everything that is not your current size, either donate it to charity or put in storage. Look as good as you can right now. Next, remove everything that you haven't worn for a year. Chances are if you haven't worn it yet, you never will. Separate your right colors (colors of your season) from the wrong colors, put all jackets together back into your closet, put all pants in one spot, all skirts in one, all shirts in one, etc. This process keeps it simple for organizing. Make yourself a wardrobe chart, (if you don't have one, download it free from my site). See what you're missing from your wardrobe. Use this to shop for the missing items to complete your basic wardrobe. Always shop with your color card © to ensure you are shopping within your season. If you have never had a color analysis you can get one done online via my website, or if you are in the Orlando area, you can make an appointment to see me in person.

This is next important element of your look. Whether you are shopping on a budget or you are able to spend your money freely, please do not go out and spend hundreds of dollars on cosmetics. There are several brands out there that are both economical and good quality. It pains me every time I see someone coming out of the store with a small bag containing just a few items and no money left over.

Wearing too little makeup can make you look too plain, and too much can give you that circus clown look. Winter and Summer are cool seasons, therefore, should wear cool colors for make-up and Autumn and Spring are warm seasons and should wear warm colors for make-up. Every woman needs to wear blush, it adds color to the skin and complements your face. The application technique will vary with each individual, if you are uncomfortable applying your make-up find a make-up artist in your area and book an appointment for make-up techniques. If your skin has a tendency to flush, it is best to find a yellow-based foundation to counteract the redness. If you are acne prone get a green concealer, this will counteract the redness of the acne. If you have dark circles you are trying to hide get a yellow concealer. Always line your lips, if you are unsure as to how just follow the outline of your lips. Make sure the liner matches your lipstick, it needs to be a close match in color. If you are a Winter, your mascara should be a black shade, Autumn, Summer and Springs can pick from Brown-Black or Brown. Eyeliner and Eye shadow should be worn during the day, just a lighter version than what you would wear in the evening. Lining both the top and bottom of your eyes will make them appear small. I would only advise using this technique if your eyes are big. The proper way to line your eyes is to take the liner and put above the upper lash line and below the bottom one. Do not line the inside of your eye and do not pull at the skin around your eyes (unless you are aiming for wrinkles).

It is important that your hair color stay within the Season. Summer is the only season that can gray attractively. Winters need to stay in the Black or Brown shades. Summers stay with shades of Blonde or Brunette. Autumn is a season that looks best in Reddish highlights do not frost your hair. Springs look best in all shades of blonde and Red. Don't make the assumption that if you change your hair color you will be a different season, not true, you will always be the same season regardless.

Your facial shape will dictate which type of cut and style looks best on you. No matter what your facial shape is if you want to make your eyes stand out wear a style with bangs. This brings attention to your eyes. If you are trying to scale down your nose a little, wear your hair away from your forehead. For example, a longer bang that can be pushed to the side or tucked behind your ear or no bangs at all will scale down your nose's profile. There are seven basic facial shapes:

1) Oval
2) Round
3) Square
4) Diamond
5) Pear
6) Rectangle
7) Heart

The Oval shaped face is almost perfect, you can wear any hairstyle no matter if its long or short.

The Round facial shape resembles a circle that can carry both long and short hair. The best styles for a round face is a classic style, perhaps layered or shorter layers close to the face giving the illusion of an Oval face shape.

The Square face can wear short hair with lots of volume in the back or long hair, which should come down to your shoulders or longer. The best style for this facial shape is soft curls and bangs to cover the forehead.

A Diamond face shape resembles a pear-shaped diamond, round at the forehead, coming down to a point at the chin. To balance out the face, wear a style that is rounded with fullness at the bottom and long layered or wispy bangs. Your hair length looks best short and should not go past your neck.

The Pear shaped face is more rounded and has a wider jaw. Pear shapes can wear their hair in both long and short lengths. Your style should include long layers away from your face.

The Rectangle face shape almost has an oblong look, meaning you have a very long face. With this shape go for volume and width in your style and cut. Short hair looks best with a wedge cut, or any cut heavier in the back. Longer hair should end at just below the shoulder. Bangs will help shorten your face.

A Heart shaped face has a narrow chin just like a Diamond shaped facehowever the forehead is much wider. Hearts look best in a style with curls or waves the length should not exceed your chin. If you are unsure of your facial shape find a hair stylist who is knowledgeable about facial shapes, you now know enough now to find out if the stylist knows the basics. You may also contact us via email at customerservice@omegaimage.com and we can help locate one for you at no charge.

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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for the presentation you did for Central Florida College. You certainly had the students' attention and your topics were in perfect coordination with my career workshops. You made the presentation enjoyable as well as informative. I would very much like to have you return to do presentations for our Criminal Justice and Business Administration students. Again, thank you.

Regards, Cheryl Hall
Career/Student Services
CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE

Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with my color analysis. Too bad I've been looking for the wrong colors since 1987. I wore my lipstick tonight with a neutral lip liner and it looked great. Thank you.

Also, I took another look at your web page and the directions. The map was fine. Once I figured how to zoom out I was able to get my bearings. My only suggestion would be to change the wording under “Venue”. Instead of saying that the workshops are held at the “clubhouse”, say that the workshops are at the Visitor Center (or what ever the wording on the sign out is, can't remember exactly) near the main entrance.

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