What exactly does “The Wardrobe Wizard,” do during a consult?

  Who do I work with, and how long does it take?  

This is the first of  a series explaining what I do by using real life examples.

Yesterday I met with Monica, a young woman who is in her late twenties.

Monica contacted me after seeing some u-tube videos on”color analysis”.   She wanted a color analysis because she always feels she looks too pale.

As an Air-force  mechanic she has to wear a uniform when she is at work.

She had been stationed in Japan and was coming to Baltimore for a few days before going to a new assignment, so we met in her hotel room.

After draping her with prints and solid fabrics in natural light, I was able to determine her color type.

I struggled a little to determine her color type  (because she is a combination of two color types.)

I put together a “Smart Chart,” for her after  draping her with various colors and prints and determining her color type.

The smart chart is a wallet of 40 to 50 best shades plus skin and hair colors.  She got a written and verbal explanation on how to shop with her colors.  I also did a face and body shape analysis and gave her a fashion personality test.

I usually spend 3 or more hours with clients but because Monica did not have a closet to go through and she did not need much makeup advice I spent less than 3 hours.

I would have spent more time with her, but she had invited one of her long time friends and her four year old daughter over to go swimming in the hotel pool.

Monica’s fashion personality is “romantic, timeless-classic,” and she likes to be comfortable.

Her clothes are not dramatic or trendy.

She loves to wear perfume and she wears small delicate jewelry.  The perfume and jewelry are her “romantic signatures.”

I encouraged her to wear essential oils as a scent, rather than perfume because she is concerned about staying healthy and perfumes can have hundreds of chemicals in them, that may not be so safe for us.

The first thing I noticed when I met with her was she had no color in her cheeks.

When she first called me, she told me she wears nothing on her face except mascara and sunscreen.

She has beautiful full lips,but her  lower lip is much darker than her upper lip. (I suggested she use a colored lip-gloss so her lips are the same color.

Monica had brown low lights put back into her hair recently because her hairdresser had made her ash brown hair too blonde.  Her decision to go less blonde was the right  decision, because when she went too blond, she appeared even paler than usual.

Also, a whole head of  blonde hair would have not looked balanced with her strong, dark brown eye-brows.

Monica is a Light-Bright, Gentle Color type in the Color One system.

This means she has a light and bright look, but because of the pink undertones in her skin, she needs to wear colors that are slightly toned down. 

The “light bright,” part of her color type indicates how she will combine her colors.  

Monica needs to wear prints that are small or medium in size or if she wears a larger print it needs to have a light back ground and the print needs to look blended.  Print of her uniform jacket (see above picture) fits this criteria but the color is a little too “toned down.  Not quite bright enough.

(Note in some pictures her skin looks pinker than it did in-person.)

The most important color you wear is the color nearest your face.

If you have to wear a uniform, and it’s not your best color, you can open up a few buttons and by showing a little skin, you are giving yourself a “color break.”

I gave Monica line drawings of some of her best styles.

Monica has an angular face and a curvy body, so she looks best in necklines, and jewelry and glasses that have more straightness than curves.

She has a defined waistline, so she can wear belts and clothing with defined waistlines.

I showed her examples of angular earrings and lapel pins.  She was wearing a delicate silver necklace with an angular motif that stopped at her short balance point.  This piece of jewelry was perfect for her

She also had a wonderful pair of angular sunglasses that covered her eyebrows and were the perfect size for her face.

Monica does own some scarves, but like lots of women she did not know how to wear them. 

I showed her three ways to tie a scarf that flattered her angular face.  She especially liked the “banditto,” style scarf tie.

Makeup

I only did a few things, since Monica is not used to wearing makeup and does not really need much makeup.

I showed Monica how to choose lipstick and blush colors with her color chart.

Then I showed her a good blush color, a toned down pink, and where to apply it.  I had her blend the blush with a loose translucent powder and I had her put lipstick on her upper lip, to match her bottom lip color.

At first she said the lipstick felt uncomfortable,  A few minutes later she told me she could see the difference it made and planned on finding a colored lip gloss or translucent lipstick that would feel more comfortable than a mat lipstick.

For three months after I do a consult, I will check any new purchases my client makes at NO CHARGE. I can do this over the internet with digital pictures or a web-cam.

Wow!   See for yourself the difference in her face.

Her face was lovely before, but she did look pale, and tired from her 24 hour airplane flight.  In the after picture taken about one hour later, with no extra sleep, she looks radiant.   Frequently,  even I am  surprised at the transformation that occurs with the right colors.

In the future I will take more pictures of each step and if my client gives permission, I will put these photos and my comments on this blog for my readers to see.

Up until now I have only done in- person color consults.  I plan to begin doing on-line color consults.

Monica has given me permission to share  the pictures from her Color Analysis.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” specializes in working with mid-life women whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.”

She also works with younger women and is available to work with men. 

She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color One Associates an International Image & Style Company.

 Say goodbye to those “Nothing to wear moments.”

 Reach her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-513-9496.

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