I got a type and color analysis from you. It was so worth the money!
@merriamstyle
6 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for your comment.
@EmmaLemmon
6 күн бұрын
Your colour analysis is the only one that ever made sense to me. I found using different greens really helped me to identify my undertone (warm and delicate, olive).
@merriamstyle
6 күн бұрын
that's a great idea!
@mayflowermatriarch5284
6 күн бұрын
One of the things that I find most direct and coherent about your color system is that you don't say that "everyone has a purple" or "everyone has a blue" or "there's a cool yellow for winters" -- if you've added enough yellow to make a blue "warm" then it's not blue anymore!
@yoursnotmine1996
5 күн бұрын
I totally agree with you on "everyone has a yellow" being nonsense. Even though there are degrees of warmth and coolness, yellow will always be a warm colour.
@Deem57
5 күн бұрын
I 100% agree that the goal of colour analysis is to find what looks best with your skin, not your hair. I find your explanations very cogent. I'm definitely Team Orange. However, I have embraced my age and stopped colouring my hair. It is now a warm grey. And I'm thinking my skin tone is less bright than it used to be. What are your thoughts about one's best colours possibly changing as we age? What have you seen in your clients? Would love to see a video with your perspective (and visual examples of this).
@DebbyTheBad
6 күн бұрын
Yes to Rihanna being warm tone... I'm so relieved I'm not the only one who thinks that..i would love a video about her
@ms.x1669
6 күн бұрын
Look at how good the blonde looked on her
@Flanclanman
7 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam, I was just curious why it was you designed the warm/cool test to be orange/magenta instead of yellow/blue, since the balance of warm/cool is what we're looking for, it would seem more intuitive to me to do yellow/blue. Is it because yellow/blue are too extreme?
@merriamstyle
6 күн бұрын
Since it's only a warm and cool test, we have to take into account warm and delicate. Warm and delicate will often look better in blue than in bright yellow, and this will throw everything off. The reason why they look better in blue than in yellow isn't because they are cool, it's because bright yellow or golden yellow is far too warm on them and will make them look less warm (more gray) as a contrast. So this would confuse the test. In reality, WD looks wonderful in soft peaches, creams, so they are indeed warm. Just not warm enough for the test to be yellow vs blue.
@Flanclanman
6 күн бұрын
@@merriamstyle Makes sense. Thanks!
@Bianca-nb7by
7 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam, I’m warm and delicate with light olive skin and also high contrast and soft classic. I get compliments when I wear green and it’s my favourite colour to wear, but I’ve found that I also enjoy wearing navy, even though it’s not one of my colours. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m high contrast or soft classic but I feel a bit more put together and polished in this colour. If you have any insights as to why this may be I’d love to hear them. I’ve had my colours and body typing done with you previously but am unsure of what my style essence is. Is there a way I could book just an essence appointment with you? I’ve watched videos on essences and am still slightly confused about them so I would love some help with this 💙
@MariahBenson-j4t
7 күн бұрын
I’m just a terracotta undertoned medium beige chick… I wish I could afford your color analysis
@reneewhittinghill3440
6 күн бұрын
I know you are an incredible artist! 👩🎨 Your line drawings with the different outfits for the David Kibbe body types are amazing and have really helped me to see the nuances between the types! And I liked the teddy bears 🐻 too since it gave a different perspective. But I'm having such a hard time with understanding your Artistic License 🎨 color analysis. And I'm sure that you've had a lot of color theory. If dealing with the Munsell color system, where you have Chroma, Hue, and Value, how can you eliminate a color characteristic? Back in the 80s and 90s when we were all doing Color Me Beautiful, I noticed something was still off. They emphasized Hue and Value but were missing the concept of Chroma. So when I learned Kathryn Kalisz's Sci/Art system with the 12 seasons it clicked that we need to include all 3 color characteristics. And looking at 3 levels of each was a good minimum to cover all of the people: HUE - warm, neutral warm, neutral cool, cool VALUE - light, medium, dark CHROMA - bright, medium, soft So I could see expanding the system to get more nuanced but it's almost not worth it bc it confuses people and they can't find their colors in the stores as it is... especially the poor Springs. So in Artistic License why did you choose to emphasize Hue and Chroma and drop Value? That is actually the most important characteristic for yourself as a Dark (VALUE) Winter. You gals look great in high contrast pastels (LIGHT) and your deep (DARK) colors. I always say Dark Winters and Dark Autumns can rock the black like no one else! I realize this is a beginner video but I was hoping to understand your perspective better. I feel like you're the artist and seeing something I'm not. Did you have a different system in the color theory that you learned? I don't see how you can reduce a system below the 3 color characteristics. Would you consider a video on that? Thanks 😊
@merriamstyle
6 күн бұрын
Sorry for the confusion! I don't drop value at all. It's just the easiest for people to understand so I don't talk about it much. I believe I have a video called how to find your contrast levels (or how to find your color type part 2) where I do discuss value. And for my consults I always include value as well.
@reneewhittinghill3440
6 күн бұрын
OK thanks! I'll look for the video.
@autumnleaves-77
6 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam I'm warm and delicate but Im not sure if I'm a soft autumn or a light spring, as they are so similar. I suit both in terms of make up and the colours I wear. I also think it's down to personal preference and I just prefer to wear fresh colours of light spring :)
@milangabor381
5 күн бұрын
Hey Merriam greetings from Czech republic, i would like to do your analysis. Do you offer this service for guys with, body, face and color typology? I love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Chipshot2000
6 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam, I was typed by you as neutral, leaning cool with deep contrast and muted. Could you possibly post color palettes that would flatter me. I was only given a few choices. Thank you!
@Chipshot2000
6 күн бұрын
Never mind, I see that you have posted many color palettes for my type! 🎉
@MariahBenson-j4t
7 күн бұрын
Rihanna wears her foundation in 320, 340, and supposedly 360 from a comment on her instagram
@chicky875
5 күн бұрын
is it a sign that i don’t own any orange 😂
@HeidiMR
5 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam, thank you for your videos. I appreciate your simple, clear approach! You recently did a full report for me and I like seeing how my body type affects my coloring. I’m having fun playing around with colors. I’m going to try testing orange and magenta because another analyst said I’m a soft autumn but you said cool and delicate. You briefly mentioned olive versus rosy in this video and in others. Do you usually add that distinction in your full report? I don’t see a mention in mine but am thinking I’m rosy.
@TheGreeneBead
6 күн бұрын
What if you don't own ANYTHING that's even close to Magenta? I **hate** pink, so I don't have anything anywhere even close to a pink/Magenta 😅
@barbarahaynes-bi4hk
5 күн бұрын
Buy a cheap scarf or clothing from an op shop!
@Ponitypon
6 күн бұрын
merriam I sent you my photos on your site. will you do analysis video of those? -Saadet
@selwatchesyt
6 күн бұрын
There’s alot I love about your artistic license system. I like the simplicity of the colors. Finding exact color shades is mind boggling especially when you’re plus sized and have more limited options to begin with. I love you take bone structure into account. It definitely explains why a lot of people can wear a broader range of colors or don’t fit perfectly into the 12 season system. My only concern is the dichotomy between bright and muted. When I did your warm & cool test(first with bright orange & fuchsia then soft versions), peach was my best color. But when I compared peach to a medium chroma orange it’s clear peach actually washes me out. It’s also why every time people suggested any autumn season the colors made my features look flat and dull. In your system, is it impossible for a neutral warm to have medium chroma???
@merriamstyle
6 күн бұрын
it is possible to have medium chroma since it's a spectrum. but i haven't found it helpful to differentiate like that. from my clients, I've found that, if some are warm and delicate, but their bone structure suggests bright colors (like if you are a theatrical romantic or a gamine or something like that), then pastels like peaches can sometimes wash them out. I also haven't found it to be practically useful to type someone as medium chroma because in reality, when you're thinking about buying a blouse, you are considering tons of practical factors like price, whether or not you like it, the fit, the quality, the lines, the occasion and how often you'll wear it.....so at that point, all things considered, I found that people aren't considering whether or not it's exactly the right chroma. so long as it's close enough, it tends to look great and the other factors are far more important.
@mariannerichard1321
6 күн бұрын
I'm cool, radiant and rosy, this mix is throwing people off. Right in the alley of the "neutral" skin tone, because, "red is warm", right? so why the cool colors look so good? Let's say I prefer shopping on my own, I understand what suits me better. They sometimes even propose mustard stuff to me... Your system makes so much more sense, I'm glad I found your videos. ^__^
@Rachael91
6 күн бұрын
Merriam has a video on rosey which explains this
@alliepenaherrera1976
6 күн бұрын
So in this system Red and Green are neutral on the warm/cool axis. It's actually really easy and better than other systems IMO. It's just a quadrant with yellow to blue horizontal and red and green perpendicular to that.
@maddym4300
5 күн бұрын
I really love your videos and agree with everything you are saying! But one note I might have is that I really noticed in the comparison photos between julianne moore and oprah differences in lighting more than anything. As I watch your other videos, I know you take into account lighting, but I think for the purpose of this video it might be misleading. Both photos where each person looked better had significantly better lighting. In oprah's case, it was warm bright stage lighting that complimented her skin, whereas the whole photo on the left looked cool toned and in blue daylight, which might have dulled her skin down. Same in the case of julianne, her bad photo was this really down dreary lighting and she just looked so tired (my guess is for the effect of mood for whatever movie she was in for that photo), though I agree her colored shirt also doesn't help. But the better photo also seemed to have clearer brighter lighting, which reflected well off her skin. Just something I noticed with these two examples?
@LucyMayo-g3g
6 күн бұрын
Hi Merrium, Thank you for your honest and insightful videos. I would greatly appreciate it if you could shed some light on my personal dilema. I believe i am neutral, leaning cool. I look great in clear magenta, blues, and greens, however, not all cool shades look good, and some warm shades make me look sallow.I can also wear peach but look a little washed out. I have tangent eyes (cool blue and yellow) brown hair with natural golden highligts. I feel like even though my skin looks cool that the very cool shades such as electric blue look great with my eyes, yet dont work with my hair. My hair looks different colours according to the clothes i wear, sometimes ashy, or brown leaning golden/red. Warm colours make me look muddy and yellow and sometimes ill looking. I wonder if you can offer some direction with this?
@leliakatalnikova7977
7 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure that I'm a cool and delicate olive but look good in more saturated cool muted colours because of high contrast and soft gamine. Also look good in khaki, probably because I'm olive. This test only confuses me because I don't look too bad in peach and I don't look good in soft pink.
@tomjones2157
5 күн бұрын
@leliakatalnikova7977 muted and delicate is the opposite of high contrast?
@leliakatalnikova7977
5 күн бұрын
@@tomjones2157 nope
@sihemsissy3695
7 күн бұрын
What about deapth / lightnes
@reneewhittinghill3440
6 күн бұрын
Yes aren't we missing a color characteristic? Value is light to dark on the Munsell scale.
@sihemsissy3695
6 күн бұрын
@@reneewhittinghill3440 exactly
@neon.neutral
6 күн бұрын
I think delicate/ bright sort of encompasses that.
@thehalfbloodserb
6 күн бұрын
In Merriam's previous videos, she says that depth/lightness is a separate aspect you can apply to the colour seasons (you can lighten or darken the recommended colours in your palette if needed). The undertone is the more important part of getting a flattering colour than how light or dark it is
@sihemsissy3695
6 күн бұрын
@@neon.neutral i think ur right, bright is thé hue with no add to thé color, but the deapth /délicat IS actually adding, a dark or grey. To make a Shade or a tone
@gam9918
6 күн бұрын
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@kathystclair9485
6 күн бұрын
Hi Merriam, I've been typed by you as warm and radiant. I was born blonde and have kept that color till this age. I was watching a clothing stylist who said the colors you wear depend on the coloring of your hair. What do you think about this? Such black can only look good on dark haired women. I know it's not in my color scheme, but sometimes I still do like it for a color that's not close to my face. Great video as usual!
@thehalfbloodserb
6 күн бұрын
I think there's an old video from merriam that discusses this - she said that a blonde can easily wear black clothes if you balance it out by wearing black sunglasses, eye-liner, a black hat, etc
@claireplauche7724
4 күн бұрын
Why does denim look good on everyone??🧐
@LaLaLo
Күн бұрын
If you are talking about pants they look ok on everyone because they are far from face, but not everyone looks good in denim shirt.
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