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Why Spend $279 on a Style Analysis?

8/30/2018

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Almost a decade ago, just before the beginning of the new school year (I teach, as many of you know),  I went to the mall with my credit card and spent several hundred dollars on new clothes.

This was a carefully considered decision. It had been years since I'd bought myself actual new clothes. And I had calculated  that I would be able to pay off the balance plus interest over the next 12 months. 

In the years prior to that shopping trip, I had bought and thrown away a lot of thrift-store clothes.  I felt unable to make myself look beautiful, and I knew I was wasting money. I thought if I spent some serious money on really nice clothes, I'd feel and look different.  

I'm a grown-up and a professional, I told myself. It's not unreasonable for me to make a financial investment in my wardrobe.

I was right about that last idea, I think; it makes sense to spend money on clothes you know you'll be wearing for years.

Yet I don't own any of those clothes anymore.

The reason for that, as you may have guessed, is that I had a style analysis not long after that shopping trip, and discovered that most of the expensive shopping-trip clothes were wrong for me.

I had chosen mostly Classic and/or Dramatic pieces -- very stiff, structured, sharp-edged items. I think on some level I  believed that the dignity of the clothes would automatically elevate the impression I made.   

Yet my style analysis revealed that Ethereal and Natural garments, which are completely unstructured, were actually more dignified for me. They made my somewhat otherworldly and somewhat rough-hewn features read as noble and magical. In Dramatic and Classic lines, by contrast, my face looked a bit coarse and a bit weird... like, out of place.  (You don't put Mother Earth in a suit, right?) 

I was able to return, resell, repurpose, or gift most of the brand-new clothes, thank goodness. 

My style analysis cost $350. That's a fraction of what I spent on the wardrobe that was all wrong for me.  And that's more than I've spent on any shopping trip for myself in the years since then. 

In fact, I rarely shop for clothes these days. Many of the items in my current wardrobe are several years old; when I find an Ethereal Natural garment, I keep it until it wears out, because it works for me every time I put it on. 

​For example, I'm on my third pair of these sandals:
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They last about two years. (Thin soles!) I wear them all summer. When they wear out, I order another pair. 

I've had this skirt, in off-white,  for about six years.  (I used scissors to cut off the highest ruffles, the ones at the hip -- I needed a narrower silhouette.)
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Most of the clothes currently in my wardrobe are thrift store finds. Knowing my style ID means I zoom in on the items that will work for me, and ignore everything else, so shopping is a fast and easy process. It also means that I look better, now,  in a shirt I paid seven dollars for, than I looked in anything I bought before I knew my style ID.
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I spend so little time and money on clothes now. And I feel really confident when I leave the house, every day.
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My hair is a similar story. I've had the same basic hair for years now. I spend zero time agonizing about what hair style looks best on me, or worrying about whether I should change my style, because I know that what looks good in my clothing also looks good around my face:  layers, sinuous lines, rough edges, and a lot of length. Basic Ethereal Natural. 

Some people really enjoy changing their look every season.  And some people really enjoy spending hours trying on clothes. For those people, a style analysis would be a waste of money. 

But if you're like me, you don't have the time or patience for all of that. You want to know, once and for all, and have it settled, so you can get on with the more important parts of your life.  (I work crazy hours, and I have two jobs and two kids, for goodness' sake. I'm guessing you're as busy as I am.)

And this is my point: if you love feeling beautiful, but you hate wasting time and money, a style analysis is a good investment for you.

Your virtual style analysis comes with a report that describes the process by which I arrived at your result. It also includes specific percentage recommendations for lines lengths, shape sizes, construction/draping, and your masculine-feminine balance.  You'll receive your Visual Style Guide and your What Not to Wear as well. 

At $279, it's kind of a lot of money. I get that. But it's an investment in your future and your peace of mind. And I expect you'll recoup that investment, as I have recouped mine. 


20 Comments
AM
9/3/2018 11:56:21 am

Thank you, Rachel! I will also affirm that knowing what you actually look like, and knowing how to honor that appearance with your clothing and hair choices rather than trying to change yourself, is equally important for those people who love to spend hours trying on clothes! A formal style analysis may not always make sense for them, yes, but the notion of dressing as you actually appear - rather than just focusing on making yourself skinnier/prettier, and forcing yourself to fit the trend - is important for many trend-driven people, even if they sometimes come to these types of conclusions themselves after years of wearing bad-for-them trends, though without formal understanding of the principles.

I want to compliment you again, as yesterday I went out with a rare outfit that suited my level of formality, my style ID, and my seasonal colors, and received countless compliments! (And not along the lines of "what a dress," but rather "YOU look great.") I resisted wearing high-necked shift dresses for years, believing I needed extreme waist emphasis because of body type recommendations, but this well-cut dress, that only slightly emphasizes my waist, is perfect. I am slowly but surely growing more open to trying other Classic items, even though I fear being boring. It seems that we are on slightly opposite journeys - while I am also Soft Autumn (and feel that I must have a dash of Natural, partly as a result of my coloring - I really suit highly structured pieces in some Natural fabrics, particularly the more "luxe" ones like leather or suede, and that typical tan suede color is the best on me), the more structure in my clothing and hair, the better. I sometimes envy IDs who can "get away" with unstyled hair and no makeup, old tees and ripped jeans, but I'm growing to accept what I need to be really "seen" and to appear visually congruent.

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Christy
9/3/2018 09:38:05 pm

It is worth it! It is worth it! It is worth it! We are all on a journey of self discovery. Whether we want it to or not, appearance matters. I think many of us want to believe that if we don’t pay attention to our appearance it won’t matter. Or, conversely if we do pay attention to it we are giving it too much power over our lives. The idea behind style and color analysis is to take the guesswork out of the equation and eliminate the wasted time, money, and effort. I can say that I feel much smarter since Rachel analyzed me. Do I still work at my appearance? Yes. I am EDC, and that kind of look takes some effort, especially at my age. That said, the results are worth it for me. Even on days when I don’t want to bother, I am learning to get the most out my appearance with the least amount of work. My biggest issues are that, like Rachel, I have a bunch of clothes that don’t work, and I am not sure how to incorporate some elements into my work appearance. The best thing for me is that I am no longer wasting my time.

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Miranda
9/4/2018 03:24:07 am

Earlier in the year, I saved up for a couple of expensive pieces that would have suited an EN or ENI (what I thought my style ID was), reasoning that I don't plan to have many clothes and they should be quality. They were so wrong for me that I only wear one inside the house because it makes me look frumpy and the other will be gifted to a friend. I spent around $200 for them.
Now that I know my style ID - REG, which I would have never figured out on my own and which surprised everyone I shared it with - I'm having fun at thrift stores. This week I found two things that fit both my style ID and my color season, and they have raised the bar for how happy I want to be about all my clothes: a shimmery striped EG tee ($1) and a flowered RG tie (25 cents).
Worth it. Totally worth it.

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Lisa
9/4/2018 05:09:41 pm

Miranda,

Being an ENI myself (having been typed by Rachel - THANK YOU!!!!) I'm curious as to what the "expensive pieces" are that you bought.

Not that I plan on buying anything expensive right now, but I'm still at the 'toe dipping into the pool' stage of my Style ID journey - I just got rid of a drawer full of clothes this past weekend and would appreciate any ideas. Being a visual learner and fighting internally with myself over buying clothes means I could use all the help I could get, including ideas from others.

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Miranda
9/4/2018 09:52:00 pm

Lisa, it was a pretty flowy linen shirt (not a button-up, the kind that's meant to be an outer layer) and a really nice waxed canvas messenger bag. The shirt is delightful - I'm wearing it right now actually - and I thought it would be a good versatile mori-style layer, but it makes me look heavy and frumpy.

Adding to the thrift store haul (I'm visiting family where they have good thrift stores): A $2 stretch velvet cami, a perfect SSu teal just like the stripey shirt. I had already picked this specific teal for my capsule colors and I am just lucking out right now.

Melissa
9/4/2018 10:34:30 am

This price is a STEAL!!! Knowing what looks good on me and what doesn't has saved me not only countless dollars, but countless hours that I can now spend on more important things.

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Jn
9/4/2018 11:43:41 am

Do you think it's possible that Megan Fox is not BW, but BSp pretending to be BW?

http://s2.glbimg.com/j_pOleJtZzhAZsxf4wCua96qaOo=/smart/e.glbimg.com/og/ed/f/original/2016/06/28/megan_fox__abre_antes_e_depois_getty.jpg

She darkens her hair, and she seems to have too dark skin for BW.
I came across this theory in one blog. What do you think?

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Megan
9/4/2018 04:14:44 pm

That's an interesting theory! Lol and coincidence because I am a BW named Megan...

Just looking at pictures of her quickly, to me it seems like when her hair is warmer toned, it seems to clash with her skin... she seems more in focus with cool-toned dark hair?

BW does tend to have pale skin, but there are definitely exceptions. I also think that Megan generally looks better with pale skin and not with a (fake?) tan.

If it's between BW and BSp, I think I would say BW. But I'd be interested to hear others thoughts.

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Mayumi
9/7/2018 06:42:19 am

I met many Japanese BW with black hair, and many Tsu, Ss people who dyed hair black because wanted to encrease their skin saturation.

Nicole
9/8/2018 11:13:39 pm

Hmm, I was watching the Grand Slam today.... Professional tennis player Naomi Osaka- super tan Bright Spring flowing closely into Bright Winter? (Love seeing such an ethnically diverse & accomplished woman presented on TV & media!)

Also, I've known for a while now that tennis player Madison Keys is STRONGLY Spring of some sort. Not Bright Spring, I mean like Alicia Keys springy!! (I think Madison's a True, Light, or Soft Spring of some sort).

Victoria
9/4/2018 04:27:48 pm

Well, BWs can certainly have any color skin, or eyes, or hair for that matter. I'm no Megan Fox haha, but to my eye, Megan Fox has a BW coloring very similar to my own. Bright is likely TMIT for her, as it is for me. When I see her in bright orange or coral it turns her skin a little orange or sallow. Not her best imo. A little too light, a little too warm. The same happens to me, though even I find many BSp blues and greens to be quite wearable. I think Megan Fox absolutely slays in BW colors and if she sometimes seems springy, it might be the effect of a Hollywood tan aesthetic? She might just be a BW leans more BSp than TW, as I was at my draping. BW was best, and BSp was second best, honestly better than either TW or DW. There are a lot of ladies in my BW FB group who ended up in that quadrant as well. I'd have to say I still see her as a BW and a really successful one!

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Jn
9/5/2018 12:31:28 pm

Megan, isn't it weird that she must darken her hair to look more herself- natural? Isn't it argument against BW season? I used to see her as BW, but now I have doubts. Those pictures are confusing.

Megan Fox vs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
https://www.shorthairstylesandcuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Bob-Classic-Super-Cut.jpg
http://images.askmen.com/photos/megan-fox/33676.jpg

https://www.theplace2.ru/cache/archive/sophie-ellis_bextor/img/sophieellisbextorbikinijr91-gthumb-gwdata1200-ghdata120

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http://bigwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/megan-fox-bikini-diet.jpg

https://media.allure.com/photos/57719f002554df47220a5e29/3:4/w_584/beauty-trends-blogs-daily-beauty-reporter-2014-07-18-megan-fox.jpg


https://i1.fdbimg.pl/i34pn1v1/506x316_o4x0eg.jpg


Victoria, I found only two pictures of Megan wearing orange items and it's difficult to say if she looks good or not.

https://www.odishanewsinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Megan-Fox.jpg

Nicole
9/5/2018 03:10:07 pm

I think this example & writeup here (tinyurl.com/y7o6tgm3) of Megan Fox in the blue BW dress vs pink BS dress highlight how much she -as a Bright Winter- flows into Bright Spring. I agree with you Victoria- Megan is even more successful at pulling off Bright Spring when she has a tan. At the bottom of this page, there's a GREAT example of BW Michelle Dockery who has a reverse situation- she seems extremely cool toned but, sure enough, BS is her secondary color group that she flows into. After BW, BS colors are next best and they bring out the warmth in her coloring which (initially) is undetectable to the eye.

And yes, the hair coloring thing has always amazed me. I'm a W.O.C. spring and if I tried to dye my hair crisp jet black it would A) be darker & harsher than my natural blackish hair color and B) make my skintone look extremely flaxen/pale. Meanwhile, when Megan Fox sharpens her hair color (in this case, to a jet black), it brings out the clarity in her skintone SO much- it looks even better than natural! I believe all color groups have a wide range of skintones, but BS + BW seems to have the widest and most diverse range of all!

Megan
9/5/2018 04:51:06 pm

Jn, re: "isn't it weird that she must darken her hair to look more herself- natural?"

Yeah, I'm basically thinking the same thing. It does seem weird.

But I agree with Nicole--I think the black-ish hair does work really on Megan's skin. Lighter, warmer hair colors seem to blur her features. Maybe her natural hair color, while certainly lighter than what she has now, is actually pretty saturated? I find it hard to tell from pictures.

I agree that she's definitely a warm-leaning BW. Personally, I'm a bright winter, and I would say my best colors are probably neutral-ish reds and hot pinks. Colors where an onlooker might think that they're warm colors.

Victoria
9/5/2018 07:43:04 pm

I saw a bunch of pics of her in orange, coral, warmer tomato reds, and warmer BSp pink, and they weren't awful, but they weren't doing her skin any favors.
Of the pics posted, I think they are good examples of a very beautiful woman passing in anything, but not looking her best. Nothing looked BW to me (the pink was close but probably too yellow/warm) and I don't think she looked her best in any of those pics.
Honestly though, with celebs it's always a best guess due to hair dye, spray tans, and makeup. Who knows the truth?
When I was draped, I had to stay out of the sun for a week prior, not wear any makeup, and have my hair covered by a neutral grey cap.
I doubt we'll ever see Megan under those conditions! :)

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Jn
9/6/2018 02:57:21 am

I think she looks naturally beautiful in front of green wall and with orange coral lipstick. I also like her in black hair and pale skin :)
And I specifically compared two pictures -Megan in BW pink dress and Sophie in the same color on her lips, and it's not the best on Megan, while it's very good for Sophie's lips.
Victoria, I think Megan looks awesome in tomato red. :)

This situation is another argument for making PCA, pictures can be misleading. :) on the other hand I remember when people thought that Angelina Jolie is winter, when she had her hair black.

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Dana
9/9/2018 07:15:25 pm

My style analysis was so totally worth the expense, in terms of the savings on “wrong” items alone! Not to mention being able to quit spending so much time and energy trying to figure out what works, and wondering why I never looked as nice in my clothes as I thought I would, based on the price. This was definitely an area where I never could have been objective in evaluating myself, and that’s where a talented pro like Rachel can make all the difference. Totally recommend! Just wish I had done it sooner.

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U.
9/10/2018 03:53:21 am

Is Rachel certified or self-taught?

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Mayumi
9/10/2018 07:32:53 am

Nicole,
I meant that Japanese BW doesn't have to dye their hair black, because they are BW, and thats how it works. Not like summers, autumns or Lsp who doesn't accept their softness and manipulate with their natural colors. I know there are Japanese springs and summers.LOL

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Nicole
9/11/2018 12:26:42 am

LOL that's wild! I was replying to JN & Megan's comments on Bright Winters leaning closely into Bright Spring (and vice versa). I didn't realize you had commented on that thread, let alone mentioned Japanese Brights. I can see why you might of thought I was talking to you. Sorry!

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"My closet has totally transformed into something I like, but don't think about much. How amazing is that? I just walk in, grab something for the occasion and the weather, and go. Because it's all the same color season, it all blends. Because it's all the right style (my style, so who cares if it's 'in'? It looks good on me) I can rest assured it looks about right. It's really amazing.

"I waste a lot less time and money now with shopping. I can walk into a store and rule out 90% of the inventory. I now try things I never would have dared and happily pass over things I used to think I had to have. Shopping is just a hunt now, not a source of guilt. I feel like I'm a lot less wasteful and more mindful this way."
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      • ⚥ ♂ Classic Gamine -- The Prep Schooler
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      • ♀ ♀ Ethereal Ingenue -- The Fairy
      • ♀ ♂ Ethereal Natural -- The Earth Goddess
      • ♀ ♂ Gamine Ingenue -- The Girlish Mod
      • ⚥ ♂ Natural Classic -- The Prep
      • ♂ ♂ Natural Gamine -- The Tomboy
      • ♀ ♂ Natural Ingenue -- The Outdoorsy Sweetheart
      • ⚥ ♀ Romantic Classic -- The Sexy Sophisticate
      • ♀ ♂ Romantic Dramatic -- The Vamp
      • ♀ ♀ Romantic Ethereal -- Aphrodite
      • ♀ ♂ Romantic Gamine -- The Firecracker
      • ♀ ♀ Romantic Ingenue -- The Demure Seductress
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