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Celebrate the Start of Fall with Orange

October is a special time of year with its crisp air and beautiful autumn leaves. As the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, orange takes center stage, symbolizing warmth, happiness, and excitement.  Interestingly, orange is the only color on the spectrum whose name was taken from an object – the orange. The word “orange”…

5 Methods to Determine Your Client’s True Style

How to help clients stand out and showcase their unique style with confidence. Living in a world that constantly tells us to buy more, coupled with constant exposure to a social media landscape that fuels trend cycles, makes it tricky for clients to figure out what they like and separate their personal preferences from what…

How to Determine Your Sub-Seasons

Do you really want to see how the ByFerial 4×4 color system can change your life? Then it’s imperative to find not only your main color seasons but also your sub seasons. While the 4 seasons have been the foundation for color analysis, new research has uncovered that within each of these groups exist various…

How To Choose Your Correct Makeup Shades

3 Tips for a Beautiful, Bright, and Glowing Face!   Typically when we think of makeup colors and shades, we set out to find the perfect match for our skin color and tone. There’s nothing worse than wearing a chalky foundation in the summer when skin tends to get darker or wearing a dark shade…

Benefits Of The 4X4 Color System

Color matters! You have your style down. You know the exact dynamics and dimensions of what type of clothes and accessories flatter your body perfectly. But, are those choices the right color? If not, all your attention to detail in the physical fit may still be a misfit.  Color is the egg to the old…

The Monochrome Trend

What’s black, white and chic all over? The monochrome trend, that’s what. Make sure there are no grey areas in your wardrobe by getting on board with the black and white trend. These days women are choosing more and more to dress simply, and exclude colours from their wardrobe. I know dozens of women who?s…

Discovering Your Colors: 4X4 Color Analysis System

The concept of choosing a personal color palette that flatters your own natural coloring travels as far back in time as memory will allow. It was only in the last century, however, that beauty companies got the brilliant idea of analyzing an individual?s skin tone and more and using their findings to advise the individual…

The 4X4 Color Analysis System

Color analysis is a very important tool. A color wheel is a physical means of visualizing colors and their relationship with one another. A user simply moves the sections of the wheel to instantly see how yellow is opposite on the spectrum from blue or why red and green go together so well. The color…

Personal Color Analysis | How To Wear Color to Your Advantage

There is psychology behind the use of color. Different colors convey different things when worn. White usually signifies purity, while navy blue represents strength and dependability. When trying to maximize your image and influence, color is extremely important. Clothing and colors should enhance the best features of the person wearing them. Wearing the wrong color…