345 | Why You Should Stop Matching Everything to Your Color Palette

Her Style Podcast | Shopping, Color Palettes, Fashion, Wardrobe, Outfits, Clothing

The episode explores how to use color analysis as a helpful guide rather than a restrictive set of rules for fashion. Host Heather Riggs dis

Key takeaways

• Color analysis should be treated as a resource for empowerment rather than a strict limitation on wardrobe variety.
• When choosing between two items, prioritize personal excitement and versatility over strict color harmony.

Main topics

• Color Analysis
• Personal Style Empowerment

Notable quotes

Your palette can tell you which colors naturally harmonize with your coloring... but it's just one piece of information.

Conclusion

View color analysis as a strategic ally to enhance, rather than restri

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:00) Knowing your best colors can make shopping so much easier. You can walk into a store, scan a rack, and have a pretty good idea of which colors are going to light you up and which ones probably aren't worth your time. But what happens when the color you're most excited about isn't one of your best? Maybe it's a color you keep seeing everywhere this season, or you spot something across the store and immediately think, ooh, I love that! But then you remember your palette, and you start second-guessing whether you should even try it on. Does knowing your best colors mean you should stick to them all the time? And if you decide to break the rules, how do you know when it's actually worth it? Because there are plenty of good reasons to wear a color that isn't in your palette. And by the end of this episode, you might even be ready to break a few color rules on purpose. Speaker 2 (0:49) Welcome to Her Style Podcast, where we're all about empowering you to show up and get dressed every day with confidence. I'm your host, Heather Riggs, a 15-year and counting certified image consultant and color specialist, ready to build a wardrobe and a personal style you love. Let's get started. Speaker 1 (1:15) I have been talking about color quite a bit lately, especially with all the fall trends that we're seeing and covering on Her Style Podcast. You probably know burgundy is huge. We've got colors like cherry red, electric blue, royal purple, and butter yellow, which are still going strong. There's a lot happening with color right now, which is very fun, super exciting. There's a lot of great hues to choose from. And seeing these options might make you feel really excited to play around a little bit and maybe try something new. Maybe there's a color that you've been drawing. onto every time you walk into a store lately or you scroll through your favorite influencer's feed. But then there's this other voice that kicks in and tells you it is not in your color palette. And if you've had your colors professionally analyzed or if you just intuitively know which colors tend to flatter you most, you might have a pretty clear idea of what your best colors are. So I love that for you. I'm obviously a big believer in understanding and recognizing your best colors. I think color analysis, well, I don't even think, I know color analysis can be incredibly helpful. It's usually one of the biggest game changers for my clients, especially when you're trying to figure out why one blue makes you look amazing and another one seems to drain every ounce of life from your face. But I think sometimes we can take that information a little too far. You go from embracing your best colors to focusing on buying more of your best colors, and then it snowballs. And before you know it, you're standing in front of a fitting room, holding up a sweater you love, and you're wondering if you're even allowed to have it because it isn't on your palette. I don't want you to limit yourself like this, my friend. I've seen so many women depriving themselves of colors they adore because they're convinced there is a strict parameter of colors that they're supposed to wear. And so if you listened to the intro to this episode and you thought you might need to send someone to check on me. I assure you, I am fine. I am not recording this episode against my will, and I'm not even doing it to be controversial. I am the biggest proponent of color analysis. Hopefully you know this about me. I just don't want it to take over every ounce of your decision making. Your palette can tell you which colors naturally harmonize with your coloring, which is incredibly valuable information, but it's just one piece of information, and there are a lot of other things that matter when you're deciding what to buy and what to wear. So today I want to help you put your color palette back in its proper place. Let's say you're shopping for a new top and you find two options. The first one is in a color that is absolutely perfect for you. You hold it up alongside your color palette and it's amazing. It's practically an exact match to one of the hues there. The undertone is just right. The intensity is perfect. It looks amazing with your complexion, but you're not that excited about it. Maybe you already own three tops in a similar color. Maybe it feels a little too boring to you. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just fine. And then the other top is in a color that isn't technically one of your best. Maybe it's a little bit brighter than your palette or cooler or warmer, but you love it. You immediately think of three things in your closet that you could wear it with. It feels fresh and different and exactly like the kind of thing you've been wanting to add to your collection. So which top is the better purchase? Well, I can't answer that for you without knowing a lot more about your wardrobe, obviously, but I can tell you that I would not automatically choose the first one just because the color is more flattering. There are too many other factors involved, like how much do you like it? Does it feel like your personal style? Do you have