What's your style personality? Classic

You have a fairly formal wardrobe. You like to appear well turned out and elegant, and your tops are usually tucked in. You are quite content to keep to the same hairstyles, and hate it when your hairdresser moves away. Your make-up routine is fixed and you rarely experiment with new shades. You have a few favourite stores that you visit when you need new clothes.

Style characteristics

● Your look is timeless and neat.
● You prefer a co-ordinated look and do not like to mix textures or wear daring colour combinations.
● Your workwear is smart and understated.
● At weekends you are likely to replace your jacket and blouse with co-ordinated separates.
● You rarely wear jeans, preferring a smart pair of classic trousers teamed with leather loafers.
● You do not follow fashion.

Make the most of your style

● Co-ordinated separates are the basis of all your looks.
● By mixing and matching what you already have, you will create many more outfits.
● Add coloured tops to your basic jackets to achieve a more varied look.
● Your evening wear will be simple, to which you will add your favourite pieces of jewellery.

Your colour palette


Light: Stone + cornflower; light navy + dusty rose; cocoa + light aqua.
Deep: Charcoal + burgundy; black-brown + olive; pewter + teal.
Warm: Grey-green + oatmeal; chocolate + cream; bronze + amber.
Cool: Dark navy + icy blue; pine + light teal; medium grey + rose pink.
Clear: Black + duck egg; dark navy + emerald turquoise; taupe + blush pink.
Soft: Natural beige + verbena; charcoal blue + shell; chocolate + mint.

How to accessorise

● Match your handbag and shoes.
● Add quality costume jewellery to the real thing to create a more varied look.
● The quickest way for you to update your look is with a new pair of shoes in the latest style.
● Change your handbag regularly.
● Do not wear all your favourite pieces of matching jewellery at the same time.
● A scarf will always finish your look.

Your face


By day: Don’t be afraid to try some new eye shadow and lipstick colours once in a while.
By night: Go one or two tones darker within your colouring.

Your hair

Consider changing your hairstyle every two 
or three years, keeping your colour as close 
to your natural shade as possible. Your preferred styles are easy to manage without complicated styling techniques.

Famous classics

Angela Merkel

Hillary Clinton
, pictured above
Princess Anne

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

This is an edited extract from the book ‘colour me beautiful by Veronique Henderson and Pat Henshaw, published by Hamlyn. For more expert advice on making the most of your style,  buy ‘colour Me Beautiful’ at www.colourmebeautiful.co.uk

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