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A podcast about colour analysis in the wild. The hosts Christine Scaman and Jorunn Hernes talk about topics related to colour analysis and how to use colours to make your days brighter, your wardrobe more enjoyable, and your life easier. For detailed show notes and links, visit chrysaliscolour.com
Episodes

Friday Feb 24, 2023
Episode 44: Colour Analysis Q&A Part 2
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
We discuss the following questions:
- Can you do colour analysis online? (begins at 1.12)
- "I don't like my Season." (at 4.57)
- Does every colour in the Season suit every person or should some be avoided? (at 23.44)
- Should our best colours bring us into focus, blur imperfections, or both? (at 48.09)
Duration total: 53.59 minutes
SHOW NOTES
Photo credit: Raphael Schaller on Unsplash
Email Jorunn: jorunn@nordicsimplicity.com
Email Christine: christine@12blueprints.com
Jorunn's newsletter sign up: https://www.nordicsimplicity.com/get-nordic-style/
Christine's video featuring Bilal Baig on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBx2VhrR2pc
Fabric Colour Sets at 12 Blueprints: https://12blueprints.com/collections/fabric-colours-set
Podcast Episode 38: Season Stereotypes: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/episode-38-season-stereotypes/
Podcast Episode 40: Colour Analysis Q&A: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/episode-40-colour-analysis-qa/
Podcast Episode 41: Party Ready for 12 Seasons: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/episode-41-party-ready-for-12-seasons/
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Jan 27, 2023
Episode 43: Neutral Combinations for Winters
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Today, we share ideas for creating elegant yet understated looks for Winters using their neutral colours.
Duration total: 51.35 minutes
SHOW NOTES
Jorunn’s email: jorunn@fargeporten.no
Christine’s email: christine@12blueprints.com
Your Best Blue Jeans on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLpw6BSi5oM
Your Best Silver blog post showing the spider ring in the Silver: True Winter to Brights image: https://12blueprints.com/blogs/blog/your-best-silver
Neutral eyeshadow palettes at 12 Blueprints: https://12blueprints.com/collections/eyes/eyeshadow-palette?sort_by=best-selling
Terry Wildfong’s website: https://yournaturaldesign.com
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Dec 23, 2022
Episode 42: Do You Make New Year’s Resolutions?
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
In our final podcast of 2022, we talk about why we prefer habits to resolutions and how we make and keep up with our own habits. We also share our personal and colour intentions for 2023 and offer a colour challenge to the 4 main Season groups that may last the whole year!
Duration: 36.39 min.
SHOW NOTES
Photo credit by Liveology Yoga Magazine: https://unsplash.com/photos/ITX5YZX4lV8
Christine's website is 12 Blueprints.
Jorunn's website is Nordic Simplicity.
Project333 for building a habit of living with less clothes: https://bemorewithless.com/project-333/
Nordic Simplicity for Wardrobe Enchantment, a free online course to rejuvenate your wardrobe: https://www.nordicsimplicity.com/courses/wardrobe-enchantment
Duolingo for learning a new language: https://www.duolingo.com/
Book about building habits: Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941842/ref=sr_1_1?crid=307QU6F6K1RPU&keywords=atomic+habits+book+james+clear+paperback&qid=1668756862&sprefix=atomic+habits+paperback+book%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1
The history of new years resolutions at History.com: https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions
New York Post article on how long resolutions last: https://nypost.com/2020/01/28/the-average-american-abandons-their-new-years-resolution-by-this-date/
Christine's workouts on YouTube with Sydney Cummings Houdyshell: https://www.youtube.com/@sydneycummingshoudyshell
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Episode 41: Party Ready for 12 Seasons
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
With the 4 main True Season groups in mind, we imagine a woman walking into the party looking so beautiful in her colours that the room goes quiet and we ask ourselves, "How did she do it?"
- Fun with comfort (2.16 min)
- Autumn (8.21 min)
- Summer (33.49 min)
- Spring (1hr 06min)
- Winter (1hr 34min)
Duration total: 1hr 51min
SHOW NOTES
Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/MXLoeUL0HFg
Cate's website: https://www.catelinden.com
Cate on Instagram: instagram.com/catelinden
Cate on Pinterest: pinterest.com/catelinden
Cate on Facebook: facebook.com/catelindencoaching
Cate's personal soul board on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/catelinden/verdant-heart/
Style and image analysts at Chrysalis Colour: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/resources/style-and-image-analysts/
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Sep 23, 2022
Episode 40: Colour Analysis Q&A
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
We answer general and Season-specific questions from our audience about colour analysis and how to apply their colour palette to their own appearance.
- General: Should I change my lipstick with different outfits? (3.21)
- Bright Winter: How does an introvert wear bright colours? (10.01)
- Bright Winter: Choosing eyeglass frames. (17.55)
- Dark Autumn: Looking for new colour inspiration and combinations. (27.36)
- Light Spring and Light Summer: How to find clothes in cold weather? (37.54)
- Light Spring: Should my jewelry be lightweight? (45.45)
- Light Spring: Will I look too young in my colours? (51.22)
- True Summer: How do I wear a colour pop? (54.27)
- True Summer: Have I become a Soft Summer with age? (1.00)
Duration total: 60 minutes
SHOW NOTES
Photo credit: Vadim Bogulov on Unsplash
Email: jorunn@nordicsimplicity.com
Email: christine@12blueprints.com
Jorunn Newsletter sign up: https://www.nordicsimplicity.com/get-nordic-style/
Christine YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWAl7a5sop4LfXMiQtEwWw
Eyeglasses podcast: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/episode-23-eyeglass-frames-with-debi-rushworth/
Changing Season with age podcast: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/episode-3-changing-colours-with-maturity/
Fabric Colour Sets at 12 Blueprints: https://12blueprints.com/collections/fabric-colours-set
StyleScience Pinterest Boards: https://www.pinterest.ca/florentinamossou/_saved/
Jorunn’s blog post on looking better with eyeglasses: https://www.nordicsimplicity.com/3-tricks-to-look-better/

Friday Jul 01, 2022
Episode 39: Texture and Colour
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
We discuss the relationships between fabric texture and colour, shine in textile and skin tone, and the fabrics we find most evocative for the 12 Seasons of natural colouring.
- Broad categories of texture, including weight, weave, drape, and shine. (at 1.34)
- Why does texture matter, adapting to our Season, and texture 'stereotypes'. (at 5.33)
- General comments for the 12 Seasons, fabrics in drapes and kits vs. apparel. (at 24.31)
- Texture for Springs (at 26.44)
- Texture for Summers (at 32.12)
- Texture for Autumns (at 41.21)
- Texture for Winters (at 50.08)
Duration total: 62 minutes
SHOW NOTES
Line, Style, and Image analysts at Chrysalis Colour are here under the Resources tab.
Fabric Colour Sets for the 12 Seasons in the 12 Blueprints Shop.
Christine's YouTube video, Introducing Fabric Colour Sets.
Christine's YouTube video, How to Wear Spring Colours.
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday May 27, 2022
Episode 38: Season Stereotypes
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
We discuss the values and limitations of Season stereotypes, those categories that describe 'average' or 'general' appearances of persons in each of the 12 groups of natural colouring. Where do they come from, why do they exist, and how might they help or hinder us with our own colour choices?
Duration total: 48.03 minutes
SHOW NOTES
Christine's YouTube video, Autumn Progressions, Part 4.
Terry's blog post, The Misunderstood Season, at Chrysalis Colour.
Jorunn's blog post, Dark Autumn Inspiration Without Using Brown, at Nordic Simplicity.
Jorunn's blog post, Soft Summer Inspiration Without Using Blue, at Chrysalis Colour.
Jorunn's book reference at Amazon:
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Apr 22, 2022
Episode 37: Colour, Style, and Magic with Cate Linden
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
We meet with style and image analyst, Cate Linden of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and are inspired by Cate's approach for merging science and technique with beauty, practicality, and soulfulness.
- Becoming a style analyst and Cate's vision for clients (3.00)
- PCA (Personal Colour Analysis), PIA (Personal Image Analysis), and Cate's style and colour journey (6.55)
- Coaching and Cate's approach to styling (14.30)
- The client's process and wearing our soul (21.17)
- How coaching helps bring our colours and style into our lives (24.41)
- About magic and mindset (43.21)
- The transformative power of our Season (48.47)
- Travel and plans for the future (52.18)
- Insights from clients (55.28)
Duration total: 59.19 min.
SHOW NOTES
Cate's website: https://www.catelinden.com
Cate on Instagram: instagram.com/catelinden
Cate on Pinterest: pinterest.com/catelinden
Cate on Facebook: facebook.com/catelindencoaching
Cate's personal soul board on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/catelinden/verdant-heart/
Style and image analysts at Chrysalis Colour: https://www.chrysaliscolour.com/resources/style-and-image-analysts/
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Mar 25, 2022
Episode 36: Meet Mississippi Colour Analyst Mary Steele Lawler
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
We meet Sci\ART and 12 Blueprints colour analyst, Mary Steele Lawler of Luminosity in Mississippi. A wonderful storyteller, Mary Steele shares personal and professional insights about colour in a warm climate.
- Mary Steele's journey as a colour analyst and upcoming business relaunch (1.27 min)
- How Mary Steele never stops thinking about colour (6.25)
- The importance of being happy in our colours (9.48)
- The wellbeing of being surrounded by our colours in our homes(13.01)
- Shopping for colours and neutrals (and black!) in the Southern USA (18.37)
- How 'normal' in appearance is influenced by climate, traditions, and place (23.14)
- The PCA Seasons we see most often (44.36)
- The Southern approach to makeup and hair colour (53.28)
- Mary Steele's favourite products and wearing her colours today (58.23)
- A bit more about interior paint colours and Season (1.09)
- Where in Mississippi is Indianola? (1.13)
Duration total: 1hr 16 min
SHOW NOTES
3 eye products discussed in the episode with notes from Mary Steele:
1.
This is the mascara I refer to as Dance Recital mascara. Do you all have dance recitals? In Mississippi, little girls who take dancing lessons have a big performance at the end of the year. They wear tons of stage makeup for this gala event. Hence - Dance Recital mascara. It really does look like false eyelashes. I love it.
For reference, see, Celia Rivenbark, Chapter 3, “Sorry I Can’t Make it to the Recital (I’m Planning on Poking Myself in the Eye With a Sharp Stick That Night.)” . In, We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier.
(A note from Christine, I looked this one up. Less than $10 in Canada (Amazon and Shoppers Drug Mart), cruelty free, vegan. Several types, the False Lash (not waterproof) is the one that's so popular.
2 and 3.
Here is the Concrete mascara. I include the remover because you truly cannot get it off with regular mascara remover. The mascara isn't volumizing, but it covers each lash and totally stays put. As in, doesn't even think about budging. You can sleep in it and go out the door the next day looking as put-together as when you first applied it. (Not that I would ever do this!). The remover is in a tube like the mascara. The wand makes it surround each lash to thoroughly melt all the mascara, while somehow being gentle on the eyes.
4, the brow product.
Dior Diorshow Brow Styler Ultrafine Precision Brow Pencil | Nordstrom
This is my favorite eyebrow pencil. I am very fair and have invisible eyebrows. Estee Lauder has non-orange eyebrow pencils for pale persons, but this one has such a fine tip I don't know why anyone with sparse brows would use anything else. The blonde color is subtle, yet noticeable. I love trying new makeup, but I"m sticking with this one.
5, a bonus product:Amazon.com : marcelle bb cream golden glow
We didn't talk about this one, but I'm including it because it is such a find. I don't know the difference between a BB cream and a CC cream - not sure anyone does - but this is a beautiful sheer foundation. I wear it and I'm True Spring, my sister-in-law who is Light Spring wears it, and my Soft Summer niece wears it. I like it better than a highly-recommended Armani foundation I have. I now force myself to use the Armani, because I feel guilty about not using something that was such a splurge. The Golden Glow gives the skin a soft, warm polish.
Comments or Questions? Please visit Chrysalis Colour to find each episode in the Podcast directory and add your thoughts in the Comments box. We'd love to talk!

Friday Feb 25, 2022
Episode 35: Jennifer and Her Many Colour Analyses
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with style blogger, Jennifer Connolly of A Well Styled Life, Jennifer tells us of her recent colour analysis with Sci\ART analyst, Terry Wildfong, and shares some of the colour advice she's received over the years.
Duration total: 34.44 minutes
We gladly respond to comments and answer questions in the Comments section for each episode at: https://chrysaliscolour.com/podcast
SHOW NOTES
Jennifer's blog, A Well Styled Life.
Sci\ART colour analyst and trainer Terry Wildfong is here at Chrysalis Colour.
Source for Sci\ART Classic and Corporate 12 Season palettes at True Colour International.