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Personal Color is the long required upgrade I needed since getting my colours done in the early 90’s!!!
Anuschka Rees has provided a vibrant, incredibly informative guide to understanding colour and how to ascertain which colours suit you individually.
I found I got a bit bogged down in the initial chapters of the book. This was in part due to my impatience to get to the “the “best colours for me “ part and not wanting to read the necessary and highly relevant information on the science of colours. That said, it was very informative and an integral way to commence the book to ensure the reader understands how colour works in all their parts. This is a section I will revisit to cement all the information.
However this book is super easy to use so don’t let my experience of the initial chapters put you off in any way. Anuschka presents the information really clearly and the accompanying photographs are fabulous, really clearly showing what she is teaching.
I loved learning about my contrast, and identifying which type and shade of a season I am. This was super easy to do as it is clearly laid out. For example to ascertain my contrast it was clearly demonstrated in one line have or have not’s based on eye and base hair colour.
This is a fabulous book that I highly recommend purchasing, I will be obtaining a digital copy to ensure I have access on my phone when I shop, to guide me in future purchases. I feel this book has really tweaked my confidence and knowledge of the range within colours that suit me and offer some well advised and appreciated fine tuning.
Thank you Clarkson Potter/ Ten Speed Press and Netgalley for an ARC of this book.
This review is given based on my honest review.

Publishing date: 08.07.2025 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Thank you to NetGalley and Ten Speed Press for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
Color theory is so fun. Color theory in practice on a person isn't always easy. With this book it becomes easy and fun.
With Personal Color you get:
- A great introduction to color theory
- How to find your color
- Examples of colors working and clashing
- Hair and clothes color
- Different shades and how to identify their season and warmth
- Activities
I tried out some of the activities and found them to be both fun and surprisingly enlightening. Seeing the colors "in action" is really nice.
If you like color theory or even just experimenting with different colors in clothes this book might be for you.
Giving this 4 stars. A really fun book

Beautiful photographs showcase a diverse range of faces, including those of different ages, skin tones, eye colors, and hair colors and textures. Walks the reader through the process of personal color analysis using the 16 season model. I found it very helpful, and the book addressed some common points of color type confusion.
Rees' book also made the point that everyone is free to wear whatever color they want! There is also a section on color impact, demonstrating that where one wears a color on one's body determines the amount of impact it will have on their complexion.

Years ago I had my “colors done,” and found it helpful at the time. I had forgotten much that this book reminded me about. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This has been such a fun experience to read. Finding your "colors" is a great way to find confidence within yourself. This gives a great, self-guided journey on how to find your season. Not only is this a personal experience but the author gives so many examples of people with so many color combinations. Not only does the cover offer a beautiful display, but the insides offer a chance at gained confidence, and a way to put your best self forward! I really look forward to dressing with my season in mind

I have spent years on line trying to work out my personal colour and understand it. I feel this book is much clearer and much easier to read than anything else I have found. I love how there are lots of different chapters that you could read to work out which season you fall under, it helped as I could look at what was written, the photos and also what colours suit me, and don’t to double check. The cross referencing was especially helpful when understanding chroma which always confused me, it’s explained in multiple different ways and I think I’ve understood it now. Close calls, for when you’re stuck was an especially helpful chapter and felt like someone was really holding my hand through the process rather than confusing me potentially so I would pay for a consultation as I’ve felt looking on line.
Thank you to 10 speed press this for providing book for my consideration via NetGalley this is all my own rambling, honest and personal opinions
I loved the ethos, not trying to fix you you are beautiful as you are. There are chapters about hair and jewellery which were helpful
Inclusiveness is front and centre, I think it’s hard as a white, brown hair, brown eyed person to tell but I think it is. Pictures included men and women and were really beautiful with different ages also included.
There is lots of detail and I think this is a fantastic resource book. You can read it from start to finish and there are some chapters with complex explanations that you can read or you can focus and read some of the more straightforward chapters, maybe leaving the details for later.
Definitely would recommend if you’re interested in understanding what colours suit you and want a resource you can use to help when you’re considering what to buy or how to adapt what you already own.

Really fun and helpful! I already know my season, and was pretty sure about my sub-season, but I could never quite figure it out. This is the first time I've felt really sure about it, and the format is so helpful because the author includes lots of examples of when you might be confused if you're one of two options, and how to decide. I also really liked the explanation of how you might look different as you age or tan in the summer, and how you might modify your wardrobe a bit to accommodate those changes. The photos are so helpful, and the quizzes are really well explained. Even if you've never heard of color seasons before, you will be able to follow along easily.
Thanks to NetGalley for the arc, all opinions are my own.

This book is so much more than I though it would be. I will be purchasing the physical book. It is full of information and that I didn't expect. I feel like a text book and I can't wait to have it as a referance not only for my skin but also for my creative side. I am a quilter and I now feel a bit more confident in navigating color selections of fabrics so that they all work together. The key word in this book is "harmony". What a wealth of information!!

I really enjoyed Rees' previous book 'The Curated Closet', and I liked this one too! The book is really detailed about how to find your personal colour panel. There are lots of pictures and there's a great diversity of models, so no matter who you are, you should be able to find a model that has similar features as you. I learnt a lot and I think I have a better understanding of how to find my season. I did have a bit of a hard time understanding chroma, but I think that is more due to trying to read this book before the access expires. Looking forward to getting my hands on the physical book and dive into it again.

This book was such a great idea and truly delivered. I am planning on buying it for my home for people to try out while they are over. This book is a great alternative to the services that cost $200 to find your personal color, and truly gives so much detail.
Thank you to Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for providing me this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

A super interesting and deep dive into a topic that I think normally you would have to pay hundreds of dollars for. I'm still a little confused on what my personal color is, to be perfectly honest, but I think that's user error more so than anything else. The author makes a really great effort to be inclusive, and I think this is a great next step for someone who has heard about "seasons" and "personal color" and wants to learn more.

I picked up Personal Color in an effort to better understand color seasons. Rees has a thorough first section that explains the three aspects of a season. I learned a lot about chroma, warmth, and value.
The second section works through identifying your color season. This part is hard! (Or at least it's hard for me!) The book uses a wide array of models which does help tremendously! You can compare yourself to the different photos. I also appreciated the tables. Overall, I think Rees does a great job of explaining how to do a color analysis, it's just a tough process for many of us.
I've previously had a color consultation; however, I worked through it and came to the same conclusion. I'm not sure I would have been able to without my previous consultation.
The last section is a thorough explanation of the best colors for each season. Including an explanation of silver vs gold jewelry, and how aging and cosmetic changes impact color season.
I enjoyed the book and picked up new information and ways to try styling my best colors.

Personal Color is a fun, no-nonsense guide to figuring out which colors actually flatter you—and why. Anuschka Rees makes color theory feel approachable and empowering, with practical tools, inclusive examples, and just the right amount of depth to help you build a wardrobe (and makeup bag) that really works for you.

I though I was an autumn, but this book, in its very clear layout, and detailed descriptions, helped me understand that I'm a Soft Summer. Personal color theory can be contentious given the era in which it was created and applied, including a closeness to the era of Darwinian eugenics and deeply embedded racisms in cultural imaginations. Rees updates color theory for modern readers and avails it of its historical trappings, to show readers that bodies, complexions, and natural hair are aspects of us. The author demonstrates how color is a method of adornment and appreciation of our bodies in cultivation of confidence or expressions of esteem, rather than a quick trip down the rows of this year's fashions. There is a sense of perennial usefulness in the book's contents, where it avoids body shape and size conversations, focusing on clothing color as complementary to create an aura about oneself, or at the very least, a way to help readers understand why some colors may or may not work for them. The nuances that Rees considers in the delineation of color theory make this book one for the fashion-forward, or if you're like me, those who dress well and are looking for ideas to get a few key pieces every now and again for their wardrobe to make it pop. Thank you to the publisher for the e-book advance reader copy of this book!

This book was so informative but I think its purpose is lessened through an ebook and would be much better as print media. Despite the fact that it is gorgeous, it is very informative but colors can get warped on ebook and kindles often have no colors or very limited options, so I would reconsider publishing it in that way

Everything old is new again, and that rings true for the idea of people finding their "seasons" as it relates to color and what compliments you the best. This is a great and comprehensive book for anyone interested in the idea of finding their colors without having to shell out the big bucks for an in person consultation.
The author did a great job of describing the finer details and explaining the why behind color matching in a very straighforward but engaging manner. I also appreciated the diverse group of individuals that the author highlighted while illustrating different concepts.
Overall a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about your personal colors.

If you’ve ever fallen down the endless YouTube rabbit hole of color analysis videos, you know how addictive they can be. There tend to be two main types: (1) recordings of color analysis sessions with “experts,” where viewers are mesmerized by how refreshed someone looks in certain colors and (2) tutorials that promise to help you determine your own season at home but often leave you about 60% confident in your results.
In Personal Color, Rees provides a thorough and approachable guide to figuring out which of the twelve color seasons you belong to. Compared to your average YouTube tutorial, I found her explanations of undertone, chroma, and value especially clear and helpful, particularly when it came to understanding often confusing terms like “olive skin tone.” She also includes a practical section on how to decide between two likely seasons, which I found especially useful. Beyond the standard seasonal color palettes, she adds “worst” colors and recommended lipstick shades for each season.
As for potential improvements, while I appreciated the introduction’s stated aim to bring a modern perspective to color analysis, the disclaimer felt a bit tacked on, as the main text largely sticks to more dated language. The comparison photos would benefit from standardized poses and facial expressions, which would make evaluating the effects of different colors easier. And, much like the first type of YouTube video mentioned above, it would be deeply satisfying to see each model in a full range of drapes to illustrate the effects of the different colors. Rees touches on the effects of aging throughout the book, and it would be great to see visual examples, such as the same model photographed over time or family members of different ages with similar coloring.
Still, thanks to this book, I’m now about 70% confident I’ve correctly identified my season.
Thank you to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for providing an advance reading copy.

It was really interesting to learn the different seasons and what will work for my skin tone. I tabbed so many pages to go back to and see what colors work best for me. I love how much it went into detail about to the colors and how to pick which one is for you because it can be scary to just google it with all the different information out there. It was nice to have a handbook about it and now I'm more mindful when I go shopping for myself.

This book is a lot of information and color and color theory. I think this is a very trendy topic right now and I know that people are going to want to check it out and learn their own personal colors.
The ebook formatting was a little strange, but I imagine that having the physical book would make more sense.

I really enjoyed this book, it was a very insightful guide on understanding personal color and how to use it to your advantage.
I felt like the diversity in the photos and color swatches were very helpful, and it pooled a lot of information into one book, so instead of people waiting for the information to be fed via a youtube or tiktok video, you could look over all of the information and make a decision about what seasons works best for you.