Hi friends! Here it is, a complete breakdown of my color palette and how it came to be. I have been SO excited about making and sharing this video! Which are your OG non-negotiable colors like black, blue and white are mine? 🖤🤍💙 Thanks as always for watching, I'll see you in the next one 🎥

I absolutely love navy clothing. When I was first beginning to think about having a more minimalist capsule wardrobe I was working as a health care assistant and was only 20. I was caring for a really lovely woman who was a quintessential English country lady. She had the most wonderful wardrobe full of navy clothes. A classic navy Barbour jacket, a navy Burberry trench coat, navy skirts and twinsets. I remember her saying “navy blue is so stylish, don’t you think? It always looks so neat”. Ever since I’ve always agreed navy is extremely stylish. It’s like basic black, but you just put a little more thought into it.

I think the gold looks so nice on you because of your hair. It blends in really well and looks seamless. I think hair colour is such an important part of choosing colours not just skin tone, I've realised it can make or break an outfit colour scheme. Great vid, thanks for sharing :)

I'm glad you choose the colours that you're happy with, rather than listening to other people's opinions. Sometimes people are truthful but a lot of times people are jealous and try to put others off because they don't want them to wear something. Keep staying in your own lane and knowing yourself more than others know you. You are in a league of your own. ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for sharing this video! Personal color is trending in Korea, and when I travelled there over the summer I did a color consultation and found out that my season is cool summer bright.

I have somewhat similar colouring to you and my quizzes typically tell me I’m a “soft-true summer” type. I’ve found this to be SO helpful, even tho I love black and some times people tell soft summers that black is too harsh. I found that still love it, but at certain times of the year when I’m less tan and more on the pasty side I choose a nice taupe or white neutral near my face. I find this makes me look less tired and washed out during the winter! These kind of tips have been a game changer for me, because although I won’t limit myself with colour “rules”, there are definitely colour strategies that help me level up and feel confident depending on the season etc!

I think black looks amazing on you, as well as all the other colors you've selected. I love cool colors but they don't work with my warm olive complexion. Overall I love how you close clothes that makes you the best version of yourself. GORGEOUS ❤

Love this video! Beige has been everywhere recently and it looks so chic on other people, but I have blond hair and very pale cool-toned skin and I look so sickly in beige. The past few months I've been buying more light grey, especially in nice sweaters and it looks so good! A much better fit for my coloring than the warm beige and it still gives off the same light-toned neutral feel

I think orange could work with every single one of these colors!

I loved your note about GREY. I always *want* to love light grey because it looks like a "cool girl" colour, but I hate wearing it... mainly because it shows sweat so easily. I really like charcoal!!

If you ask color analyst, only few people can wear black. But I find it suits blondes with high contrast like you very good. It's not the best option for me, but I'll always have a black biker jacket and a black blazer in my closet. This peaces are just meant to be black!

Also as a tip, I love colors, and I associate certain colors for each season, but I still want a smaller wardrobe, that is why I change my accent colors seasonally. So if you really associate pastels for summer, maybe you can substitute some of your colors. For example my accents colors in winter are a deep forest green, a ruby red and navy/royal blue, while during summer they become a tomato red, a bright green and orange. My basic colors are still the same tho (camel, baby blue, ivory). Hope this helps ☺️

I love this video so much, I’m obsessed with color and the nuances of color, you could do an hour long video on it and i’ll be here for it. 😊 I especially your first rule of trusting your GUT. Rules, whether other people’s or your own, can be so limiting, you have to listen to your HEART. People say I look great in pastels but I hate them, my palette is quite dark, which makes me HAPPY. Like you I’m cool toned & contrast-y (light skin, blond hair but dark brows & lashes) and am not fond of monotone. I love mostly darks with a pop of something bright! Thank you for sharing your process, you look awesome so it’s working for you. 😊

I love how in-depth this video is! Seeing all of your colors and picking out their undertones and clarity is soooo satisfying

So interesting! Love this video! By decluttering I've achieved to be more concious about colour, my biggest mistake used to be buying ivory, creamy stuff instead of white, which definitely suits me the best. My other 'unnegotiables' are Black and, the most, Blue, klein the most but baby as well, but in winter I need some of green and light grey and, sometimes, red. And it's funny but now I'm very into a pair of things I used to 'hate' when I was younger, navy blue and baby pink 😜 I quited wearing silver, really dont know why except that I felt too 'cold'! And here I am, now wearing my gold medal I was given as a child, that has been in its little box for ages 🙈😂 you never know! Thanks for your wonderful work, Naja 😊😊😊😊

I love the detail of this video! You've set me off looking at old pictures and seeing what colours I should be going for! Xx

You have such bright features, no wonder anything dusty/muted would not be harmonious. Great video!!

My coloring is cool but I also wear gold jewelry. I like it on my skin, especially when I have a tan in summer. ❤️ I think wearing what you love is always good.

To me, You look great in black. The contrast between black item and Your light complection and hair - perfection.

I think part of the reason you're struggling with summer clothes is that we associate cooler colours with winter, and warmer colours with summer. I know you said in the video you are not that into pastels, but I have personally found pastels to be the best way to make cool tones work for summer, I mainly wear light pink, baby blue, lilac and mint green (and white) and it feels very summery while still complementing my colouring (very similar to yours)

This was very useful, especially as I'm going on my own journey and playing around with and adding colours. Thank you for such a useful and different view on how to make a small consistent wardrobe with the right colours

I really need this video with tips for a warm tone person :)) Incredibly well structured and interesting information! loved it

Great video :D I resonate with so many points! For me, I've found that if there is a color I really like but that doesn't fit my palette, I can still buy some non clothing related item in it. Like I have an oat colored insulated bottle that I love looking at soooo much. My pistachio green wallet is another example. Another trick is that I will wear more "fun" colors in my bottoms instead of close to my face, so I have some colorful summer bottoms that make me really happy! My non-negotiable colors are blue, green and black :)

Great video. I went through such a similar process to you except I'm warm toned (yellowish underneath my very pale complexion) so I go for the warm side of the color wheel. I was so happy to learn that all colors can come in different undertones. That was a game changer. I really like your logic around your jewelry and I think your hair helps the jewelry work really well too. Great video!!!

beige, brown, reds, blues [mainly navy and baby] are what I tend to gravitate towards, navy horizontal stripes and florals. I do wear black and shades of white but they're usually "accessories" like socks, button up for under a vest, sweater vests etc.

Hi, thanks for sharing your color palette and your thoughts and chronology on that. I was thinking that maybe you could mix 2 things you struggle with and maybe find the solution on that. So, what about having a version of your color palette for summer where you have baby yellow? Maybe that way is easier and motivates you with your summer wardrobe

You’re absolutely right about black! Love it on you. I’m a summer and wear it and love it. ❤️

Black definitely looks great on you!

I have fair to medium olive skin and dark brown hair and these are my colors too. Appreciate your sophisticated basics!

This is so helpful. We have a similar skin-tone and I always feel a little lost trying to figure this stuff out. Great video!

I think an orange Hermes Evelyne 29 handbag would be incredible with your wardrobe! It would be a fun, pop of color when you crave that color. 🧡🍊

Black looks great on you! There is a nice contrast w your eyes and skin. Not that it matters if you love what you love. But I think it also suites you.

I really appreciated hearing how you wear gold with your cool colour palette. I'm neutral toned and lean towards mostly neutrals in my wardrobe. I increasingly find myself wearing gold with my cooler colours and silver with my warmer colours to balance things out. I've never heard anyone else talk about doing this so it was affirming to hear that this is something you find helps create balance as well!

Everyone is a mix of warm and cool… with a leaning towards one or the other. So the way you have it, in my opinion, is perfect 😍 the majority is all cool colors with some hints of warm. Makes it so you don’t look like an ice queen. Haha. You’ve done a wonderful job. It is an inspiration. I’ve recently discovered I lean more warm… don’t know why I didn’t see it before but it has been eye opening! Finding your undertone is a total game changer

Black and white are definitely in my non-negotiable list too! I think black is a color that looks great on everybody. Bright red is also one of my favorites (though I have reddish hair, so it probably clashes terribly - whatever, it makes me happy!). Thanks for another great video!

This video is a revelation! Cool tones! I never quite got it before! When you went through your pallate and stone vs beige! Your right. They are completely different. Time to buy some more clothes dye to turn that beige into stone!

My favorite color for you is intense royal blue. The video was really interesting, I am also cool toned, just with more contrast in my features (dark hair, fair skin). I look best in black, no doubt about that. However it took me a long time to grasp this and narrow down my wardrobe to mostly black, along with some pieces in bright white, blue denim, cool beige and one exception which is a brown shearling jacket ;-) Even with just wearing one color like black for example you have endless style options. It's also the cut and the vibe, the material and texture that create your look. All black could still be anything from goth to athleisure... so I don't think at all that sticking to your best colors is limiting in any way.

Fab video. Thanks. My colours are similar to yours, so your info here is specifically useful.

Very interesting! Gold can be warmer or cooler as well. Your gold jewelery is great on you!)

I love your color palette. I am actually working on my own. I already have decluttered my closet and made a Spring/Summer wardrobe and a Fall/Winter (mostly for my church attire, i have paired it down to currently 6-8 dresses in each, i want to find just a few skirts that can be in both as well as blouses) That's what i am starting with. I have a uniform that I wear to work, Jeans & a work shirt, so i don't need to be stylish all the time, but i do want to find my weekend style, other then working at home. And i think for the most part i love your colors which are the basis for my own right now. THanks for sharing!

I’m a high contrast Deep Winter and couldn’t agree more about creams and ivory. True white and black are my favorites, plus navy and emerald green.

I am much older then you and agree completely that colors that you like now may be different what you will like in the future. I used to never wear red and now I can not get enough of it. From my personal experience, the key is to know your undertone and make sure that colors next your face reflect that.

SUCH a good video!!!! Trying to work out my colour palette at hte moment so really interested in your process

i love your color pallet , i have got very similar coloring to yours ,great inspiration💟

(Not an expert on colour seasons definitely) I’ve read that with the 12 colour seasons, it is based on your face without your hair on your head, especially if your hair has been dyed. I’m not saying your hair has been dyed but I would argue that you’re one of the winter color seasons because there is such a strong contrast in your eye iris vs the sclera (white) and also with your dark eyebrows and lighter skin. Your colour palette would probably match a true winter with the black, true white, blues, and magenta.

Love that 🤩 for me it was a game changer to find a limited colour scheme. In my 20s I found out, that I am a cool toned person and started to buy nearly every colour of these palette 🙈 I mixed and matched these wildly together and had now idea of basic/neutral colours. (Okay, that was in the late 90s and everything was quite wild colourful then😬) far later, I learned about these facts and I am very happy with my colour scheme, similar than yours, now. And I realized that some colours will be always be in it an some are changing sometimes ( years ago I loved burgundy, now I skip it, once I tried and loved yellow for a couple of seasons and now I am obsessed with dusty pink and 'pigeon blue' as we say here.

Heck yes black looks good on you!! It’s my signature color. I wear black, white, grey, maybe a color here and there. I live in Florida and I understand those colors are winter colors, other than white, I suppose. Everyone do you, feel beautiful everyday! Ah yes, agree, I’m 60 and have long silver and grey hair, I do like blush pink, light blueish grey and I have a hot pink dress, haven’t worn it yet! Lol

We ended up with the exact same colour scheme!! It’s wild

Same with red, hahaha I used to hate it, but growing up I noticed how a true red or tomato red really brings my eyes out (I have a warm undertone) also same for a favourite color that shouldn't look good on me, like baby blue, it's very cool, but it makes my blue eyes pop I feel 😂❤️

For summer wardrobe try shirt dresses. I find that they are quite versatile and comfortable. Think also if a flowy fabric or a structured fabrics would be comfortable.For example a tencel denim vs cotton in a spaghetti strap dress.I only wear dresses and you are right that once I figured what I love it was easier to pare down. I used to wear a lot of black but stopped and wear mostly printed dresses,denim dresses,and black and white dresses with either a blazer or a long charcoal or navy duster. I had to stop listening to influencers suggestions about what every woman needed and think about what made me happy. I am supposed to avoid dresses with prints because they’re going to make me look frumpy but I love them and I have a very edgy hair stykw so it doesn’t make me look frumpy at all. So now I don’t have decision fatigue I feel like I have lots of options even though I only wear dresses. In the winter I wear fleece tights with knee boots with my dresses and I’m so comfortable. It is taking me about15 years to go back to how I used to dress before I started listening to advice. I have spent a lot of money on pants that I really don’t wear and on skirts that I really don’t reach for. I prefer a one and done piece. If jumpsuits were more comfortable in terms of putting on an off I think I would also buy jumpsuits. Thanks again for a great video!

binge watched your channel and I was wondering when youll start this color scheme episode and here it is! Very informative and helpful. I’m Asian, and it’s a bit hard to identify my undertone, but I think I’m cool tone :) coz I was looking at my wardrobe and I found the colors I like are mostly cool colors😂

I love you advice! I have a dark warm olive skintone ( Dark Autumn) and wear a ton of black, which is not supposed to really suit me. I think part of it works because of my hair, but its also about the vibe you want to give out. I think black gives an impression of classic structure, which is not for everyone, but it looks amazing on you. I also love the contrast of black on a blonde. Great video.

Hi Naja, I usally never write comments, but I wanted to let you know that I always look forward to your videos. Over the past 2y or so I have become more conscious about fast fashion and the effect on us as humans and our planet. I have always loved thrift shopping, but more for the cheaper price I got quality items for, rather than the environmental aspect. I've reduced fast fashion shopping to the bare minimum now, something I'm very proud of. After learning more about this (from you and other sources) I started a closet tracker in January and will keep track of what I wear, cpw, and the reason for buying new items. I hope to reduce my closet as well. I'm excited for this journey I'm on!

I know realize the bright colors I am now loving are cool-toned! I think I’m trying to work with my cool-toned hair. I also prefer wearing gold, so I feel validated by your thoughts! Thanks!

I really love how slowly and deliberately you built it! for me when picking gold the tone is so important. I personally only do 14k because 18k+ is way too yellow. i had myself color typed online twice and both said i was cool which sent me off track for years. only when I looked at the pieces that i love and never got decluttered i realized i basically had a soft autumn wardrobe hanging in my closet….

Thank you so much for this video! How helpful…. More than all other color how to videos!! New sub!

Great video, Naja! Thank you!!!

Really appreciate your honesty in sharing your colour palette journey. I’m trying to define mine and it feels daunting! Especially when pieces I bought with intention that work well for me now seem wrong or won’t work well with other pieces :-( Would love more colour palette videos that deep dive into specific aspects like accent colours.

Oh my goodness, I think black looks fabulous on you! I'm surprised anyone has said otherwise. (I believe you are spot on in regards to your contrast.) Even I, who personally have better luck with navy blue most of the time, still have some black garments that I really love. This was such a fun and fascinating video! Your walking through the decision process was not only interesting but very helpful for validating or filtering my own decisions on colors. Loved your passion as well 😊 It's funny, I was thinking of you yesterday while doing some intentional shopping...I almost went crow-brain looking at items not on the list but then stopped and thought, "No, don't do it! Don't be distracted by 'shiny objects'!" haha. Your videos continue to reignite my excitement for a curated wardrobe. As I am reaching the final layers of purging, it is becoming increasingly evident how creative one can be, simply by simplifying! Thank you, as always, for your inspiration and for such valuable content 😘

These are perfect colors for you. Love everything you picked! You always carry the same black bag. Ever thing about adding a second bag? Maybe a straw or natural basket bag/tote for summer. You can add an lightweight orange lip color. What about a dress only capsule for summer?

Well the preppy pic@20 ish must be a timeless style because I remember it from late70’s/ early 80’s🤣🤣I’m old. Always enjoy your content😉

I think a clear pastel/melon orange would look great on you! This is super interesting to see as I'm also very clear toned and prefer high-contrast looks, but with more of a cool yellow/fair olive undertone. I think everything you've picked would work for me except the baby blue and hot pink, but on the other hand pure red and brick red suit me too. Love that you showed the order you built it in as well!

Black looks perfect on you! I have a friend who has very, very pale blonde hair, and is a spring, so warm tones. She loves wearing black because it contrasts with her hair, but it drains every bit of color from her skin and eyes. Black enhances your skin.

It took me almost a year of studying color for my wardrobe to get it right. I am a warm light person...golden light skin tone, golden blonde hair, tourqpuose eyes. I try not to wear black near my face but I sometimes make exceptions little black dress etc. lso I LOVE ocean colors any shade of blue but the warmer blues are my best. I like navy as my darkest cool color in blazers and coats. I look best in warm rather than cool browns, a warm camel, yellow undertone cream rather than stark white, clear red, sunflower yellow, gold, bright orange that was a color this year, peach as my light pink, and coral all are great for me . I am saying this for anyone out there who doesnt know colors but has my coloring it took me a loooong time to figure this all out. So if you are a light warm skin toned with golden hair try these. I bought a fushia blazer and shiny blouse at Zara a few days ago the forst tie I ever bought this color and normally I dpnt shop Zara but it looked so good on me when I got it home I realized the reason it looked so good was it had far less blue than fuschia usually does...so I am your opposite but a light like you. I must have been craving more color. I wore a Banana Republic orange blazer all summer...last summer I wore a clear red blazer alot. I keep the under items close fitting top or blouses and slacks neutrals white and I DID wear blacks and dark charcoal grey with that orange this summer and loved it. This fall that fushia blazer I am going to mix with orange tops as I saw on the runway. When younger I NEVER would have worn such bright colors together...I am loving all the orange, why I am so atrracted to it I dont know, I have never in my life worn bright orange before. Now the same with the fuschia for Fall.I have a blouse in the same orange and a close sleeveless top and pants too...all those oranges mixed with basics those have been my favorite items all summer.

Your selection of colours is beautifully harmonious. I struggle with summer clothing too. It doesn`t help that summer is so short and unpredictable here. I was thinking, if you really love pastels, and pale yellow, maybe it would be good to let these colours into your summer wardrobe so that you would have something you really loved for summer. That said, I need to look for inspiration what to wear next summer. .

Well done. I am learning that nail polish = your scrunchie for where I play with color. My “camel” secondaries are fuschia, orange, and kelly green (not a fan of red clothing). Learning that mushroom/taupe works better for me than camel was huge esp since I have brown skin and camel is sort of a nude. Also I love high contrast on others but not on me which is hard to accept. The more you know…

Every color you mentioned at the end that don't fit are MY palette--cream and mustard and teal. HAHAHA I absolutely loved hearing your process and seeing your colors lined up! I need to find a program to do that so I can visualize clearly

That was really interesting and insightful thank you.

I think your warm toned hair works well with the gold jewelry. I am neutral so I can wear any color, but I do prefer warm tone colors because of my brown skin. Baby blue with brown looks great as well for combo so does pink and brown. Thanks for your video.

In Balzac Paris they have a cardigan in bright orange (your color) in 100% french wool that you may like, it always remember me of you

i think the pale yellow really suits you, and combines nicely with your current scheme. it could also be that you might want to have a different scheme for spring/summer and fall/winter, since they are separate wardrobes essentially, keeping black, white and navy as the base.

I had a great pro color analysis forty-years ago and followed it. But, the best thing I ever did for my wardrobe was to give up on the recommendations that I didn’t really like. I really loved yellow metals, not silver, and I rarely wear my silver-toned items now and stopped buying them. I also let go of the recommended colors that I always found so hard to style: turquoise/teal and purple (all variations). I added in the cooler browns that I love, too. Browns were unavailable in the shops for twenty years or so, and when they came back, I wanted them.

Great video! love your channel 🥰

The right orange hue can be transformative on skin. I have cool to slightly neutral undertones and I pair it with pale denim and it looks great. Navy is also beautiful imo for the same reason. Beige on the other hand is so difficult to get right. I love trenchcoats in this colour but have yet to have found success it finding the right tone for me.

Thank you!

I would love to see a video from you on how you translate the mood board you have described into your wardrobe now and for future purposes. I love how you put all of this together and settling on a colour palette made my wardrobe so much easier to put together.

I am with you on the monotone, especially as a petite as it's recommended. As a winter and gamine-esq (Kibbe), contrast is better.

I don’t like yellow, but that checkered top is so gorgeous and feminine!

Love this video! Except for the last three colors you added, our palette is the exact same except I’m warm toned. I’m Latina, but I prefer cool toned shades. I even purchased blue sneakers in the same shade as the second blue you mentioned, cause it works well in my wardrobe.

This video was so helpful and I love that you add so many pictures of outfit examples! I've always struggled whether I looked better with a cool or warm undertone. I love wearing black, but I love both crisp whites and ivory whites. I also love both gold and silver jewelry 😅

So surprised you go for gold! I have a similar colour palette and only wear silver. Maybe hair colour has something to do with it! I used to change my hair all the time, made it very difficult to have consistent pieces! I would love to see your full closet details !

I think i have found out why the 12er System doesnt Work for you. You are Not only soft. You have a clear tendency . Maybe its because of your Highlights. Someone between light Summer and cool/true Winter and with this thought look at your Palette :)

For years I would often buy appealing coloured pieces that once I got them home didn't work with what I had or looked unflattering on me . Limiting my colour palette has greatly helped a more cohesive wardrobe for me . Since my hair has turned grey I find black looks even better on me . I once heard everyone can wear every colour - you just have to find the shade that's right for your complexion . I have to be very. careful to avoid yellow undertones in every colour .

That’s a cool brown, that’s why it works great on you, I love it on me, too. There have been good options this year for me because I was able to buy the much cooler taupe instead of the unflattering yellowish beiges that had predominated in previous years. I won’t be buying any of those super-strong and neon colors I’ve seen as on-trend for spring and summer, they look terrible with my cool, soft coloring. They only neon I ever wore was in my ski jacket, so my friends could find me easily on the slopes.

Thank you so much for this Video. I tried so hard to figure out which season I am but I couldnt. I guess its due to my Russian and spanish heritage mixed together. Thanks again for the advice!!

You dress so cute!!

All those fun colors (pastels, hot pinks, bright blues) which don't work with my wardrobe color scheme, I instead wear on my nails. I can enjoy the colors inexpensively without buying clothing pieces that may not been worn often because they don't work with the majority of what is in my closet.

I’m also a cool toned gal. It took me a while to accept that… but have learned it’s not a bad thing. I wanted to be a warm toned, but same as you ;) I wear gold jewelry. I always loved gold but didn’t think I could wear it. But I do now and feel happier about it! Ps have you ever thought about doing a home tour? The photos in the background look so cool! Where’d you get them?

when you are shopping, do you pull up your color palette to check that the item is the exact color? sometimes I have trouble telling the minute differences in colors lol

i'm so tired of hearing people say that blondes can't wear black. I just personally find I have to avoid black near my face on days when I'm especially tired. But the high contrast is why I like it.

I think the top at 20:15 is perfect for you. Not only because of the color that really suits you, but also the shape of it. I think extra volume around your shoulders make a huge impact for you. No offense, I really respect your work in this channel but every time I see you, I think this immediately. It puts you in a percent shape, wider shoulders. Love

Adding pale yellow in your "summer" options might be actually a solution since you won't be pairing it with the most of your "wintery" clothes. From what I heard you say, summer wardrobe will always be quite apart from everything else, so why not experiment with a few different colors? Just an idea 💡 Like always, love your videos!

I’m missing your weekly release of videos Naja. I love them! Have you moved to fornightly releases?

Many years ago I had a color analysis done. There are at least six variations of being cooled toned. Each with its best hues. Signe Hanson of Use Less blog/KZfaq has coloring much like yours and has wonderful videos on color palettes. I used my winter colors for many years then forgot about it. Recently, I’ve rediscovered it. Using this palette has helped formed my color palette. I’m a winter, so the palette I’ve chosen is four cool toned neutrals and three cool toned colors. Doing this has made for a harmonious palette honoring my love of neutrals but adding some color. While, I still wear gold, I’m adding a lot more silver.

How do you feel about stripes? Tie dye?

Red is also my least favourite colour. It doesn’t look nice on me at all. Cool or warmed toned reds. 0 red in my wardrobe. But when I see someone that pulls it off. I admire it from afar! 💜

I have very similar coloring to you and I find monotone looks just swallow me, they make it look like the clothing is wearing me, rather than me wearing it. I always go with the light top and dark bottom combo. My style is very different from yours, I'm the kind of person who wears casual dirndls on a daily basis but the rule still applies, I feel.

According to Color Me Beautiful by Carole Jackson, Summer and Winter people are both cool seasons. As a Summer, you would naturally be attracted to Winter's black and white, but as you age it will get harsher on you. The two colors Winters and Summer share are true-blue red and silver (as opposed to gold).

Love this video! Really liked how you talked us through the journey you had and explained how you added colours and why some didn't work out etc. I do think the pale cool yellow would look amazing on you! Have you considered creating a smaller summer colour palette?

You look beautiful in black. Classic beauty.