The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Saturday
SUMMER PALETTE
Laura Hinton PR specialist
As founder of my own beauty PR agency, the pressure is always on to look the part. My time with Jules was genuinely eyeopening, talking about what actually suits my skin, eyes and hair. I’ve always felt an enormous pressure to stick to “appropriate” business colours, but Jules helped me to embrace the shades that I actually love on myself.
Deeper tones and the narrow selection of conservative workwear shades have never quite clicked with me, and now I understand why that is. I’ve now accepted that pastels, sorbets and blues are the key to making me look better and feel more confident.
For me, the game changer was the conversations with Jules and how she factors in your personality, too. I love my job and it’s all about helping others shine. Jules even factored this into the palette selection which made it feel really tailored.
The whole process felt empowering, and now I’m armed with the tools to dress for myself, feeling confident, and not just following stereotypical expectations. I loved both the sugary pink and pale blue colours chosen for me, and will certainly wear them in the future. But if I had to choose a favourite from them it would be the blue, as it feels so easy to wear, whatever the occasion.
STANDISH SAYS
Laura’s eye and colour theory are a match. With a cool undertone and pale complexion, light blue eyes and ash-toned hair, the best blues to make her eyes stand out are from her summer palette in shades of cornflower and periwinkle.
Wearing her cool, soft and delicate colours will ensure that her complexion always looks healthy and youthful, and the whites of her eyes appear clearest in these. They automatically make her eye colour “pop”.
Laura is best suited to clothes in pastel shades of cool blues, rose pinks, lilac and mauve, along with mint green and sorbet yellow, with her neutrals being off-white, dove grey and muted navy.