Personal Colour Analysis
Find Your Best Colours
Discover your 16-season colour palette in just 60 minutes, with personal colour analysis in Nanaimo. Learn the exact clothing, makeup, and jewelry shades that flatter you so you can shop with total confidence.
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Proudly serving Nanaimo from inside KG Hair Salon. Come discover your best look in a welcoming, professional space.
Imagine opening your closet every morning and knowing that every single item inside will make you look vibrant, rested, and authoritative.
You want to build a wardrobe and a professional brand that accurately reflects your competence & personality.
But for most people, getting dressed is a frustrating guessing game. Guessing which colours suit you best often leads to a closet full of clothes with the tags still on, makeup drawers filled with lipsticks that wash you out, and thousands of dollars in wasted money. It is demoralizing to put effort into an outfit only to have someone ask, “Are you feeling okay? You look tired,” simply because you are wearing the wrong shade of blue.
Trying to figure out your perfect palette shouldn’t be a source of stress. You deserve to shop with confidence and know exactly what flatters you.
Colour Analysis For You
Who is Colour Analysis For?
Personal Colour Analysis is a completely transformative experience for anyone who wants to stop guessing. It is specifically ideal for:
- Professionals
Anyone rebranding their professional image who wants to exude authority and competence. - Brides-to-Be
Ensuring your wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, and bridal makeup perfectly complement your natural glow. - Wardrobe Builders
Anyone rebuilding their personal style, refreshing their closet, or looking to simplify a minimalist capsule wardrobe. - Beauty Enthusiasts
Those looking to revamp their makeup drawer, jewelry box, or choose a hair colour that truly flatters them.
The Colour Analysis Experience
The Draping Session
Taking place in-person over 45 to 60 minutes, Krysta uses calibrated, professional lighting and a series of specialized fabric drapes. Together, you will watch in the mirror as different colours either brighten your complexion or drain it of life.
Note: Please arrive with a bare, makeup-free face to ensure absolute accuracy.
Your Custom Blueprint
Krysta will determine your exact season. You will learn your most flattering neutrals (crucial for coats, pants, and suits), your best accent colours, the ideal metals for your jewelry, makeup advice to enhance your features, and the hair colours that will harmonize best with your skin.
Shop Smart Forever
You will leave the appointment empowered. You will receive a printed wallet card of your season and a comprehensive PDF full of specific makeup brands and shades to try.
Based on Genetics
Discover the Transformative
Science of Colour
Personal colour analysis isn't just an art form—it is a highly precise science based on genetics, undertones, and light reflection.
A Master of Color Theory
Krysta transformed her passion for hair colour theory into advanced image consulting, completing a rigorous, hands-on mastery program at the International Image Institute in Toronto.
Elite Industry Backing
As a proud member of the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), Krysta is strictly committed to ongoing education and the highest global standards of excellence.
The Nuance of 16 Seasons
Using the precise 16-Season system, Krysta identifies your perfect hues. Wearing these exact colours creates an optical illusion—smoothing your skin, brightening your eyes, and instantly polishing your overall look.
A More Customized Approach
Why the 16-Season System?
You may have heard of 4-season, 10-season, or 12-season colour analysis (or even the popular Korean systems). While these are good starting points, they often lack the nuance required for a truly customized result.
The 16-season system is the gold standard because it offers unparalleled specificity. It is especially vital for individuals whose undertones lean neutral—those who are not strictly "warm" or "cool." By breaking the colour spectrum down into 16 distinct sub-seasons, Krysta can pinpoint your exact match.
Furthermore, in the 16-season system, your core colours never change. They will not shift if you get a deep tan, develop rosacea, or as you naturally age and transition to grey hair. This is lifelong knowledge.
A More Customized Approach
Why the 16-Season System?
You may have heard of 4-season, 10-season, or 12-season colour analysis (or even the popular Korean systems). While these are good starting points, they often lack the nuance required for a truly customized result.
The 16-season system is the gold standard because it offers unparalleled specificity. It is especially vital for individuals whose undertones lean neutral—those who are not strictly "warm" or "cool." By breaking the colour spectrum down into 16 distinct sub-seasons, Krysta can pinpoint your exact match.
Furthermore, in the 16-season system, your core colours never change. They will not shift if you get a deep tan, develop rosacea, or as you naturally age and transition to grey hair. This is lifelong knowledge.
Happy, Glowing Clientele
Real Results, Real Confidence
The ultimate goal is simple: helping you find the palette that makes you feel completely vibrant and at home in your own skin.
Comprehensive, Hour Long Sessions
Your Person Styling Investment
Ready to completely eliminate the wardrobe guesswork? Whether you are looking for a complete top-to-bottom colour transformation or the tangible tools to make shopping entirely effortless, choose the option below that fits your goals. Every session is designed to give you lifelong styling clarity.
In-Person Colour Analysis
$175
- Comprehensive 45–60 minute tailored session
- Full evaluation of clothing, makeup, jewelry metals, and hair colour harmony
- Uses calibrated, professional lighting and specialized fabric drapes
- Includes your custom, printed seasonal wallet card
- Receive a detailed digital PDF guide packed with specific makeup brands and shades to try
RECOMMENDED
Seasonal Swatch Wallets
$65 + tax
- A durable, premium fabric swatch book tailored to your specific season
- Perfect portable size to carry in your purse while shopping
- Effortlessly match store garments to your exact palette
- Includes a curated list of common colour names to make online shopping a breeze.
Available as an optional add-on at the end of your appointment, or ordered separately at a later date.
Curious about how this all works?
Preparing For Your Session
Dress comfortably, ideally in layers, but avoid high necklines such as turtlenecks, collars, or hoods. Please come completely bare-faced with no makeup to ensure an accurate analysis. You are highly encouraged to bring your own everyday makeup bag along! Feel free to bring your own drink or snack, though I will happily provide water, coffee, or tea to keep you refreshed.
Typically between 45 minutes to 1 hour. It’s an efficient yet highly thorough, personalized experience.
We’ll start by covering the fundamentals of colour theory and what makes each palette distinct. Next, we move into the draping process using calibrated, professional lighting and specialized fabric drapes to see exactly how different shades interact with your skin tone. Once we identify your specific season and sub-season, I’ll walk you through your absolute best clothing colours, accessories, makeup shades, and more. You’ll walk away knowing exactly how to build a flawless wardrobe!
Pricing, Groups & Travel
Think of it as a singular, one-time investment that saves you an immense amount of time, confidence, and money over your lifetime. Consider how much money sits in your closet right now via clothes worn only once—or never at all—simply because they "felt off." Color analysis completely eliminates costly shopping mistakes, giving you a curated roadmap to buy only what makes you look and feel incredible.
Yes, I love hosting groups! They are perfect for mother-daughter dates, birthdays, or close friends looking for a fun day out. I am happy to offer special discounts for groups of 4 or more.
Currently, I only offer exclusive In-Person services right here in Nanaimo, BC. However, I plan to launch customizable virtual packages, online consulting, and exciting travel pop-up services in other locations in the near future!
How Color Analysis Works
You might feel confident in a few colours already, but colour is far more complex than just "I look good in red" or "green doesn’t suit me." For example, while one person might look spectacular in a deep burgundy, another’s perfect red might be a soft watermelon. Color analysis narrows down the exact, precise parameters of the shades that elevate your features. You’ll receive a personalized Palette Passport that guides you through your ideal reds, blues, greens, neutrals, and more.
It’s highly possible! We use the advanced 16-palette system from the International Image Institute. This provides a significantly more precise and detailed analysis than traditional 4, 10, or 12-season systems, or even standard Korean colour analysis. Older methods often fail to account for neutral undertones, meaning you might have been given an incomplete palette. Our system gives you a highly specific palette tailored perfectly to your true colouring.
Yes, absolutely! One of the best parts of colour analysis is that it works flawlessly for every single individual, regardless of skin tone, ethnicity, or background. We explore how understanding your unique colour palette can give you the lifelong confidence to own your style, simplify shopping, and look effortlessly sophisticated.
No, your seasonal palette stays constant because it is deeply rooted in your skin's undertone. If your hair is currently dyed, we will gracefully cover it during your analysis to ensure absolute accuracy. Afterward, we can discuss which dyed shades align beautifully with your palette if you're looking for a change. If your hair is naturally graying or whitening, those silver shades are a beautiful part of your natural colour harmony and look incredibly elegant next to your correct seasonal colours.
No, your colour palette remains completely fixed. A tan is a change in your skin's overtone, not its undertone, which is what we are assessing. However, because each season includes a wide spectrum of lighter and darker tones, you might find yourself naturally leaning toward the bolder colours in your palette when you have a tan, and drifting toward the softer shades when your skin is lighter.
Let's Analyze Your Colours
Book your 1-on-1 personalized analysis in Nanaimo today, and step into a lifetime of effortless, vibrant style choices with Krysta Knott.
