Color Analysts

There are several books you can read to learn more about color consulting, including Color Me Beautiful Make Up Manual; Color Me Powerful: Unleash Your Influencing Power!; Color Me Confident: Expert Guidance to Help You Feel Confident and Look Great; Color Your Life: Look Great. Spend Less!, and Color Your Style: How to Wear Your True Colors. Because networking is so important in getting clients, another recommended book is Essential Business Networking: Tips, Tactics, and Tools You Can Use. Local libraries and online bookstores should have additional books on color, fabrics, and style.

Read blogs such as Mary Lou’s ColorInsights (https://www.colorinsight.biz/blog-mary-lous-colorinsights) and the Color Designers International's blog (https://colordesigners.org/blog) to learn more about the field of color analysis.

After you've read some of these books and blogs (and checked out resources offered by Color Me Beautiful, https://colormebeautiful.com), assess your coloring, including hair and eye color and skin tone, and try to incorporate the most flattering colors in your clothing and makeup. Try this exercise with a friend, too.

Talk to color analysts about their careers. In such an interview—which can be conducted in-person, on the phone, or through video-conferencing technology—you will get the opportunity to ask color analysts about their job duties, work environment, likes and dislikes about their careers, educational training, and other topics that will help you to learn more about the field. Ask your school counselor to help you set up information interviews. Additionally, Color Designers International offers a list of its members on its Web site, https://colordesigners.org/membership-roster. Perhaps one of its members would be willing to talk with you about their careers. You might also consider trying to job shadow a color analyst as he or she works with a client.