Find your own "Beauty Season" - Part III

You've finished the quiz and beginning to wonder what it's all about. Well, here are the answers.

So what is your "Season"?

Mostly (a) Spring

You have all the beauty and healthy living ideas for a Spring Beauty. You're romantic, enthusiastic, outgoing, positive. To suit your nature-loving spirit, you need a look that goes well with the outdoor life.

Check back to the make-up questions as well as favourite colours and you'll quickly see what REALLY suits YOU.

Mostly (b) Summer

You're a sun-loving, fun-loving person who's in her element in summer. You enjoy easy, outdoor living - but preferably somewhere warm. You want to tan, but realise that too much sun can age the skin.

Check back to the make-up questions as well as favourite colours and you'll quickly see what REALLY suits YOU.

Mostly (c) Autumn

This is the season when you are most nostalgic - and beautiful. You have (or should have) a sensitive nature. Unfortunately your skin is so sensitive that it burns easily and you have to be careful about which makeup you use.

Check back to the make-up questions as well as favourite colours and you'll quickly see what REALLY suits YOU.

Mostly (d) Winter

Winter is when you look your best - however cold it may be outside. You cast a magic spell. You have sensitive skin, haunting eyes, and a fondness for sophisticated indoor pursuits like eating out, watching foreign films, tango-ing the night away at glitzy nightspots. (Given the chance!).

Check back to the make-up questions as well as favourite colours and you'll quickly see what REALLY suits YOU.

*A mixture of two? Read both seasonal beauty guides carefully because you'll find you can fit in and mix-match within both.

Given your favourite fragrances, makeup, and favourite colours you can quickly see that often you will gravitate naturally to your own seasonal colours. It's a matter of focussing and then defining your own natural instincts.

Find your own "Beauty Season" - Part II

I hope you didn't give up with the first part of this Quiz. Because it's fun and it's well worth finishing. So we're now at:

6. Which of these cars would you love to own?

(c) Racy Red Ferrari
(a) Old Bentley
(d) White Rolls Royce
(b) Land Rover or beach buggy

7. Which of these fragrances do you prefer?

(a) Chanel No 5
(b) Opium by YSL
(d) Poison by Christian Dior
(b) White Linen by Estee Lauder

8. What kind of makeup do you prefer?

(d) Dramatic, with well defined lips, stunning eyes, pale complexion
(a) Natural, with pale pink lips, the merest trace of eye makeup and natural roses in your cheeks
(b) Sunny, with glowing gold and yellows to play up a tan, lip gloss, green or blue eye colour
(c) Glowing, with peach or red lips, beige foundation, greenish golds and blues on your eyelids

9. Some makeup items are simply indispensable - which is your most vital cosmetic aid?

(b) Waterproof mascara
(c) Lipstick
(d) Face powder or compact
(a) Fresh air

10. If these four TV programmes were all being screened at the same time, which would you choose to watch (no videoing allowed)

(d) CSI
(a) CSI Miami
(b) Close to Home
(c) The Closure

11. What's your favourite fashion standby?

(a) Your classic jacket
(c) Classic coat or slacks
(b) Blue jeans
(d) Sexy underwear

12. What are your favourite colours?

(b) White and dazzling brights like yellow, green, orange
(a) Florals and earthy browns, leafy greens
(c) Gold, berry reds, orangey browns, beige, cream
(d) Black with primaries like red, purple, emerald, blue for contrast.

12A. Which meal would give you the most pleasure, socially as well as on the tastebuds?

(b) A beach BBQ cooked over charcoal, wonderful salads, local wine or beer
(c) A candlelit dinner at home with an aromatic roast, lively conversation and lots of laughs
(d) An elegant dinner for two, perfect cuisine and a suave escort
(a) Lunch at a country pub, home-made pate, superb cheese, fresh fruit tart, lashings of cream.

So what is YOUR "Season"?

Coming up on the next post.

Find your own "Beauty Season" - Part I

A little bit of fun
and you'll learn something about yourself at the same time!

If you have a problem working out what your "colours" are, this is a great little way of finding out. You'll also find out a lot more about yourself that maybe you didn't already know.

Answer each question by nominating (a), (b), (c) or (d) - then check your Beauty Season.

1. Which of the following lines of poetry do you find most evocative?

(c) "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness ..."
(b) "Strawberries swimming in the cream, and schoolboys playing in the stream"
(d) "When icicles hang by the wall, and Dick the shepherd calls his sheep"
(a) "Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day ..."

2. How would you describe your skin?

(b) Well-behaved, although a bit oily sometimes, tans easily
(a) Clear, but sensitive, with the occasional spot
(c) Fine, delicate, perhaps freckled, reacts badly to some products, burns easily
(d) Dry, flaky, although clear looking and needs lots of moisturiser

3. What's your favourite kind of leisure activity?

(b) Swimming, water-skiing, surfing, lazing on a beach - anything so long as it's outdoors in sunshine
(d) Skiing, ice-skating or playing back-gammon in a cosy mountain chalet
(a) Exploring the countryside with a favourite friend, dog or horse
(c) Watching a team of husky men play rugby, soccer or football, then retiring to the pub with the winners

4. What's your favourite hair colour?

(d) Dark brown, black or greying
(c) Red or auburn, or brown with reddish highlights
(a) Blonde or mouse
(b) Light Brown

5. If you could pack your suitcase and fly away, which of the following holidays would you choose?

(b) Three weeks of sunning and beach-combing in the Maldives
(a) A month in the country staying in an old farmhouse, with kids, bicycles and rustic food
(d) A two-week shopping and sight seeing trip to New York
(c) A late-summer break on an island - just you, your partner and a pile of books

More of the quiz next posting!

This is a re-print from "Big Solutions", written by the same author. Copyright asserted.