Women of Color

I met Ms. Mathis at a book signing more than 10 years ago, and found her to be a lovely, caring person. She was a disciple of Carole Jackson who expanded the original CMB concept to include various ethnicities. I found the book to be heavy on advice for African-American skintypes rather than Hispanic or Asian women; however, it is was a very useful book for me, because I was a trained CMB consultant at that time, and many of my clients were non-white. If you combine this book with Donna Fujii's "Color With Style", you will have the most complete advice for women of color.

Darlene,Thank you for using your formidable skills, professional expertise and your life's experience as an African American woman to adapt the "seasons of color" theory for use by "Women of Color!" This is a beautiful, well-done book! Kudos to your the photographer and the models as both the photographs and the women depicted in the photos are beautiful! The text is well done and "user friendly!"I believe that all women will relate to your practical advice, sense your sincerity and appreciate your empathy! As a confirmed "Autumn," I am now aware of the difference that "wearing your season" can have on the quality of the compliments received. It is the subtle difference in receiving a "compliment" to the effect: "...that dress looks nice on you" versus "...you look wonderful in that dress!" Many women will immediately appreciate that it is the latter compliment to which we aspire and that "makes it all worthwile!"I look forward to your "next" book because I know that your experiences since finishing "Women of Color" are probably worthy of your literary efforts, as well.I will try to remain in "my season." But, if you notice that I have strayed, then a gentle nudge is o.k.! Again, thank you!

Darlene,Thank you for using your formidable skills, professional expertise and your life's experience as an African American woman to adapt the "seasons of color" theory for use by "Women of Color!" This is a beautiful, well-done book! Kudos to the photographer, Edgar Thompson,and the models as both the photographs and the women depicted in the photos are beautiful! The text is well-done and "user friendly!"I believe that all women can and will relate to your practical advice, sense your sincerity and appreciate your empathy! As a confirmed "Autumn," I am now aware of the difference that "wearing your season" can have on the quality of the compliments received. It is the subtle difference in receiving a "compliment" to the effect: "...that dress looks nice on you" versus "...you look wonderful in that dress!" Many women will immediately appreciate that it is the latter compliment to which we aspire and that "makes it all worthwile!"I look forward to your "next" book because I know that your experiences since finishing "Women of Color" are probably worthy of your literary efforts, as well.I will try to remain in "my season." But, if you notice that I have strayed, then a gentle nudge is o.k.! Again, thank you!

This book has great basic information on color coordination. It is based on the concept of seasons...summer,winter, spring, and fall. It is directed toward women of color(black,hispanic, oriental, etc). For anyone familiar with the season's concept most other books will inaccurately blanket type all black women as "winters". This book does not. It takes in to consideration all our shades and hues. For anyone who has studied fashion or color application the information may be too basic. For the average woman or someone who is dissatisfied with the effect of the shades they wear this book has a lot of information and shows you how find colors to compliment your skin tone and undertones. This is also great for anyone needing to plan a wardrobe and needs to know how to mix and match colors to get the most mileage. I first read this book about 5 years ago. There wasn't a picture of the book cover so I thought it was a different book because of the copyright date. It is the same as the original from 1994. It's an excellent book and the information is still relevant but keep in mind to wear what feels good to you and that as people of color we come in every shade of the rainbow so there will always be exceptions to the rules.

Ms. Mathis' book is a great short and simple guide to personal enhancement for all women. I acutally enjoyed not only looking at the various pictures illustrating womens' many colors and style, but I read every page. In addition, I have found her information on color palates from hair color to wardrobe indispensible. Ms. Mathis also offers readers the opportunity to have their palates developed by her personally. She provides an address and details on palate swatches. Overall, "Women of Color" impressed me. It is the first book of personal enhancement I have found worth reading from cover to cover. I was able to derive useful information from it and actually looked forward to applying it.