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Dressing Your Truth: Discover your Personal Beauty Profile
I AM VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU to a program that I am incredibly passionate about, a program that has changed my life forever as well as the lives of thousands of other women. It’s called Beauty Profiling, and it is the very first step to Dressing Your Truth. Beauty Profiling is not focused on putting beauty one, but on your inner source of beauty—the real you. What you will learn is that your outer beauty truly starts with your inner beauty, and when you know the truth about your inner beauty—your Beauty Profile—you will be ready to adorn your body to show your true beauty through your outer appearance.
For many women, dressing and adorning themselves has been one of the biggest challenges of their lives, a lifelong battle that started when they were in their young teens. Most women feel defeated by that battle because, based on the way the fashion world works, it seems to be a battle you can never win. We have blamed ourselves, our bodies, and our looks for not looking great in the clothes that we are lured to purchase by a fashion culture with a insatiable appetite for trends and change. Fortunately, you are going to discover in the pages of this book how misinformed we have been and how unnecessarily hard we have been on ourselves for something that quite frankly, until now, you have not had the tools to change.
Beauty Profiling will teach you a new way of looking at yourself, not just for today but for a lifetime. It will put you in touch with your intuitive sense of what fashions are right for you, what looks best on you, and what you are naturally and instinctively drawn to.
Knowing your personal Beauty Profile will not only set the stage for you to Dress Your Truth, it will give you a deeper and clearer understanding of who you are—your unique gifts and talents, your inherent qualities and traits, why you are the Type of woman that you are. This will support you in moving forward in your life in great confidence and awareness. In this day and age, we as women are ready to know ourselves more fully and clearly and to live it with honesty and confidence.
My goal for you is that after reading this book you will be able to say, “I know what my personal Beauty Profile is, and I know now that my life will be different forever! I love myself!”
The purpose of this book is to assist you in discovering your personal Beauty Profile. Once you know your Beauty Profile and what Type of woman you are, you will be ready to learn how to dress your truth. You will not learn what clothes, jewelry, accessories, makeup, skincare, and hairstyles are perfect for you by reading this book. In fact, I don’t think anyone should learn a fashion and beauty system only through a book. I have studied dozens of fashion and beauty books, and to me, they are too often a maze of captions and pictures, difficult to put into the kind of practical application that creates any satisfying results.
To help you experience your total personal makeover, I have created a website to assist you. At www.dressingyourtruth.com, you will find online learning courses and support materials for each Beauty Profile or Type. The fashion world has avoided giving you the tools to understand and dress for your Type of beauty, but Dressing Your Truth specializes in giving you hands-on tools to teach you what clothes will look best on you, the best color, cut and style for your hair, how to apply makeup to look naturally beautiful, what jewelry and how to accessorize an outfit in a style that is perfect for you. Where the fashion world left you guessing, Dressing Your Truth makes you your own beauty expert.
For many women, dressing and adorning themselves has been one of the biggest challenges of their lives, a lifelong battle that started when they were in their young teens. Most women feel defeated by that battle because, based on the way the fashion world works, it seems to be a battle you can never win. We have blamed ourselves, our bodies, and our looks for not looking great in the clothes that we are lured to purchase by a fashion culture with a insatiable appetite for trends and change. Fortunately, you are going to discover in the pages of this book how misinformed we have been and how unnecessarily hard we have been on ourselves for something that quite frankly, until now, you have not had the tools to change.
Beauty Profiling will teach you a new way of looking at yourself, not just for today but for a lifetime. It will put you in touch with your intuitive sense of what fashions are right for you, what looks best on you, and what you are naturally and instinctively drawn to.
Knowing your personal Beauty Profile will not only set the stage for you to Dress Your Truth, it will give you a deeper and clearer understanding of who you are—your unique gifts and talents, your inherent qualities and traits, why you are the Type of woman that you are. This will support you in moving forward in your life in great confidence and awareness. In this day and age, we as women are ready to know ourselves more fully and clearly and to live it with honesty and confidence.
My goal for you is that after reading this book you will be able to say, “I know what my personal Beauty Profile is, and I know now that my life will be different forever! I love myself!”
The purpose of this book is to assist you in discovering your personal Beauty Profile. Once you know your Beauty Profile and what Type of woman you are, you will be ready to learn how to dress your truth. You will not learn what clothes, jewelry, accessories, makeup, skincare, and hairstyles are perfect for you by reading this book. In fact, I don’t think anyone should learn a fashion and beauty system only through a book. I have studied dozens of fashion and beauty books, and to me, they are too often a maze of captions and pictures, difficult to put into the kind of practical application that creates any satisfying results.
To help you experience your total personal makeover, I have created a website to assist you. At www.dressingyourtruth.com, you will find online learning courses and support materials for each Beauty Profile or Type. The fashion world has avoided giving you the tools to understand and dress for your Type of beauty, but Dressing Your Truth specializes in giving you hands-on tools to teach you what clothes will look best on you, the best color, cut and style for your hair, how to apply makeup to look naturally beautiful, what jewelry and how to accessorize an outfit in a style that is perfect for you. Where the fashion world left you guessing, Dressing Your Truth makes you your own beauty expert.
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First published January 1, 2010
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Carol Tuttle
32 books148 followersCarol Tuttle is a teacher, speaker, gifted healer, and best-selling author of 7 books. As a pioneer in the field of personal development, she has dedicated her life to healing.
Carol helps her readers, fans, and clients improve every aspect of their lives--from money to health, self-esteem and self-image, relationships and parenting, to overall emotional well-being. She has affected millions of people's lives through her books, online learning platforms, and social media channels. She is a regular contributor to top business, health, and wellness sites, including Entrepreneur, Elite Daily, Bustle, Thrive Global, Healthy Living Magazine, She Knows, and Psychology Today.
See how Carol can help you heal and love your life at caroltuttle.com
Carol helps her readers, fans, and clients improve every aspect of their lives--from money to health, self-esteem and self-image, relationships and parenting, to overall emotional well-being. She has affected millions of people's lives through her books, online learning platforms, and social media channels. She is a regular contributor to top business, health, and wellness sites, including Entrepreneur, Elite Daily, Bustle, Thrive Global, Healthy Living Magazine, She Knows, and Psychology Today.
See how Carol can help you heal and love your life at caroltuttle.com
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April 29, 2010
I bought this book to learn how to 'dress my truth'. Instead, it was an 'informercial' in paperback form (that I paid for!) without any information usable to me. It gave me my 'type', but in order to find out what that meant in terms of style, color, shape, etc - it is necessary to pay nearly $300 on the website. What good was it to me to find out the category Tuttle uses, without the information associated with it? I'm sure within the $299 session itself is the same information on type, else how would they know what to advise a customer.
That Tuttle is into 'energy' and 'healing' makes it worse that she used this method (buying nothing- a 'type') to entice people to pay for the 'real' information on the website. I said it was like a massage therapist accepting money from a client, then telling them for an hour how beneficial massage was. "What, you actually WANT a massage? Well, that will be $299."
There should have been a code where the book purchaser could have received SOME information that could be put to use.
Her ideas may have value. I know my 'type'. I wish I could tell you what that looks like! Unfortunately, I don't have $300 to get that information.
That Tuttle is into 'energy' and 'healing' makes it worse that she used this method (buying nothing- a 'type') to entice people to pay for the 'real' information on the website. I said it was like a massage therapist accepting money from a client, then telling them for an hour how beneficial massage was. "What, you actually WANT a massage? Well, that will be $299."
There should have been a code where the book purchaser could have received SOME information that could be put to use.
Her ideas may have value. I know my 'type'. I wish I could tell you what that looks like! Unfortunately, I don't have $300 to get that information.
July 28, 2017
Everyone I know has been talking about this book for years, so I finally gave in and read it. Now that I have, I'm honestly not sure what they were talking about.
If I were to evaluate this book on writing alone, it would deserve one star. It's grammatically reprehensible. It's often trite and almost childish in style. It's disorganized to the point of rambling. The writing was cringe-worthy (though not Fifty Shades cringe-worthy, so there's that).
It earned the second star because I can see some value in the content. In "Dressing Your Truth," Carol Tuttle outlines a personality profiling system focused on four types--creatively named Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4. Each type is linked to a different element in nature--Type 4s are earth, for instance--and each has a unique form of self-expression.
The "dressing" part of the equation comes into play when Tuttle talks about style. Because of the unique traits of each Type, there are certain styles, colors, patterns, etc. that best suit each personality. That's cool, I guess, and I can see the value in it for people who have no idea how to separate what they like from what's trendy, or who don't know what styles flatter them.
However, in my opinion, there are some major weaknesses to Tuttle's system. The first is that there is no quantifiable or objective way to determine your Type. You're just supposed to feel it. You should read about one of the Types and know that it's you. Maybe that works--and I'll admit that it worked for me--but it's lack of objectivity gives it an air of illegitimacy as well. Why do I need a personality profiling system to help me understand who I am when I'm just going to arbitrarily decide who I am anyway?
Another weakness, and the thing I truly hated, is that your Type is partly determined by your physical features. Yes, you read that right. The way you look determines who you are in Tuttle's system. Because my face is all sharp angles, high cheekbones, and parallel lines, I'm clearly a Type 4. I am, in fact, a Type 4, but I deeply resent any profiling system that wants me to believe that the way I look determines who I am. The entire premise turned me off so thoroughly that I almost closed the book for good when it was introduced. In my opinion, believing that the way I look determines who I am sounds like nothing by a one-way ticket to a lifetime of self-esteem problems. However, I realize that this a very personal resentment, so it might not bother everyone who reads it.
My thoughts on this book boil down to this: there is value here for some people. Anything that helps you make sense of who you are, where you fit in the world, and how to deal with people who differ from you is valuable. I acknowledge that fully and freely, and I know that many people have read and loved this book for what it offers. However, I did not like it. I really, really, really did not like it.
If I were to evaluate this book on writing alone, it would deserve one star. It's grammatically reprehensible. It's often trite and almost childish in style. It's disorganized to the point of rambling. The writing was cringe-worthy (though not Fifty Shades cringe-worthy, so there's that).
It earned the second star because I can see some value in the content. In "Dressing Your Truth," Carol Tuttle outlines a personality profiling system focused on four types--creatively named Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4. Each type is linked to a different element in nature--Type 4s are earth, for instance--and each has a unique form of self-expression.
The "dressing" part of the equation comes into play when Tuttle talks about style. Because of the unique traits of each Type, there are certain styles, colors, patterns, etc. that best suit each personality. That's cool, I guess, and I can see the value in it for people who have no idea how to separate what they like from what's trendy, or who don't know what styles flatter them.
However, in my opinion, there are some major weaknesses to Tuttle's system. The first is that there is no quantifiable or objective way to determine your Type. You're just supposed to feel it. You should read about one of the Types and know that it's you. Maybe that works--and I'll admit that it worked for me--but it's lack of objectivity gives it an air of illegitimacy as well. Why do I need a personality profiling system to help me understand who I am when I'm just going to arbitrarily decide who I am anyway?
Another weakness, and the thing I truly hated, is that your Type is partly determined by your physical features. Yes, you read that right. The way you look determines who you are in Tuttle's system. Because my face is all sharp angles, high cheekbones, and parallel lines, I'm clearly a Type 4. I am, in fact, a Type 4, but I deeply resent any profiling system that wants me to believe that the way I look determines who I am. The entire premise turned me off so thoroughly that I almost closed the book for good when it was introduced. In my opinion, believing that the way I look determines who I am sounds like nothing by a one-way ticket to a lifetime of self-esteem problems. However, I realize that this a very personal resentment, so it might not bother everyone who reads it.
My thoughts on this book boil down to this: there is value here for some people. Anything that helps you make sense of who you are, where you fit in the world, and how to deal with people who differ from you is valuable. I acknowledge that fully and freely, and I know that many people have read and loved this book for what it offers. However, I did not like it. I really, really, really did not like it.
July 18, 2012
Carol Tuttle's adaptation of It's Just My Nature applied to the fashion world. But don't buy the book! Go to the Dressing Your Truth Website first. I recommend watching the free video course that's on the website to determine if this is something you'd be interested in. http://dressingyourtruth.com/
You have to buy her on-line course to get ALL the information for how to "dress your truth." (It's not in the book.) But, after doing the free on-line intro course, I only paid $99. For me, it was life-changing, so it was totally worth the money.
I actually didn't read the book until after I signed up for the course. (The course included the book.) My 5-Star rating is for the whole "dressing your truth" experience. If I'd just read the book, I would have been disappointed that it didn't contain all the information I need to know to "dress my truth".
You have to buy her on-line course to get ALL the information for how to "dress your truth." (It's not in the book.) But, after doing the free on-line intro course, I only paid $99. For me, it was life-changing, so it was totally worth the money.
I actually didn't read the book until after I signed up for the course. (The course included the book.) My 5-Star rating is for the whole "dressing your truth" experience. If I'd just read the book, I would have been disappointed that it didn't contain all the information I need to know to "dress my truth".
August 29, 2014
SHOCKING UPDATE: DYT book "word portraits" PLAGIARIZED Joan S Callaway book "WORD PORTRAITS" (more than half of words exact match!) Examples in my review there The Color Connection: From a Retailer's Perspective; "word portraits" in "Dressing Your Truth" book & "It's Just My Nature" are almost the same.)
previous update:
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http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2n7b...
Tuttle wrote in "It's Just My Nature" she was typed by Taylore B. Sinclaire of Illuminessensce as a T3 & used her mom's notes from John Kitchener PSC class to create DYT.
*DYT like Caygill 4 types, Rohm DISC 4 type parenting books, etc*
I couldn't figure out why "Dressing Your Truth" was so similar to Youtube videos by John Kitchener PSC until I noticed Carol Tuttle wrote in "It's Just My Nature" about using notes from "Personal Style Consulting." (John Kitchener PSC) She also wrote that she was originally typed by Taylore B. Sinclaire in Illuminessence.
I found "It's Just My Nature" & "Dressing Your Truth" are similar to some previously published books---even wording.
The most similar books to "Dressing Your Truth" and "It's Just My Nature" are by:
Suzanne Caygill (Color: The Essence of You) and her students:
Angela Wright (The Beginner's Guide to Colour Psychology) and
Jane Segerstrom (Jane Segerstrom's Look Like Yourself and Love It & Style Strategy: Winning the Appearance Game)
The most similar 4-Temperaments-only book to "Dressing Your Truth" and "It's Just My Nature" is by:
Robert A. Rohm (Who Do You Think You Are Anyway?)
Examples of similarities:
Segerstrom: "my T3-ness"
Tuttle: "my 3-ness" "her Type-2ness"
Segerstrom: "Type Three with a Type Four secondary" "T3-4"
Tuttle: "Type 3 with a secondary Type 4" "Type 3/4"
Wright Spring: "sunrise...heralds a new beginning"
Tuttle Type 1: "Sunrise...represents a new beginning"
Caygill Summer: "muted....dusks....soft...blended"
Tuttle Type 2: "dusk...soft and blended...muted"
Wright Summer: "of the day is when the inclination is to ease off and relax"
Tuttle Type 2: "of our daylight and feel the need to relax"
Wright Autumn: "sunset...cycle...dramatic, fiery colors"
Tuttle Type 3: "Sun/Moon cycles: Sunsets...dramatic color"
Wright Winter: "night...sky...moon"
Tuttle Type 4: "moon...night sky"
Caygill Spring: "The face is generally rounded-rounded cheeks, eye, nose, chin--or it may be heart shaped...dimples."
Tuttle Type 1: "Face shape: circular or heart shaped." "Cheeks: circles...dimples" "Nose: circle shape." "Eyes: round"
Caygill : "rolling hills" "babbling of brooks" "cherry blossoms"
Tuttle Type 1:"rolling hills" "Babbling brook" "Cherry...tree in blossom"
Caygill Spring: "Frolicsome" "Enchanting" "Effervescence" "dapper" "Sprightliness"
Tuttle Type 1: "Frolicsome" "Enchanting" "Effervescent" "Dapper" "Sprightly"
Caygill Spring: "often the life of the party"
Tuttle Type 1: "often the life of the party"
Caygill Summer: "Picturesque" "S-curve" "soft spoken" "Iridescent" "Etherealness" "Exquisiteness" "Cameos"
Tuttle Type 2: "Picturesque" "S-curve" "Soft-spoken" "Iridescent" "Ethereal" "Exquisite" "Cameo-quality"
Caygill Summer: “her walk graceful” “with a fluid motion"
Tuttle Type 2: “graceful walk...fluid flowing movement”
Caygill Summer: “meticulous attention to detail"
Tuttle Type 2: “meticulous nature and attention to detail”
Caygill pg128: "a tendency to hold her head to the side"
Tuttle Type 2: "holding your head to the side"
Caygill Summer: "Usually the fingers are tapered, long and slender."
Tuttle Type 2: "Long fingers that taper"
Caygill Autumn keyword list: "Resplendent" "Dashing" "Gypsy-like" "Bizarre"
Tuttle Type 3 keyword list: "Resplendent" "Dashing" "Gypsy-like" "Bizarre"
Caygill : "Acting and reacting" "firm of step, or quick"
Tuttle Type 3: "active and reactive" "step...firm plant of your feet, quick"
Caygill Autumn: "Tangy" "Glowing" "Tawny" "Metallic" "Zestful" "Adventuresome" "Swiftness" "maple leaf"
Tuttle Type 3: "Tangy" "Glowing" "Tawny" "Metallic" "Zesty" "Adventurous" "Swift" "maple....leaves"
Caygill Winter: "simplicity....contemporary....sleek...modern design"
Tuttle Type 4: "interior design is what we call modern and contemporary....simple and sleek"
Caygill Winter: "high cheek bones" "motivated toward perfection" "fir"
Tuttle Type 4: "high cheek bones" "tendency towards perfection" "Noble Fir"
Caygill Winter: "Suave" "Luminous" "Scintillating" "commanding" "gallantry"
Tuttle Type 4: "Suave" "Luminous" "Scintillating" "Commanding" "Gallant"
Rohm Type I: "Likes to do things: The fun way."
Tuttle Type 1: "You look for fun ways to accomplish the things you want to do."
Rohm Type S: “Slow down–help me!” “thinks and considers at a slower pace”
Tuttle Type 2: ”You may require others to slow down” “your thoughts are slower”
Rohm Type S: “Do not be pushy.” “Don’t put them in a corner, they will crumble.”
Tuttle Type 2: “Don’t get pushy…They will retreat.”
Rohm Type S: “allow them to ask questions”
Tuttle Type 2: “Allow them to ask questions.”
Rohm Type D: "checking off their itemized and prioritized 'To Do' list as they accomplish each item"
Tuttle Type 3: "check it off my list" "write on our to-do lists tasks we have already accomplished just for the satisfaction of checking them off the list"
Rohm Type D: "Killer Statement:'You can't do that!'"
Tuttle Type 3: "don't tell them they can't do it"
Rohm Type D : "Pioneering" "Get the job done" "to-the-point" "'movers and shakers'" "self-starters"
Tuttle Type 3 keyword list: "Pioneering" "Get the job done" "To the point" "Mover & shaker" "Self-starter"
Rohm Type C: "color 'inside the lines'"
Tuttle Type 4: "color within the lines"
The quote "Ready--Fire--Aim!" in "It's Just My Nature" also appears in Rohm's Positive Personality Profiles: D-i-S-C-over Personality Insights to Understand Yourself and Others! /spanish versionDescubra su Verdadera Personalidad = Positive Personality Profiles. More: You've Got Style, French & Spanish editions not listed in Goodreads. Parenting books coauthored by Rohm: Personality Insights For Moms & Different Children, Different Needs: Understanding the Unique Personality of Your Child. Also comes in ebook format.Dutch and Chinese editions not listed in Goodreads.
Rohm is a PhD-level human behavior expert; Tuttle is an unlicensed EFT Tapping practitioner ( NOT a psychotherapist as she claims on her website).
Books by Suzanne Caygill and Caygill-trained Angela Wright have similar: energy types, behavior and personality profiling, body language, facial profiling, design lines, textures, fabrications, patterns, prints, colors, jewelry, interior design, keywords, shapes, Yin Yang concepts etc. to "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Rohm's "Who Do You Think You Are Anyway?" has similar behavior and personality profiling to "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Primary/secondary type blends system named "Signature Style" in Segerstrom's Style Strategy is similar to primary/secondary type blends in "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Primary/secondary type blends system named "Signature Style" in Segerstrom's Style Strategy is similar to primary/secondary type blends in "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature."
Don't miss my review of THE CHILD WHISPERER...more examples!!!
lively bright woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2n7b...
subtle blended woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZToBoa...
earthy rich woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcV9Hq...
striking contrast woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xp_Li...
john kitchener PSC
http://www.youtube.com/user/jkpsc
http://colorconnection.yuku.com/topic...
Irenee Riter: "'cherub' look"
Tuttle Type 1: "cherub looking"
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types personality quiz
http://www.resene.co.nz/pdf/Colour_ch...
angela wright version caygill 4 types overview
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types type descriptions with COLORS
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types descriptions--yes, Angela Wright's type names are also TYPE 1, TYPE 3, TYPE 3, TYPE 4!
Check out one of Caygill-linked Bernice Kentner's books found in many libraries & compare to Carol Tuttle's system, especially:
"Color Me A Season" Color Me a Season: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Best Colors and How to Use Them
previous update:
http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
http://web.archive.org/web/2004060605...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2n7b...
Tuttle wrote in "It's Just My Nature" she was typed by Taylore B. Sinclaire of Illuminessensce as a T3 & used her mom's notes from John Kitchener PSC class to create DYT.
*DYT like Caygill 4 types, Rohm DISC 4 type parenting books, etc*
I couldn't figure out why "Dressing Your Truth" was so similar to Youtube videos by John Kitchener PSC until I noticed Carol Tuttle wrote in "It's Just My Nature" about using notes from "Personal Style Consulting." (John Kitchener PSC) She also wrote that she was originally typed by Taylore B. Sinclaire in Illuminessence.
I found "It's Just My Nature" & "Dressing Your Truth" are similar to some previously published books---even wording.
The most similar books to "Dressing Your Truth" and "It's Just My Nature" are by:
Suzanne Caygill (Color: The Essence of You) and her students:
Angela Wright (The Beginner's Guide to Colour Psychology) and
Jane Segerstrom (Jane Segerstrom's Look Like Yourself and Love It & Style Strategy: Winning the Appearance Game)
The most similar 4-Temperaments-only book to "Dressing Your Truth" and "It's Just My Nature" is by:
Robert A. Rohm (Who Do You Think You Are Anyway?)
Examples of similarities:
Segerstrom: "my T3-ness"
Tuttle: "my 3-ness" "her Type-2ness"
Segerstrom: "Type Three with a Type Four secondary" "T3-4"
Tuttle: "Type 3 with a secondary Type 4" "Type 3/4"
Wright Spring: "sunrise...heralds a new beginning"
Tuttle Type 1: "Sunrise...represents a new beginning"
Caygill Summer: "muted....dusks....soft...blended"
Tuttle Type 2: "dusk...soft and blended...muted"
Wright Summer: "of the day is when the inclination is to ease off and relax"
Tuttle Type 2: "of our daylight and feel the need to relax"
Wright Autumn: "sunset...cycle...dramatic, fiery colors"
Tuttle Type 3: "Sun/Moon cycles: Sunsets...dramatic color"
Wright Winter: "night...sky...moon"
Tuttle Type 4: "moon...night sky"
Caygill Spring: "The face is generally rounded-rounded cheeks, eye, nose, chin--or it may be heart shaped...dimples."
Tuttle Type 1: "Face shape: circular or heart shaped." "Cheeks: circles...dimples" "Nose: circle shape." "Eyes: round"
Caygill : "rolling hills" "babbling of brooks" "cherry blossoms"
Tuttle Type 1:"rolling hills" "Babbling brook" "Cherry...tree in blossom"
Caygill Spring: "Frolicsome" "Enchanting" "Effervescence" "dapper" "Sprightliness"
Tuttle Type 1: "Frolicsome" "Enchanting" "Effervescent" "Dapper" "Sprightly"
Caygill Spring: "often the life of the party"
Tuttle Type 1: "often the life of the party"
Caygill Summer: "Picturesque" "S-curve" "soft spoken" "Iridescent" "Etherealness" "Exquisiteness" "Cameos"
Tuttle Type 2: "Picturesque" "S-curve" "Soft-spoken" "Iridescent" "Ethereal" "Exquisite" "Cameo-quality"
Caygill Summer: “her walk graceful” “with a fluid motion"
Tuttle Type 2: “graceful walk...fluid flowing movement”
Caygill Summer: “meticulous attention to detail"
Tuttle Type 2: “meticulous nature and attention to detail”
Caygill pg128: "a tendency to hold her head to the side"
Tuttle Type 2: "holding your head to the side"
Caygill Summer: "Usually the fingers are tapered, long and slender."
Tuttle Type 2: "Long fingers that taper"
Caygill Autumn keyword list: "Resplendent" "Dashing" "Gypsy-like" "Bizarre"
Tuttle Type 3 keyword list: "Resplendent" "Dashing" "Gypsy-like" "Bizarre"
Caygill : "Acting and reacting" "firm of step, or quick"
Tuttle Type 3: "active and reactive" "step...firm plant of your feet, quick"
Caygill Autumn: "Tangy" "Glowing" "Tawny" "Metallic" "Zestful" "Adventuresome" "Swiftness" "maple leaf"
Tuttle Type 3: "Tangy" "Glowing" "Tawny" "Metallic" "Zesty" "Adventurous" "Swift" "maple....leaves"
Caygill Winter: "simplicity....contemporary....sleek...modern design"
Tuttle Type 4: "interior design is what we call modern and contemporary....simple and sleek"
Caygill Winter: "high cheek bones" "motivated toward perfection" "fir"
Tuttle Type 4: "high cheek bones" "tendency towards perfection" "Noble Fir"
Caygill Winter: "Suave" "Luminous" "Scintillating" "commanding" "gallantry"
Tuttle Type 4: "Suave" "Luminous" "Scintillating" "Commanding" "Gallant"
Rohm Type I: "Likes to do things: The fun way."
Tuttle Type 1: "You look for fun ways to accomplish the things you want to do."
Rohm Type S: “Slow down–help me!” “thinks and considers at a slower pace”
Tuttle Type 2: ”You may require others to slow down” “your thoughts are slower”
Rohm Type S: “Do not be pushy.” “Don’t put them in a corner, they will crumble.”
Tuttle Type 2: “Don’t get pushy…They will retreat.”
Rohm Type S: “allow them to ask questions”
Tuttle Type 2: “Allow them to ask questions.”
Rohm Type D: "checking off their itemized and prioritized 'To Do' list as they accomplish each item"
Tuttle Type 3: "check it off my list" "write on our to-do lists tasks we have already accomplished just for the satisfaction of checking them off the list"
Rohm Type D: "Killer Statement:'You can't do that!'"
Tuttle Type 3: "don't tell them they can't do it"
Rohm Type D : "Pioneering" "Get the job done" "to-the-point" "'movers and shakers'" "self-starters"
Tuttle Type 3 keyword list: "Pioneering" "Get the job done" "To the point" "Mover & shaker" "Self-starter"
Rohm Type C: "color 'inside the lines'"
Tuttle Type 4: "color within the lines"
The quote "Ready--Fire--Aim!" in "It's Just My Nature" also appears in Rohm's Positive Personality Profiles: D-i-S-C-over Personality Insights to Understand Yourself and Others! /spanish versionDescubra su Verdadera Personalidad = Positive Personality Profiles. More: You've Got Style, French & Spanish editions not listed in Goodreads. Parenting books coauthored by Rohm: Personality Insights For Moms & Different Children, Different Needs: Understanding the Unique Personality of Your Child. Also comes in ebook format.Dutch and Chinese editions not listed in Goodreads.
Rohm is a PhD-level human behavior expert; Tuttle is an unlicensed EFT Tapping practitioner ( NOT a psychotherapist as she claims on her website).
Books by Suzanne Caygill and Caygill-trained Angela Wright have similar: energy types, behavior and personality profiling, body language, facial profiling, design lines, textures, fabrications, patterns, prints, colors, jewelry, interior design, keywords, shapes, Yin Yang concepts etc. to "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Rohm's "Who Do You Think You Are Anyway?" has similar behavior and personality profiling to "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Primary/secondary type blends system named "Signature Style" in Segerstrom's Style Strategy is similar to primary/secondary type blends in "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature." Primary/secondary type blends system named "Signature Style" in Segerstrom's Style Strategy is similar to primary/secondary type blends in "Dressing Your Truth" & "It's Just My Nature."
Don't miss my review of THE CHILD WHISPERER...more examples!!!
lively bright woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2n7b...
subtle blended woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZToBoa...
earthy rich woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcV9Hq...
striking contrast woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xp_Li...
john kitchener PSC
http://www.youtube.com/user/jkpsc
http://colorconnection.yuku.com/topic...
Irenee Riter: "'cherub' look"
Tuttle Type 1: "cherub looking"
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types personality quiz
http://www.resene.co.nz/pdf/Colour_ch...
angela wright version caygill 4 types overview
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types type descriptions with COLORS
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/colou...
angela wright version caygill 4 types descriptions--yes, Angela Wright's type names are also TYPE 1, TYPE 3, TYPE 3, TYPE 4!
Check out one of Caygill-linked Bernice Kentner's books found in many libraries & compare to Carol Tuttle's system, especially:
"Color Me A Season" Color Me a Season: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Best Colors and How to Use Them
August 24, 2012
This book and online course (they go hand in hand) made a big difference for me in many ways! I received them as a gift from one of the employees of this family-based company.
As far as the enjoyability of this book, it's clear and a fast read, but a little repetitive. (The four stars were based on life application, not writing.) I'm really into the topic, so I liked it. I am a type 1! One thing many people will probably be frustrated by is that the book helps you figure out what type you are, but then leaves you hanging as to what to actually wear. For that, you buy the online course. (Note: this book is included with the online course.) And if you want the discounted $99 version of the course I can sign you up so comment to me. :) I highly recommended it, ladies.
I really believe Carol Tuttle has discovered a truth here. I can see so many things about myself that I never understood, and about my family members and friends too. It's even helped me understand my husband. And the dressing thing- I was dressing all wrong and it was affecting me at work in ways I would never have expected! I'm totally having a happier time at work now based on what I learned. (The short version is that I was dressing too serious, partly because I want to be taken seriously in this professional environment, but it was just causing me to look out-of-harmony with my true not-so-serious self and look even sillier than I wanted.) I'm totally into Carol's website and blog now. Her energy healing stuff is great, and so is her parenting stuff!
As far as the enjoyability of this book, it's clear and a fast read, but a little repetitive. (The four stars were based on life application, not writing.) I'm really into the topic, so I liked it. I am a type 1! One thing many people will probably be frustrated by is that the book helps you figure out what type you are, but then leaves you hanging as to what to actually wear. For that, you buy the online course. (Note: this book is included with the online course.) And if you want the discounted $99 version of the course I can sign you up so comment to me. :) I highly recommended it, ladies.
I really believe Carol Tuttle has discovered a truth here. I can see so many things about myself that I never understood, and about my family members and friends too. It's even helped me understand my husband. And the dressing thing- I was dressing all wrong and it was affecting me at work in ways I would never have expected! I'm totally having a happier time at work now based on what I learned. (The short version is that I was dressing too serious, partly because I want to be taken seriously in this professional environment, but it was just causing me to look out-of-harmony with my true not-so-serious self and look even sillier than I wanted.) I'm totally into Carol's website and blog now. Her energy healing stuff is great, and so is her parenting stuff!
September 13, 2013
OK, as a disclaimer, I think the concepts and theories of this book are very good--my problem is, it never got past that to the practical applications. I had this book highly recommended by someone I trusted, so perhaps my problem in approaching this book was threefold: 1) high expectations; 2) the understanding that the book included the "meat"--the practical applications for each personality type (best colors, haircut ideas, etc.); 3) a personality that had not "suffered" for the past 20 years under the delusion that I wasn't good enough because I compared myself to fashion models and couldn't measure up. 10 years maybe ;) ... but not 20 or 30, and definitely not recently. I am blessed that way, I suppose, that through other means (mostly religious beliefs) I got past my feelings of inadequacy about my own body, and I have never been one to recklessly go shopping and buy a bunch of things I'm not going to wear or decide I hate.
So, I got this book hoping to get some great ideas I could apply, and because I've heard a lot of good things about the author, not just about this book. I don't disagree with her basic assumptions, but it was frustrating to never get much past that. Most of this book (once you got past 48 pages of introductory theory, 110 pages of figuring out the different personality types--which is covered in more depth in her other books), and 10 more pages that are basically a let-down teaser to give you the desire to purchase her online courses, is focused on what you shouldn't do rather than what you should do. The last 45 or so pages cover myths about fashion, and there are a few practical tips in there, but mostly they leave you with the idea that very few look good in white or black, but never give any other color suggestions, let alone discussing haircuts, accessories, etc. that were alluded to during the rest of the book. It all just points you to signing up for the course.
On page 162, there is this quote: "I invite you to take the important step in living your truth fully as a woman, to learn the tools to dress your truth and then to take that information and create your own personal style that honors the type of woman you are!"
It would be awesome to take that advice... if only she had printed in the book how to actually do that, instead of repeating the above phrase in a variety of different ways all through the book.
On the author's behalf, I'm sure the online course is amazing, but unfortunately, I can't pay for it, and reading the book left me feeling like I had eaten cotton candy--a lot of sweetness, but my stomach's still growling.
So, I got this book hoping to get some great ideas I could apply, and because I've heard a lot of good things about the author, not just about this book. I don't disagree with her basic assumptions, but it was frustrating to never get much past that. Most of this book (once you got past 48 pages of introductory theory, 110 pages of figuring out the different personality types--which is covered in more depth in her other books), and 10 more pages that are basically a let-down teaser to give you the desire to purchase her online courses, is focused on what you shouldn't do rather than what you should do. The last 45 or so pages cover myths about fashion, and there are a few practical tips in there, but mostly they leave you with the idea that very few look good in white or black, but never give any other color suggestions, let alone discussing haircuts, accessories, etc. that were alluded to during the rest of the book. It all just points you to signing up for the course.
On page 162, there is this quote: "I invite you to take the important step in living your truth fully as a woman, to learn the tools to dress your truth and then to take that information and create your own personal style that honors the type of woman you are!"
It would be awesome to take that advice... if only she had printed in the book how to actually do that, instead of repeating the above phrase in a variety of different ways all through the book.
On the author's behalf, I'm sure the online course is amazing, but unfortunately, I can't pay for it, and reading the book left me feeling like I had eaten cotton candy--a lot of sweetness, but my stomach's still growling.
July 1, 2011
I have a friend who purchased Tuttle's online Dressing Your Truth program as well as this book. She looks fabulous. However, after reading the book, it seems like a mix between the old "season" color thing and phrenology. As with pretty much all self help, you probably already know what is best for you, you just need someone to give you permission to do it. Carol Tuttle apparently can help you gain the confidence you need. However, I'd rather make my own fashion mistakes than hers. Also, the book is only an introduction to the program and gives almost no practical help with actually "dressing your truth."
October 20, 2011
I like the idea of dressing according to my personality. It's not about being vain and shallow at all, but about feeling good about ourselves and being our true selves instead of trying to fit into the fashion magazines' supermodel role. It's also about showing that personality to others so they can take us more seriously. And about appreciating the various types of beauty that all women have and understanding everyone's unique (yet somewhat categorizable) personality. Or "energy," according to the author.
This is a personality profiling book that introduces usto the four "types" in the author's beauty program. I recommend the book even just as a personality profiling book for understanding self, family, and friends for better relationships. But if you're interested in learning what beauty changes to make to fit your personality you can purchase the author's beauty program from her website. My mom introduced me to the system, and I'm having fun with it.
I've taken a few different personality tests before. I like this personality profiling book because it describes each of the four types in detail--albeit repetitively--and then lets you determine which one you feel you really are. I like this because I'm really bad at taking those personality tests. Yes, really. It's because I'm so indecisive. I usually end up mushed up middle of all the "colors" or whatever it happens to be, leading with one just slightly, and after reading my results summary I don't find much in common with myself. Not so with this book. It was easy to identify with the descriptions so I could figure out my results. I really tried to be open about figuring out my type and so it took me awhile to finally formally declare my type. If you are familiar with the system at all you will have already guessed by this point that I'm a Type 2. I also have a lot of Type 1 in me.
(BTW, here's how I determined my type: I read through the book with a pencil and underlined everything I felt described me. Then I was able to see at a glance how much I had marked up each type's section. I felt like I related to many Type 1 traits, even more Type 2 traits, and hardly any Type 3 traits. At that point I had a pretty good sense of my type, but kept reading to be thorough. And out of curiosity. When I read the Type 4 section I could hardly even think about it in terms of me because I felt like I was reading a section written specifically about my husband! It was cool. I really feel like it's helping me to understand him better. But I digress from my digression.)
The next step after reading the book is to buy the program and get great tips on what to wear and how to do your hair and makeup according to your type. I'm only at the beginning stages of the course so I'm not completely "dressing my truth" yet, but so far I've had a lot of fun with it. I've learned a lot from it and from my mother, who's been doing it for a few months now, and who happens to be my same type (though we have different secondary types).
So anyway, I'm not trying to sell the program or anything. I'm just excited about it so I wanted to get my thoughts down in my review of the book.
A note: I haven't read the author's other books about wholeness, etc, but I hear she's pretty heavy on the New Age side of thinking. That's not really my thing, but I just take it in stride and appreciate what I do like about what she has to offer.
This is a personality profiling book that introduces usto the four "types" in the author's beauty program. I recommend the book even just as a personality profiling book for understanding self, family, and friends for better relationships. But if you're interested in learning what beauty changes to make to fit your personality you can purchase the author's beauty program from her website. My mom introduced me to the system, and I'm having fun with it.
I've taken a few different personality tests before. I like this personality profiling book because it describes each of the four types in detail--albeit repetitively--and then lets you determine which one you feel you really are. I like this because I'm really bad at taking those personality tests. Yes, really. It's because I'm so indecisive. I usually end up mushed up middle of all the "colors" or whatever it happens to be, leading with one just slightly, and after reading my results summary I don't find much in common with myself. Not so with this book. It was easy to identify with the descriptions so I could figure out my results. I really tried to be open about figuring out my type and so it took me awhile to finally formally declare my type. If you are familiar with the system at all you will have already guessed by this point that I'm a Type 2. I also have a lot of Type 1 in me.
(BTW, here's how I determined my type: I read through the book with a pencil and underlined everything I felt described me. Then I was able to see at a glance how much I had marked up each type's section. I felt like I related to many Type 1 traits, even more Type 2 traits, and hardly any Type 3 traits. At that point I had a pretty good sense of my type, but kept reading to be thorough. And out of curiosity. When I read the Type 4 section I could hardly even think about it in terms of me because I felt like I was reading a section written specifically about my husband! It was cool. I really feel like it's helping me to understand him better. But I digress from my digression.)
The next step after reading the book is to buy the program and get great tips on what to wear and how to do your hair and makeup according to your type. I'm only at the beginning stages of the course so I'm not completely "dressing my truth" yet, but so far I've had a lot of fun with it. I've learned a lot from it and from my mother, who's been doing it for a few months now, and who happens to be my same type (though we have different secondary types).
So anyway, I'm not trying to sell the program or anything. I'm just excited about it so I wanted to get my thoughts down in my review of the book.
A note: I haven't read the author's other books about wholeness, etc, but I hear she's pretty heavy on the New Age side of thinking. That's not really my thing, but I just take it in stride and appreciate what I do like about what she has to offer.
June 14, 2010
I gave this two stars because I thought it would tell each of the four types how to dress their truth.
It doesn't.
It's basically a book put out to promote the $300 online course. That's fine - I'm going to take the course. I just wish the book would've said upfront that it's not going to tell you how to Dress Your Truth. I wouldn't have gotten it if I'd known.
I know other people who also bought the book thinking it would explain how to dress your truth and they've been disappointed as well.
I have not read Energy Profiling by Carol Tuttle so I DID like that this book had a little bit of that in it.
It doesn't.
It's basically a book put out to promote the $300 online course. That's fine - I'm going to take the course. I just wish the book would've said upfront that it's not going to tell you how to Dress Your Truth. I wouldn't have gotten it if I'd known.
I know other people who also bought the book thinking it would explain how to dress your truth and they've been disappointed as well.
I have not read Energy Profiling by Carol Tuttle so I DID like that this book had a little bit of that in it.
October 29, 2013
Thanks to my sister I have been lead to this book, and this lifestyle of how to look at my beauty. For me it hasn't been a huge change, just back to how I used to dress and what I used to like. Somehow I got out of it over the years. The hard part will be getting rid of black. Not that I thought I looked great in black but it is such a staple, and finding replacements for black skirts and pants will take awhile.
I took the online course, and I find the book in many ways to be verbatim from the course. I think a few illustrations could be beneficial, but thanks to the internet, and pintrest it is easy to see what other people view their different types. I wish there was a way for me to see more of the other types to help dress my children that are different types from me. I'm not faulting the business model since I am for capitalism, it more challenging in this respect.
I would like to learn more.
I do think that any woman that would like to learn more about dressing their truth, which is much more than the color of clothes to wear, should look into this program. I think most people that have trouble doing this, have incorrectly typed themselves. Read it with an open mind, not with how you "think" you should be, but rather, "this is how I am."
I changed my rating on this from 4 stars to 3 stars, not because my opinion has changed but that if you are really interested in energy profiling you should read "It's Just My Nature" or "The Child Whisperer" instead. This book really goes along with the online course and doesn't have any specific tips on how to dress to your truth other than avoiding black for all types but Type 4, maybe a bit on jewelery and some other basics. As far as figuring out your type, if you are type 2 like me you need more than what is in this book, it is nearly identical to It's Just my Nature, which actually has a bit more information, and The Child Whisperer has even more than that. I got The Child Whisperer to understand my children, but I think it helped me understand myself more.
I took the online course, and I find the book in many ways to be verbatim from the course. I think a few illustrations could be beneficial, but thanks to the internet, and pintrest it is easy to see what other people view their different types. I wish there was a way for me to see more of the other types to help dress my children that are different types from me. I'm not faulting the business model since I am for capitalism, it more challenging in this respect.
I would like to learn more.
I do think that any woman that would like to learn more about dressing their truth, which is much more than the color of clothes to wear, should look into this program. I think most people that have trouble doing this, have incorrectly typed themselves. Read it with an open mind, not with how you "think" you should be, but rather, "this is how I am."
I changed my rating on this from 4 stars to 3 stars, not because my opinion has changed but that if you are really interested in energy profiling you should read "It's Just My Nature" or "The Child Whisperer" instead. This book really goes along with the online course and doesn't have any specific tips on how to dress to your truth other than avoiding black for all types but Type 4, maybe a bit on jewelery and some other basics. As far as figuring out your type, if you are type 2 like me you need more than what is in this book, it is nearly identical to It's Just my Nature, which actually has a bit more information, and The Child Whisperer has even more than that. I got The Child Whisperer to understand my children, but I think it helped me understand myself more.
April 23, 2013
I thought this book would hark back to the Color my Season system of choosing clothing from the 80's, and I vividly remember my mom pronouncing me a "Winter". I thought it would be interesting to revisit that philosophy, as an adult. However, this was nothing like Color my Season. Tuttle has her own distinct perspective and advice regarding fashion choices, and includes makeup, jewelry and hairstyle too.
In short, it was interesting. Naturally, you always take a book like this with a grain of salt, gleaning from it what you find useful, and not getting too hung up on elements that really don't seem to fit you. It was cool to realize that I like big, chunky jewelry - or not at all, and to be reminded that I like dramatic clothing elements, no boring pastel colors please!
Also - it did open up certain fashion possibilities that I had previously deemed unsuitable for me, and if I ever get around to regular makeup application - I feel like I actually have a guide to know what works for me. And, frankly, how to apply it, since I seem to have missed that lesson in my teenage years. (I got as far as eyeliner and stopped. I am honestly quite mystified by the makeup aisles. I generally just grab my cotton balls and sprint away.) Whether you are already quite fashionable, or quite mystified when a t-shirt and camo shorts are deemed inappropriate attire, this book and Tuttle's online courses are worth checking out.
In short, it was interesting. Naturally, you always take a book like this with a grain of salt, gleaning from it what you find useful, and not getting too hung up on elements that really don't seem to fit you. It was cool to realize that I like big, chunky jewelry - or not at all, and to be reminded that I like dramatic clothing elements, no boring pastel colors please!
Also - it did open up certain fashion possibilities that I had previously deemed unsuitable for me, and if I ever get around to regular makeup application - I feel like I actually have a guide to know what works for me. And, frankly, how to apply it, since I seem to have missed that lesson in my teenage years. (I got as far as eyeliner and stopped. I am honestly quite mystified by the makeup aisles. I generally just grab my cotton balls and sprint away.) Whether you are already quite fashionable, or quite mystified when a t-shirt and camo shorts are deemed inappropriate attire, this book and Tuttle's online courses are worth checking out.
August 31, 2010
My friend got me into Energy Profiling. She has lots of books by Carol Tuttle and also paid for a big package of Dvds or something from her website, so she knows all about this. But without her, I would have given this book less stars.
This book discusses four personality types and states that in fashion, women should dress according to their personality type, not just their body shape or colors that work for them. I agree with her and I see what she is saying after getting the information from my friend. The book is very skimpy on information and has no real advice on what to wear or how to even tell for sure what style you are. You are supposed to buy an online course that is around $300 that will tell you what kinds of clothes look good on your personality type, hair and makeup, jewelry, shoes, and accessories.
I tried to glean the information from the online course off of random blogs or websites, but Carol is a smart businesswoman and none of that stuff is really out there. However, I think she is on to something here. For example, if you are a very soft, quiet, gentle romantic type, and you wear edgy rocker type of clothes, you will confuse people because they will expect you to be one way when you are another.
This book discusses four personality types and states that in fashion, women should dress according to their personality type, not just their body shape or colors that work for them. I agree with her and I see what she is saying after getting the information from my friend. The book is very skimpy on information and has no real advice on what to wear or how to even tell for sure what style you are. You are supposed to buy an online course that is around $300 that will tell you what kinds of clothes look good on your personality type, hair and makeup, jewelry, shoes, and accessories.
I tried to glean the information from the online course off of random blogs or websites, but Carol is a smart businesswoman and none of that stuff is really out there. However, I think she is on to something here. For example, if you are a very soft, quiet, gentle romantic type, and you wear edgy rocker type of clothes, you will confuse people because they will expect you to be one way when you are another.
June 17, 2018
I really wanted to like this book. I have some very trusted friends who highly recommended it and I wanted it to work for me. But I just couldn’t get behind the message of the book. I like the idea of dressing to fit your personality, but I don’t think that a person only looks good in clothing that fits their energy type, or that only certain colors and styles will work for your energy. I feel like I am stuck between two types of energy. It did give the idea of dressing more for my personality, so I do think I will be dressing in more bright, animated colors and styles, as opposed to my typical muted colors and styles, so I’ll give t credit for that; overall I think this book was not worth reading, though. 😩
March 26, 2012
Okay - I had to give this 4 stars because this book has influenced me so much! BUT, I must say that like Alexandra Stoddard's books, I just glossed right over the hokey new agey stuff. The best thing about this book is the description of the 4 personality types (yes, just 4, so there's lots of room for variety within a group) and how to relate to that type. This book (and Ms. Tuttles' website) has helped me so much in understanding the other people I live with - especially the women! I would SO buy her lessons on actually dressing my truth if they weren't so danged expensive AND I didn't have to buy a separate one for my daughter who is a different type than I! (And believe me, the insight that little gem brought was worth the time it took to read the whole book!)
January 4, 2013
Not a book I would normally choose to read, but more a study in "personality types" rather than "dressing your truth." I love the author. I find her ideas fascinating and I think she has studied human nature a lot to put all of her ideas and conclusions together in her books. AND, I'm a four! (And learning to embrace my four-ness.)
As the other reviewers have mentioned, this book is the preview to her beauty profiling course, so its purpose is to help you determine your type and also to convince you to buy the online course. I'll be buying it as soon as I get a job. :)
As the other reviewers have mentioned, this book is the preview to her beauty profiling course, so its purpose is to help you determine your type and also to convince you to buy the online course. I'll be buying it as soon as I get a job. :)
May 20, 2016
Good overall, is a written infomercial
Interesting concept of everyone falling into one of four "energy types". Some good insight. However it is really a big infomercial for her online course. You can glean some helpful tidbits, but can't go too far without buying the course.
Interesting concept of everyone falling into one of four "energy types". Some good insight. However it is really a big infomercial for her online course. You can glean some helpful tidbits, but can't go too far without buying the course.
April 17, 2014
If you have heard your friends buzzing about Dressing Your Truth or their "DYT type" and are at all interested in this then I highly recommend you do not buy this book. Go online or talk to your friends and wait for a $99 sale and purchase the whole online course. It is worth it and you will receive this book plus a gift card for their online store as part of the package.
Now, on to the book. I have been color typed before, a couple of times. It was always interesting to me that more than once the person doing the makeover or color typing couldn't decide for sure where I fell. The one gal actually said, I think you're an autumn but you might be a spring, I might be going for autumn based on your red hair. Another time I was having a makeover and the gal kept having to scrub off and start over, particularly the lipstick. In the end she finally found a really lovely color and said, "Wow, I would never have guessed this would work for you. You are wearing a color we pretty much only use on black women!" I approached her system with a very healthy side car of doubt.
Carol's approach is somewhat different. Rather than choose what you wear, colors and make up, according to your personal coloring alone, you consider many things, including what she calls your energy profile. The way you move through life, you natural self. In Carol's opinion this is not quite the same as personality, and I am in agreement here. I think our personality can be refined and altered, in both good and bad ways, by life experiences. With Carol you identify your energy type. YOU identify your energy type. The course and this book have really made me think and question many things, not just what I wear, which has led to understanding things about myself from childhood on.
When I finally accepted her "advice" - again, you yourself decide your type - I had to admit she was right. The things that I most often wear, that I receive the most compliments about, and that I feel happiest and most comfortable in fall squarely within my "type." Now, I don't embrace every aspect of my "type" - you will not find this girl wearing flowers in her hair, yet, or multiple necklaces with hearts and stars at the same time, or a whole lot of certain shades of pink, or sweaters with hearts woven into them. I just can't see it. But all the things I do like best are found within "my type." While you are given a color guide for your type you are not limited to only the colors on that card. You use the guidelines true to your type and if you are considering an article of clothing you want it work with the colors on the card but you also take into account design lines and fabrication. One of the things that struck me as a truth for myself when she mentioned that my type tends to not like smooth, shiny fabrics, but does better with lightweight but crisp, fresh fabrics. Years ago a certain type of dress was in style that used a smooth, flowing, sometimes shiny, sometimes matte, type of fabric. No matter what color or style I tried on I hated them all. They often looked lovely on the hanger and were the right color for me and theoretically flattering to my figure but I never bought a single dress of that type.
Again, I carefully considered things that were, presently and historically, my favorites, what was it that I loved about them, why did I feel happy in them, what did other people seem to notice. I was reminded of two, well, many but for the sake of brevity let me offer up two more examples. When I was a little girl I fell in love with a pair of orange dress shoes. My mother tried many strategies to talk me out of them, I mean, ORANGE SHOES for a little girl who would likely grow out of them very quickly and how many things would they actually look reasonably attractive paired up with? I am sure she had something either black or white, or maybe brown in mind. But I love love loved them and eventually wore her down. I probably looked like an absolute dork but every time I work them, which was doubtless every Sunday for the better part of a year of my life, they made me happy, I felt like dancing every single time I put them on. Fast forward a decade or so. My mother-in-law made me a simple shirt dress that was a particular shade of buttercup yellow. It was love at first sight and I wore it often, until it just wore out, and I couldn't squeeze it on my post pregnancy body after child number 2, even when I lost most of the weight. That dress was my default outfit when I wanted to feel happy and I must have radiated happiness in it because I not only received compliments but my coworkers loved that dress too, it made everyone happy! When I left the office they threw a going away party for me, along with some more traditional going away present they had bought me a pair of earrings to go with that dress. As soon as they saw them in the store they knew they would go with that dress and that I had to have them.
Once again, despite a great deal of doubt starting out the more I thought and considered the more I concluded that Carol is onto something. I agree that the way the current fashion industry works probably only works for a small percentage of women at any given time. I know there have always been years when I hardly bought anything because there just wasn't much available in colors I felt I could, or rather should, wear. And since I kicked the stuff that's not my type out of the closet and am only wearing things "true to my type" I will tell you straight up I feel happier and more "myself" than I have felt in years. Crack pot with a gimmick? Who cares! I'm going for the clothes that make me feel happy, which also makes me feel beautiful, from here on out.
My only complaint is that she is a bit repetitive but I had listened to some of her online videos and talked to others about it before taking the plunge. It's a quick and easy read and the lay out is such that you can easily return to the parts that are most valuable and applicable to you.
Update: After a couple of weeks I am even more convinced. I bought a couple of items in colors I haven't worn in years and while sorting through jewelry I put aside years ago looking for that "pop" factor I remembered and embraced my addiction to cheap jewelry. My husband is amazed as I am enjoying shopping, it's much easier with this system, even for me, The Anti-Shopper. I would never in a million years have believed how much happier and positive I feel just changing what I wear. I am even considering making a headband to put some flowers in my hair;-)
And in case you're still with me and it all sounds flaky or stupid to you, remember, I don't think it's just the clothes, I think it's the journey to deciding your "energy type" that guides and directs the change towards identifying, accepting and loving who you truly are inside and letting that be reflected outwardly.
Now, on to the book. I have been color typed before, a couple of times. It was always interesting to me that more than once the person doing the makeover or color typing couldn't decide for sure where I fell. The one gal actually said, I think you're an autumn but you might be a spring, I might be going for autumn based on your red hair. Another time I was having a makeover and the gal kept having to scrub off and start over, particularly the lipstick. In the end she finally found a really lovely color and said, "Wow, I would never have guessed this would work for you. You are wearing a color we pretty much only use on black women!" I approached her system with a very healthy side car of doubt.
Carol's approach is somewhat different. Rather than choose what you wear, colors and make up, according to your personal coloring alone, you consider many things, including what she calls your energy profile. The way you move through life, you natural self. In Carol's opinion this is not quite the same as personality, and I am in agreement here. I think our personality can be refined and altered, in both good and bad ways, by life experiences. With Carol you identify your energy type. YOU identify your energy type. The course and this book have really made me think and question many things, not just what I wear, which has led to understanding things about myself from childhood on.
When I finally accepted her "advice" - again, you yourself decide your type - I had to admit she was right. The things that I most often wear, that I receive the most compliments about, and that I feel happiest and most comfortable in fall squarely within my "type." Now, I don't embrace every aspect of my "type" - you will not find this girl wearing flowers in her hair, yet, or multiple necklaces with hearts and stars at the same time, or a whole lot of certain shades of pink, or sweaters with hearts woven into them. I just can't see it. But all the things I do like best are found within "my type." While you are given a color guide for your type you are not limited to only the colors on that card. You use the guidelines true to your type and if you are considering an article of clothing you want it work with the colors on the card but you also take into account design lines and fabrication. One of the things that struck me as a truth for myself when she mentioned that my type tends to not like smooth, shiny fabrics, but does better with lightweight but crisp, fresh fabrics. Years ago a certain type of dress was in style that used a smooth, flowing, sometimes shiny, sometimes matte, type of fabric. No matter what color or style I tried on I hated them all. They often looked lovely on the hanger and were the right color for me and theoretically flattering to my figure but I never bought a single dress of that type.
Again, I carefully considered things that were, presently and historically, my favorites, what was it that I loved about them, why did I feel happy in them, what did other people seem to notice. I was reminded of two, well, many but for the sake of brevity let me offer up two more examples. When I was a little girl I fell in love with a pair of orange dress shoes. My mother tried many strategies to talk me out of them, I mean, ORANGE SHOES for a little girl who would likely grow out of them very quickly and how many things would they actually look reasonably attractive paired up with? I am sure she had something either black or white, or maybe brown in mind. But I love love loved them and eventually wore her down. I probably looked like an absolute dork but every time I work them, which was doubtless every Sunday for the better part of a year of my life, they made me happy, I felt like dancing every single time I put them on. Fast forward a decade or so. My mother-in-law made me a simple shirt dress that was a particular shade of buttercup yellow. It was love at first sight and I wore it often, until it just wore out, and I couldn't squeeze it on my post pregnancy body after child number 2, even when I lost most of the weight. That dress was my default outfit when I wanted to feel happy and I must have radiated happiness in it because I not only received compliments but my coworkers loved that dress too, it made everyone happy! When I left the office they threw a going away party for me, along with some more traditional going away present they had bought me a pair of earrings to go with that dress. As soon as they saw them in the store they knew they would go with that dress and that I had to have them.
Once again, despite a great deal of doubt starting out the more I thought and considered the more I concluded that Carol is onto something. I agree that the way the current fashion industry works probably only works for a small percentage of women at any given time. I know there have always been years when I hardly bought anything because there just wasn't much available in colors I felt I could, or rather should, wear. And since I kicked the stuff that's not my type out of the closet and am only wearing things "true to my type" I will tell you straight up I feel happier and more "myself" than I have felt in years. Crack pot with a gimmick? Who cares! I'm going for the clothes that make me feel happy, which also makes me feel beautiful, from here on out.
My only complaint is that she is a bit repetitive but I had listened to some of her online videos and talked to others about it before taking the plunge. It's a quick and easy read and the lay out is such that you can easily return to the parts that are most valuable and applicable to you.
Update: After a couple of weeks I am even more convinced. I bought a couple of items in colors I haven't worn in years and while sorting through jewelry I put aside years ago looking for that "pop" factor I remembered and embraced my addiction to cheap jewelry. My husband is amazed as I am enjoying shopping, it's much easier with this system, even for me, The Anti-Shopper. I would never in a million years have believed how much happier and positive I feel just changing what I wear. I am even considering making a headband to put some flowers in my hair;-)
And in case you're still with me and it all sounds flaky or stupid to you, remember, I don't think it's just the clothes, I think it's the journey to deciding your "energy type" that guides and directs the change towards identifying, accepting and loving who you truly are inside and letting that be reflected outwardly.
March 29, 2015
The tips in the book are pretty broad, which was enough for me. I personally don’t love many of the styles on the website, so since my personal taste varies from Tuttle’s, I am fine with the broad guidelines. However, I will say that if you have no idea what you’re doing with clothes and colors, or if you’ve been chasing someone else’s idea of what you should look like, the book won’t help because it doesn’t give much actionable detail at all about what to do once you determine your type. In fact, the book is pretty much a vehicle for promoting Tuttle’s online course, which is very, very expensive. That said, if you really don’t know what to do after reading the book, maybe the course–which includes tips on clothing, makeup, jewelry, and hair–would be worth it.
I appreciated how the book encouraged women not to be locked in to one type of femininity, but to embrace their own beauty and temperament while being aware of some pitfalls that could be negatives. I always find personality typing helpful and get some insight from it, although I still don’t think Dressing Your Truth is as comprehensive as, say, the Myers-Briggs.
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I appreciated how the book encouraged women not to be locked in to one type of femininity, but to embrace their own beauty and temperament while being aware of some pitfalls that could be negatives. I always find personality typing helpful and get some insight from it, although I still don’t think Dressing Your Truth is as comprehensive as, say, the Myers-Briggs.
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February 18, 2014
I give this book four stars for her ideas and one star for the book itself. I like her system of dressing for your personality (or "energy type" as she calls it). I think we are often swayed by what's in fashion rather than what really represents us when we choose clothing. The book however, is annoying. There are typos and the writing is poor. It is SO repetitive and worst of all it feels like the whole book is a sales pitch for her online or in-person courses. She holds back the information you want so you'll sign up. It's really annoying! That said, her "four energy types" are really interesting to me. I think understanding what motivates others can help us relate to those who are different than us. For that reason, I'm really looking forward to reading her parenting book, The Child Whisperer, I think that will give me more of the information I'm interested in.
January 11, 2016
I enjoy the ideas behind Tuttle's system and think that they work to describe personality better than other ones. I like that it's more than just how you act, it's who you are and your thought processes. The book was not well written and could have used a serious editor. I was bothered a little by the repetitive nature of some of the writing, though I guess that's easier when you are writing the same things about four kinds of natures. Interesting especially for those who love identifying who they are and maybe why they act a certain way. I can see it helping in personal interactions as well.
April 3, 2016
Loved this book. I not only found myself and why I am the way I am, it allowed me to heal my relationship with my own mother, who never understood me and did her best to conform me to who she is. I have been praying about how to be a better understanding mother myself and found this book. I been doing thing different since this last Wednesday and it's now Sunday. The feeling in our home has changed. I get smiles, I love your, the is for letting me be me's and they want to be with me. I' m almost done reading the child whisperer. I would recommend this to every women, whether you know you nature or not. I loved it!
November 10, 2016
This book was 50% useful information on figuring out what type you are and how to express it, and 50% an introduction to the system as a whole. If you're already familiar with Dressing Your Truth and you know your type, the only reason to read this would be so that you could familiarize yourself with it even more. I like that this book spends so much more time defining each type than the video resources online do, but I'm a 4 so of course I would appreciate that. :'D All in all, I'd say this is a great book to give to someone who you want to introduce the system to, not for someone looking for the next step after learning their type. But I enjoyed it either way. :)
October 20, 2014
This is a good introduction to the Dressing Your Truth program but it cannot stand alone. You need to go through the videos and the online information to have it all come together. It doesn't rely on testing or checklists but you have to feel your way through the process. I like that it isn't so black and white but that also makes it more difficult to decide on your beauty profile. I have done seasons, personality profiling and color draping but this pulls those elements together and then expands. I will continue researching the program and may read some of her other books.
March 9, 2015
This is an absolutely amazing program. I had no idea how energy profiling worked through the way we dress. I read this book and cleaned out my whole closet and felt so happy and light! I love the ideas that Carol shares for all 4 types because it's really helping me to look at myself differently and understand my interactions with others.
I recommend reading her books and figuring out which Type you are so you can embrace your truth!
I recommend reading her books and figuring out which Type you are so you can embrace your truth!
December 7, 2010
An interesting idea - that the colors and clothes we wear are more comely when they match our personality. Sometimes I try to figure out which personality type a person is especially if how they look in the color they are wearing surprises me.
June 27, 2013
This book has helped me become more aware of me and remembering who I am. It has helped me to fell more confident and let me know that its ok to be me and take my time. The online course also helped me.
October 14, 2024
I read both "It's Just My Nature" and "Dressing Your Truth". Both are books that get you to reevaluate your judgements on why you are a certain way and why others are the way they are.
Personality and facial shape, hand shape, determine characteristics that determine which of 4 Types you will fall into. Each Type has a different color palette and clothing style that correlate with the personality that assumes each Type.
If you were color analyzed in the 80s and there were questions around why you may not have felt that your best colors matched your personality and created an image identity that fit you entirely, these books may make more sense.
I loved the Color Me Beautiful books, Carol Jackson's books...but never quite felt comfortable in daffodil yellow...as a Bright Spring. These books help you to make more sense of why you may feel more comfortable in certain colors and styles.
I read these books years ago and I'm still torn about which type I really am. I refused to throw out my black clothes, and instead have stubbornly worn black for over 8 or so years. I think that may mean I'm a Type 4, but could be a Type 1 in denial...lol...or a Type 2 or 3.
Perhaps I'm the odd type that is a little bit of all the Types, rolled into 1. Who knows!
This is one of the most profound style and color books and theories that I have ever gotten involved with. I dearly LOVE this type of study.
It is life changing and enhancing. But beware, it will have you reassessing who you really are, who your parents and your peers assumed you are, unless you immediately KNOW which of the 4 Types you ARE!
This is a journey for those of us still figuring this all out. One of the most fun and yet challenging things I have ever done!
Thank you, Carol Tuttle, for creating the books, the website questionnaire, and all of the many countless videos that you and your team have created!
This is one of the more all absorbing philosophies that I have ever been involved with!
It is a great course for personal growth!
Personality and facial shape, hand shape, determine characteristics that determine which of 4 Types you will fall into. Each Type has a different color palette and clothing style that correlate with the personality that assumes each Type.
If you were color analyzed in the 80s and there were questions around why you may not have felt that your best colors matched your personality and created an image identity that fit you entirely, these books may make more sense.
I loved the Color Me Beautiful books, Carol Jackson's books...but never quite felt comfortable in daffodil yellow...as a Bright Spring. These books help you to make more sense of why you may feel more comfortable in certain colors and styles.
I read these books years ago and I'm still torn about which type I really am. I refused to throw out my black clothes, and instead have stubbornly worn black for over 8 or so years. I think that may mean I'm a Type 4, but could be a Type 1 in denial...lol...or a Type 2 or 3.
Perhaps I'm the odd type that is a little bit of all the Types, rolled into 1. Who knows!
This is one of the most profound style and color books and theories that I have ever gotten involved with. I dearly LOVE this type of study.
It is life changing and enhancing. But beware, it will have you reassessing who you really are, who your parents and your peers assumed you are, unless you immediately KNOW which of the 4 Types you ARE!
This is a journey for those of us still figuring this all out. One of the most fun and yet challenging things I have ever done!
Thank you, Carol Tuttle, for creating the books, the website questionnaire, and all of the many countless videos that you and your team have created!
This is one of the more all absorbing philosophies that I have ever been involved with!
It is a great course for personal growth!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 6, 2021
This is a great book. It's an updated version of an earlier book that didn't have the fashion information. She updated as the program evolved, and let me just say, it's completely wonderful and worth it. It's like she knew me personally. And it's now free to take the online course!!! The only reason I have it 4 stars was because half of the book was repeated from a book I already had, and I didn't feel that there was enough fashion content, but that's all online now.
I even giggled at one of the reviews because she said exactly what Carol says Type 4's usually say about not wanting to be told by others that "this" is what they are. And there was also a negative comment about facial features determining your personality.
Well, it's actually very true, and DYT is not the only system that talks about this (there are several systems that have similar features but have been improved upon or changed based on the creator's understanding). It's really quite fascinating. One caveat, however. It's not facial features that determine personality. It's a sign of your energy and how you move, act, and react within the world. There were so many things that I used to think were flaws, only to learn that they were wonderful traits of my type!!! I was really quite confused on that review because she first said you were told that you just are supposed to"feel" what you are but in the next paragraph, safe talked about typing based on facial features, which IS actually the way the system works, features as well as hands. It's a wonderful system. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose since you can go through the DYT course online for free right now.
I even giggled at one of the reviews because she said exactly what Carol says Type 4's usually say about not wanting to be told by others that "this" is what they are. And there was also a negative comment about facial features determining your personality.
Well, it's actually very true, and DYT is not the only system that talks about this (there are several systems that have similar features but have been improved upon or changed based on the creator's understanding). It's really quite fascinating. One caveat, however. It's not facial features that determine personality. It's a sign of your energy and how you move, act, and react within the world. There were so many things that I used to think were flaws, only to learn that they were wonderful traits of my type!!! I was really quite confused on that review because she first said you were told that you just are supposed to"feel" what you are but in the next paragraph, safe talked about typing based on facial features, which IS actually the way the system works, features as well as hands. It's a wonderful system. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose since you can go through the DYT course online for free right now.
April 17, 2019
This book was everything I expected it to be. I have read "The Child Whisperer" by Carol Tuttle and have found so much help in raising 5 drastically different types of kids, so was intrigued by the idea of dressing according to your specific nature in order to live more true to yourself.
I have also started the free online course which I think is great! I love the videos.
Throughout the book I gained some nuggets of truth about myself and am more confident now to start dressing the way I feel.
True to her type 3 nature, Carol is a salesperson and of course doesn't spell out everything in her book because she wants you to buy some of her online kits! I went in knowing that so didn't feel like she should be any different because she truly believes in her product. (although I could see how some would see her as being pushy)
I wanted to read "It's Just My Nature" first, but I happened to already have this in ebook form, so I read it first.
Overall, I thought the book was detailed and organized well. I liked the explanations of the 4 types and loved how straightforward and bold she was.
For those who are struggling with how to raise their kids, I highly recommend starting with "The Child Whisperer"! For those truly searching for a better understanding of themselves and how clothes, hair and makeup play into all of that, I recommend this book and definitely the online course!
I have also started the free online course which I think is great! I love the videos.
Throughout the book I gained some nuggets of truth about myself and am more confident now to start dressing the way I feel.
True to her type 3 nature, Carol is a salesperson and of course doesn't spell out everything in her book because she wants you to buy some of her online kits! I went in knowing that so didn't feel like she should be any different because she truly believes in her product. (although I could see how some would see her as being pushy)
I wanted to read "It's Just My Nature" first, but I happened to already have this in ebook form, so I read it first.
Overall, I thought the book was detailed and organized well. I liked the explanations of the 4 types and loved how straightforward and bold she was.
For those who are struggling with how to raise their kids, I highly recommend starting with "The Child Whisperer"! For those truly searching for a better understanding of themselves and how clothes, hair and makeup play into all of that, I recommend this book and definitely the online course!
August 24, 2018
I really liked this. It was a great companion to "The Child Whisperer" also by Carol Tuttle. She gave great explanations of the 4 energy types in Child Whisperer, but this gave more depth and insight into each of them, helping me to understand myself and my family better.
She talks about what clothing, colors, and styles best fit your natural energy. She explains that it isn't just vanity but effects how you act and how other's perceive you. For example she says that wearing black for the first three energy types pulls them down and doesn't match their natural flow, but that it accentuates the more contemplative energy of the 4th. She says that matching our energy to our style brings out the best in ourselves and helps others understand us better. This really resonated with me. I've always felt like I look and feel ridiculous in most fashions that are in style and in fashions that are very feminine.
She talks about what clothing, colors, and styles best fit your natural energy. She explains that it isn't just vanity but effects how you act and how other's perceive you. For example she says that wearing black for the first three energy types pulls them down and doesn't match their natural flow, but that it accentuates the more contemplative energy of the 4th. She says that matching our energy to our style brings out the best in ourselves and helps others understand us better. This really resonated with me. I've always felt like I look and feel ridiculous in most fashions that are in style and in fashions that are very feminine.
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