[Experience Report] I went for a Fashion Navi Premium fashion consultation 👗

I went for a fashion consultation at Daimaru Matsuzakaya's Fashion Navi Premium in October 2021, so I'm writing this report as a memo ✍️
(This is a repost of what I had compiled on X 📝)

※ Please note that this is just a record of what I personally was told.
　Please understand in advance that this does not apply to everyone of the same type 🙇‍♀️

💭 Motivation for the consultation

First, to explain why I decided to get the consultation,

• I stopped knowing what clothes suited me as I got older

• I became unsure of what colors suit me for both clothes and makeup

• I became interested after seeing reports from followers on X (formerly Twitter)

The above motivations were particularly strong.
Even when I tried trendy clothes and makeup, they didn't feel right, and I thought that the money wasted on trial and error would be significant, so I booked an appointment immediately 📱
※Since this is a service exclusively for Daimaru Matsuzakaya app members, you need to install the app.

👗 Outfit on the day

My outfit on the day of the consultation was,

• an orange ribbed knit dress

• a blue denim jacket

• black boots

I went wearing these.
Until that day, I thought I was Warm-toned, Autumn, so I only had clothes with strong yellow undertones 👚

📝 Consultation results

First of all, starting with the results...

was the result!
Up until this point, I had always thought I was Autumn... that I was warm-toned... so I was quite surprised 😳

From here on, I have summarized the details of the consultation in the order they occurred to the best of my memory, so please use it as a reference... 📝

🎨 Personal Color Analysis

Starting with the personal color analysis

First, there was an explanation of personal colors (the 4 types: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter), and then they checked my hair, eye, and skin color.
(At this point, suspicions of being a cool tone were already emerging...)

I knew from prior knowledge that color analysis was originally a system for Americans, that it was improved for Japanese people, and that there are multiple color analysis systems for Japanese people that can diagnose things in detail, including color and texture.
(The consultation I received this time seems to use the Ishtar Couleur Color System supervised by WAB Color School)

Next, I put on a white cape, and they draped colored cloths around my neck to first diagnose whether I was a yellow base or a blue base.
The colored drapes started with pink, and they checked my facial impression with the colors of each type in the order of Summer → Autumn → Spring → Winter.

As for my personal impressions of each type:

It was almost the same as my personal impression, but they explained the changes between colors that suit me and those that don't, and at this point, the person in charge told me, You are not Autumn…
Honestly, why did I think I was Autumn until now... 😂
(I remember them smiling wryly that my outfit that day didn't make my complexion look good... 😇)

Besides pink, they also checked beige, red, blue, green, yellow, and white drapes, and I felt that Summer made my face look the brightest and gave my skin the most transparency.

At this point, my 1st season (the color that suits me best) was decided as Summer, and my 2nd season (the second best color) was decided as Spring.

After that, they determined my color type (8 patterns: COOL, WARM, VIVID, SOFT, DEEP, COOL-LIGHT, WARM-LIGHT, PALE).

What surprised me even more was that among the Summer colors, my pattern is COOL-LIGHT, and pastel colors suit me… 😳
I did remember being complimented quite a bit when I wore a lavender knit a long time ago as a last resort, so I realized now that it was correct after all 💭

At that time, I was planning to have a wedding, so I was able to get advice from the person in charge about colored dresses, and I thought if there was a good one, I would like to wear lavender or mint green for a colored dress 👗

In the end, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided not to have a wedding...
Now my husband and I are talking about wanting to do a photo wedding 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️📷

👺 Face Shape Diagnosis

Next is the face shape diagnosis,

It is broadly divided into two types: curved or straight, and then further divided into 4 types each, so I was diagnosed from a total of 8 types.

Apart from the face shape diagnosis, they told me about the impression from my face shape, and then there were about 8 check items. When the person in charge entered the checks into a dedicated PC based on that, my face shape was diagnosed as "Lemon type" because both "long face" and "lemon type" scores were over 70%, and it is curved with a slightly pointed chin 🍋

The characteristic of the "Lemon type" is that it seems to be a face that can challenge various accessories, so they said I could use accessories regardless of size.

👯 Skeletal Type Diagnosis

The part I struggled with the most at the end was the skeletal type diagnosis.

There was an explanation of the characteristics of the three skeletal types: "Straight," "Wave," and "Natural," and I was diagnosed through light body touches.
First, they checked my wrists, the upper body from shoulders to the décolleté area, the lower body from hips to thighs, and finally my knees.

My upper body leaned towards Straight,my lower body leaned towards Wave, so the consultant was very conflicted, but because the way my hips were shaped was closer to Straight, I received a diagnosis result of being primarily Straight with some Wave characteristics.

Since it is a mix of Straight (primary) and Wave (partial),I was told it would be good to balance it by keeping the waist position high with high-waisted pants or skirtsto maintain balance.

While leaning towards items for Straight types,
incorporating textures suitable for Wave typeswas also recommended, so after returning home, I decluttered my clothes based on the diagnosis results I received 🗑️

📝 After the diagnosis

You receive a booklet with the diagnosis results at the end.
It included representative colors for my personal color, colors for accessories that suit me, and shades I can use for makeup, which was very helpful.
(I was able to use it for shopping later 🛍️)

After receiving the diagnosis results, we went around the women's clothing floor together,
and since I was able to get advice while actually picking up products,
that was also very good.

Due to time constraints, I only had them accompany me around the women's clothing floor, but it seems they can also go to the makeup floor.

💐 Finally...

The price for the diagnosis was 13,200 yen at the time.
It was fun to learn things about myself that I didn't know, and I was satisfied with the content of the diagnosis, so although this was my first time receiving such a diagnosis, I really feel it was worth it.
The very easy-to-talk-to atmosphere and the clean space were also points that made me feel at ease.

I hope this will be helpful for those who are hesitant about taking it.

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