Like scb, I tried the color analysis at Donna Fuji Institute, and discovered that I am a low-contrast Autumn. Here is the palette it gave me, which is surprisingly similar to the colors I often choose for myself:
Although gold jewelry makes my skin glow better than silver, I still love silver, and will try incorporate warmer colors, or maybe silver-gold mixes, which I really love.
In other beauty news, Sally at Already Pretty has put together a post with input from women in different phases of life...including me, under the category Clueless-But-Means-Well. Be sure to visit on Monday morning when the post goes live, and stay to follow Sal's smarty-pants, practical, positive-body-image writing. You'll love her as much as I do, I promise.