By Molly Upstill

This year, I’ve made a commitment to myself to find my sense of style again.

I’ve finished having babies (the doctor has made sure of that) and now that chapter of my life has closed, I look forward to the next one about to start, and it begins in my (very sad) wardrobe. There is no need to hold onto ratty, old maternity clothes for the next pregnancy, and my maternity bras? Tossed them the very same week I finished breastfeeding.

I’ve been pregnant or breastfeeding since January 2021, which means my pregnancy wardrobe (which in Darwin is mostly made up of a rotation of three stretchy dresses and my husband’s t-shirts) is now in the bin, stretched beyond belief and anything the manufacturer ever thought possible.

But what the hell do I wear now? Who am I in this new chapter of my life?

I’m trying to find my style, which is shockingly hard to do once you’re a mum and really had no sense of style to begin with. But one day while watching other mums on TikTok who are much more stylish than I, I came across a colour analysis. An influencer I follow had a partnership with Rachel from Colour Lab Stylist.

I sat on it for ages, always watching from afar and for Christmas, I finally gifted myself one. My results were shocking, but exactly what I needed to kick start this new me. (watch my TikTok here)

I am a cool winter, and while I already shop a lot of the colours in my palette like pink and blue, it’s given me some colours I never would have thought to try, including an array of greens and purples, and a real understanding of what a warm and cool colour really is.

I took a gamble on a purple dress at 2025’s Ladies’ Day, not knowing purple was in fact my colour. Dress: Acler Millinery:

Even better was my palette of neutrals. I always wondered why I didn’t like beige, but this explains it. The yellow undertone of beige is not in my palette. It is simply too warm.

And while I do not like or wear black, I could never understand why I got so many compliments wearing it. As it turns out, pure black and pure white are only found in a winter’s colour palette.

Similarly, the colours to avoid were great, because they were colours I were never drawn to anyway, including kahki green, mustard and most beige.

Her in-depth analysis even went to far as to the best hair colour, jewellery including stones, and accessories like bags, sunnies and shoes, and makeup which for those with a cool undertone is hard to get as most makeup leans warm. Who knew.

So while I am sad to leave the pregnancy and baby chapter behind me, it’s so exciting to be slowly accruing this new wardrobe to really show the best of me.

Have you had a colour analysis before? How did it change the way you shopped for yourself?

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