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Nurse turns stylist
to help using
COLOUR
started talking about how I was blooming in
pregnancy. I realized how amazing and powerful
colour analysis is and have never had a day
without my lipstick since!
As an experienced nurse, you might think
that becoming a personal stylist is a little
incongruent, but Denise Winton from Giffnock
saw it as a natural progression from helping
people medically to enabling her clients to
build their self-esteem and to look and feel
good. This month Denise was crowned the 5th
top stylist in the whole of House of Colour out
of scores of experienced stylists.
“I love my job because it is so varied. I have many
connections in the corporate market and over the
years I have helped with branding and business
presentation skills for different disciplines from
stockbrokers to drug reps. In business many of
us who present, network and work with teams
internally and externally are memorable. But are
we memorable for all the right reasons?
“My desire to make people feel the best they
could was the same when I was a nurse, as it
is now as a House of Colour personal stylist.
Seeing the positive change in anyone who have
had their colours analysed is magical. It is as if
lights have been switched on inside them. I love
the confidence and feeling of wellbeing it instills
- just with the right colours, no pills or potions. I
have always loved making people feel better -
what more could you want from a job?”
Are we perceived as unique, presentable
professionals in our people-centered work
environment? Do we confidently engage with
clients, prospects and colleagues with an authentic
message and personal presence? Do we consider
the impact of colour on how we progress in
business? What people say about your business
and your brand is reinforced by your interactions
with others and so being memorable, conveying
the right messages about ourselves, but also
differentiating ourselves is increasingly important.
Teaching my clients colours and style means I can
help them develop their own look and to stand
out for all the right reasons. I love meeting new
people every day, learning what makes them tick
and hopefully making their life better with a little
bit of colour and style.”
I love my job because
it is just so varied
Denise was pregnant when she had her own
colours analysed and returned to work in
Glasgow in the Nurse Teaching Department of
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, wearing make-
up and clothes which she had been told suited
her. “I felt my lips were on stalks as my Spring
coral lipstick seemed very bright, but some of
my colleagues looked up from their books and
literally did a double take, everyone started
complimenting me on how well I looked and
One of Denise’s clients, Jackie Milligan an
Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner from
Ayrshire, says: “Having my colours done meant
I discovered the colours that really suit me,
especially my reds and I now wear the right make
up especially lipstick. Talking to Denise about
style has given me permission to avoid stiff formal
clothing for formal occasions and shown me how
to wear clothes that make me look and feel great,
and are really me.”
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