#now you will never unsee it 🙃

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MORE of your house of colour ted talk please, that was really interesting to read!!

Oh my gosh, I'm so happy you enjoyed my mini TED Talk/crazy person rant in your tags. 

For those who don't know what the HECK I'm talking about, I reblogged this fantastic little gif set and went off in the tags about how lucky we all are that Colin O'Donoghue happens to be a winter. 

So for those unfamiliar, everyone fits into a color palette or season, according to House of Color, which came about in the eighties and is based on color theory. The idea is that based on your skin's undertone, hair color, and eye color, you fit into a "season" of color. You're a spring, autumn, summer, or winter. Spring and autumn are on the warm end of the color palettes, and summer and winter are the cooler seasons. Think warm oranges in fall and bright, sunny greens in spring. Bright blues and berry pinks for summer, harsher whites, blacks, blues for winter. Makes sense, doesn't it? (Honestly, it took me a long time to understand it all, but once I did, it kind of broke my brain and I can't unsee these things. 🙃)

Well, I make the case that sir Colin O'Donoghue, our dear Captain, is a winter. And we are so damn lucky that he is. Do you know why? Because winters are the only season who can truly pull off black. 😎 And true red, actually! Because of the high contrast between their features and their cool undertones, winters look amazing in high contrast, vibrant cool colors. Those colors don't wash them out like they would other seasons.

Let's get down to the photo evidence, shall we?

Here we see Colin in all his smirky glory.

Now, we all know what this man looks like, but let me point out the obvious. Dark hair, light eyes. The contrast between the two is high, allowing him to pull off a more high contrast color, such as black, white, and that vibrant blue at his collar. His skin has a cool undertone (which is a whole other thing but just trust me there for now). You can see a more pink look to his skin, instead of a warmer yellow undertone. It's easier to see on people with lighter skin, but you can also determine undertone on folks with darker skin. So, there you have all the makings of a true winter.

What does that mean, in terms of clothing and picking out colors that will complement your features? Let's look at some pictures of Colin NOT wearing colors in his winter palette and maybe you'll see what I'm talking about.

Now, you'll never see me on this website saying this man looks bad in these photos. Obviously you'd be hard pressed to make Colin look unhandsome in anything you put him in. But just take a look at him wearing this muted wine colored shirt. His features don't pop at all, like they normally do. It's doing nothing for him. He'd actually be better off just wearing that white undershirt, in terms of making his features pop. And then the photo with the beige on the right is just... I mean, we can all see that's not good, right? We can all see those colors are doing nothing for him? Winters and beige don't mix. Beige is on a winter's no-no list.

It was actually difficult to find photos of Colin not wearing colors in his season. He actually does pretty well for himself, in that regard. He generally wears cooler colors and a lot of black. Here's another photo example though of him in a warm, olive green. Does he look ugly? Absolutely not. Would this sweater look better on him in black, or almost any shade of cool blue? Absolutely.

The olive color washes him out, actually. Let's compare this to Colin in a bright white and dark blue, below.

See how his eyes pop, and his skin doesn't look so washed out? The olive green sweater seen above is a warm green, which would look fantastic on someone in the autumn season. On a winter, though, it just doesn't work as well. And because I love Colin in blue, here are some more examples of him wearing his colors well.

Now, you might be saying to yourself, "Tori, you silly goose. You're forgetting about the magic of lighting benefits, and also the magic of facial hair, which is basically makeup for men." Sure, I'll give you that. Most men look better with stubble or a light beard, and lighting helps. I take you now to my next example of Colin not in his best colors.

The white undershirt and the blue tie are great for Colin! The rust brown suit, however, makes me feel yucky inside. I keep using this phrase, but you can see how this color is just not doing the man any favors. It doesn't help bring any vibrancy to his features in any way. Let's compare these now to (the moment we've all been waiting for) Colin wearing black and see if we can tell a difference.

Do you see how his eyes look brighter, and his skin tone doesn't look so muted and washed out? The skin beneath his eyes isn't as shadowed, either. People generally look healthier when wearing the colors that suit them best. Now, add in Hook's eyeliner to make those blue eyes pop, and you've got some real magic.

Winters also look great in red. (Think of Monica Gellar, also a winter, in her signature red from Friends.) Let us not forget Killian's fan favorite "red vest of sex", as seen below. Someone in the costume department really knew what they were doing with Colin, it must be said.

It's also important that they had him wear silver jewelry, instead of gold, as silver goes better with cool undertones. And how fortunate are we that they cast a man who naturally looks so good in black? The whole "little black dress" as a closet staple for women simply doesn't work for so many of us who just don't look good in black. The only season that truly shines in black is the true winter. ✊🏻 More power to them.

TL;DR Colin looks fantastic in black, and there's a scientific reason for it. Emma didn't stand a chance against not falling for Killian Jones, and neither did we.

Thank you for attending my TED Talk.

#colin o'donoghue #captain hook #killian jones #tori answers asks #house of color

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(More) Songs that fit these two because i’m obsessive and sam has been my hyperfixation for like three months now (as he should be)

Kids - OneRepublic | no because i forgot this song existed and just happen to stumble across is and lose my mind at how perfect it is for them

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s | ok but like i don’t think i have to say much for this one tbh cuz like come on TwT kinda wonder how sam would think about learning guitar👀 cuz i headcanon that seph knows some guitar🤧 and i mean since troy baker plays guitar i can’t unsee sam maybe trying to pluck a few strings for her TwT🤲

Two Ghosts - Harry Styles | ok i may not be a big harry styles fan BUT this song fucks and i love it, anyway um post panama reunion? first moment alone together after years?? seph definitely having a mental breakdown about finally having sam back??? the two of them having the most intimate heart to heart that leads to the sweetest heavy hearted conversation they’ve ever had???? yes please, like gasoline on my open wound in flames TwT👍

No. 1 Party Anthem - Arctic Monkeys | this one but also why can i see them slow dancing to this shit on a night out in a bar or something, ambient lighting and unsaid anxieties seeping into one another as they sway to the music in each others arms😔🫶

Kiss Her You Fool - Kids That Fly | ok depression aside i always liked the idea that sure sam may be a confident man when talking to girls, but when it came to seph his words always got caught in his throat the more he realized he liked her🤧man would find himself stuttering in situations that have never been a problem before but now???his internal panic kicks in whenever he’s about to make a move because oh no, she looked at him, oh god she’s smiling? it’s game over if he doesn’t say anything now but god have her eyes always been so pretty?

ok back i go into my hermit life until i find more to post about sam because he’s all i can think about good day🙃

#ship: sundered souls #seph and sam #i love them #they are my pride and joy #have i put them through a lot of pain? #oh yeah😎 #but that adds a bit of spice right? TwT

[insidnificanthuman]

Therapy Takeaways:

Get to go every other week again 🙃

Be more selfish

If you want to die anyway why not enjoy everything like it’s the last thing you’re going to do.

Remove yourself from situations and people that leave you feeling overly elevated emotions.

Recognize that emotions are normal, most people have more that 2.

Someone can understand what you’re going through but not actually understand what the fallout or recovery looks like.

Some people in your life are like Where’s Waldo. Only one of you is searching for the other. You saw them and weren’t able to unsee them. They were never going to see you.

Rejection isn’t rejection if you never asked a question.

Not everyone will be able to see who you are now, some people hold on the the first version they knew and never let it go.

You are not responsible for how you are perceived but you are responsible for how you react.

I can be sad and angry until Sunday then I have to work on a new emotion. 🙃

Okay doesn’t mean nothing is wrong, okay means you know what is happening but choose to not let it effect you immediately.

You are worth more than crying yourself to sleep or wanting to disassociate through life. Even if that’s you’re reality now it won’t be forever.

You’re still here, the depression hasn’t won, the will power you practice eventually becomes habit. You are in control of you.

Depressive episodes are normal when you have chronic depression, the adhd just helps you forget it’s normal.

Writing a diary post to yourself is weird but the adhd brain will thank you later.

You are enough. You are not the person you were, even if others see you that way. As you are right now you are enough.

#therapy takeaway