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• I went for the TikTok-viral personal color analysis in South Korea.
• It cost $75, and involved finding what colors suit my complexion best. 
• Although finding out I'm a "summer pale" was enlightening, I won't do it again.

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Videos of people discovering whether they are more "dark autumn" or "bright spring" have been all over my TikTok feed for over a year. And it's clear that I'm not the only one watching. In March, YouTuber Safiya Nygaard shared she was a "true winter" — the video received over 2.8 million views.

As I've always been immersed in Korean pop culture, I became aware of this beauty trend — personal color analysis — when it took off in South Korea.

Over the last couple of years, countless K-pop idols and celebrities have gone to find out their personal color. Even famous comedian Yoo Jae-suk did it last April on the TV program "Running Man" — though he seemed utterly disappointed when his consultant told him his favorite colors didn't suit him.

"Personal color became a trend, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic in Korea as people started to become more interested in themselves, particularly in what they like and what suits them well," Kim Min-kyoung, CEO of the KMK Color Research Institute, told Korea JoongAng Daily.

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My own curiosity continued to grow and when planning my recent 18-day trip to South Korea, I decided to book a one-hour consultation with Cocory Personal Color for 100,000 Korean won, or $75 USD.

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