I purchased the Color Me Beautiful book by Carole Jackson when it first came out max my years ago. I had also sent for and received real, authentic fabric swatches for the Winter palette, fabrics which were of the true colors shown in the book. Each piece of fabric had to be adhered to its matching name on the cardstock fan provided. The completed cardstock fan of true Winter colors would then be stored in a white vinyl checkbook-sized cover with a clear inner pocket. This true-to-life set of authentic Winter colors was what I expected with the $45.95 fan I ordered 2 weeks ago. I was very, very, very disappointed and felt I wasted my money because the colors I received were far from being representative of real Winter colors... they did not come close to at least matching the colors in Carole Jackson's Cookie Me Beautiful. For example, the true color of Royal Blue is not included in the Swatch fan although the words, "Royal Blue", is provided but with a color that is definitely NOT royal blue. Having sewn my own clothes for many years, I was grateful for having Carole's fabric swatches to carry and help me pick out fabrics to purchase at the store. It is sad that I am not able to use this cardboard color Swatch fan to confidently select clothes with accurate Winter colors without making errors.

The screw that holds it together was broken so all the color chips were scattered. I was going to try and find a similar piece to hold it together but haven’t had time.

Love the concept. It’s easy to carry in your purse. Some of the colours are definitely not as indicated.

Some of the colors seem to be out of order. For example, True Red is in between Teal and Icy Yellow, not in the Red/Pink section. For $45, I would have expected better.

Ridiculous price for a few pieces of paper in a few colors. Even half price it was not worth it. Used to be seasons with fabric swatches.