Trinny and Susannah, You Have a Lot to Answer for ; Fashion Advice Used to Be Something You Asked of a Mate. Now There's a Makeover Specialist on Every High Street. Hermione Eyre Tries out Personality Profiling

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`Your special place is a secret garden," says Sarah, her eyes half closed. "I can see you sitting there under a tree, holding a leaf. Your colours are moss green, antique gold and dusky pink." A change comes over her - she appears to see me in a new light. "Your special animal is a doe, a gentle deer..." she gasps.

I am having my image styled, an experience that falls somewhere between bra fitting and fortune telling. Style advice used to be your best friend wrinkling up her nose at your new jumper. Now it is a commodity. Trinny and Susannah's legacy is that more and more of us are prepared to pay for tips from impartial, authoritative professionals, and operations like …