The Colour Mirrors system was first developed by Melissie Jolly in South Africa during November 2001. Seven years later, in November 2008, the name Colour Mirrors appeared, and seemed so perfectly to reflect the next phase of the system that the name was changed at that time.

Melissie’s background and training has been in Psychology and Fine Art. She noticed how people changed when working with certain colours and felt drawn to using colour analysis. Melissie worked for 10 years with a colour system from England before creating the Colour Mirrors system. Colour Mirrors has simplified and made accessible the use of Colour Analysis to anyone who wishes to be supported by or trained in the use of Colour Therapy.

The first set of bottles to be created were numbered 1 to 33. Melissie says that this set felt as if it had been sitting wrapped around her heart and that it sprang fully formed into existence. The colours had virtually created themselves and although the temptation to make 'pretty' colour combinations was huge, Melissie knew that these bottles needed to be specific colours to connect with each of the numbers.

She then identified a need for a quicker fix than the bottles provided and the spritzer bottles, called Scent by Angels, were created, followed by the Elemental and Dragon essences. The system also grew to include 7 copper coloured “Gaia” bottles and 15 Chakra oils that represent the traditional chakra colours and the newer transitional colours our bodies are now taking on. The system has 82 bottles in total.

You can read the full story of Melissie and Colour Mirrors in the text book ‘Colour Works’ by Philippa Merivale and the latest evolution of the system in Korani's book "The Language of Light".