Color is one of the most under considered aspects when shopping. Most women believe as long as it fits right, it’s perfect. Let me ask you this though, have you ever picked up an outfit that fit you like a glove but no matter what you paired it with, how you wore it, or what mirror you looked in it just doesn’t look as good as your thought it would? More than likely the culprit behind your “not so stellar outfit” is the color. Color is one of the most important things to consider when choosing outfits or pieces to place in your wardrobe. Color is unique in the simple fact that it can affect if we look larger, smaller, taller, shorter, tired or rested, older or younger, thus the reason color is so significant.
Finding “your colors” and considering said hues on your next shopping excursion will definitely result in a much more flattering closet! So let’s find your colors! There are a couple of things to consider when looking for your tones which is ultimately what we are doing. The first thing to figure out is are you a warm or a cool tone?
How to Know What Tone You Are
Warm- Your natural hair color will be golden/strawberry blonde, honey/golden brown, chestnut brown, auburn, or yellowish gray. Your skin will be a milky white or ivory and flush easily. If you have an ethnic background your facial color is most likely a light golden brown.
If you are in the WARM category you should most likely choose warm yellows, peach, apricot, corals, and tomato red, off white, ivory, warm browns, apple to olive green, moss green, and gold.
Cool- You will have little to no honey yellow, gold, or red in your hair, skin, and eyes. Your hair will usually have a smoky hue such as ash blond or ash brown, dark brown, black, gray or salt and pepper. You can have very pale skin, beige, pink/rose beige coloring, olive with gray/ green cast, cool brown or black skin.
If you are a COOL undertone you can choose blue- based colors chalk white, blue, pinks, cherry red, pale gray, black, light green to medium green, and silver.
(Based on color charts from A Recipe for Your Best Personal Style)
There are also a FEW lucky individuals who are known as neutral skin tones. These blessed folk can wear almost any color from the warm or cool categories. An easy way to tell is the jewelry test, gold looks the best on WARM tones while silver looks more flattering on COOL skin types. If you can wear both and they look equally flattering you are most likely a NEAUTRAL skin tone. Be mindful however that this is not an exact science; experience is the best way to figure out your colors and what looks best on you. These guidelines will nevertheless, help you in your journey towards the best wardrobe for you!
Once you find your flattering colors and weed out the disagreeable ones, pair this knowledge with the fitting/shopping guides in the last blog and you will all be informed, efficient shoppers in no time!
Until next time stay smart girls! :)Your SMARTgirls Fashionista,
Katie
