As we know, it's summer! There are so many clothes in so many colours a girl can’t stop shopping, but before you hurry off on your shopping spree always have an idea what exactly you want to buy and what colours suit you.
It’s
important to know what colours make your skin tone pop but to make the right
choice we need to know what skin tone we have.
Skin
tones are normally grouped like seasons: cool – winter/spring or warm - summer/autumn.
To find
out your skin tone check underneath your arms, if the veins running down your
forearm appear bluish you are in the ‘cool’ complexion category and if the
veins at your forearm appear greenish then you fall under the ‘warm’ complexion
category.
If you
fall under the cool skin tone category it means you're pale or dark skinned
with blue or pink under tones. So you should stick to bright colours that show
off these undertones. Colours like pink, blue, and yellow work for you.
For those
who fall under the warm skin tone category, your skin type has undertones of
gold and yellow. So dark colours like black and colours with earthly undertones
such as brown, red and orange suit you. Avoid bright colours and think of
autumn related colours.
Grouping
skin tones into seasons is a bit complicated, so we will also group them into fair/pale
skin, olive/medium skin and dark skin.
Fair
/Pale Skin
Most
ladies with fair/pale skin are always conscious of not looking too pale - to
look bright and healthy dark colours do the trick. They create a contrast to
your skin; stick to colours like navy blue, emerald green, and primary colours.
You can wear a bold bright colour like pink but pick a shade that flatters your
skin tone.
When you
wear black integrate it with a bright colour like red to highlight your rosy
undertones. If your rosy undertone is so red that makes it seem like you are
constantly blushing, tone it down with a cool colour like primary blue.
Avoid
colours with earthly undertones like beige, orange, cream, terracotta and tan
they can make you look washed out.
Avoid
pastels but if you want a more subtle look than the bright primaries, go with
teal or turquoise.
Olive/Medium Skin
If you have a tanned skin it means
you have yellow and green undertones. People with olive skin tones have to
avoid wearing green and yellow because they bring out your undertones and you
will look almost like a Simpson!.
Go for colours like beige, cream, light
blue, black and grey. By wearing earthly tones like beige and perhaps sands you
bring out your olive tone, but in order not to overdo it, mix with key monotone
pieces. Combine black bottoms with lighter tops to create a great mix of
contrast and compliment your skin tone.
Dark Skin
For people with dark skin all colours suit them. However make sure you
avoid white or black or too light or too dark colours, you can wear white or
black but mix with other colours. Keep it bright, fresh and bold, avoid brown
and navy’s and stick with pastels to complement blue and pink undertones.
If you find these complicated or you still don’t know where you fall, simply
experiment - place colours beside your skin tone and see if it gives you a
healthy glow, you can also take a picture with you wearing the colour, the
camera will adjust the colours and make you look great or terrible in the
colour, so from the picture you can see if it makes you look good.
Have fun with colours this summer!
