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| Stunning in black! |
Wow! After writing about “How to Replace Black in Your
Wardrobe”, many people gave me quite similar feedback and I got a feeling that
I had touched on a very sensitive subject. People are telling me that black is
an easy color to use and buy because it goes with everything and you always
look smart wearing it.
Yes, that is what we have been led to believe for so
many years and we are believing it, without looking in the mirror, using our
own judgement. Can this be because we would like to have a safe color without
really thinking about it more, or how should we think about this?
Black didn´t use to be so popular. Black was a color
you would wear to a funeral and would additionally perhaps have a pair of black
slacks and a skirt. Black was not a popular color to wear from head to toe.
Years ago, black was seen mainly on fashion people. That´s how it started, I
believe.
It must be also that we live in cities, where the
roads and overall appearance is colorless and black. By wearing black, we blend
more into the way of life today. At the same time we keep on reading that black
is easy and can be worn by anyone. The stores seem to carry more black clothes
than any other color and people are buying because it really is easier to pick
a black outfit, since there is so much of it on offer.
Black is a wonderful neutral color, which looks great
on people with dark hair and dark eyes with a light or deep skin tone. People
with DEEP or CLEAR as their dominant color characteristic look absolutely
stunning wearing black. They can wear it close to their face and from head to
toe. They can combine it with anything they choose and look good. This is the
case if you happened to be born with these dominant color characteristics as
your own.
For all the other people, with the four other dominant
color characteristics: LIGHT, SOFT, COOL and WARM, there are other neutrals that look much better. We always need to look at the background of the
“canvas”, that we are painting, whether it is clothes you put on or make-up,
which you put on your face.
Of course we can put on so much make-up that the inner
glow is put out and we can also dye our hair so we can´t see our own natural
color. Everything can be changed but it takes a lot of time and it never as
good looking as the colors that are your own.
When we want to simplify our life by choosing the best
colors for our own coloring, we look and feel so much better. We can be
confident that we can always combine new pieces to our existing pieces of
clothing and make-up. With the busy lives, everyone seems to be living today,
the saving of time and money is welcome to many.
People, who have light coloring: light hair, eyes and
skin, would look best when they chose LIGHT colors to enhance their own
coloring. When light colored people use colors that are too strong in
comparison with their own coloring, it makes them look as if their clothes
belong to someone else. This is the case with everyone, who wears colors that
don´t match their own coloring.
If you don´t know which colors would be best for you,
you can start out by finding your best neutral color. Neutral color is a color
that you can use, like you used to use black. Depending on your dominant color
characteristic, it can, e.g., be gray, brown, beige, navy, taupe or white.
All these colors come in different shades and
intensities. White, for example can be a tricky one. You can compare a soft
white to a pure white. If the pure white makes you look like you are going to a
hospital rather than going to a party, then you should stay away from the pure
white. The soft white is a safe color that everyone can wear, in the case that
you don´t know which white to choose.
A wonderful neutral color to combine all the rest of
your wardrobe, is olive green for people with WARM or SOFT as their dominant
color characteristic. It also works well for DEEP colored people so it is not
always the black that is called for.
If you choose a navy, have a look at many different
navies. You can find a light navy, which is best for LIGHT coloring and a deep
navy, which is great for people with more intensity to their coloring. Everyone
can wear all colors when the shade and intensity matches their own shade and
intensity.
For more information, you can get your own FREE Shopping Guide HERE. It will guide you to the right path in all
your color choices!
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