Dressing for Skin Tone

Apr 11, 2011 / By Yvadney Davis for Typef.com Are you wondering, “What Are My True Colors?” There are no hard and fast rules for style, but it’s a different story when it comes to wearing color. Whatever your complexion, some colors will make you look sickly while others will bring your skin to life. Yes, it’s easy to cling to boring black, but why not create a fashion rainbow just for you that will make dressing to impress easy?

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What Are My True Colors?: Get Under Your Skin

Knowing your skin and understanding its undertones is the first step. There are simple tests such as looking at the color of your veins, your eyes, your hair. See if the undertone is warm (yellow & peach) or cool (pink & red). The “Daily Mail” suggests holding a cream (warm) and then a white (cool) sheet up to your face; whichever makes your eyes glow determines your coloring.

What Are My True Colors?: Golden Girls Wear the Sun on Their Sleeves

If your skin tone and coloring is fair, bright and sun-kissed, you can relate to celebrities such as Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman. You have blond, copper or red hair, with peachy skin that tans easily. How to dress? Glow in muted shades such as taupe, ivory and khaki, but wear turquoise and red and you’re on fire. For day to day color injection, choose subdued shades of rose, jade, aubergine, chocolate and navy.

What Are My True Colors?: Be the Fairest of Them All

Porcelain, ivory, pale, white … if you would use these words to describe your skin tone, then you are known in the color analysis industry as “summer.” You have a delicate and cool complexion and should celebrate it. “If you are cool and light it’s best to wear pastel colors like light pinks, light blues, mints and lavender,” suggests Michelle T. Sterling, author of The Sterling Style Academy’s “What Are My True Colors?” booklet.

What Are My True Colors?: Glow For It

Like the season you are named after, take your cue from the autumn landscape. Honey, caramel and earthy are how people would describe your warm coloring. You’re in good company — Zoe Saldana, Eva Mendes and Angelina Jolie all share your delicious and versatile tones. The best colors for you to wear are nudes, crisp white, yellows and coppers, which will harmonize your hue. You are the one skin tone that black genuinely compliments.

What Are My True Colors?: Ice Queens Pop in Bright Colors

If you find a kindred skin tone in the likes of Naomi Campbell, Alek Wek and Jennifer Hudson, you are “winter.” With your cool, crisp and dark coloring you can be very daring in your dressing style. Stick to blue or pink-based colors, which will show off your beautiful chocolate complexion. Dazzle in rich jewel tones, jazzy bold colors and crisp white to make your everyday style pop.

Breaking the Rules

Don’t be afraid to switch things up every now and then to show off your style savvy. “It’s fine to break the rules as long as you first know if your skin is warm or cool,” says Sterling. “Warm skin should wear gold accessories and cool skin should wear silver accessories near the face if you’re not wearing the appropriate colors on your body.”

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The color palettes in this booklet  will help you during your color analysis consultations – providing you with a modern day solution for the modern day woman.

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About the Sterling Style Academy

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