The sun is coming out more often and the weather is warming up. Hooray! We can't wait for Spring with all of it's beautiful colors! Who could blame us? Winter 2010's color scheme was all about black and gray. How dreary! So, now Spring is arriving with cheery pastels. Not your usual pastels either. Creamy, opaque, milky ones. We have to take this look on a little at a time or we risk looking like an Easter Egg. So, here are some suggestions:
With all the black and gray from winter we have the perfect 'basics' to pair with our spring looks. Robin's Egg Blue is a beautiful color on almost all skin tones. Wear this in a blouse or cardigan with black or gray slacks. Perriwinkle or Lavender make excellent handbag colors. The need to match your purse to your ensemble is taking a much needed holiday. Creamy pinks and beigey nudes make wonderful neutrals especially on your nails or in a patent leather pump. Eye makeup colors have gone a bit more sheer with shimmery golds and silvers. The lips are bold with bubble gum pinks and tangerine corals. Remember to exfoliate and use a lip primer if you are planning on a full lipstick to pull the 'bold lip' look off You can also use a gloss or stain if you are more on the shy side.
Welcome Spring in your own way. Sometimes we switch out our throw pillows or put flowers in a vase or we embrace pastels in our 'unmentionables'. However you approach it, it will bring a smile to your lips. Color therapy, my friends, is alive and well! Happy Blooms!
(as seen in Suwanee Magazine's March issue)
