While the best way to see if a colour suits you is to hold it against your skin, sometimes it helps to have some guidelines to start of with. Here is a breakdown of what to look for according to your skin and hair colour:
You should wear
Don't Wear
Fair skin
and Fair hair
Blues
Greens(particularly good for redheads) you're red-haired
Pinks Violet to purple
Deep reds
Greys
Black
Yellow
tones Orange tones Shades of beige
Fair
skin and Dark hair
Strong
blues Bright Reds and pinks Contrasting colours Khaki green
Black
Pastel tones Little contrast Brown and beige
White
Dark
skin and light hair
Shades
of beige, especially champagne
Greens
Shades of brown
Oranges
Reds
Black Maroon Navy blue White
Dark
skin and dark hair
Blues,
especially navy blue Bottle green Pink Black Shades of grey Orange
Shades
of yellow Beige
For a closer look at colours, please browse the individual colour pages in this section. Here you will also find links to truly inspirational colour-themed images of our universe, courtesy of the amazing NASA image library.
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