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September 2012

Will GREEN be the new black this coming season?

Will GREEN be the new black this coming season?

GREEN might well be all we need after all the summer excitement of Golden Jubilee and Olympics. Indeed, GREEN is the colour of grass and leaves and conveys a sense of calm and reassurance.

When wearing GREEN, whether Mint or Olive, or anything in between, you show creativity and imagination. It was once thought to be unlucky, but in the world of fashion GREEN brings some newness to your wardrobe. With all its various shades, GREEN may be used for virtually any garment from a winter coat to a fun mock-croc handbag.

To wear GREEN successfully, you will need to understand the undertone (yellow or blue-based) and to know how this fits with your own colouring.
Which GREEN to wear?

Teal - spruce - pine - forest - sage - verbena - light moss - grey green - moss - olive - yellow green - lime - apple green - kelly green - fern - true green - evergreen - emerald green - icy green - mint - sea green - peppermint - jade - blue green - emerald turquoise - peacock - turquoise - light teal - duckegg - petrol - dark teal

You will need to choose your GREENS carefully to make it work successfully.

If you are LIGHT (light blonde hair and pale blue eyes) keep your greens as light as possible; wear on their own or mix with other shades from you palette to include light aquas and turquoises.



If you are DEEP (dark hair, dark eyes) you can wear the darkest green from bottle to pine, and olive too; you can mix any shades of your palette from dark on dark or dark and light.




If you are WARM (think red head, freckles) greens are made for you as long as you keep to those with yellow undertones. Teals are great on you and so will bronze, moss and sage.




If you are COOL (that's you if your hair is salt-and-pepper, silver or ashy blonde); your greens will be blue-based like spruce or pine.



If you are CLEAR, you will have dark hair and bright jewel-like eyes and will look fabulous in all the teals, duckeggs and turquoises.




If none of the categories above are you, you may well be a SOFT (highlighted hair, muted eye) and you will want to wear your greens tone-on-tone and blended. Think jades, teals and grey-greens.

What's in GREEN?

Everything is in GREEN this autumn. From daytime to evening time; from wool to velvet; from suede to leather; from coats to dresses; from jackets to cardigans. If it is all too much for you, why not bring GREENS in your accessories.

What colour make-up to wear with GREEN?

Please, don't wear a green eyeshadow 'to match' what you wear! Unless you are 20 and have never seen the 60's and 70's before you'll want to stay clear of the matchy-matchy of eye make-up and garment.

You are much better off looking at neutral shades of shadows and using an eye pencil to define the eye. Choose MOSS if you have a warm undertone or TEAL if you have cool undertones.



Let's not forget our fantastic MINT primer - this is the product you need to apply before your foundation if you have some redness to the cheeks (or the chin) and you want to unify your skin tone before you start your make-up proper! It's all in the preparation.

Undecided!

If all this leaves you wondering what you should be doing, why don't you book a colour consultation with one of our colour me beautiful friendly consultants - check our directory here .

Prima High Street Fashion Awards

If you are lucky enough to attend the 2012 Prima High Street Fashion Awards make sure you stop and come and see us. We'll be there on Thursday 13th September to give you a quick colour check !

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