Hi Kathi,
What colors go best with eye colors? What Gotchas should I be aware of? Please point me in the right direction.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Lacey
Hi Lacey,
Thanks so much for this question! I am sure many others are also curious.
What I have discovered over the years is that eyes, like hair and skin tone tend to run either warm or cool, so let’s start there.
In order to answer this question and create a game plan you must always also consider the skin and hair color. The combination of all three elements will determine what colors you should wear close to your face.
Carole Jackson, author of Color Me Beautiful originally and ingeniously developed the idea of seasonal palettes and complexions. She makes it fairly easy to determine your seasonality through her in depth descriptions and color photos. You might want to pick up a copy of that book to actually see the colors that I will refer to in this article. I will also write a more detailed article about seasons and colors with and include a link to it at the end of this article once it is posted. Check back in a week or so.
Green Eyes –
Green eyes come in a variety of tones, from gray/green, clear green, avocado green or hazel with a gray tone. If your eyes are gray/green, or clear green a cooler color palette will work best to compliment your eyes.
If you have the green eyes with the warmer tones of avocado or hazel, you can create a striking combination by wearing warmer colors.
Brown Eyes –
Hazel / Brown eyes often have flecks of gold or green within. They would be considered a warm tone and are fun to highlight because they can change tonality or color depending on what colors are close to the face. Sometimes they can look green, sometimes gold or at other times, simply brown. These eyes work well with warm, muted colors and tones.
Some brown eyes are very dark, almost black/brown. If this sounds like your eyes and you also have blue/black hair and blue undertones in your skin, then you are probably a winter complexion and cool, clear, crisp colors will look best around your face.
Blue Eyes –
Blue eyes that are deep blue with gold flecks, blue/green, turquoise will look best in softer, warmer tones.
Blue eyes that are deep blue with white flecks, aqua/ grey, clear blue, or will look best in cool colors.
I explain how to determine which season you are and the colors that will look best on you in more detail in the upcoming article titled: Seasons and What Colors to Wear. Check back next week for this article.
