MY COLOURING: LIGHT

The basic neutrals for the LIGHT colouring group have already been established, and they can easily be worn together (without adding any additional colours) and still look amazing on you. Think champagne tones worn together, with soft brown and soft white – add some gold jewellery and you are good to go.  Or you could add your colour in your scarves and necklaces, or handbags and shoes.

These are some colour combinations that should work beautifully together:

Soft white and light periwinkle (blue shade)

Beige and watermelon

Soft brown and teal / sea green

Medium grey and blush pink

Light navy and very light icy/pastel green

When it comes to adding blues, stick to these shades – light icy blue (almost white), powder blue (the normal pastel shade), sky blue, light periwinkle and cornflower blue. Don’t tell you blues get too dark or to bright.

For purples, stick to soft violet and lavender.

If you like red, rather choose watermelon or geranium (a slightly redder version of watermelon).

For pinks, stick to a light apricot /peach toned colour or blush pink, which is bright but still has a slight peachy tone to it.

Give orange a miss, but you can wear other citrus tones such as paler shades of yellow and gold, as well as icy/pastel green and apple green.

When choosing sea green colours, stick to mint, jade and peacock for the greener shades and teal, aqua and dark turquoise (also known as petrol) for the bluer shades.

Your makeup should be kept quite natural looking and soft. Choose shades like champagne and soft browns for eye shadow, with eye liner and mascara in brown/coffee shades (not black – this is too harsh). Keep cheeks natural with soft pinks and lips in shades from dune to dusty rose and soft peach shades.

Never use dark makeup, it will totally overpower you. If you do choose a bold red lipstick for a dramatic evening look – keep the rest of your face very natural.

If your favourite colour isn't mentioned, you can still wear it - but in accessories or away from your face. Remember, wearing the wrong colours for you might not make you look terrible, but it also won't make you look your best!

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Next time - SOFT colouring will be discussed.