This Seasonal colour palette speaks for itself! I often think of lying on the beach of a tropical island. Beach towels, Board shorts & Bikinis in these birds of paradise colours. This is a picturesque sight for any first timers. If you pop into any chain store during summer you will see the buyers gravitate to this colour palette and add variations thereof. It really does give us summer vibes! It is definitely one of the softer palettes. The colours are clear, crisp and cool.

Coming up as a Summer means you have a Cool undertone. This means your under layer of your skin appears blue which is cool. Your overtone or colour of your skin could be neutral or rosy-pink. Your eyes could be Blue, Green, Hazel, Grey or Brown. Your hair colour could range from Ash blonde through to Ash bronde/ Light brown.

When choosing between white or cream, you would choose white. There are variations within the white spectrum. You could wear optical white but certain skin tones look better in a milkier white. Try on one or two variations in store and see which one you feel better in. You may find you are happy to wear both. Cream is too yellow for your skin tone; it will make you look drawn and a bit unwell.

Charcoal suits you better than Black. Try both on and you will see the difference. With your softer complexion charcoal is much better, it’s not as hard as black. Please don’t cry, I know this is hard to hear. I don’t want to break your heart. By hey! Whom I to tell a woman, particularly, that she can’t wear that little black dress? It can be devasting for women as we have been schooled into believing that ‘Black is slimming’ and we ‘must have a little black dress’. Charcoal is a great neutral to include in your wardrobe. You might prefer to choose a light grey, brown or taupe instead.

Choose True Red, Rose or a more blue-red when deciding on a red. Your colour palette is also great to use when choosing makeup or nail colours.

When it comes to accessories & jewelry, silver, white gold & rose gold are more you. If your wedding ring is yellow gold. Please don’t rush out and change it. Being sentimental far out ways rules. You can make your gold jewelry work if you pair it with a top in your colour palette. The colour will be a larger reflection than the jewelry. It is all about balance & proportion.

If you have a favorite colour which is not part of your Season, you can wear this colour on the bottom instead of at the top, close to your face. Let’s try and make it work. The colour on the bottom won’t reflect against your face like it would at the top. Pair it with a top in one of your colours and you will be good to go!

Remember to play and have fun with colour!