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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Let Skin Tone, Hair, Eyes Help Determine Wardrobe Colors By Ertta Haley THE BEST PLANNED wardrobe can fall far short of expectations expecta-tions In what it does for you if the colors chosen are not selected with the utmost care. Many women will choose colors which are their favorites, rather than those which they should wear. Perhaps they have seen a particularly particu-larly lovely color on someone else, and feel they fall in the same general gen-eral category, and thus get one for themselves. It won't always do what's expected in the way of compliments! com-pliments! It may take a bit of scientific deduction de-duction and careful analysis to choose your best colors, but then you'll know them for all time! No need to wonder, then, whether you can wear this shade or that, so you actually save time in the long run. There was a time when you wore colors determined by just hair and eyes. These still influence the color choice, but the most important factor fac-tor in determining suitable color is the skin tone and the skin coloring. Have you ever looked carefully at your skin? Do you know whether it has a yellowish, pinkish, orange or purple cast? Then, too, there are skins which have a definite gray cast, and still others which seem to have some green mixed in with their other colors. , Take a careful and analytical look at your own skin so that you'll know just what it is. Another way to find what tones are in the skin is to re member what colors just do not flatter. flat-ter. These are colors which your skin has, and thus they intensify the cast and make it unpleasant looking. of blue, from medium to deep in shade, a bluish pink (very light shade) or a fairly light reddish blue, as well as gray or gray with a blue cast If the eyes tire brown and the hair gray, deep purple with enough gray is excellent, as are a light, clear pink, beige with a pink cast or a true orange pink. Dtttrmin costume colors expertly , , , Skin tones can be modified by the colors you wear. This modification is what you're after, then, for the skin tone cannot be changed. How to Modify Problem Tones The most desirable skin tones sre white, pink and orange. In cases where these are the primary tones, let the hair and eye color be the most determining factors, as skin tones will be correlated to that, inasmuch inas-much as it offers no problem. In cases where the skin has a definite def-inite yellowish cast, you can wear yellow near the skin provided it doesn't reflect the light. If the skin is too yellow to have you wear the same color near the skin, separate it from the skin by one of your better bet-ter colors. , With a yellow skin, you can often wear yellow-green or yellow-orange, especially if you separate them from the face with a contrasting color which is among your best hues. Skins with a purplish cast call for bright purple or light red-purple In these types, it's also well to remember that when ntural pigmentation pig-mentation leaves the skin and hair, the skin takes on a lovely clear cameo quality for which soft and subtle colors as well as white give a lovely look without washing out the beauty of the complexion. Redheads Should Never Tone Down Coloring Red or auburn-haired people should take advantage of their distinctive dis-tinctive coloring by highlighting it emphasizing it and never playing it down. Certain colors are to be avoided. These include those which are red, pink, and deep purple. White, ivory and black can all be stunning if the skin is clear and glowing. Colors for the redhead are always clear and distinct. For brown or hazel-eyed red-heads, the following are recommended: dark brown, light chartreuse (with mostly yellow), yel-low), pale gray green, clear true green, dark green or pale, grayed blue, orange with a slight bluisB cast light or deep clear yellow or a brown with some yellow cast Redheads with blue, gray or gray-green gray-green eyes should pick from the following fol-lowing list: light blue-gray, teal blue, deep blue green, powder blue, mauve, a grayish lavender, orange, brown, bright yellow, or yellow-brown. yellow-brown. Dark Brunette Needs Vivid Colors in Clothes True colors, that is, vivid hues, rather than those which have been grayer or softened, are designed for the brunette with high or intense in-tense color. Those with fair skin and blue eyes can wear mauve, clear red, bluish purple, medium blue, dark teal blue, pale green with a slight yellowish cast or dark green, and some medium me-dium tones of gray. Brown-eyed brunettes do especially espe-cially well with a very light pink with a beige cast a red with a slight tinge of orange and a deep brown which has enough red to make it lively. Sallow-skinned brunettes would do well to avoid greens which have too much yellow in them or the orange shades which intensify the skin tone. Medium brunettes may wear many of the same colors that the dark brunettes wear with the exception ex-ception of gray. All the colors for medium brunettes, however, are toned down considerably from the intense shades prescribed for the dark types. Beige, ivory, cream and especially maroon are excellent choices for the brunette. Medium brunettes, the most predominant pre-dominant type in the country, are especially good in all shades of blue and green and combinations of these. Pink as well as an orange-pink orange-pink are good for brunettes no matter mat-ter what color the eyes are. Type of Blondeness . Determines Colors You may be classified as a blonde according to hair color, but you'll have to determine which type you are before going into the colors thai show you off to best advantage. By letting skin tone guide the choice. or blue-purple which have a great deal of gray in them. Gray skins will not look well with bright colors. Your best choice is to select, not necessarily gray, but those which have a very dull cast. Always avoid the Intense shades. Intensify Hair Color With Complementary Shades There are certain general rules which can be applied to selecting color schemes when hair is being considered as a guide. Blonde hair, generally will look well with purple or related tones of this color. Yellow can be repeated, if not too intense, near the hair, also. Brown haired types should choose 'from blue and related tones. Brown, also, can be used near the hair, if desired. If the complexion is a bit sallow, bright yellow may help counteract coun-teract the sallowness, when used with or without brown. Those with gray hair have a wide variety of color choice, because be-cause the eye color will influence the selection, as well as skin tone. With gray hair and hazel eyes, for example, blue green, dark green, gray-blue, a deep orange red, very light gray with a slight purplish cast or a blue cast may be best. Blue-eyed and gray headed women wom-en can wear several different kinds |
