How to Mix and Match Your Wardrobe
Find your best color., Choose complementary colors., Pick a neutral or two.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find your best color.
Find the color which looks best on you.
This will depend on your skin tone, hair color, and eye color.
If you have brightly colored eyes, it is usually the same as your eye color.
Yellow or green will make red hair look rich, brunettes benefit from purples, and red looks great with black hair.
Experiment or ask friends for advice. -
Step 2: Choose complementary colors.
Once you have a base color to work with, choose some colors that match with it.
Two is a good number to shoot for.
You can either choose colors that you believe match, choose from a color palette in a magazine, or use a tool like Adobe’s Kuler., Now that you have some colors picked out, you’ll want to pick some neutral colors to balance them out.
Wearing too many colors will give you a circusy look.
Depending on the colors you’ve chosen, add some black, white, beige, brown, or gray. -
Step 3: Pick a neutral or two.
Detailed Guide
Find the color which looks best on you.
This will depend on your skin tone, hair color, and eye color.
If you have brightly colored eyes, it is usually the same as your eye color.
Yellow or green will make red hair look rich, brunettes benefit from purples, and red looks great with black hair.
Experiment or ask friends for advice.
Once you have a base color to work with, choose some colors that match with it.
Two is a good number to shoot for.
You can either choose colors that you believe match, choose from a color palette in a magazine, or use a tool like Adobe’s Kuler., Now that you have some colors picked out, you’ll want to pick some neutral colors to balance them out.
Wearing too many colors will give you a circusy look.
Depending on the colors you’ve chosen, add some black, white, beige, brown, or gray.
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