Getting dressed is a great way to tell the world about your personality. Bold colors can tell the world that you’re friendly, approachable, and a joy to be around. They can also brighten your mood and make you feel more ready to take on the day. But we also know bold colors can be intimidating, but don’t run away into a pile of neutral colored clothing just yet! We are here to give you our favorite tips for wearing bold colors that will have you reaching for something bright and beautiful every single day.

Trust Your Eye

Our first, and probably most important tip, is to trust your eye. If you gravitate towards a certain color or pattern, you can make it work! Sometimes all you need is a slight shade adjustment or another cut of garment to make the outfit sparkle on you. The number one thing that will sell an outfit is confidence, so trust what your gut is telling you!

And as for the tweaks, here is what we suggest:

Try a Pattern

Like a bold color but want to figure out a more seamless way to work it into your wardrobe? Patterns are a great way to get more color into your wardrobe in a way that works with existing solid neutral pieces. Look for brands that balance a bold and neutral palette in their designs to create universally flattering patterns. 

Explore Every Shade

Ever absolutely loved a color on the rack and hated how it looked on you? You’re not alone; so many people will grab a garment in a certain color only to hate how it looks on them and then unfairly swear off that color forever. But you don’t have to! The beautiful thing about bold colors is that they come in all different shades. We are strong believers that every color can work for every person as long as they find their perfect shade. Later, we’ll cover ‘color season theory’ to help you better understand the palette that will make you look and feel your best. 

Often our gut knows what works and what doesn’t. Trust it! At the end of the day, the only opinion that should truly matter is your own.

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Color Season Theory 

We’ve all seen it on TikTok; color season theory is absolutely everywhere. Everyone is trying to figure out if they’re a spring, summer, autumn, or winter.

So, how do you find out your color season? Here is our quick guide:

1. Determine Undertone Temperature

Generally, skin undertone can be determined on a scale from cool to warm. Cool, meaning you have a pink-ish undertone to your skin, and warm, meaning you have a golden undertone to your skin, with neutral falling somewhere in the middle. 

2. Determine Overall Contrast

This may sound complicated, but it is actually quite simple: do your features all fit on one side of the color wheel, or do they pull from opposite sides of the color wheel? For example, if you have very dark hair and very light skin and eyes, you have high contrast features. If you have similar hair and skin colors, you have low contrast features. 

So you’ve got your undertone and level of contrast determined, now you can figure out your color season:

• Summer

Summers usually have a cool undertone and a low contrast between their features. They look best in soft, but bright, colors. Think baby pink, dusty rose, sea blue, and light grass green. 

• Spring

Springs have a warm undertone and low contrast between their features. They look best in light and warm colors such as coral, teal, light blue, and soft yellow. 

• Autumn 

Autumns, similar to Springs, have warm undertones and a low contrast between features; however, they differ in that their features are often deeper and richer than the bright and light airiness of Springs. Autumns look great in brick reds, dark greens, deep blues, and terracotta oranges. 

• Winters

Winters are cool-toned, but very high contrast. Winters look best in deep and bright jewel tones. Think emerald green, sapphire blue, and rose red.

Having an idea of your color season doesn’t just help you to understand what clothing to wear, but it can influence all of your beauty choices. Still confused about your season? Think of a public figure or celebrity with a similar coloring to you and see which outfits you like the best on them. And don’t feel boxed in by this! It is simply a tool to add your overall beauty and fashion routine to help you feel and look your best. 

When you embrace your color season, you are able to shop with a sharper eye: maybe every shade of green won’t work with your coloring, but you now know which one absolutely will. Seasonal color analysis takes a lot of the guesswork out of shopping.

Be Bold, Be You

So what have we learned? To trust your own eye, use color analysis tools, and pair bold colors with a neutral or in a pattern. Working bold colors into your wardrobe can be fun and simple when you embrace tools to help you pick the right colors, and your own confidence to totally own what you wear! Have fun with bold clothing, play around with something new, and embrace your personal style and what makes you totally unique.