Find Your Colours

"Colour can be magical. Seeing a flash of colour emerge from a largely monochromatic crowd is energising, like a breath of fresh air"

(Henderson and Henshaw 2010, 22).

 

Colours are beautiful. They have the effect of making one look either radiant or tired and stressed. There are many different shades of colours and according to colourist Amelia Butler, "One tone of red will make you look ashen, pale and shadowy around the eyes. But YOUR red will brighten the skin... [make] your eyes and hair more distinct. The impact is both visual and subliminal".



Image from Loreal Paris Studio Secrets Professional booklet.



To find your right tone of colours, hold the coloured garment under your chin preferably under natural light, ie daylight (Henderson and Henshaw 2010). According to Henderson and Henshaw 2010, the right colour would make your:

• skin appears smoother, fresher and younger;
• lines and blemishes minimised; and
• eye colour enhanced.

However, the colour would be wrong for you if:

• dark or coloured shadow around your chin and neck;
• complexion looks uneven in colour; and
• colour stands out more than you.

Image from http://www.truecolour.com.au/main/page_colour.html

Reference List:

• Henderson, V., and P. Henshaw. 2010. Colour Me Beautiful. Great Britain: Hamlyn.
• Website: http://www.truecolour.com.au/main/page_about.html 

Orig. images from http://www.hungamapoint.com/best-mothers-day-cards and
http://wallpaperswide.com/colorul_flower_vases-wallpapers.html

Orig. image from http://travel-wonders.com/2010/04/30/lest-we-forget-canberra-australia-part-three/

This will be the last two rules, of the 30, I will post up. Please email me if you would like a copy of the remaining seven. Once again these fashion rules are copied from the 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty (refer to post '30 of the Best Style Rules'). I am looking forward to September for the 30 days of fashion and beauty. It should be fun.

 

Rule 22: Don't shy away from colour.

"There's a feel good factor when you see people in colour - their individuality comes across," says Courtney Saxon, designer of Luxe Accessories.

 

 

Rule 23: Embrace contradictions.

"If you're dressed down, smoky eyes and big jewels ensure everyone knows it's intentional, but if you're going glam, sleek hair is enough," says Marie Claire O'Sullivan, accessories buying manager for Sportgirl.

Logie Awards 2013

The 55th Logie Awards, "Australian television's night of nights", was broadcasted on channel Nine on Sunday, 7/04/13. Before I put this post off any longer, and even though I did not watch the hour's long award show, I was/is very happy to hear that Asher Keddie has won the Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian TV. I love Asher Keddie especially her portray of Nina Proudman in Offspring (looking forward for the fourth and fifth seasons).

 

 

Also congratulations to the talented Deborah Mailman for winning the Most Outstanding Actress (also starring in Offspring) and the team from Dance Academy for Favourite Children's Show (love the show! Eheh).

 

 

There were many elegantly dressed celebrities, but one of them that really stood out for me was/is Mandy McElhinney, aka Rhonda from AAMI. She looks stunning and  "hot.. like the sunrise"! Ahah :D.

 

 

Check out this website for the 2013 Logie's Red Carpet fashion:

http://fashionjournal.com.au/2013/04/08/logies-2013-red-carpet-fashion/

True Classics: Clothes that are Truly Timeless

 

1. The Denim Jean

"Jeans are sexy...jeans are still uncontrived, unself-conscious, telegraphing the fact that we aren't trying to look good - we just do" (Dubin and Berman 2000, 168).

2. The White Shirt

"...symbolise simplicity and effortless style" (ibid, 170).

 

 
3. The Khakis

"...versatile, neutral, well-fitting pants that go with everything...Khakis became the jeans of the late 20th Century" (ibid, 172).
 

4. The Trench Coat

"Today the trench coat remains eminently practical and versatile" (ibid, 174).

5. The Cashmere Sweater

 "...screamed luxury and money and, by association, good taste" (ibid, 176).

6. The Leather Jacket
"...tend to associate the leather jacket with positive virtues from both periods - individuality, courage, and hidden depths of sensitivity" (ibid, 178).

7. The Little Black Dress

"...always simple, elegant, slyly sexy, and unmistakably black...It's magic, and it's been going on for more than 80 years" (ibid, 180).

 

 

 

Reference List:

• Dubin, T., and A. E. Berman. 2000. Vintage Style. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. 
• Images through Google.com

Orig. image from http://scrumptiousreads.com/blog/natural-eggs/