How to Look Good in Pink in A Variety of Ways
Wearing pink is a color that can do wonders for your complexion if it’s in the right shade for you. Whether your style is dainty or classic, tough or menswear based, age doesn’t matter. What matters is how you combine this color with other colors and styles to get the effect you’re after.
I (like many of you, I’m sure) have gravitated toward black as my main outfit and wardrobe color. I like the edginess of black and never thought of myself as the girly type as far as wearing pink. I never cared for it.
Then, I was inspired to find what shade or shades of pink looked good on me that I might like. There are many shades of pink (just like there are 50 shades of gray; lol!), so there is a pink shade for almost everybody (unless you look best in true autumn colors).
In fact, I have found gray to be the most useful color to mix with pink. It’s a super easy combination, perhaps because I already had basic gray pants and basic gray skirts in both summer and winter weights. Just take a pink top and gray bottoms and you’re good to go.
If you want to find out what colors look best on you, I wouldn’t bet on them until you get a Personal Color Analysis (PCA.) I have read that even color consultants can’t seem to figure our their own coloring correctly. An objective trained eye is purportedly the definitive way to get the best results.
Which Pinks Are Best on You?
This all brings me to the subject of which pink would look best on you. If you have yellow tones in your skin, hair and eyes, warm pinks would be your best. If you have blue undertones in your skin, hair and eyes, cool pinks are what you should choose such as rose. This applies to the full range of skin colors, from lightest to darkest.
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- warm pink – Nordstrom
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- cool pink – Soft Surroundings
There are shades of pink from mauve to raspberry to coral pink to salmon to peach and blush. Once you choose your best tone of pink, pair it with one of your favorite colors from the list below.
Ways to Wear Pink
If you’re like me and like an edgier or less frilly look, you can use pink in menswear or rock-style outfits.
A modern trend is to add red to pink. You can use any red, from bright to dark, such as a burgundy.
Bold colors and jewel colors contrast with pale pink. So try pairing pale pink with green, purple, blue, orange, red or black.
Why don’t you try some of the following color combinations based on pinks?
- Pink + denim
- Pink + amber + caramel
- Pink + white, beige or gray
- Pink + green — including mint, olive and khaki green
- Pink + yellow
- Pink + turquoise, pale to medium to dark blue, or navy
- Pink + red, from bright to dark red such as burgundy
- Pink + purple
- Pink + black, if the pink is in a rich fabric like velvet, cashmere, wool or silk
- Pink + brown
- Different shades of pink together
- Fuschia + gray, mint or brown
- Blush pink + gray or taupe
For Those Who Wear Cool Pinks Best
The following color combinations are geared toward cool complexions. Refer to them if they contain your favorite colors or something you already have available in your wardrobe.
- Mauve + smoke, lavender, purple or blue denim
- Coral pink + violet + gray
- Pink or rose + lavender, mauve, blush and/or peach
- Pink or rose + brown, light green and/or mint
- Pink or rose + white, brown and/or teal
- Pink or rose + cocoa
- Misty rose + mint + cool taupe
- Rose + pewter
- Pink + navy, black or charcoal
- Pink + spruce green, teal or turquoise
- Pink + blue or dark-wash jeans
- Pink + red in any cool shade
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Like this post? You might also want to read my other posts under the category of Color Series or Color Combinations.
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