Someone somewhere, long ago, told me never to wear the color avocado because I have too much yellow in my skin. So I stopped wearing the color avocado. If I saw an article of clothing in the color, I ran for the hills. Even if something had a splash of avocado, it was no dice, as far as I was concerned.
Big mistake. Big, big mistake! Turns out, avocado is one of the most flattering colors I could wear because it complements my hair, explained FOF Jill Kirsh, a color guru. We all fall into one of four hair color groups, Jill said. “You’re in the golden brown/redhead category,” she told me, handing me a little case that looked like it held credit or business cards. When I opened it, out popped a rainbow of 30 fabric swatches, encased in protective plastic, in the colors and shades that flatter me most. You guessed it: Avocado is one of the colors. When Jill handed me a large piece of avocado fabric to hold near my face, I fell instantly in love with the color that I’ve been avoiding for decades. It does look good, I swear.
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linda derector says:
i love your willingness to try new things geri, i think the blues really flatter you
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[…] Hollywood’s “guru of hue” Jill Kirsh takes a closer look at this season’s 10 coolest colors and matches them with the FOF celebs they flatter most. Jill, has a color theory system based on hair color, and believes that any FOF can look younger, thinner and more radiant when they are wearing their best shades. Read more about Jill’s color system, here. […]
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[…] Jill, has a color theory system based on hair color, and believes that any FOF can look younger, thinner and more radiant when they are wearing their best shades. Read more about Jill’s color system, here. […]
Sally combs says:
Sorry, but I disagree on the hair color as a predictor. Red heads with blue undertones look awful in orange and yellow. The blue- based or neutral skin tones look better in colors with
NO yellow undertones. One size does not fit all.
linda derector says:
i agree with you. i think these kind of rules and guidelines work really well for people who really don’t understand color nuances. that being said kudos to the developer of the system
dbbie says:
I have to agree. I would never put you in that scarf and sweater combination. If that sweater was in a solid dark royal blue with that scarf you would look fabulous but that sweater and scarf together has just to many different undertones to complement anything. Anyhow my real question is what if you are always changing your hair color then what do you do?
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Barbara says:
Those blues look fabulous on you!