How to Wear Purple for Fall 2008

{ October 9, 2008 @ 7:46 pm } · { Fall 2008 }

Which Purple is Right for Your Complexion?

According to In Style Magazine’s “What’s your Perfect Color?” (June 2008 Aus Edition), women with honey-toned skin, like Beyoncé Knowles, look stunning in lavender and lilac. The contrast of a cool pastel tone with golden skin looks very striking.

Fair-skinned and blonde-haired woman look good on deep plums and purples, especially if they have dark eyes. Dark dramatic colors and offbeat shades like burgundy, wine and plum, bring out the warmth in the eyes and look striking against pale skin.

For darker-haired women with porcelain skin, like Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada), shades of violet complement the skin tone, rather than making it look washed-out. Blueish purples look good on women with reddish coloring in their hair.

-Sasha