Orange can be a very difficult color to wear. Especially since it isn’t a part of every seasonal color palette, but anyone can wear orange with these tips!
These tips on how to wear orange will help you to look your best wearing orange no matter what your coloring.
Fall is in the air and pumpkin spice everything is here! Since it’s October and Halloween is coming, I thought now would be a perfect time to share some tips on wearing orange.
Orange is the color of vitality, fun, and enthusiasm. Orange is great when you want to be seen in the dark or for a boost of energy!
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Here are some tips to help you wear orange to your best advantage, along with some examples for each palette. You can also shop the example pieces shown by clicking on the pictures.
Spring
Since your base coloring is warm, you are able to wear many shades of orange. You look great in lighter shades and tints of orange like apricots, peaches, corals, all the way through to red-orange. This includes lipsticks and cheek colors which are beautiful on you in these shades.
Summer
Orange is not one of your colors, but you can still wear it carefully. Definitely don’t wear orangey colored lipsticks or cheek colors. Lighter (pinker) shades will be better and if you absolutely must wear a bold, bright orange, it’s best worn away from your face. (Unless you’re dressing as a pumpkin for Halloween!) Think about a sunset, that grayed pinkish orange that fills the sky at dusk and you will have your best orange.
Autumn
With your coloring, orange is fabulous on you! All oranges will work, including deep peaches, rusts, and terracotta shades. This includes lipsticks and cheek colors which are beautiful on you in these shades.
Winter
Orange can look great on you as long as it is a pure, saturated orange. Think of a pure red mixed with a pure yellow and you will have your orange. Red-orange is great too. Just keep in mind that more brownish oranges (including makeup) will make you look dull. Orange accent pieces worn with black or blue can be quite appealing on you. Which is great this time of year especially!
