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My best colors

November 14, 2021

My “skin twin,” Emily Blunt. Image and color analysis by Rachel of Truth is Beauty.[1]
As a true summer and ethereal soft classic, here are my rules.

The short list

In colors, I only wear pink, purple, blue, green, and pale lemon yellow. 

(Plus neutrals: grey, taupe, and silver-white.)[2]

Most of my colors are pastel-like—a little muted, a little soft, smudgy and medium-intensity… Or sheer, light, and fresh like watercolors.

My prints are floral, abstract, or celestial—always swirling, and often reminiscent of the sea or sky.[3]

In metallics and jewelry, I only wear silver, platinum, and white gold; aquamarine and blue topaz; pearls and mother of pearl; and diamonds.

My favorite color is blue. And that’s it.

The long list

Dark blue: Muted navy

Emily Blunt
Allison Williams (earrings too warm/gold)

Blue: Sky, periwinkle, true blue

Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith
Amanda Peet
Emily Blunt
Megan Boone

Blue-green: Teal, emerald turquoise, medium aqua

Kimberley Williams-Paisley (hair and earrings too warm/caramel)
Allison Williams
Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria

Green: Mint, jade, spruce, sage, forest

Megan Boone
Olivia Wilde
Amanda Peet
Olivia Wilde

Yellow: Pale lemon

Amanda Peet

Pink: Ballet pink, rose, orchid

Jaclyn Smith (in costume as Jackie O)
Emily Blunt

Deep pink-red: Raspberry, watermelon, cool coral

Georgina Chapman (hair too dark)
Emily Blunt

Purple: Lilac, grape, violet, true purple

Allison Williams
Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria

Dark purple-red: Plum, aubergine

Emily Blunt

Grey: Dove, stone, charcoal

Georgina Chapman
Georgina Chapman (hair too dark)
Jaclyn Smith

Pink-brown: Mushroom, taupe, cinnamon rose, cocoa

Megan Boone
Georgina Chapman
Jaclyn Smith

White: Soft white, silver-white, pearl

Olivia Wilde
Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria
Emily Blunt

Stones: Pearl, aquamarine, diamond

Emily Blunt

Metals: Silver, platinum, white gold

Emily Blunt
Amanda Peet

Notes

[1] See analysis here: “True, Soft, or Light Summer? Kristen Stewart and Emily Blunt,” truth-is-beauty.com/blog/true-soft-or-light-summer-kristen-stewart-and-emily-blunt.

[2] By contrast, here’s a short list of what I don’t wear.

Avoid: black, inky navy.

Absolutely no: black or inky navy near the face; red, orange, neon; anything with words on it; animal print (except snakeskin); houndstooth; denim.

See my worst colors for more.

[3] These rules aren’t necessarily the case for all true summers. Colors interact with shape, line, and material, so any color guidelines must be informed by your style archetype.

My style archetype is ethereal romantic classic (aka soft classic). So, for example, a good rule for me is “no denim”—but natural-archetype people should ignore that, because they’ll look great in denim.

See this excellent series by Rachel of Truth is Beauty: “Finding your best colors as a natural, dramatic, ethereal, romantic, classic, gamine, and ingenue.”

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