Dear Imogen,
I love reading your blog and have learnt so much from you. I have a question regarding color and hope you could help me to add some more color into my wardrobe. I’m a cool brunette with green eyes, but after arranging my clothes in a rainbow, I realised the only garments in green are two worn out tops. How can I start, by choosing a scarf, a top, printed or solid? And also what kind of green to look for?
Thank you and best regards, Jelena
Many people get confused about green and whether or not it’s warm or cool. Many people think of all greens being cool because the overtone of green is cool (as is the overtone of blue and blue/violet. But the reality is, you can make a green warmer or cooler color when you play with its undertone.
To make green warm, add yellow.
To cool green down and make it cool, add blue.
As a cool brunette you want to look for cool greens. You will probably find that the medium to darker cool green colours work best for you.
For what to choose that’s up to you. You could find a scarf with some greens in it and then find clothes to match. Or just go straight for a top.
As someone with green eyes, you should look to finding a green that matches your eyes and makes them pop! That’s your eye enhancing green that will be a fabulous color on you!
