INTRODUCING COLOR BACK INTO YOUR WARDROBE ❤


… AS THE EXPRESSION GOES …

“I’LL STOP WEARING BLACK WHEN THEY DISCOVER A DARKER COLOR”

THIS SPEAKS TO ME ON A SPIRITUAL LEVEL AS I WILL FIND ANY EXCUSE TO WEAR BLACK. SUPPOSEDLY 9 OUT OF 10 WARDROBES ARE FILLED WITH NOTHING BUT BLACK & GREY …

… SO WHY DO WE LACK SO MUCH COLOR? …

BLACK IS …

  • CLASSIC

  • FLATTERING

  • MINIMALISTIC

  • SLENDERISING

IT’S SUCH A UNIVERSAL COLOR TO WEAR & MUCH MORE WEARABLE THAN A COLORED OUTFIT THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO COORDINATE …

WE ALL PLAY THE SAFE CARD & THINK IT’S TIME TO BREAK OUT OF OUR HABITS …

I WILL AT NO POINT TELL ANYONE TO STOP WEARING BLACK BECAUSE I KNOW I COULDN’T TAKE MYSELF OUT MY COMFORT ZONE EITHER BUT HOPEFULLY THIS POST WILL INSPIRE YOU TO ADD A POP OF COLOR INTO THE LITTLE THINGS …

… ACCESSORIES …

… LAST SUMMER I’VE EXPLORED COLOR A LOT MORE …

I STARTED OFF WITH THE SMALLEST OF THINGS LIKE …

  • BAGS

  • JEWELRY

  • WATCHES

… FOR THEIR INTERCHANGEABLE NATURE …

ACCESSORIES ARE ALSO A GREAT MEDIUM TO BUILD ON. YOUR PALETTE CAN BE REVOLUTIONARY & SHOW STOPPING WITH THE CORRECT USE OF COLOR BUILDING …

SINCE BUILDING PINK HOLLY I’VE LIKED MORE …

  • RED

  • PINKS

  • PURPLES

… FROM THAT I BUILD A COLOR PALETTE USING ACCESSORIES …

… THIS …

  • BAG

  • RING

  • WATCH

THEY ARE A POP OF COLOR IN A SUBTLE WAY & IN CORRELATION WITH A LITTLE BLACK DRESS THAT MAKES YOUR OUTFIT SORTED …

… HAIR COLOR …

… THIS ONE’S NOT FOR ALL …

IN THIS GENERATION WE’VE SOCIALLY ACCEPTED COLORED HAIR A LOT MORE THAN WE DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED …

WITH THE LIKES OF MUSICIANS & ACTORS GOING VIBRANT & BRIGHT EVERYONE WAS LAVISHING ON THIS DYE …

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HAVE A TEMPORARY POP OF COLOR AS MOST COLORED DYES FADE TO PASTEL & BACK TO NORMAL QUICKLY …

IN MY EXPERIENCE GETTING IT PROFESSIONALLY COLORED HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE WAY TO GO BUT IF YOU’D LIKE TO MAINTAIN YOUR HAIR AT HOME I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST GOING WITH FUDGE PAINTBOX HAIR COLOR …

THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF COLORS & THEIR VAST RANGE IS PIGMENTED & NOT DAMAGING NEXT TO SOME …

THE COLOR DEFINITELY TURNS HEADS & BRINGS BRIGHTNESS BACK INTO ANY LOOK SO DON’T FEEL GUILTY OR LIKE A GOTH WHEN YOU GO OUT HEAD TO TOE IN BLACK …

… MAKEUP …

… THIS ONE’S FOR EVERYONE …

I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T DARE TRY THE SUGGESTION ABOVE …

MAKEUP CAN BE WIPED OFF IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT & YOU’RE ONLY ONE BABY WIPE AWAY FROM TAKING IT OFF. I SHAME THE PERSON WHO WEARS THE SAME BROWNS & NEUTRALS EVERYDAY …

MAKEUP IS PLAYFUL SO GET VERY CREATIVE …

I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD SWITCH UP THEIR USUAL ROUTINE ONCE IN A WHILE. I’VE BEEN LOVING LE 9 DE GIVENCHY EYESHADOW PALETTE & PICKED IT UP FOR A GOOD PRICE DURING THE HOLIDAYS …

A BIT OF COLOR AROUND THE EYES CAN ADD EMPHASIS & THE KEY IS TO BLEND PROPERLY OR IF YOU LIKE A BOLD LIP THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OPTIONS …

HERE LATELY I HAVE BEEN USING YVES SAINT LAURENT (YSL) ROUGE PUR COUTURE LIPSTICK IN RED …

… SHOES …

… IF YOU DON’T FAVOR PRODUCTS …

SHOES ARE ALTERNATIVELY GOOD FOR THROWING SOME COLOR BACK INTO YOUR WARDROBE. WITH THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET A GREAT SHOE WILL TAKE YOU PLACES …

I PERSONALLY LOVE A GOOD STATEMENT SHOE WHETHER IT’S COLORFUL OR NOT BUT THESE WALK’N’DIOR SNEAKERS FOR INSTANCE ARE BOLD & RECOGNIZABLE …

BY FAR MY FAVORITE SHOES TO TEAM FROM HEAD TO TOE WITH BLACK DURING ANY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR A CASUAL CUTE LOOK …

… FINALLY …

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT YOU CAN WEAR ANYTHING YOU LIKE. DON’T LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN & CANNOT WEAR …

AT THE END OF THE DAY IT’S UP TO YOU ON WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN WHETHER IT’S A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COLOR OR IN SMALL AMOUNTS …

COLOR IS VERSATILE & CAN BE USED IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW YOU ALL STYLE UP COLOR WHEN YOU FIND IT HARD BREAKING OUT A FULLY BLACK WARDROBE …

AS ALWAYS UNTIL NEXT TIME

XOXO 🖤