Determining what colors look best on you can be a useful tool to help build your wardrobe and make you look and feel your best. With so many shades and hues available, it can be very difficult to determine your best colors. Understanding you skin tone and complexion can be extremely helpful in knowing which colors to wear to make yourself look fabulous.

You may have heard people refer to themselves by color seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.   According to this type of color analysis, all people have either a warm or cool skin tone.

                 Winter: If you are a winter, your skin color might be pale, olive, or dark; skin undertones are typically blue or rosy pink. Hair and eye color often contrast the skin. Black, dark, or white blonde hair are typical winter hair colors.

Colors for Winter types:  deep, rich colors such as black, deep blue, crimson, and dark pink. Icy pastels like silver, sky blue, light sunny yellow, and pink can also look wonderful. Bright white is another good color for many winters since this stark neutral works well with hair and eye color contrast.

Spring: If you are a spring, skin undertones are often gold-yellow. Skin coloring is typically in cream or peach shades, with hair color ranging from auburn shades to golden and strawberry blondes. Springs often have freckles and lighter eye color.

Colors for Spring types: Springs look best in soft, rich colors. Warm colors such as peach, golden yellow, copper, coral, and brown shades with warm tones are good choices. Bright aqua, green, and royal blue can also look stunning. Rather than bright white, springs can opt for a rich, creamy ivory as a wardrobe staple

Autumn: If you are an autumn, your undertones are typically golden, with skin coloring in shades like peach, beige, and golden brown. Red, red-brown, dark blonde, and rich brown or brown-black hair shades are common for this season. Autumns also tend to have darker eye colors.

Colors for Autumn types:  Autumns look wonderful in rich neutrals, earth-toned, and spicy colors. Consider olive, forest or mossy greens, orange shades, greys, dark browns, burgundy, purples, and camel and rich beige colors.

Summer: If you are a summer, skin undertones might be pale blue or pale pink. Skin might be pale or pink-toned. Light eyes and blonde or light to medium brunette hair is common for summers

Colors for Summer types:  soft shades and muted colors with cool undertones or light colored neutrals:  dusty or rose pink, pale yellow, soft white, lavender or pale mauve, and powder blue.

The most important part of shopping for color is to make sure you feel comfortable and confident.  The color may be out of your be on your color analysis guide, but it you feel like a million bucks in that color…..then that color is for you!

Blue–the color of cloudless skies adds a vibrant pop to whatever look you’re going for, whether it’s a daytime outfit or nighttime glamour as seen on Hayden Pannetierre.  Electrify your wardrobe with the color of the season!  AprilMarin Capri Dress in Cobalt Blue featured at www.aprilmarin.com.

Check out Christa Jean from Petite Fashionista in AprilMarin Cella Dress!

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1) Always try to wear heels.

2)  Focus on dressing in monochromatic looks to create the illusion of height.  Dresses and suits are great as they often come in monochromatic styles. 

3)  Wear custom made clothing.  The better your clothes fit the better your body will be outlined.  Remember that most clothing is not made for petites and therefore may look big and boxy on a petite body.  Check out AprilMarin.com for some great custommade dresses, suits and jackets.

Take a walk on the wild side with these
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Top Row From Left: Nine West “Zanja” ($93), Nine West “Eriley” ($93), Nine West “Thorana” ($83)

Bottom Row From Left: MIA “Worship” ($92), Bandolino “Paradisa” ($73), Tommy Hilfiger “Chase” ($69)

Top Row From Left: Bandolino “Mixa” ($69), Annie “Sandy” ($51), Nine West “Heech” ($93), Matisse “Holland” ($59)

Bottom Row From Left: Bandolino “Gilmore” ($74), Madden Girl “Brandyy” ($56), Fitzwell “Delina” ($69)