Things You'll Need:
- Men's Casual Pants
- Men's Casual Tops
- Men's Dress Shirts
- Men's Dress Sweater
- Mens' Dress Pants
- Women's Casual Tops
- Women's Dress Coats
- Women's Dress Pants
- Women's Dress Shirts
- dresses and skirts
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Step 1
Begin your journey into personal color by disregarding your favorite colors and the colors currently in your closet.
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Step 2
Consider your hair color. Determine if you have blue-gray or light gray hair.
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Step 3
Remove all traces of makeup.
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Step 4
Look at your eyes in the mirror. Are they light blue or green, clear blue or green, or a shade of gray?
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Step 5
Check your skin's undertones. Do you see golden, peachy or beige hues?
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Step 6
Choose plums, mauves, pinks, rose-based browns and beiges, blue-reds, blue-grays and blue-greens if you have blue-gray hair with blue or green eyes and beige or pink coloring to your skin. Orange and golden colors will make you appear very pale. Limit black to pants, skirts and off-the-shoulder dresses.
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Step 7
Opt for ivory, apricot, coral, tans, beige, golden browns, violet-blues and lemon yellows if you have dove-gray hair, clear blue or green eyes and peach or golden undertones to your skin. Marine blue and warm grays will work for you, but black and burgundy will render you sallow.
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Step 8
Hit the stores. You're armed with powerful information, so get out there and use it!
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Step 9
Try on colors that you've determined to be well suited to your coloring. Step out of the dressing room into light that is as close to daylight as possible, and ask a friend or sales associate for an honest opinion.
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Step 10
Look at yourself against a white or off-white background for an undistorted view of the color.
