Lately, however, modest shades have held increasing appeal to me, though I've always been conservative when it comes to dressing myself.
Now I can say that I appreciate the advantages of subtlety more consciously. I have seen the light! (which guess I should have seen this sooner, as my favorite color is quite mute).
In their July 2011 issue, InStyle Magazine featured the color "Blush," a light pinkish beige, and probably one of my least favorite colors, besides red.
(InStyle, July 2011)
Blush has always reminded me of salmon (which I find disgusting), or a piece of clothing whose color was drained during a rinse cycle.
Like carefully groomed eyebrows or glossed lips, however, understated accents highlight one's beauty without being pushy about it.
One drawback is that blush may be difficult to pull off, as the wrong shade of pink can be as damaging as the wrong shade of foundation. Judging by the flattering shades of pink on the racks, though, I probably won't be running into this problem anytime soon:
(H&M, July 2011)
Happy blushing :-)
