You have heard from friends that in a bright yellow shirt that gave you your girl, you look like an idiot, and although you really look at it as an exotic bird with a burning feathers, you are still not willing to part with a favorite gift. It is not necessary to wear the colors that do not suit you - on the background of flowers the features of your face will be blurred, you look tired and older than his years, even if just returned from vacation and slept great. When choosing the right colors and fashion for men is very important to be able to give preference to those that will be beneficial to shade your skin.

Determine your skin tone

The skin tone of each person has a certain color, which can be attributed to one of three categories. There are warm, cold and neutral tones. Determine your skin tone is very simple, it can be just a few steps. In the afternoon, under natural light, sit in front of a mirror, to determine the natural color of your skin.

There are also a number of other ways. For example, if your skin look better silver jewelery, chances are you belong to the "cold" type. If you do go gold, it means you belong to the "warm" type. Another way to determine its type - at close to the skin surface veins (often seen in the hands), if they have a bluish tint, then your skin tone is cold, if the green - then warm. Also, you can determine your skin tone with a simple white towel. Wrap a towel around the neck and shoulders. If your skin appears yellowish compared with white towel - then you have the warm type if bluish, then cool.

As a rule, dark skin has warm undertones (eg, olive and gold), and light - cool undertones (pink and blue). Skin "cold" type can be white to pale yellowish-olive - the main thing is cool and muted tone.

"Cold" people are usually brunettes with deep eyes, but calm tone. Many Asians and African Americans fall into this category, as well as the famous Irish style, with dark hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   and pale blue to the skin. By "cold" type also include natural blondes and brunettes with light-colored eyes.

To "warm" type are red and dark-haired with brown eyes golden (honey) shade, and a man with hair the color of straw. They often rosy cheeks, freckles and blue or green eyes.

Once you have figured out the type of your skin, you are ready to move on to a more thoughtful and balanced stylistic decisions.

How to choose clothes according to skin tone

If you have a golden or olive skin tone, you should stick to the warm tones in clothing. If you have a cool skin tone, choose shades of cool colors. However, this does not mean that if you want to put on a purple sweater, he will absolutely contraindicated. These recommendations - no more than a reference point, which should help you to choose the color, it is best combined with the tone of your skin.

Each color has different shades, and among these colors, you can pick the ones that match your skin tone exactly. For example, purple can be plum, lavender or purple. Lavender color is more men go cold skin tone, while a dark and rich plum shade will look better on the skin in warm colors. So do not worry, nobody will force you to completely eliminate one or the other color from your wardrobe.

Warm skin tones

Warm skin tones, olive and gold tend to look best if to emphasize their clothes and warm colors. Red, gold, orange, yellow, light and dark brown shades are perfect for this skin type. The next time you go for shopping, choose a color with a golden hue, such as beige, verblyuzhevy (often found among suede clothing), orange, gold and dark brown. Avoid colors blue colors, such as blue and purple.

Shades, combined with the tone of your skin, not only refresh your complexion, but also help get the coveted phone number of your favorite girl.

Neutral tones skin

You were lucky. Typically, the skin neutral tones blends with both warm and cold shades, adjusting to them, like a chameleon. In principle, you can wear almost any color you want. You can wear a bright pink shirt that all men dream to try, but not everyone can. And you'll be fine, just open, it look like.

Cool skin tones

If you have a cool skin tone, the perfect option for you - pure, saturated colors: black, white, dark blue, bright red and juicy pink. You do not fit beige, orange and gold colors of the clothes. We also recommend to pay attention to the soft pastels and neutral shades with pink or blue undertones. Delicate shades of lavender, plum, pink and brown, sky blue are best suited to your type of appearance.

Why do not you try a purple shirt and gray suit? It's nice to refresh your look. And when you appear on Monday at work in this form, and all around you start to shower compliments Compliments You will understand that it is not wasted ten minutes to read this manual.

So:

• In accordance with natural skin tone, you can choose colors and shades, which are best suited for your skin.
• For warm skin tones suited to warmer and more saturated colors: red, orange, yellow and dark brown.
• To cool skin tones suitable for cold colors: magenta, purple, pale green, and blue.
• Neutral skin tones are combined with almost any color.

In its pure form described Valais in reality - it is rather rare. Simply determine which prevails semitone based on the main, as a result, you can combine several colors and shades.

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