Bridal Lehenga design

Lehenga Shopping:

How To Pick The Right Shade Of Colour That Flatters You Best!

You've heard a lot of people admiration you over the years of how pink looks nice on you, or how red is your colour, or you look absolutely fresh in light blue. But if you are a girl, you know that there are dozens of shades that fall into 'light pink', and even more in 'red' and blue is super vast also . So when it comes to your wedding look, they assert picking the proper shade of lehenga for your skin tone is half the battle won. But how do you decide which shade of pink or even 'light pink' would flatter you the most?

Know about skin tones and undertones.. what's yours?

So there are two types of skin undertones- cool and warm. Yes, if you've shopped from MAC, that's what the 'C' and 'W' in NC or NW 40 stand for! If your MAC shade is a 'C', then your undertone is 'Warm' and if your shade is a 'W', then your a 'Cool'- yes the other way round to neutralise your skin shade. Figuring out yours is something that'll come in handy for your lehenga shopping as well. You can either flip the rear of your MAC foundation, or here is a simple way to figure it out:

Look at your veins under your wrist, and stick with this chart to figure out your skin tone! Warmer skin is more yellow coloured (think Anushka Sharma), while cooler skin is more pink coloured (think Kareena Kapoor). In general, most Indians have warm or olive skin tones or neutral undertones with a couple of exceptions.

What shades work with your skin tone?

Now that you know whether you've got a warm or cool skin tone, comes the next step. Figuring out what shades accompany your skin tone. Here is a simple guideline to stick to:

Cool, pale skin tone:

Cooler shades looks better on this skin tone. Pastel tones and softer colours suit these skin tones better.

Something very bright could look very stark, so instead pick deeper, jewel tones! If you want to select something other than pastel, then choose darker shades rather than brighter like emerald green and deep blue.

Stay away from colours that have a small neon tint to them like tomato red or orange. There are a couple of pastel shades like beige that might wash you out completely so keep that in mind also.

Warm, medium skin tone:

Colours like reds, sky or green, orange and even yellow look good on this skin tone. Fire shades like orange, yellow, hot pinks, fuchsia- anything that brightens the face instantly are ideal for this skin tone.

If you are doing want to pick pastel, then colours like light pink should be picked over blush pink, ash grey, beige or white.

If you want to consider dark shades, then pick the brighter variants- royal blue over midnight blue, ultraviolet over deep purple and emerald green over bottle green should be your picks!

Olive skin tone:

 This is the skin tone that a lot of Indian girls have, and a lot of dusky or wheatish brides would come under this category, which can look gorgeous when matched with the right hue! Burnt orange may be a gorgeous shade for this skin tone, as are warm pinks and deeper corals.

Pastels like and green and warm pastel pink shades work wonder on this skin tone. Millenial pink is an amazing shade to select , so is lilac.

Anything which is too bright might or might not work depending on your complexion- you have to check that it doesn't make you look too dull- the outfit should complement your skin tone. So avoid cool toned of reds, oranges and pinks and neon shades which look ultra bright!

What if you loooove a shade or lehenga which doesn't sit right with your skin tone?

Honestly, this is a general guideline, and if you really love something that is not really flattering you, there are hacks around it- you just have to be smarter! Say you are a cool toned bride who loved a beige lehenga, or an olive skin tone bride who's fallen in love with a neon shade of orange or pink? Well, a hack would be to modify up the blouse to a shade lighter or contrasting that flatters you or change the inner lining of the dupatta that goes over the top that provides a glow to the face. You could also add another dupatta of a color that complements your skin tone into the mix!

Jewellery can add a pop of colour that suits you if you contrast it with the lehenga and makeup can also play a task in it. A cool toned bride could add a pop of colour on her lips in order that a beige lehenga doesn't wash her out, or a dusky bride could go for a lovely nude makeup look with smokey eyes to rock a bright lehenga! The basic rule of thumb? Apply the guide to items that are closest to your face, and play around with colors on the remainder of the outfit.