It's important, once you've had your colours done, not to get so fixated on the colour of a garment that you forget to look beyond that. If you want to keep your outfit 100% neutral, don't underestimate the power of adding a bright lipstick or nail polish to add a splash of colour without sacrificing your elegant look. Finish off with accessories in your best metal - almost always yellow gold, although some blue/bright Springs can also get away with a bit of silver.
Make sure everything fits beautifully, and add a well thought through accessory or two a skinny belt in a light tan or a bolder corn yellow can lift a sensible work outfit without removing any of the professionalism. Opt for your neutrals - nimbus, bright navy, cream, palest shell pink, rich chocolate and camel - in beautiful fabrics which reflect the light and add instant sophistication - a dove grey merino or cashmere sweater for instance, or a cream silk shirt. This absolutely doesn't need to be the case. One of the biggest concerns of newly diagnosed Springs is that they'll look like a children's television presenter, and their days of elegant sophistication are behind them. Of course if you're lazy, like me, you can just stick to Kettlewell's prints, all of which have been carefully selected to fit entirely with your palette. As a Spring though, it will look best if you try to avoid the most jarring colours for your palette in prints - black, sludge green and mauvey pinks can all look a bit dull and dreary on you and detract from a pulled together look, whereas a splash of a grey that's a bit too deep or a pink that falls onto the cool side isn't going to detract from a great print. Once you get over two thirds of the print falling within your palette, no one will even notice the 'wrong' colours, as the whole look will tie together. But what if you're looking at a print and some of the colours aren't in your palette?Īs a rule of thumb, as long as at least half of the print is within your palette, it will be ok, but might not be an absolute wow - if the style is perfect, and you love it though, half is plenty. If you're feeling a little nervous, the simplest way to start with your Spring palette is to think 'dark neutral, light neutral, splash of colour.' Three colours is where the colours in your palette really work their magic, and contrast (between light and dark and neutral and bright) is your new best friend, so starting in a really simple way with, say, bright navy, cream and a splash of red in a Florence Infinity Scarf or camisole is a really easy starting place which can be as classic or daring as you choose to make it, based on your own personal style.īeginning with a print rather than big blocks of colour can be a less intimidating way of getting going with wearing a more than one bright colour at a time. Your pinks are all slightly peach or coral toned, your greens are leaf and lime, your blues have an aqua hue and even your greys have the brightness of a dove rather than being a cold stoney shade. The Spring palette is warm toned, which means every colour has a yellow undertone. Just think now you have a whole palette of colours that look that good on you! Rather than looking at the whole wallet at once, look at one colour at a time and I'll bet you find a few favourites in there - perhaps the colour of a tshirt or a jumper which always gets you compliments. Yours is the lightest and brightest of the four palettes, and in many ways can be the biggest facer when you first start out.īut before you panic too much, slow down and have a thorough look at it. A sea of red, yellow, green, turquoise and pink, with apparently not one single sensible colour in it. The rarest emeralds will appear to be an intense green-blue.There's no getting away from it looking at the Spring swatches for the first time can be a little alarming. The deeper or more green an emerald, the more valuable it is.
Most emeralds end up being heat treated to deepen or enhance the color. Emeralds are also like aquamarine in that the way the color is presents itself in jewelry depends on a good cut by a skilled gemologist. Emerald color can range from light green (though there is some argument whether these very light beryls are truly emeralds) to a deep, rich green. “Like aquamarine, emerald is a variety of beryl, a mineral that grows with six sides and up to a foot in length.
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