People like me, who have bright red hair along the lines of young Jane Asher, have a much smaller range to work with. Bright red looks terrible on us, but but more romantic, deep tones are OK.

The real trick is that you have to match the color to your *skin tone* more than to your hair. We have trouble wearing red because we usually have rosy untertones to our skin, which is exaggerated by red clothes. Regardless of whether the clothes clash/compete with the hair, it’s most important to make sure your skin doesn’t look blotchy and flushed or washed out. Purple, brown, and gold based reds help.

That said, one of my favorite colors to wear is red. It is hard finding the right red for me to wear since I don’t want to bring too much attention to my cheeks (which tend to flush easily). However, I’ve had great luck with cool reds. I’ve started looking out for exceptional cool red items. Recently, I bought a red leather purse and two pairs of shoes. Currently, I’m looking for dresses in cool reds since I shrunk out of my last one (oh darn!).