As I've been rather slowly finding my favorites and culling things from my wardrobe ( as opposed to a rapid, intuitive, joy- based clothes- whispering process that for some reason I could not do) I learned something interesting:

--A lot of the items I'm removing are in my favorite colors
-but I still love and wear best and favorite colors- I don't want all neutrals.

So I'm even more convinced I'm very prone to buying " almost right" items when they are in a great color. And as Angie pointed out before, retailers don't offer as many color options in some of the good- quality designs and fabrics, so one can get a little desperate and FOMO when espying the right color, and overlook problems in the style or fit.

Anyway I got braver and let some lovely-colored items go. I could tell I was not wearing them and it was not going to be smart to build outfits around them.
I don't think I am trying to do neutrals- only, but I may have to be content with more of the scarf or jewelry trick ( as in Shannon's post) for some color happiness so I won't be as tempted to buy an item that doesn't quite pass muster for style and fit.