https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 22:09:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1362420 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:35:18 +0000 tulle 1362420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, some really good observations and advice here--what an amazing forum!&nbsp; I think you've already intuited that low-to-medium contrast is most flattering on you.&nbsp; When you want to go darker for a more formal look, just let one of your pretty scarves or a lighter shirt buffer the harsh contrast around your face.&nbsp; </p> <p>The fact that you work with children and parents is significant.&nbsp; Having worked with young children myself, I know that they have visceral reactions to color:&nbsp; they tend to hate black clothing (connotations of witches, etc.) and love brights (especially pink, purples and blue-greens.)&nbsp; They also appreciate soft textures like cashmere and velvet, and colorful prints. </p> <p>Do you generally wear lip color?&nbsp; I think a sheer lip butter in muted melon or coral would be amazing on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359853 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 05:14:00 +0000 Staysfit 1359853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vix, thanks for all the helpful diagrams along with the color swatches attached. I have wondered about the soft summer idea before. I'm not surprised. If I'm understanding the seasonal color theory, soft autumn sits between soft summer and soft spring and if there is a little more coolness you can slide towards the summer and more warmth towards the spring. Does that make sense? </p> <p>I understand what you mean by contrast also. I will have to experiment to see what works for me, just as you have found that mixing a medium with either a light or dark works better than mixing a light with a dark for your situation. Your illustrations were very helpful. </p> <p>I am also still working out the colors and which ones I like best. I think I have a slight preference for the warmer colors of soft autumn and soft spring. I know that soft summers have some warmth. i see the color palettes as a guide not something that locks you in. They help to make a cohesive wardrobe that will mix and match. In some ways it would be good to pick one palette and stick with it so I can make things work together. People who use only a few colors can have smaller wardrobes because it is easier to coordinate items. I seem to have a rainbow, and I love colors! </p> <p>A more focussed color palette would allow me to hone my wardrobe further. The original purpose of this exercise was to figure out if a higher contrast level would be better, and it turns out that there are many more questions and interesting ideas to follow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359820 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 04:13:11 +0000 sparlingo 1359820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE #7 on you. So pretty! I'm trying to figure out the contrast thing for myself, so I won't pretend to have any wisdom for you there, but wanted to chime in to say that #7 was my hands-down favourite on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359552 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:04:51 +0000 Vix 1359552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><span>Hi again SF --<br /><i><br /></i>You said:</span></p> <p><i>&gt;I had my colors done in person three times and was given three different opinions (spring, summer, autumn).&nbsp;</i></p> <p><i>&gt;I sent good quality professional photos taken of me over a period of multiple years to an online color stylist and she told me I was a soft autumn. </i></p> <p><i>&gt;</i><i><b>The colors in my palette are slightly less saturated than what I think work best for me.</b></i></p> <p>One thing I've found really helpful in working out my own palette -- and it sounds like this is what you're doing --&nbsp;is seeing where colors more or less overlap and where my boundaries lay. &nbsp;Yours are a lot more flexible, so you get to play even more!&nbsp;</p> <p>The usual disclaimer re photos, monitors etc but I popped some of your scarf photos against various palettes.&nbsp;In set 2, I too really like you in #4 and #2.&nbsp;</p> <p>Prints/patterns are kind of a PITA to use for this type of noodling&nbsp;because they often mix cool/warm and/or&nbsp;bright/muted color to great artistic effect. Also, no matter what the individual colors are, I find it's&nbsp;the OVERALL effect that matters.</p> <ul> <li>Set 2, scarf #4 seems to pull its slate blue base color from Soft Summer, then incorporate shades from SSu, SAu, and Lt Spring.&nbsp;</li> <li>Set 2, scarf #2 is even trickier -- it looks very at home in SuAu and SSu, though&nbsp;I'd place it *slightly* more in SSu (e.g. a bit cooler) in&nbsp;terms of overall effect</li> <li>Set 2, scarf 3 seems a solid SuAu olive. I don't love it as much on you. My eyes get called dark brown, but they're actually a warm burnt sienna/amber-y shade so I can't match them without looking dead (cool-toned shades here!)&nbsp;-- I need to contrast with a complementary blue or use the color as an accent. This color may be too much for you as a solid.</li> </ul> <p>I honestly don't think there's a magic formula for figuring out what contrast works best -- it's easier to see what's worst! So keep experimenting. </p> <p>As a high contrast pale-skinned brunette, it should be easy for me, right? My best dark shades to contrast with skin, my best light(er) ones&nbsp;to contrast with hair. But I find what often looks best is when there's a *mix* of contrast levels -- and generally I prefer light-with-medium shades&nbsp;or medium-with-dark shades vs light-with-dark.&nbsp;</p> <p>In case it helps, examples of this in photos&nbsp;5-6 below.&nbsp;Pardon orange skin tone from reflecting walls/floor. ;)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359509 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:52:41 +0000 Staysfit 1359509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great ideas Beth Ann! &nbsp;I will try you ideas for my print scarves! &nbsp;I bet they would work well,&nbsp;</p> <p>I just checked my phone camera settings, I do have a timer! &nbsp;Now I have to figure out where to place it and where to stand! &nbsp;I will start to work on this and see what happens! &nbsp;Thanks for the idea!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359451 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:59:06 +0000 Beth Ann 1359451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating thread!&nbsp; Others are far wiser than I with color theory, but I concur that medium tones, somewhat muted, with some warmth and medium saturation are your slam dunk colors!&nbsp; I'd also add:</p> <p>1.&nbsp; A color that's not quite perfect can work, particularly if wearing it makes you happy.&nbsp; The happiness factor is huge. What about wearing the light green print (in #1 above) layered over a deeper top, sweater or jacket?&nbsp; The top will add a bit of saturation, even if the scarf is close to your face.&nbsp; A light cream blouse might be lovely, for example, layered under a deeper jacket or cardi -- the right level of white/cream can be like a mat in a photo frame -- offering a bit more focus on on the face.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; I use my iPhone for photos, and I don't (yet) have a tripod.&nbsp; I use the Camera+ app, which has a rudimentary timer.&nbsp; I balance the camera (facing away from me) on the night stand, push the button, and step back in the 15 counts before the picture is taken.&nbsp; I've learned over time where to stand to get my whole self in focus in the frame.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359371 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:34:27 +0000 Staysfit 1359371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Style Fan, I also wear animal print but usually in a color. I think pic 4 is an animal print in green and yellow. One of the original pics was also an animal print scarf. Most of my wrap dresses are animal print. I have both snake and leopard. I don't have freckles but I do have wavy hair, and I do best with a small print that has more curves than straight lines, so it seems to work well for me.</p> <p>Marley, I agree with your assessment about the scarves. The print in pic 5 is too saturated. I like it though, just not so close to my face, it's making me look a bit sallow. I'm sad about the scarf in pic 1. I love that print, but it really does wash me out. It became very obvious when I saw the photos, plus my eye became very critical after looking at so many scarves for this exercise. I have 52 scarves. I didn't try them all, but I pulled a good number. </p> <p>I'm hoping I can find some creative ways to wear the green print scarf and the saturated print scarf so they don't detract from the overall medium contrast that I will work to establish, and also so they don't clash with my soft autumn color palette. I have a few scarves like this, some I decided to give away, but there are 4 I am keeping. I deliberately photographed 2. Now I have to learn what to do with them. If anyone has suggestions, I would be glad to hear them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359358 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:27:04 +0000 Style Fan 1359358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has been another interesting post.&nbsp; Thank you for sharing your journey.&nbsp; I found I could see your eyes and colouring in your second set of pictures.&nbsp; I have my DH take my pictures.&nbsp; I haven't posted many on the forums but I have for myself.&nbsp; It is easier than taking them for myself.</p> <p>My eyes change colour depending on the light and over the years.&nbsp; Sometimes they are greener and sometimes people think they are blue.&nbsp; I never see them as blue and DH has never seen them as blue.&nbsp; They do look teal at times.</p> <p>In terms of the scarves in your second set of pictures I like the ones that have a print and are not solid.&nbsp; I especially like #2,3, and 4.&nbsp; #1 was okay but I thought it "matched" you a bit too much.</p> <p>I am trying to figure out the contrast thing myself.&nbsp; Imogen Taylor did some post on her blog.&nbsp; I tend to wear solids except for leopard/cheetah print which blends with me.&nbsp; Not to confuse things but this is good for me because I have freckles but not necessarily good for other people.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1359331 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:47:49 +0000 Marley 1359331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are your eyes! &nbsp;Now - I can really see them &nbsp;- and wow, are they gorgeous! &nbsp;So glad that you took some of the pics over with better light!<br />Of your most recent pics, I like #s2, 3, and 4 the best. &nbsp;I think #1 washes you out, 5 is too saturated, 6 is wrong shade of purple. &nbsp;Seven is not bad though - that might work with some of your "sure-thing" colors!<br />This has been so fun to see you go through this process - thanks for sharing!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358941 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:58:06 +0000 Staysfit 1358941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vix, your summary and explanation are very helpful. I agree that in the first set, pic 5 runs a bit cool. It's interesting because I also think that scarf is a bit bright. There is a lot of contrast in the pattern, although the pattern is very small. I usually don't wear it right up against my face. I have a dress or two in the darker colors from my palette. It's funny that you mentioned this because for fall I wanted a teal shift dress. I couldn't find one I liked so I ended up with one in a charcoal color, that it decided I could accessorize. Charcoal is in my palette as a neutral.</p> <p>Diane G., Thanks for sharing your Pinterest board. I am fairly certain I am a soft autumn. I had my colors done in person three times and was given three different opinions (spring, summer, autumn). I guess I am hard to classify for some reason? None of the palettes worked well, but they weren't from the 12 season system. When I read about that online, I sent good quality professional photos taken of me over a period of multiple years to an online color stylist and she told me I was a soft autumn. I purchased a palette, and it mostly seems to work! I wish there was someone near here that could confirm it in person, or create a custom palette. The colors in my palette are slightly less saturated than what I think work best for me. </p> <p>I also am not fond of the lilac scarf and that is why I posted it. I thought it was low contrast, but too cool toned. I find purples very difficult. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358885 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:33:47 +0000 texstyle 1358885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post!&nbsp; I am so fickle about color - my eyes change color with the weather it seems and my hair has everything from white, blond to light brown tones. My skin tone is sort of olive but I do have some redness in my cheeks. It's crazy trying to figure out colors sometimes. The only thing I know for sure is that I do not look good in pastels. Esp. mint green. My worst color ever.</p> <p>I also think lip color, hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, teeth, makeup, etc. have a lot to do with how color looks on each person.</p> <p>In your last set of pics I immediately liked #4 - a LOT.&nbsp; I l think I like it precisely because it's blue and not green. But it's the other tones in the scarf *with* the blue that are making it work so well to my eyes (and with yours). The other colors bring out the warm tones in your skin and hair in a very nice way to me.&nbsp; In the first set of pics I really liked #7 - I think for the same reason in a way, the color goes with your hair and lets your eyes shine even more as the focal point. </p> <p>So, I guess I'm saying that sometimes, going for the same color of your eyes (esp. in a solid), in a way can take the focus off of your eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358875 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:55:00 +0000 Anonymous 1358875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fascinating thread this has been. I'm agreeing with others who've said you're definitely medium contrast. And you do indeed have the most unusual green toned&nbsp;eyes! Of the new pictures I would say the your best ones are 3, 1 and 4. The worst one I think is the lilac tone in 6 which is actually a&nbsp;colour that&nbsp;I never ever wear as I look sallow and ill, and I'm a Soft Autumn&nbsp; as diagnosed by a colour specialist. So perhaps you are an SA too? BTW I have a pinterest board if you fancy a browse : <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/dibev/soft-autumn-colour-inspiration/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pinterest.com/dibev.....spiration/</a>&nbsp;.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358874 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:53:52 +0000 Vix 1358874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>xpost -- numbers refer to original photos/post</b></p> <p>Hi Staysfit --</p> <p>First, thanks for sharing! I'd definitely peg you as a low (ETA&nbsp;low to&nbsp;low-&nbsp;medium contrast person)&nbsp;so comments will reflect that. Feel free to disagree!</p> <p>Through similar trial and error, I've learned to start with color, then add in the contrast piece. [I'm a dark hair/eyes, fair skin type.]</p> <p>IMO you (one) can be&nbsp;lower-contrast and wear the darkest shade from YOUR personal color palette in a dress, sweater, jacket etc. and come out looking amazing. You might benefit even more from adding in some of the lighter tones in your palette via accessories, but you'll still look awesome.</p> <p>Because you look as if you fall in the general warm/light category for colors, your colors are never going to be as high-contrast <b>*in combination* </b>as someone who can wear everything from magenta to optic white and look good. Like how a&nbsp;tiger has less contrast than a zebra. ;)</p> <p>I think that's why all the warm-toned, medium-range colors with lighter warm tones (#7, 8, and 10)&nbsp;are getting deserved raves. The main colors flatter you, the accent shades echo your hair and/or skin tone, the colors aren't high contrast with *each other* -- so: Bob's your uncle, you look great. Also, the overall impression is one of light, which matches your personal characteristics.</p> <p>Re #3 -- that brown looks a little neutral in tone to me; I'd look around for an even more golden one that has about that much depth (darkness) to it and see what you think. I bet bronze is amazing on you.</p> <p>More of my .02 below on the ones that are close -- these are ones I'd pair with one of your best colors to help offset the not-quite-right.</p> <p>#4 -- the blues look a little cool to me; same advice as above</p> <p>#5 -- the lighter colors work well and don't "weigh you down," but I think the colors are still on the neutral-cool side (more Light Summer or Spring, where you may need to warm it up)</p> <p>Please let us know how your experiments are going&nbsp;-- I do love the color posts!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358868 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:36:21 +0000 Staysfit 1358868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's sunny today so I was able to update my photo's so you can really see my eye color,&nbsp;plus I figured out that if I take them in my bathroom, where there are two windows and lots of lighting, it works better. &nbsp;Here are some additional photos of me, without any make-up wearing,&nbsp;some medium contrast and possibly low contrast scarves. &nbsp;I was intrigued by the two green scarves, and the blue-green one as well. &nbsp;I also love the very colorful print. &nbsp;It is clearly a mid contrast print.<br />pic 1. &nbsp;Light green print scarf - low contrast, and it looks like it may wash me out a bit compared to the next greens.<br />pic 2. &nbsp;Also light green, but warmer in tone, and I don't think it washes me out as much.<br />Pic 3. &nbsp;I just repeated the mid green photo from above so it's easier to compare. &nbsp;It's seems to pull out my eye color<br />Pic 4. &nbsp;A blue green print<br />Pic 5. &nbsp;Colorful saturated mid tone print<br />Pic 6. &nbsp;Purple (light to see if it works with my eyes)<br />Pic 7. Purple (darker to see if this works better with my eyes)</p> <p>Well, thanks for indulging me as I show you more pics. &nbsp;I think they turned out better don't you? &nbsp;What do you think about the contrast and the colors? &nbsp;(Too bad about the light green print scarf. &nbsp;Seeing it in the photo it's really not as nice as I originally thought. &nbsp;I may sell that one.)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion/page/2#post-1358863 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:21:55 +0000 rachylou 1358863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find that the medium contrast is where it's easiest for me to see <i>you</i>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358786 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:23:08 +0000 Staysfit 1358786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn67, your point is excellent. The way I want to be perceived is very important. I am a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and I work with the students in their schools. I aim to look very approachable, warm, but also authoritative. I don't want to appear overly powerful or intimidating as a professional, I believe the fact that I dress nicely, (I tend to dress just a tad better than the people I work with, and the same goes for parents of the children I see) conveys the authority. </p> <p>The pics of Gwynneth P. Are interesting. She is a spring. Both of my children are springs also. They inherited my fathers big blue eyes. They both have fair skin and golden toned hair. I believe springs can wear black, and higher contrasts. I think that's why it works on her. </p> <p>E, it's interesting but I have grown to like some mid range grays even though my coloring is warm. I am using it as a neutral because my favorite warm neutral, which is olive, has been hard to work with. I can't find the items I would like in that color.</p> <p>Runcarla, cognac boots are on my shopping list. I found a pair I like, but they aren't weather proof and that makes their usefulness factor fairly low where I live.</p> <p>Rabbit, it's interesting about your mother. I wonder if your mother is a soft summer? I think soft autumn and soft summer can be hard to tell apart if the hair is light in color. </p> <p>I am learning so much from all your responses! Soon I will try to summarize everything that I have learned so far, plus my month of no shopping is almost over! I am down to the one week left point! I have been making a list of things to get and I will post that to get some feedback. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358775 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 08:49:50 +0000 lyn67 1358775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will not comment your pictie, cuz it really depends on what do you aim for. Heck, I know-this is not a great&nbsp;help:-) But let's see.</p> <p>I am also a low contrast girl by nature.&nbsp;Blonde, thin and fine straight hair, greyish blue/green eyes, thin,&nbsp;invisible&nbsp;lips,&nbsp;pale to olive sensitive skin.</p> <p>But I don't really agree that one looks always&nbsp;better in clothes that match her level of natural contrast. It really depends on your personality, what you aim for and/or what you like/feel better in, and are used to.</p> <p>If you aim for a harmonious, feminine, and blending in look- then it's OK to wear colors that are same level of contrast&nbsp;as your face has. But if you want to&nbsp;project a more authoritive look, to stand out, or blend in another crowd (say at a conference) than you can also &nbsp;try some brighter, darker shades. Of course those has to be corelated with something else in your appearance, too. Say with a darker frame for glasses. Or&nbsp;darker brows, lashes&nbsp;and a bit of make up.&nbsp;</p> <p>I now have some dark and&nbsp;thick&nbsp;frames and (always loved, but now even better)&nbsp;love&nbsp;contrast on my body,&nbsp;to match. It seems the thick dark frames inserted a much bigger lever of contrast to my face-and so,&nbsp;I&nbsp; even dared to put on a lipstick. When I wore lighter frames(I had&nbsp;spring green like Angie's, but only on temples and &nbsp;metalic) I never used lipstick for weekdays, but a bit of gloss.&nbsp; Now I like some darker (to me)&nbsp;lipstick and darker brows, and feel like these, together with my frmes makes me more visible somehow:-).</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358766 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:30:29 +0000 Ornella 1358766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(I lost the whole post, so here we go again...)</p> <p>I am so grateful that Marley suggested you experiment with the contrasts and to you for actually played. These visuals are fantastic and show the real value of experimenting. Now I'm inspired to do something similar as I'm in the process of whittling down my wardrobe further and narrowing my colour scheme. I think playing with the contrasts is fine tuning, so it's great you're at this stage.</p> <p>From my point, all photos from 5 onwards are great, but 5 and 6 are my personal favourites. Without even reading about your eyes' colour, I like these greens on you. It's the concept that Angie introduced to me - including the shades from our eyes in the wardrobe.&nbsp;The eyes&nbsp;are never one colour, which makes it so interesting to me personally.</p> <p>I also like that your phone is so prominent in the photos - and I like the shade next to your face.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358765 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:30:09 +0000 Marley 1358765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting Staysfit, that your eyes are green, but have a gray-blue component as well. &nbsp;That probably explains why you can do some of the softer cool colors, along with the softer warm colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358756 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 05:05:43 +0000 Gigi 1358756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was an interesting experiment! I have just glanced through the responses and haven't read them thoroughly, but it looks like most of the responders are saying that you are medium contrast, and I agree. I feel like the darkest scarves were too severe for you, but the lightest ones washed you out. The medium-contrast ones looked harmonious.</p> <p>As far as what "contrast" means, I had always interpreted it in the way that Carter does. So, if a person is high contrast, their outfit as viewed with regard to&nbsp;itself should be high contrast. In other words, they might wear a black-and-white outfit, or a dark gray and cream outfit. I do not interpret it as meaning that a person who has high-contrast coloring should wear a color that is high contrast with their skin. For me (I'm high contrast), that would be like wearing an all-black outfit, since my skin is very fair. But the outfit itself wouldn't be high contrast with respect to its components, so the outfit on me would look very blah.</p> <p>Your eyes are beautiful, by the way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358754 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:55:12 +0000 Alana in Canada 1358754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was interesting to read--thanks staysfit. --and everyone else, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358719 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:21:10 +0000 Staysfit 1358719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, I just had the DH stare deeply into my eyes to tell me what colors he saw. He says two colors and two saturations. Mostly medium green with a small amount of grayish blue. He also sees some light green. I think my eyes look a bit darker in the photos than in person. I haven't mastered photos and I think it's funny that my pink phone is in all of them. I need a better way to take them! Maybe a tripod and a camera with a timer! In any case, I believe that I must be medium contrast, not high contrast. My skin is definitely medium. When I do purchase any foundation product it is in the light end of the medium category.</p> <p>Thanks for complementing my skin and eyes. I think good skin runs in the family, so do the green eyes. </p> <p>Thanks for all the great feedback! Once again I have much to think about as I continue on my style journey. I am learning so much, and having fun in the process. With each post my closet gets more streamlined and I have more ideas of which direction I should head to improve things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358716 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:15:42 +0000 carter 1358716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am far from expert. I barely know what works on me, but yes, I think low contrast women can wear low contrast outfits perfectly.</p> <p>Eta changed pic to one where Gwyneth still had her whole head </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358705 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:01:56 +0000 unfrumped 1358705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inget back to the season color analysis. High contrast festivities can wear darker and more saturated colors of any sort, and then it's the cool vs. warm division( cool dark jewel tones vs. warm dark , or deep, colors. Lowest contrast would wear more soft pastels. </p> <p>But everyone had a range, and even then, some outfits seem to work even if breaking the rules, and vice versa. </p> <p>Staysfit you are on the right track with amping up the depth of color a bit to look more enlivening, but using slightly muted tones. I think that's why the turquoise cardigan was not your favorite-/ it was clear and cool. Still, I would not make too many rules but would use these as guidelines, which just help focus time &amp; energy, as in , no black ( tops at least). I think we all should try on unexpected colors from time to time in case something wonderful turns up. But, the " rules" do help explain why some colors just don't cut it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358704 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:00:07 +0000 Carla 1358704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Staysfit, for doing all this work! I believe we share similar colouring, and I struggle with some of the same issues that you do.</p> <p>Discovering cognac accessories (footwear, belts, bags, leather jacket) for 'bookending' with my hair has been my biggest style epiphany. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358700 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:55:41 +0000 E 1358700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh and I forgot to add that my contrast preferences make medium grey one of the most useful neutrals in my closet! Taupe and cocoa brown have been playing a similar role lately too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358698 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:52:16 +0000 E 1358698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love the soft dark colours on you! :)</p> <p>To be clear, I was thinking of high/med/low contrast the way Carter does. So if I'm wearing a dark navy blouse, I'm more likely to pair it w a medium or dark colour than a light one. Sometimes I opt for a higher contrast combo, if the colours I'm using are all v flattering. But it's not as easy for me to wear as medium or lower contrast ones. I don't pay as much attention to how the colour contrasts w me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358687 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:40:47 +0000 Marley 1358687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carter - I just re-read your comments again and I'm trying to understand. &nbsp;So - are you saying that a low-contrast outfit - like an all black outfit would/should look good on a person with low-contrast coloring? &nbsp;<br />I'm trying to think of someone here on the forum who can wear a low-contrast black outfit - and the first person who comes to mind is Jenava - but her coloring is high-contrast (dark hair, light, light skin, and dark eyes)&nbsp;- and the black against her porcelain skin is high-contrast - so technically, she is wearing a low-contrast outfit (when just considering the outfit) - but it is a high-contrast outfit when you also take into consideration her skin, hair, eye color, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358681 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:35:02 +0000 Jaime 1358681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting experiment! I am no expert, but have read and reread&nbsp;The Triumph of Individual Style, which I consider the bible on these sorts of things. I&nbsp;think you are low contrast. You do have contrasting eyes, but the overall effect (at least on the monitor, and eyes in particular are hard to assess this way) is low contrast. And indeed the scarves that detract the least from your face&nbsp;- on the monitor - are the lower contrast ones 7 and on. (I actually like 7 on you.) The higher contrast scarves like 3 and 4&nbsp;don't necessarily look bad but create a more dramatic look and bring attention to themselves rather than you face. The very dark ones (1 and 2) are more overwhelming.&nbsp;That's my two cents! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contrast-high-med-low-per-marleys-suggestion#post-1358677 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:27:44 +0000 rabbit 1358677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is an interesting thread, &nbsp;I think my mother has very similar coloring to you, and we recently realized that low contrast colors were really washing her out or making her skin appear more uneven in tone, especially anything close to the color of her hair or skin in the oatmeal/beige/blush range. &nbsp;</p> <p>Black was too high contrast, but with some chambray blues, turquoises, watermelons of the right saturation (not too muted, not too bright) suddenly there was more contrast between her eyes, lips, hair and skin and the effect was very flattering. &nbsp; I think in part as she aged she needed to move toward slightly brighter versus more muted colors that had worked for her well when she was younger. </p>