https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:06:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917682 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:25:28 +0000 biscuitsmom 917682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The only color I really don't like is the deep pink/red hue in a shade of purple- it makes my skin look the same shade! UGH https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917520 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:35:21 +0000 rae 917520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No poison eye for color in general, but I do have colors that I don't like ON ME. Besides those that just don't flatter (SSB, muddy pastels, mustard), I don't really like to wear bubblegum pink, coral, periwinkle, dark purple... I guess they feel too feminine or something.&nbsp;<br /><br />I also definitely dislike certain color combos - black and red, primary red and primary yellow (the ketchup and mustard effect), Superman red and blue, and 80s brights with black (really feel the need for a soft neutral to tone those down).&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917510 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:27:31 +0000 Angie 917510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi five Joy and Suz for not having a poison eye for colours either :). I CANNOT be a successful fashion stylist and have poison eye. I try very hard to limit my poison eye for things. I am down to four and half things now, and I really want to keep it that way. If I could make those 4 and half things disappear - I would!<br /><br />Gaylene, I've seen people pull off that yellowy-brown "phoo colour" to perfection actually. In Africa in particular. It is a stunning colour on a very dark skin tone. <br /><br />Denise,<b> so with you</b> that tan when worn with white looks better on most people than black. <br /><br />It's a tall order, Debs! Black from head to toe is extremely hard to pull off to my eye. Anna did it last week and I loved her outfit. She also looks good in black, which few people do. You are challenged :). But in the same breath I must add that your style needn't please my style eye - it has to please YOUR style eye. <b><i>That's always the most important thing.</i></b> You have to wear your outfit, and not me :). <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917484 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:06:25 +0000 Sara L. 917484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't like most oranges and some yellowy greens but for the most part I like most colors.&nbsp; I can't wear yellow at all but I really like the color on others.&nbsp; Soul sucking beige looks awful on me so I avoid it but I don't dislike the color.&nbsp; I don't like to wear most pastels because they feel too twee (but I'm trying to get over that this season since pastels are so trendy right now)&nbsp; although pastel pink looks GREAT on me.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have a maternity sweater that someone gave me in pastel pink and it makes my skin look fabulous, but even that doesn't make me love it. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917454 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:49:13 +0000 texstyle 917454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think I'd have to say that pastels are tough for me with the exception of certain blues and grayish lavender colors. I don't care for pastel yellow, pink, coral&nbsp;or green esp. They make me think of&nbsp;baby room colors. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917453 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:40:15 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 917453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Funny, I was just thinking about this the other day.&nbsp; I love most colors, but am very picky about pinks and greens.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Pinks - I like blush, coral pinks, and&nbsp;fuschia, but&nbsp;hate Pepto/Barbie pinks.<br />Greens - I like emerald, lime, turquoise, teal,&nbsp;olive, and kelly green - hate muddy sage, yellow-greens and for some unknown reason I have a real problem with hunter green.&nbsp; <br />And there's a shade of brownish orange that is just awful. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917444 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:26:28 +0000 Anonymous 917444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a poison eye for any color that reminds me of poop or puke.&nbsp;While house hunting a few years ago, I saw a dining room that was painted&nbsp;a sickening brown color that reminded me of you know what. I couldn't stand it, and wondered what kind of person would put&nbsp;an unappetizing color like that in a dining room. Just saying!<br /><br />Beyond that, there are colors I don't wear because they don't look good on me; but I like those colors on the people who can wear them. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917407 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:39:42 +0000 Suz 917407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No poison eye for any colour here. I love 'em all - but I don't love them all equally and I certainly don't love them all on me. But that's a different thing.&nbsp;<br /><br />I will say that lots of pastels worn together (or even displayed together, in stores) tend to make me turn away (perhaps partly because I don't look good in true pastels). Ditto a whole lot of neon at once (thought I like a shot of it now and then).&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917397 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:29:47 +0000 Rambling Ann 917397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Burgundy. With my red hair it's a train wreck. And the olive tweed jacket and forest green jeans DH insists on wearing together. He thinks they match because they are both green. Ouch my poor eyes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917357 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:12 +0000 Anonymous 917357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No poison eye for any color here. The closest might be bright Barbie pink.<br /> I had an aunt that hated pink and blue together. When I see it I can't help but think of her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917351 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:52:37 +0000 amiable 917351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Like Krish, I think mint is on my poison-eye list. &nbsp;I rarely&nbsp;even like it on others, silly though that is. &nbsp;Same with other sugary pastels. &nbsp;I don't mind colors that look like faded saturated colors, but don't like most pastels. &nbsp;It doesn't make sense.<br /><br />But then there's neons which look horrid on me, bring back bad flashbacks and yet still call my name. &nbsp;I even bought a couple of neon necklaces to try the flashback trend. &nbsp;I make no sense. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917348 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:49:33 +0000 missvee 917348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pink. My mother used to try to dress me in pink but I stamped my little feet and said no. Still stamping... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917338 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:41:57 +0000 Molly L-R 917338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Some colours that make my heart sink in the shops are:<br /><br />- Pastels<br /><br />- Neons<br /><br />- The aforementioned soul sucking beige.<br /><br />- Denim.&nbsp; Purely because it's so ubiquitous and boring.<br /><br />Black and white look terrible on me, but can look great on other people.&nbsp; <br /><br />Certain shades of orange and yellow suit me, but wearing them leaves me cold.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors/page/2#post-917317 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:15:53 +0000 Irene 917317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a poison eye for shades. Some blue hues look wrong. Some brown hues look downright nasty. I can't do pastels, but I like them on other people if it suits their skin tone.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917313 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:02:29 +0000 RoseandJoan 917313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love all shades of purple with the exception of <b>puce </b>even the word sends shivers. Having two young girls I also dislike barbie pink, barbie purple and all disney princess shades of saccharin. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917297 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:37:51 +0000 Jaime 917297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a poison eye for certain colors on me - certain olives, beiges, rusts really look awful next to my face, but I am happy to see them on the right person. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917291 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:23 +0000 Agnes 917291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My mum looks great in SSB and all those taupey/stone colours, so I dont hate it, but do think its draining on most people. I hate so many colours I cant even list them:) In my home decorating there is no red, pink, purple or blue, except in my daughters room. And I am a zealout for a limited palette on a person, or a design of any type. <br />And Angie I had just about convinced myself out of the all black look, when last week on the bus I saw the chicest woman I had seen for ages... wearing black from head to toe.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917288 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:47:57 +0000 Anonymous 917288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I struggle with happy "candy" colors but I am trying to bring some in to my wardrobe. I also eliminated the soul sucking beige fear, especially for trench coats. Those are a classic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917281 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:48:49 +0000 krishnidoux 917281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That pale mint that is in right now! Totally associate it with my now deceased American grandmother touring the world&nbsp;circa 1973. Love her, though, but not the colour.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917274 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:30:55 +0000 lyn67 917274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <br />I am blonde and green eyes with a&nbsp;very low contrast face, but never &nbsp;loved pastels) others than a specifique&nbsp;pale, antique&nbsp;pink(blush?) for a top or sweatter (so no&nbsp;mint, or light blue).<br />I loved heathered shades, greys and taupes, creams and stones, chock browns AND some blacks pre YLF but after joining YLF&nbsp;lots of white and &nbsp;brighter colours, too:-).<br /> I kind of know magenta is my worst nearby my face, but I&nbsp;love other&nbsp; shades of&nbsp;burgundies, purples&nbsp;and &nbsp;berries better and I learned that all colours are really doable if&nbsp;has something to relate to(aka the power of bookending). <br /><br />That was exactly the case of my chuncky mint&nbsp; beads, worn with everything this spring.&nbsp; I never liked mint on clothes, but&nbsp;turned out mint in&nbsp;an accesory near my face picks out a bit &nbsp;the colour of my eyes (and perhaps of&nbsp;my specs which are green, too), and had got so&nbsp;many compliments since..<br /><br />Still not loving royal (bright)blue on me as find it too harsh for a matter, but absolutely love it on others.<br /><br />I had a poyson eye for neons pre YLF and still have for some, but&nbsp; Angie showed us that they are more than doable&nbsp;in small doses, too.<br /><br />So I never say no, and never:-).<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917267 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:43 +0000 Hil 917267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am not a fan of wearing&nbsp;pastels or beige, and&nbsp;the trend for neons is not exciting me too much but I won't rule out every&nbsp;wearing any specific&nbsp;colours in the future. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917262 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:09:01 +0000 Deborah 917262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just has to pop back to let Angie know that I am making it my mission to prevent her "almost" poison eye for black head-to-toe-outfits developing any further! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917255 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:49:08 +0000 Marley 917255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't think of a color that I absolutely hate - except for salmon - for some reason I kind of get a stomach ache when I look at that color.&nbsp; It is totally a visceral reaction - nothing conscious about my reaction to it.&nbsp; Other colors that I don't particularly care for include chartreuse, persimmon, rust, brown, beige, orange, olive green - but, they are all colors that look AWful on me, so its probably just my narcissism that is getting in the way of my attitude towards those colors! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917246 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:16:53 +0000 CocoLion 917246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't really have a poison eye towards any color, although the all-mint or all pink or all-coral thing I did last year no longer interests me. &nbsp;&nbsp;But&nbsp;I am loving oranges, as well as soft pinks and chambray tones. &nbsp;I also love all of the white, cream, beige, tan, stone, light grey, taupes etc. &nbsp; Soft, light neutrals basically.<br /><br />And I am beginning to think that all colors look better on me than black. &nbsp;Even soul sucking beige looks better on me than black. &nbsp;But it is so hard to free myself from black. &nbsp;As we all know, it is readily available, slimming&nbsp;and&nbsp;hides the dirt. &nbsp;From 1985 on, I have worn a lot of black, but I'm really starting to re-think black because it looks so unflattering on me. &nbsp;(Another one of my turning-55 epiphanies.) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917227 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:02:12 +0000 Gaylene 917227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The only colour that I find repulsive is a yellowish medium brown--the colour my husband calls "baby poop brown", which probably explains my aversion.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917220 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:44:07 +0000 Ingunn 917220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think all colors are beautiful in the right combination. Even beige. Sometimes colors don't look good, but then it is because they are on the wrong person or not well put together imho. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917184 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:47:02 +0000 velvetychocolate 917184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was surprised that a coral sweater actually looked nice on me! I have *one* saturated/almost neon, coral-coloured, fine-guage sweater that looks a lot better than I would have expected. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I have a bit of a poison-eye for certain pastel colours. I think it's because my Mom always pressured me into wearing pale pink, powder blue, lavender/lilac. <br /><br />There seems to be an assumption that if you have blonde hair/blue eyes, then you should be wearing Easter-egg colours. <br /><br />I have a really hard time with this - I don't want to wear colours that those awful Peeps marshmallow candies come in. No buttercup yellow, no pale pink, no lavender etc. At the same time, I am slowly coming around to the realization that too much black isn't any good on me either. <br /><br />Hate to say it, but powder blue, pale pink, and buttercup yellow colours are almost like <i>nails on a chalkboard </i>to me. I love seeing mint on other people, but haven't tried it yet myself, because it's way too close to those "pastel" colours for me to even want to go near it. <br /><br />It's like when I see one of these colours, I can almost feel a cavity forming. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917099 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:50:35 +0000 Liz A. 917099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another vote for pastels... oh and red and green together. &nbsp;Just looks like a Christmas tree. &nbsp;Same with black and orange for Halloween. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-917037 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:53:54 +0000 Glory 917037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ mustard. Keep trying to like it, but honestly I just don't&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poison-eye-colors#post-916994 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:05:59 +0000 shedev 916994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ orange.&nbsp;I like it on some skin tones, just not mine.