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Pastels can be fab!

Angie

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Especially if you're Julie and Tanya - who both wear pastels beautifully. Please don't stop loving pastels just because they are not a popular colour choice. I love them on you and consider them very much part of your styles.

I look like death warmed up - and that's being kind - in pastels but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them on the both of you, and anyone else who wears them well :0)

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Latest reply was from fathenry

Tanya

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Aaawww, thank you Angie!

I do like pastels, and soft muted cool colors. I like brights too. In my book it does not have to be a choice between the two. I think I will always be wearing them, although the exact amount may vary base ob my mood in various periods of time.

crazyone

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I totally sign on to Angie's post!!! I don't wear pastels much because they don't suit my coloring and don't really call out to me, but I totally appreciate them on others, like Tanya and Julie. Actually, I'm usually on board with most people's general choices of colors, except those people who decide to only wear all black all the time, even in the rare case that black suits them that much...I suppose I'd be the same way if someone chose to wear all chartreuse green all the time, but that never really happens, does it!

Jenava

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I like to pair them with corresponding jewel or deep tones - navy with baby blue, for instance.

Rosie

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I agree. Pastels can be so beautiful, especially on the right person. To me it is much more important how a person feels and looks in a color than whether I personally wear it. Keep up the pastels!

taylor

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I love pastels, they just don't love me back!!!

Tara

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I looooooove pastels, it's definitely my favourite colour type of choice. I am super-pale, summery colouring so muted, pastely colours work well with my pinkish skin tone.

I love brights as well though...just don't try to stick me in bright orange or yellow...rainbow colours are probably a bit too strong for my pinky white skin!

AJ

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Oh, I always sigh when I see a pretty lilac or pink or peach pastel item! Unfortunately pastels are not for me.

Scarlet

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I feel like pastels are somehow one of those things people have violent reactions to, like Oh Gawwwd not pastels!!! I figure they are associated with babies and old people? Not sure what the problem is. Pink also--some women are so violent in their dislike of pink. I think it makes them feel pushed into a gender box? Many of my friends think I need a pink intervention. They are kind of a bunch of tomboys though. It's not like I am Elle out of Legally Blonde. They do succeed, though, in making me feel vaguely ashamed to love my colors. Come to think of it, I really feel I have a much better sense of color than most of my friends. Why do I listen to these people?

I have a (non-tomboy, unbiased) friend who knits baby blankets and other accoutrements in the most beautiful pastel colors. As a gift for me once she offered to make me a full size blanket. I loved the baby pastels soooo much but shame kept me from choosing one of those colors. I chose a natural white reasoning this was "versatile". Silly, silly, silly, Scarlet.

Vix

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Scarlet, maybe your friend would let you commission a 2nd blanket (or shawl) in a pastel so you can get your fix.

I wear pastels proudly -- especially when I want to look deceptively angelic (pale blue), rested (rose) or friendly (lilac); generally I pair them with grey or espresso. Originally it was quite a switch from my usual all-black, but vanity won out....

And I mean even if one's more suited to other shades, who can hate on pastels?

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Katiepea

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Oh, I LOVE pastel colours - and particularly love wearing baby blue, pale pink and pale lemon. They are such soft, feminine colours and I love exploring that side of my (emerging) style. I have to add that Julie is one of my style inspirations on here!

Laura

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I love Tanya and Julie in pastels. They just say "pretty" to me.

As I get older, I intend to wear more pastels. They are so soft and flattering to the complexion. My mom wears soft pink a lot and looks gorgeous.

Lisa

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I guess I will be the odd ball here and say I normally DON'T like pastels. I think very few can pull them off well. Now if you have a tan, any pastel looks great, and so does white, to show it off. Otherwise whenever I see a pastel I want to add a strong color against it, preferably a neutral like black, gray or navy. I personally feel I look washed out in very soft colors.

Sarah

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Pastels are beautiful - I've always loved them. I try to wear mostly pastel lilacs because purples are my favorite color.

biscuitsmom

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Im much more comfortable in pastels than bright tones...with red hair and fair skin I feel invisible in bright shades....

Michelle

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I obviously don't have a strong view on this one way or another, but I personally get annoyed when others impose their views and style on others and categorically reject a shade just because it doesn't suit them. So yea to Ylf and Angie for never doing that!
Am I right that I am one of those who can't pull off pastels especially well?

Nonie

i love my pastels ...not turning my back!

RoseandJoan

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My heart went pitter patter when I opened this thread and then my belly flopped. I love pastels and it makes me happy to know that you like me wearing them. I actually abandoned pastels in favour of neutrals for many years until I realised 'I LOVE THEM, what am I thinking'. I now wear them with pride and for the most part receive compliments about my colour choices. Thank you for starting this thread Angie.

Maya

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Julie and Tanya look stunning in pastels. I think April would also wear them very well...so I hope she gets that light purple shell from MyShape! I guess it's still a little saturated to be a pastel, but it's close Pastels are beautiful colors. They remind me of watercolors and Claude Monet. What's not to love? They make me look like a corpse with a bad tan but hey, not everyone looks that way in them.

Sveta

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I think I am some ignoramus here but what is considered pastel? Is there anything between pastels and brights? I always thought pastels are very light colors, like Easter eggs. I would not consider the color of the top April ordered (love that color!) as pastel color, it is too saturated for this.
Anyway I think any color is beautiful if it suits your features, your character and your mood.

Maya

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Yes, it is too saturated Sveta. But it's on the right track, compared to the brighter colors that I typically see on the forum. I think april could go very light, like the cardigan Boof is wearing in her thread.

fathenry

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Hmmm, this is so interesting. I don't really care for pastels right now and I'm not sure if it's because I'm a trend follower or if they just aren't me at the moment. I don't think they look great on me, except perhaps peach? I really like mid tone, bright colors. I haven't figured out the science behind why some colors look good and some do not. Mostly I think it is whether the person wearing it looks happy!