I also have the pale skin/dark hair combo, with slight pinkish undertones, so I don't look great in most pastels -- blue/green tones are the exception. I also don't look good in most orange or yellow, but I love orange, so sometimes I just wear it anyway (usually just workout jackets or tee shirts).

Yellow is probably the hardest color for me to wear, and consequently the color I have the least of in my wardrobe. I'll stick with my yellow slingbacks (in summer, great with a navy and white dress!), and mustard bag.

I am not a pastel fan....probably because they don't look good on me. I am alot like Janet but my undertones are more pea-ish, and I LOVE orange and yellow. So I also stick to things like hangbags, a leather bracelet, yellow shoes, or a belt. I can get away with very, deep toasted oranges which aren't matte or flat. The only color I wear that is really not too appealing on me is camel. But I always wear a scarf or a bright necklace or earrings. I would also wear a collared shirt underneath camel. I won't do anything in camel that I can't wear something with it near my face or layered. So I don't do camel/light tan t's or button down shirts.

Now, on my lower half is a different story. I have a lovely yellow flowered summer skirt that I love !

Interesting- I'm another fair skin, dark hair person, but I think that some pastels do look good on me. Actually, a lot- pale icy greens and blues, mauvey pinks and light lavenders, as well as peachy/coral colors. I just try to use the mirror or photos to decide if something works or not. I won't wear something that looks horrible, but I will wear something that is not my *best* color.

As with any color that does not suit me, I don't wear pastels. After working out which colors work for me, I would be too self-conscious if I wore any. That's just not me.

And when I see others, whom such colors suit well, wearing them and looking just beautiful, it just reinforces my choice not to go down that alley.

It's funny, but when I was younger, I wore pastels well. But as I've gotten older, my hair has natually darkened to a medium brown. So consequently, the pastels still look ok, but a darker tone now suits me better. When I was in high school, I had a periwinkle sweater and I never failed to receive a compliment on how well I looked because it suited my skin tone so well. Why did I ever get rid of that sweater?!?

I was so busy typing I realized I did not answer the question! Ha! Colors with yellow undertones don't look good on me so I stay away from them. But I'm not naturally attracted to them. Black and grey don't look so great by my face so I wear them with something else (a scarf or a cardigan) to break it up.

Cileena, with your red hair and warm-toned skin, I'm sure olive and rust really are fantastic colors on you. However, I bet that there are some pastels you can wear (granted, maybe only a few). I'm thinking that if you look for pastels that have yellow/warm tones, you might be able to find something that works--not all pastels have to be cool in tone. I'm thinking peach, buttermilk, and maybe even a light, mossy green?

I do sometimes buy colors that are probably not my best colors, but if I like the outfit and I don't look horrible, I will purchase it anyway. I find that a lot of very deep colors wash me out, as do very pale pastels, but I have been known to purchase them. I probably don't wear them as much as colors I think are truly flattering, but there aren't a lot of colors that I absolutely refuse to wear.

No I don't - there are plenty of colors that look good on me, so I just stick to them - I really don't see the point of wearing colors that aren't flattering on me!