Posts Tagged ‘pastel’

Today, the sun is nigh and teasing me with visions of beaches and cocktails and T Spoon’s “Sex on the Beach”:

(Don’t try and pretend you don’t remember this song.)

Despite the ravishing sunshine, the weather itself is deceptive and cruel, and a nippy wind chill ensures that scarves, jackets and workman boots are still very much necessary.

That doesn’t mean I haven’t been secretly donning denim hotpants and experimenting with this season’s super cool ice cream shades indoors though!

(Top: Zara, Shorts: Topshop, Hair clip: Dorothy Perkins)

(Jumper: Topshop, Shorts: As before)

Um, excuse the dirty bin liner in the second picture. It’s not rubbish, honest, I just keep forgetting to take all my hideous wardrobe monstrosities to the charity shop.

Also I hope you like the new look of the blog. I was in the mood for drawing summery stuff today!

Question time: Are you excited for the summer months? What trends will you be embracing this summer?

I’m a little late to point this out, I know, but nude definitely seems to be the way to go this season. And the next season too, it appears.
I like nude (the colour, not the naked sort). I like how it’s a refreshing change from the oftentimes too-painful-to-look-at neon brights which dominated the catwalks of the past few seasons. Believe me, looking like my favourite Stabilo Boss Highlighter pen was not a flattering look.

Whilst nude is nice, it does have the rather annoying ability to drain the paler variety of person of all colour and lustre. Basically, if you’re lucky enough to be dark-skinned, then embrace the nudeness, because you can’t go wrong with this shade.
If, like me, you’re more milkmaid than exotic goddess, then you need to be careful with this trend. I recently made the horrific mistake of wearing a so-nude-it-was-almost-white ruffle dress courtesy of H+M without any hint of a fake-tan to balance it out. Essentially, I just looked washed out. Not good.

So how to get this tricky shade just right? You have two choices. The first choice is: get a tan. Preferably out of a spray tan or bottle, because I won’t condone skin cancer on this blog. As long as you’re not frightfully orange, a light glowing tan will help to add contrast between your skin and fleshy-coloured garment(s), a point I didn’t manage to consider whilst wearing that damned ruffle dress.
Now for your second choice: be picky. Believe it or not, nude comes in a variety of shades, from the almost-white to the slightly tangerine varieties. The paler you are, the more tangerine-nude you should go, unless you’re willing to go for the tan option. Also, adding contrasting colours such as black to your outfit will really help to define the difference between the garment(s) and your skin.

So, there you have it. How to embrace one of this season’s (and next season!) hottest trends, without washing yourself out. And now, for some show off pictures of my most recent nude buys… (yes, I’m turning into a nude-hoarding whore, I should really stop it now). Look out for these item in future outfit posts! :-

(Clockwise from top left: top: Topshop, ruffled waistcoat: Topshop, necklace: Primark, bracelet: Primark)

Question time: what’s your view on going nude this season?