What Colors to Wear to Enhance Your Image or Change How You Feel
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What Colors to Wear to Enhance Your Image
Colors are more than simple dyes. They are energy, and as such can affect us and the people who interact with us. You are what you wear. Studies have shown that it is hard to show anger in the presence of pink, so if you are looking for an edge, wear a different color. But what? It depends on the image you want to present.
If you wish to appear powerful or to feel powerful, wear red and black. Each separately is a powerful color, and together they project ultimate power.
If you wish to be dramatic, wear bold, vivid primary colors with strong contrasts, such as red with a splash of yellow or purple with a touch of light green.
If you wish to be romantic, wear pinks, rose reds, and pastel violet shades, such as mauve. Combine various shades of pink and red with no sharp contrasts.
If you wish to be perceived as trustworthy, wear dark blue. Blue conjures up images of tradition, caring, trust, authority.
If you wish to look like an executive, wear dark shades of blue and gray and accent with a bright tie or scarf. Or you can wear black with a pastel blouse or shirt and that splash of color.
If you wish to appear secured, wear earth tones with accents of gold or ivory.
If you wish to appear intellectual, wear blues, blue-grays, and muted blue-greens. Use stripes or linear designs in scarves or ties of neutral colors.
If you wish to appear sensual, wear warm colors such as red or rose red, but stay away from yellow. Use flashy jewelry for a contrast.
If you wish to appear passive, wear neutral shades of gray and gray-brown. Combine with other grayish colors, and stay away from sharp contrasts.
If you with to appear protective, wear navy blue, dark brown or black. Use dabs of primary colors for accents.
If you wish to appear powerful or to feel powerful, wear red and black. Each separately is a powerful color, and together they project ultimate power.
If you wish to be dramatic, wear bold, vivid primary colors with strong contrasts, such as red with a splash of yellow or purple with a touch of light green.
If you wish to be romantic, wear pinks, rose reds, and pastel violet shades, such as mauve. Combine various shades of pink and red with no sharp contrasts.
If you wish to be perceived as trustworthy, wear dark blue. Blue conjures up images of tradition, caring, trust, authority.
If you wish to look like an executive, wear dark shades of blue and gray and accent with a bright tie or scarf. Or you can wear black with a pastel blouse or shirt and that splash of color.
If you wish to appear secured, wear earth tones with accents of gold or ivory.
If you wish to appear intellectual, wear blues, blue-grays, and muted blue-greens. Use stripes or linear designs in scarves or ties of neutral colors.
If you wish to appear sensual, wear warm colors such as red or rose red, but stay away from yellow. Use flashy jewelry for a contrast.
If you wish to appear passive, wear neutral shades of gray and gray-brown. Combine with other grayish colors, and stay away from sharp contrasts.
If you with to appear protective, wear navy blue, dark brown or black. Use dabs of primary colors for accents.
Colors to Wear to Change the Way You Feel
Red stimulates self-confidence, warmth, physical activity and vitality. Wear it if you are cold, insecure, or if you have poor circulation.
Orange stimulates the metabolism, physical and emotional energies, and athletic performance. Wear orange if you are lethargic, depressed, want to feel happy.
Yellow stimulates the digestive tract, mental activity, and will power. Wear yellow if you need to concentrate, if you wish to feel optimistic, if you have poor digestion.
Green stimulates the heart and hands. It promotes compassion and positive feelings. Wear green if you are anxious, bitter, or resentful. Or if you work with your hands.
Sky blue stimulates the voice, self-expression, personal responsibility. Wear blue if you want to relax, to cool down emotionally, if you suffer from insomnia.
Dark blue stimulates the central nervous system, imagination, and insights. Use if for lack of imagination and migraines, and if you need to think clearly and with insight.
Purple stimulativs the brain, creativity, inspiration, high ideals. Wear purple if you're depressed or if you're striving for meaning and purpose or spirituality.
Orange stimulates the metabolism, physical and emotional energies, and athletic performance. Wear orange if you are lethargic, depressed, want to feel happy.
Yellow stimulates the digestive tract, mental activity, and will power. Wear yellow if you need to concentrate, if you wish to feel optimistic, if you have poor digestion.
Green stimulates the heart and hands. It promotes compassion and positive feelings. Wear green if you are anxious, bitter, or resentful. Or if you work with your hands.
Sky blue stimulates the voice, self-expression, personal responsibility. Wear blue if you want to relax, to cool down emotionally, if you suffer from insomnia.
Dark blue stimulates the central nervous system, imagination, and insights. Use if for lack of imagination and migraines, and if you need to think clearly and with insight.
Purple stimulativs the brain, creativity, inspiration, high ideals. Wear purple if you're depressed or if you're striving for meaning and purpose or spirituality.
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- What the Color of Your Car Says About You
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- Purple Power
- As they get older, many women begin to favor the color purple. For some, it might be a rebellion against the conformity in dress they had to adhere to during their younger years, for others it represents a move to a more spiritual time in their lives.
Colorful Caps Can Help You Think Better
Wear a different color cap for different kinds of thinking.
Red -- allows intuitions to be explored.
Black -- to assess negative feelings, identify risks and disadvantages.
Blue -- for disciplined thinking.
Yellow -- for postive, constructive, and optimistic thinking.
Green -- for creative thinking that generates new concepts and perceptions. Good for writer's block.
Purple -- when trying to find meaning and purpose
Black -- to assess negative feelings, identify risks and disadvantages.
Blue -- for disciplined thinking.
Yellow -- for postive, constructive, and optimistic thinking.
Green -- for creative thinking that generates new concepts and perceptions. Good for writer's block.
Purple -- when trying to find meaning and purpose
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KReneeC
May 12, 2012 @ 11:31 pm | delete
- I never thought that what colors I wear could mean something! How interesting and I will be thinking about that now every morning I get dressed! Great lens!
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RazzbarryBreeze
Sep 12, 2011 @ 4:57 pm | delete
- Nice Lens... I enjoyed it
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Mortira
Jul 16, 2008 @ 8:01 pm | delete
- Fabulous lens! I've lensrolled you on my Beading Calendar. Thanks for all the great color insight.
5 stars!
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