I just have to say that I have very pale skin and I am naturally a strawberry blonde but have dyed my hair many different shades of red. I ALWAYS get tons of compliments when I wear pink, and how it looks good on me.

I really don't think redheads can't wear pink should be a rule - because it is often not true.

well i use to have brown hair that was my natraul colour now my hair is a dark red and i like wearing like bright pink lipstick and loads of mascara but i still get compliments

I am a natural auburn redhead and can wear pale pinks and any shade of purple well. Fuschia is a no-no however as is bright cool red. I wear black all the time but prefer brown if I'm going for a professional look. We are the only ones who can wear chartreuse well so take that blondes and brunettes!

I disagree totally with telling redheads not to wear black. I'm naturally a strawberry blonde, but have used henna to darken my hair to copper and regular red, and I get tons of compliments whenever I wear black, no matter what shade I am. I'm very fair and freckled, too. I wear natural-looking makeup and peach tones on my lips usually. Perhaps if you have do not wear any makeup, then black might be too much for you, but that's true of anyone, really. Black is so neutral that any hair color/skin tone works with it.

Pinks work for me, too, as long as they are warm pinks and not blue-pinks.

Redheads should NOT wear black anywhere near their face. It really doesn't enhance their look. Also, black is very aging on redheads especially as they get older.
Try using the "season" that suits you. It will be either spring if you are light complexioned or autumn if you are darker complexioned. Using colours within your season makes your hair gorgeous, your skin beautiful and your eyes pop! It's not just some trend, it actually is scientifically based on the colour wheel. For example, would you put a hot pink pillow on a rust coloured couch by olive coloured walls? No, of course not. The same theory works with people and their own individual colouring. Once you try it, you'll never go back to your "bad" colours again!

Um, I respectfully disagree. You are right in that a hot pink throw pillow doesn't go with a rust colored couch by an olive colored wall, but you're talking about home furnishings here. What I'm talking about are people--natural redheads. We all come in (GASP!!) different red hues, eye colors, and skin undertones. The very 'wrong colors' you are talking about are the very colors that I absolutely SHINE in. Hot pink, purple, ESPECIALLY black shirts and coats. AND I'm a natural auburn with dark brown eyes and fair COOL skin.

If I should be wearing the 'right colors' then, I'm afraid those so called 'right colors' will make me look dull, flat, and just plain sick. Especially since I matched up a gold watch and a silver watch to my skin and found out that the silver watch does me more justice than the gold watch, which actually sunk me down. (And I tried those exact same shades you were talking about... NO compliments, in fact, people looked away because I looked so ghastly in the Autumn palette.)

I'm afraid being a redhead isn't nearly as cut and dry as people would like to think. Especially in makeup and clothes, where I shine in the Winter palette rather than the Autumn palette. (And like I said before, we redheads are as much different from each other as we are from the rest of the world's population.)

I hope I'm not being too harsh here. Just putting in my two cents here as a natural redhead that doesn't fit the description of the article.

To Samantha,
Um, I respectfully read your response but you are really off the mark on this one. The colour wheel works with anything you put it against. It's not just art, but actual scientific theory. Some colours are harmonious and or complimentary with certain colours while some aren't.
Seasons can also be put into subcategories such as "clear spring" which is a person who is a spring (warm) but with some winter (cold) characteristics. I didn't want to go into further details about this, but since you described your colouring I felt as though I should. Check out the book "Color Me Beautiful's Looking your Best". From what you say, you sound like a Deep Autumn, (autumn with some winter characteristics). Their colours are a bit different to reflect that specific colouring of a Deep Autumn. For instance, a Deep Autumn can wear black.
I really hope you try out the book. It will answer all your questions and straighten out your misconceptions about colour.

No, I am *not* mistaken. I never denied that the color wheel was relevant. I know it is relevant. I have done my research on the subject (even before writing my first reply), and I can tell you that there is a website called Color Me A Season that proves *my* point. (By the way, it precedes Color Me Beautiful by a whopping *five* years)

I *only* picked you out because of your comparison of redheads to furniture, which to me felt disrespectful. Like we as redheads are not even human, is what it felt like to me. Otherwise I was going to write a reply directly to the author. And I will leave it at that and call it good.

I don't know why you keep focusing on the furniture analogy. It is what it is. Just an analogy. I could have used all sorts of different examples to prove my point. I don't know why you are obsessing about the furniture. Anyone else can see that I am not saying redheads are not human. Perhaps you have issues that make you see things that aren't there.
I suggest you read up more on the colour theory. It applies to everything.

I'm a natural redhead with my natural color being closer to an auburn than copper, and when I let my hair be its natural color I'm able to wear any shade of pink I want, if I want to. Pink has a lot more to do with skin tone than hair color. I just dyed my hair a coppery red last night (A bit more intense than I expected, and I'm still not sure what to think) and I think you may be right about pink this time, but I think that light blues actually look worse with this color than pink does. I think its very subtle based on the exact shade you have and your skin tone.

Ummm....I don't care if this whole colour wheel is a science or not because I look wonderful in black. My mother, who is also a natural red head, looks amazing in black as well. It does not age either one of us!! I think you have to take other things into consideration before saying someone can't wear a certain color...ie eye color and skin tone. I have a very olive tone to my skin with bright green eyes and can pull of black any day of the week. In fact, it is the color that everyone will say looks the best on me!!

What a load of rubbish - pinks and purples look great on redheads. Black also looks fab with red hair - really makes it stand out. Only go for browns and oranges when you want to draw attention away from your hair - which for me is never! Redheads rule!

Okay, I agree that pink often doesn't look great on most redheads, but navy, purple and black?! Navy blue and black especially suit redheads because they are so dark they really bring out the hair colour brilliantly. In the winter I often wear these colours and get complemented as they bring out my hair and eye colour. If anything I would say the shades which you mentioned to wear suit me the least, and I'm not just talking about me but for other redheads too.

I agree. Navy is a wonderful color for redheads, because most redheads are fair and it contrasts wonderfully with their skin while bringing their hair color out. And black looks good on everybody.. believe me a little black dress looks just as good on a redhead as a blonde.. if not better :)

I have to agree with the rest of these girls. I am a natural redhead with lightish red hair which used to be auburn but am not able to call it strawberry blonde. Since my skin is not extremely fair as it used to be dark purples,black and blues are the best. Since I have blue eyes light blues work the best for my skin. I would have to say not so much for green, because it actually makes my face look flushed and takes away from the hair. Black is also very slimming and is great to wear as evening wear. A lot of my clothes are black and I have never looked better.

As a natural red-strawberry blond with grey eyes age 55 I can truly say that I get most compliments on my hair and complexion when I wear black. It makes my skin pale and translucent and my eyes and hair look really good. , It has occured to me that many colour specialists don't want redheads to be pale when in fact many of us look our best pale.

I often wear brown but it does make my freckles more prominent and my colouring less bright. Redheads include so many different skin/hair and eye variations that it con't be one rule for all.

First off!
I'ma naturall strawberry blonde girl,pale skin,and BLUE EYES somethimes grey eyes,you dont have to just have green or hazel.I get compliments alot on my eyes and hair,Pink looks hot on any girl with red hair.
Second of all!
You guys are right about the ivory skin and having freckles, Just about EVERY redhead has freckles and ivory skin tones.

Personally...I think black and purple are great choices for auburn hair and fair skin. I can understand how black would make the woman appear a little older. in the same token...my most recent ex had the rich auburn/fair skin/green eyes combo...and she looked absolutely stunning, if not down right sexy, in purple and black (purple more so than black). Granted, earthy tones looked great on her too, but never as good as when she wore purple. Being a guy, I know I probably don't have the best eye for color coordination, but I do know what I like...not to mention the complements never stopped from my friends.

In the end..personal taste is everything, but if you want a guys advice..there it is.

Thank you! some guy who actually makes sense :)

Most redheads have freckles, but then agian most redheads are fair skinned. I on the other hand have no freckles anywhere on my body and tan a lot easier than I used too. I generally try to stay out of the sun, but its not easy when your job consist of saving lives. Thats why it is important to put lots of sunscreen on and realize that the more you are in the sun, the lighter your redhair will become. I mean i used to have dark natural auburn hair.

I'm a natural redhead and my friends ( who don't spare my feelings on anything) tell me I look great in black because it makes my hair stand out even more. And I got lots of compliments from people I know and don't know about how I look god in all shades of pinks and reds. Some can pull things off because of their facial features. So don't think that just because you're a red head doesn't mean that you can't wear these things.

I'm sorry, but I disagree. Your advice may work for 1/4 of the redhead population who actually *are* Autumns, but I (along with I'm sure most of the commenters here) am part of the 3/4 of the redhead population who do *not* fit that mold.

So let me get this straight. You'd tell us that 3/4 of redheads should avoid colors like black and purple and pink because we're supposed to be Autumns? Sorry, but I just can't do that. Not when I KNOW all the colors you suggested look absolutely WRONG on ME because I've TRIED them all. And instead, the colors that you're telling us to avoid are the colors that absolutely SHINE on ME. Cool, clear, bright colors. Even warm, clear, bright colors look great on me. NOT earthy, muted colors that totally dull me out.

I agree and I am sick of everyone only looking at the red hair and telling me what colours I can wear. They always say autumn. I look sick in yellow based clothes and alive in blue based clothes. The only thing I agree with is that I cannot wear black near my face. I need clear, bluish toned colours. Redheads have different skin tones as much as blondes and brunettes!

Totally agree. I am not an autumn red head either. Try putting me in your earth colours and I come out looking like someone dressed me in baby poo.

I also wear a lot of black, with no worries what so ever.

I don't think you can box a natural red head in very easily as there are so many factors that run along side the hair tone (and then there are so many different colours of hair).

I remember flabbergasting the woman who did my colours once, she found it really difficult as I was not traditional or easy to work out at all. I wear a lot of Chinese Red on her recommendation and other colours usually taboo.

I am quite golden in summer and don't freckle as much as most redheads and I definitely tan.

My daughter is a redhead. She's 11 years old. She looks great in dark colored shirts like dark brown, dark purple, black. It goes wonderfully with her very red, long hair and her pale skin. Pastel colors look wonderful on her too. She tends to stay away from white, blue and yellow shirts though. She loves her hair color. She can pull off most colors. The color really depends on the particular shade and if there is a graphic design on it or not. I would say it just depends on the persons preference. My youngest is a brunette, still has some blonde in there but its almost fully transitioned to brown. She would look good in so many colors but is going through a pink phase since Summer. So a persons preference is probably the main thing. I don't think too much what colors look good for my shade of skin. I like pastels and shirts with graphic designs on them...long sleeves in the winter, short in summer. Sometimes my husband will help me pick out stuff but I usually just go with what I like anyway. I think dark brown and black really do make my redhead daughter look more elegant, beautiful than other colors so it wouldn't hurt to just try on some colors at the store and see what you think.

Thank-you! I am a natural blonde (it was dark blonde and gold) and I have golden undertones in my skin and green/yellow/amber eyes. I just recently dyed my hair red/brown, and have no clue what to wear. I used to wear pink all the time but now I look kind of bad in it.

Also, I've noticed I get lots of compliments when I wear green/blue and navy blue

My hair is naturally reddish brown, but I recently darkened the red, and I find that, with my complexion, black and dark purple are my best colors. My eyes are hazel blue, and the blue stands out more clearly with my dark hair when I wear black, if I try to wear brighter colors, my eyes just look muddy. I use neutral eye makeup (browns and beiges), with light colored lip stick, and I get the most compliments when I go with this color scheme.
Plus, I'm kind of chubby, so I avoid the bright colors, black is a very slimming color.
With my skin tone, I always look washed out in pinks and yellows, but my best friend, who is also a redhead, looks gorgeous in those two colors, and her skin is only a few shades darker than mine.
So really, it depends on the person. If you look great in black, then by all means, wear black. If you shine in bright colors, then wear bright colors. You shouldn't try to follow a set of Fashion Rules, you should go with what looks great on you. :)

How about you just disregard your hair color and wear clothes you like? Matching clothing to your skin tone and hair may have been a must in the 80's when people would 'have their colors done' but that goes out of style just as clashing on purpose does. It's all a cycle, so why bother keeping up?

What a load of codswallop!!!

I'm natural redhead... used to be very bright... but has dulled a little as I age... so is on the darker side now.

If I chose not to wear pink of black... I'd pretty much have nothing left in my wardrode!!!

Yes... my complexion is fair... but it's not my clothes that make me look washed out... it's when my hair gets too long and I've coloured it a darker shade of red.

I get compliments all the time on what I wear... so I can't be doing a too bad of a job.

Wear what suits you I say!

The point of the article is good, except i strongly disagree with the colours you have chose for red heads. My hair colour is Titian, and although I do not suit light pink much, i can pull of fuschia, I suit all reds, greens, purples, navy, blues, oranges and suprisingly I have been told I also look good in black. The only colours I tend to avoid are pink (personal choice), yellow and white as it drains me. I am not dissing your article. Thanx

Red hair is fabulous AND it's alot of COLOR ! There are great ways to work it - from your wardrobe to your makeup.The idea is that all the arrows are pointing up - from your clothing to your lips, cheeks & eyes to your hair and that you look totally put together and hot! As a color stylist I've worked with lots of redheads and when everything's in sync, it's amazngly beautiful!!

I'm a natural redhead with fair skin and freckles. When I look at other redheads who wear hot pink (especially redheads with fiery red hair), it strikes me that their hair clashes with the pink--it really doesn't look good! Redheads need to realize that some colors simply clash with the hair. Frankly, I love the color red, but I know that reds and pinks look bad on me. (We're talking about any kind of pink here.) Greens, browns, and golds look best. There's no reason to get angry about it and get angry at people who are speaking the truth. We simply have to accept our own coloring and learn a little bit about art.

I always seem to see redheads wearing turquoise. It's like they're told in redhead's school that it is the only color they should wear. I'm always puzzled by this. I can't see any connection between the two colors. They look nothing alike. So strange.

Umm...that's the point. Redheads don't want the colors they wear to look like their hair. Their hair is meant to show! Unless your skin tone absolutely forbids it, stay away from the Autumn palette! Analogous colors are totally boring! Most of the time Winter is probably better, even some of Summer, if you are going by the seasonal deal. Maybe keep your makeup a little on the warmer side, but definitely not your clothes. Complements are best, but clashing colors are better than analogous ones.

Because blue-eyed redheads look spectacular in turquoise and other blue-green shades!

I am a "decided" redhead whose natural hair color was medium brown. I have pale, cool skin and green eyes. My mother was a natural redhead--medium auburn--and looked lovely in the colors recommended by you. But she got the most compliments when wearing purple, navy blue and black. The same colors work for me with a similar dyed color. Thank you for a really helpful article!

I have dark red hair and brown eyes. I love purple and wear it frequently, I've even been told it's my color.

Im a natural redhead with dark brown eyes (half hispanic) but I cant figure out what kind of red hair I have. Its a orange, blonde, red, and brown all at once (its very pretty :) ) I LOVE to wear navy and I always get compliments, but that may be because I have ivory skin and it looks nice. But I think redheads look good in navy. Is there a way to figure out what type of red hair u have?

black is very aging on gingers. I usually only wear black dresses when I'm trying to get my fake ID to work. however i have aurburn hair and blue eyes, but im slightly more tan than other red heads (but still tons of freckles). I like to wear purple and blues, because earth tones like brown look awful on me

I have natural deep red hair, and I believe that no two reds are alike and what colors you wear should depend on the shade of red you have. I have never seen two people with the exact same hair color.
We redheads can wear pretty much every color, that is of course as long as you have the corresponding shade of that color that goes best with your hair color and skin tone.

As a new redhead I am finding it difficult to dress. I have medium skin tone and dark brown eyes. Baby blue and turquois make me stand out with my new dark copper red hair. I am not so sure about my reds. The reds looked great with my natural black hair, but now my hair dulls and I look even paler in. I could use some help. Please email me at halfpint789@yahoo.com

i have a 20 month old daughter who was born a red head (major surprise for all of us as both parents were blonde babies!!!) i have absolutely no clue about what colours to choose/avoid.. its not as easy as you'd think is it?! if i'm honest i really wasn't keen to start with.. (love it on adults but never really known any red headed babies/children!!) but its growing on me! i think i'd be dissappointed if it darkened to brown now! She mostly wears pink and red (like most baby girls!!) which i'm sure 'technically' i should be avoiding.. and she shines in black!!???!!! whatever she wears she always looks gorgeous to me!!! :-)

I don't know whether I'm a rarity, but I am a natural redhead ( light auburn/copper crown) and I have olive skin with freckles and brown eyes. So as I am not your typical redhead, Black looks great on me, in fact it's almost the only colour I can wear that compliments my skin and hair together. Baby pink is the only pink I can wear. I am wanting to colour my hair something other than red and Im having all sort of problems finding something that will look right! Any suggestions?

I'm a natural red head and black, red, navy and purple look amazing with my hair and complexion. Especially when I wear purple. I get so many complements and It drives my husband wild. Colors I've found I can't pull off are pink, yellow, orange, and beige. Even some golds don't look good depending on the tone. The closest color to pink I can pull off is a coral or peach color. For reference I have a coppery red hair and blue eyes

ridiculous! i have auburn hair. green orange and red look SO BAD because they lash with my hair and make me look really red and pale
navy looks AMAZING. my hair and navy look SO good together. all my friends agree that red, green, and orange look bad on me. brown too but they say that dark purple and navy and all blues look good. you are right on the red and pink thing though.

The colours that you can wear are not contingent just on your hair colour. Eye colour, skin colour, skin texture etc all come into it. At a first glance people would put my reddish-strawberry blond hair and light green eyes straight into the spring category but I'm actually on Autumn.

I also don't get the hype about purple. My Extended Autumn seasonal wallet has several shades of purple in it. SO even the stereotypical Autumn redhead can wear purple.

Purple is well known as being a great color on redheads so I'd have to disagree with that part of your article. I agree that black is not our best color, but with black eye liner

This is the worst advice I've ever heard. Yellows and oranges and beige/taupes look awful on me, and I have bright copper hair and blue eyes. Tomato red is another colour that makes people ask 'are you ill?'. Blues, purples, bluish reds and bluish greens look amazing on me. Same for my fiery redheaded, dark eyed cousins. Our hair stands out beautifully against black, as well.

I'm a natural redhead with hazel eyes and fair skin. My hair is deep red. I do not wear red,pink, or blue since my skin has pink undertones. I always wear autumn colors. Sage and olive greens look great because it reflects my eyes so well. Browns are good...I wear a lot of black too and have been complimented wearing it. Am I a true autumn since my skin has pinkish undertones? I really don't know much about this stuff. All of your input has been interesting and helpful.

Redheads look good in purples too- dark purple more than light.

The BEST colors for redheads are deep blues, dark purples, and greens.

guys i need some help! and you all seem to no your stuff in one way or another, ive got dyed red red hair really bright and vibrant.....im looking at dresses at the moment and have seen a colbolt/electric blue dress that i love....but can i wear it?? i no i could wen i was blonde, but now im not so sure, help please

OKAY! The black thing!! I am the umpteenth redhead who can attest to the fact that black does look ravishing on some of us. In my case I have natural auburn hair, golden ivory skin and dark brown eyes. I think it's the strong contrast between my eyes and skin that makes black a good color on me. I have found that the high-contrast gingers are the ones best suited to black - the ones with the darker or truer red hair, fairer skin with less pronounced freckling, and/or sharper-colored eyes, from dark brown to emerald green to ambery hazel. Then the sharpness of black does not look out of place.

This type of ginger tends to look good in jewel tones as well. Jewel tones are some of my best colors.

I have natural Auburn hair and Purple and black look absoulutely astounding on myself. Note that I have freckles as well. I can very much wear dark makeup. I have brown eyes and never go anywhere without black either on my face, an accessory in my hair, or my clothing.

I too will have to disagree with not wearing black. My hair is natural red, (Maureen O'Hara red), with dark brown eyes, dark eye lashes and brown eye brows. My skin is fair, with peachy undertones vs. golden or blue. Black has always been a striking hue on me; it makes my skin look creamy peach and makes my hair really stand out.

If you are talking about redhair that isn't natural in color, with golden understones, then yes, black is not a good color.

I have bright auburn/red hair, blue-green eyes, and pale ivory skin, almost no freckles. Colors I will not wear: oranges, yellows, orange-reds, golden browns. Colors I do wear because they are my absolute best: Blue, all shades; blue-greens, teals, turquoise, aquas, rose pinks, from icy to hot; bluish reds, cool neutrals. Unless the redhead is really more of a golden blonde or golden brown with red highlights or tones, I think it is a mistake for redheads to ever wear earth tones or orange. Of course this is going to depend on skin tone, as far as whether your are very fair with bright-toned hair, or if you are more ruddy or beige with only a "reddish" look to your hair. I think the ones that are ruddy with lots of freckles may be the autumnal type. But a redhead who has a fair, bright overall look is probably going to need those cooler jewel-like tones and will know to steer clear of warm or earthy tones that make her look boring.

I am a natural redhead- auburn color, with fair skin. Nearly all pale colors do not look good on me. I seem to look best in earth tones- look good in brown as opposed to black. I agree black can be a bit harsh against redhead skin unless broken up a bit. recently, I have discovered that i apparently look very good in a jewel toned purple (not light purple). I have tended to steer away from purple in the past but recently have worn it a bit and have been VERY surprised at rave comments I have gotten from others on the purple articles of clothing I have worn.. In fact, I never recall getting such compliments with any other color and I am 51 yrs old. Apparently purple is very flattering to an auburn redhead!

I think that the advice given is completely wrong. clearly not written by a redhead.... Purple is the best colour on me. My hair is sort of strawberry blonde and it goes together beautifully. Black also looks amazing especially with black eyeliner. and my skin is pale and it still looks good. i think we need to experiment with colours and see what works for ourselves. remember if you get a complement you must be doing something right

Hi, my name is gabby and i am a natural red head with very fair skin and frekles but there is one thing that i dont have that alot of red heads do...green, hazel, or blue eyes. I have very dark almost black eyes what would i do to make them pop how could i make them stand out when putting on makeup?

I have natural red hair and lots of freckles. What should I do. I don't know what colors to wear as my clothes and my make-up. PLEASE HELP ME!

on your make-up i'd try whites with a darker color on top to really blend the two tenes down to give you a nice smokey eye look and as far as clothes don't stick with dull used colors stand out in neon colors and some outrageous boho styles that normally goes good with redheads since the color red in hair is very rare dress rare! (:

i'm a natural redhead and my hair is a very dark red and i've never seen anyone else with my color but, i've also added dark brown highlights which changed to black and i also got those dark unatural red highlights awell and normally you don't see people with darker colors in their red hair but i decided since i've never seen anyone with my particual shade i'd experimented with that and it looked really good however, the earthy tone clothes did NOT mix well anymore and so i also decided to pt myself out there and really go for bright neon colors since my hair was so dark looking and the neon colors looked & mixed FANTASTICALLY!!! (: so thanks for your advice i just thought that my ideas would fit in good too

I hate these kind of articles. Sure it gives you a job but makes society feel pressured. I am a redhead and I will wear whatever color looks best on me. Blue, teal, is a great color to wear. Purple is awesome, green definitely!

Well, I was going to comment and say how off this was for me, but I got beat by about a million other redheads. So I guess it's pretty null. All I have to say is that the advice that redheads are autumns and should wear gold/brown/orangey colors has always flabbergasted me. Most redheads have naturally pale/cold skin, and it's my experience that all those colors do is wash you out and make you look sick, while drawing attention away from what should be your most prominent asset. In fact the only time I can really think of those colors working is if you're a bottle red and your skintone has those undertones naturally. Personally my skin tone has pink/blue undertones and those colors accent my hair perfectly. Blacks add a great contrast, and gold jewelry only looks good on my wrists and hands... I never wear gold above the bust, pfft.
Just for reference, for the first fifteen years of my life my mother had me convinced of all those rules you just said. She constantly dressed me like a christmas tree (or at least that's how i felt in green), washed me out in rust-orange t's, and tried to make me wear drab brown makeup. and she was a redhead too! maybe the true reason red is a dying haircolor is because people keep telling redheads to dress like they're trying to hide the color! Red is the most beautiful hair color! Dress to show it off!

"If you are a natural redhead or if you decided to try a deep red, copper or auburn hair color, you should have light skin tones - your complexion is probably closer to ivory with golden undertones, with green or hazel eyes." Natural redheads with golden undertones? I've personally never seen one of those! Generally if you've got golden undertones, you're not a natural. And two, green-hazel eyes are the rarest color eyes. Blue is a color way more common to redheads, and in conjuction with the general cold undertones most redheads have (if your skin REFUSES to tan, you ain't got a warm skin tone, trust me) means they are already sporting a natural and beautiful contradiction- hot and cold colors. And it looks fab. Of course it does mean, that when they look their best, more eyes are likely to be on them than your average blond w/a tan, because contrast draws the eyes. But unless you DO have golden undertones, than DO NOT GO NEAR that autumn color palate. You're more than likely going to look good in COLORS not browns. If you have orangier hair it's a little harder, but pink/blue is still a cute look, and jewel colors will bring out your skin and eyes.

i have a natural reddish brown haiair colour and i wear black t shirts and singlets all the time and i look just fine. i also wear purple shirts and jeans and i look just fine it not so much of purple making me look tacky

So does that mean every blonde suits the same colours? There are loads of different shades of red, as there are blonde.  My mum has blue/green eyes and a pale, pink toned skin colour. Her hair is naturally strawberry blonde and colours like olive green, beige, orange and earth colours look really dull on her. Whereas colours like navy blue, purple, pink, turquoise and aqua look great on her. No offense but I think this article recommends the colours that look worst on her (like a lot of redheads). Personally, I think that on my mum... silver jewellery looks much better than gold does. With makeup, quite a few professionals say that people shouldn't wear blue eye shadow or eyeliner if they have green eyes. But I think that blue shades are actually great colours for her to wear (makeup, clothing and jewellery) because they make her face look brighter... My mother was colour coded under that system about 20 years ago and spent years trying to make the colours recommended in this article work for her, only to receive comments telling her how tired she looked.  Just my opinion, but I think that this article is CRAZY.

Hate to upset the apple cart here, but I'm a natural redhead (light auburn) and my "color" scheme is WINTER. As such, black is one of the best "colors" for me...even near my face. Actually, any "jewel-tone" helps me to look my best. I look completely washed-out in SPRING colors...and sort of bland in the "AUTUMN" scheme.