Guide To Wearing Pastels For Every Skin Tone

Table Of Contents

• For Fair Skin
• For Medium Skin Tones
• For Dark Skin Tones

For Fair Skin

It goes without saying that if you’re fair, you’ve hit the jackpot when it comes to donning your fave pastel shade. Your cool undertones will help you rock baby blues, powder blues, candy pinks and pastel lilacs with ease. Make sure your makeup consists of strong, dark shades to balance out the look as a whole; you don’t want to end up looking washed out and pale!

For Medium Skin Tones

No matter what undertone you have, shades like mint greens, baby pinks, pastel greys and peaches tend to suit your skin tone. Balance the outfit with whites, blacks or any solid colour that works well with the pastel you’re wearing. Tip–don’t use contrasting colours, use colours from the same family!

For Dark Skin Tones

This is a challenge and many women with dusky or dark skin tones avoid wearing pastels since they feel the colours will pop more or look highly contrasting. That, of course is a myth! Pastel, buttery yellows look gorgeous on dark skin tones and so do lavenders, creams and aquas. Opt for lighter, subtler hues as opposed to popping shades and avoid colour blocking two pastels. Remember, striking the correct balance is the key!

That’s pretty much it! Now that we’ve given you a brief guide on how to wear pastels for each skin tone, you don’t have to stop at just the colours. Go ahead and experiment with textures, fabrics and much more!