It’s that time of year, ladies and gents! Pantone has released their 2016 color of the year – or should I say colors?
If you’re not familiar with Pantone, you can check out my 2015 color of the year blog for more info. In a nutshell, they’re some sort of color expert company that releases colors every year, which are then integrated into the fashion and beauty world.
Anyhoo, I give you Rose Quartz and Serenity:
Anyone else feel like they cheated, a bit? I mean, it’s the color of the year, not colors. Oh well! There seems to be a lot of symbolism and depth behind the selection process for these colors, and the Pantone website says that “Joined together, Rose Quartz and Serenity demonstrate an inherent balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and peace.”
Peace? Order? Wellness? For students beginning the craziness that is winter semester, I’m sure we can appreciate the thought behind these colors! But the real question is: Do they translate well into the fashion and beauty world?
Every year that Pantone comes out with a new color, they collaborate with Sephora to create a beauty collection inspired by their colors. Here’s what it looks like:
The collection includes two lipsticks, one eye shadow palette, and a set of lip glosses! Now I don’t know about you, but usually I can tell if I can pull off a color just by looking at it. Although they’re pretty gorgeous, I really don’t think they’d compliment my skin tone very well (I’m a caramel-y kind of tan). I was such a fan of last year’s color, Marsala, I think it looked amazing on everyone! Oh well, c’est la vie. However, I do feel a bit more optimistic about these colours will work in fashion, here are some examples:
Not bad, right? I have a feeling that spring is going to be a blur of pinks and baby blues! Aside from the pairing of pastel pink pumps and denim, I don’t really see the two colors meshing that well together – at least for my sense of style. But who knows, it looks like these colors have a lot of potential and 2016 has just begun.
PS. The serenity shade made me think of baby blue, and baby blue reminded me of light wash denim, and denim reminded me of Britney and Justin’s matching denim outfits. So here’s my gift to you lovelies, the worst (best) picture to ever circulate the internet and remind you how not to wear denim.
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