Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month (october) and Look Good in Your Pink

Currently pink is considered a female colour  but did you know that up until about 100 years ago, pink was for boys and blue was for girls?!  This was because red was manly and pink a softer shade of red for boys, and blue was associated with the Virgin Mary. 

 Now pink has become more and more popular with men too and many men look as good as women in pink. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month and is traditionally supported by companies producing items they usually sell but in pink.  There are many events organised this month in aid of Cancer Research and many of them involve people wearing pink, either a pink bra for The Moon Walk or simply a pink ribbon.   It is great to support a charity such as this and even better if you can wear the right pink for you.

Pink is not just pink. 

Imagine the brightest fuchsia pink and the palest baby pink!  Some people will find that one suits them better than the other or indeed neither!  Depending on your hair colour, skin tone and even your eye colour, the shade of pink most suited to you may vary.

 Let us start with a soft powdery pink.  If you have pale skin and hair and your eyes are pale blue or green, this is the right colour for you.  The bright fuchsia pink is for those of you with dark hair that has cool undertones.For grey haired or ash blondes, a bright rose pink would be most suiting and for the redheads amongst us, an apricot pink will be extremely flattering.

Sometimes colours are difficult to imagine and finding the right shade of pink may be challenging, but a colour analysis with a colour consultant will quickly put you on the right track. Once you have found your perfect pink, whether it be a bra for the moon walk or a scarf, necklace or top, wear it with pride. If you don’t want to wear pink, buy the man in your life a tie in the shade that suits him, then either donate something to Cancer Research or be certain the retailer is doing just that.  Wear your pink with pride.