Color Crush: Purple

It's been a bit since I've brought you a color crush, and the color purple seemed especially prudent this week due to its connotations with royalty and there being a royal baby and all (who, by the way, happens to be my 12th cousin or so a few times removed!). While my first color love seems to be rapidly turning into shades of turquoise & blue (evidenced here, here, here and here), purple pulls a close second. Not only does it look fantastic paired with rich shades of blue & green-peacock colors, anyone?-it makes a statement all on its own in everything from home decor to sartorial choices.

Yellow has long been a favorite of mine, clothing aside, simply because of its boldness. Purple is another one of those colors that you rarely see in rich, vibrant form, but I sincerely hope it makes a bit of a comeback because I wouldn't mind dressing in head to toe shades of purple (which I am convinced I can pull off without looking like a grape, since the blues went over quite well without making me look too much like a blueberry).

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Color Inspiration: Turquoise

Turquoise has long been one of my favorite colors, especially to wear. If I had to guess, I'd put a solid half of my clothing in the blue family, and even more leaning towards this rich, stunning hue. Not quite blue, not quite green, it reminds me of the ocean and looking at it immediately makes me feel relaxed. I would love to live in a bedroom decorated like the one below (and someday, you may see some photos of my room looking eerily inspired by turquoise on here). If I had a house, you bet I would try to paint it turquoise with blue doors. I haven't quite gotten around to the idea of turquoise lipstick, so for now I think I'll just stick to my nails frequently being painted a shade of blue! To celebrate my love of this color, I started a Pinterest board full of inspiration. You can check it out here!

 

 

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