brown is my new black
'It happened subtly,' I explained to her while studying several tea cups and matching saucers, 'My love affair with brown, that is.' I had been mulling this over for easily 10 minutes straight as we meandered the antique store before I spoke it.
And it's true.
I used to be a 'black is best' sort of girl. Black is widely accepted to be the most flattering color (which has long since made it a favorite), and can only be substituted by a rich charcoal (in my humble opinion), so it's an obvious wardrobe staple. But some people can elegantly wear a deliciously warm, winter white too, although I avoid it against my fair skin (for starters), and you'll most definitely NEVER see it on my bottom half. Never satisfied with monochromatic choices only, I also adore an arrestingly placed vibrant splash of color as a jacket or an accessory flanking the neck, ears, or waist.
But I just don't know what it is about brown. I think it started when I began lowlighting my hair with 'chestnut.' Then I noticed a slight personal affinity to warm, mocha-colored walls. From there it grew to be considered my first, and most versatile choice for pairing... Brown and Teal. Brown and Green. Brown and Blue. Even brown and pink!
Ah, just thinking about it makes me happy. Enough so, that even as I stood there admiring the tawny colored tea pot I was eyeing, I was already dreaming of devoting a whole chocolate-covered post to it.
Oh Brown. You make me smile.
And it's true.
I used to be a 'black is best' sort of girl. Black is widely accepted to be the most flattering color (which has long since made it a favorite), and can only be substituted by a rich charcoal (in my humble opinion), so it's an obvious wardrobe staple. But some people can elegantly wear a deliciously warm, winter white too, although I avoid it against my fair skin (for starters), and you'll most definitely NEVER see it on my bottom half. Never satisfied with monochromatic choices only, I also adore an arrestingly placed vibrant splash of color as a jacket or an accessory flanking the neck, ears, or waist.
But I just don't know what it is about brown. I think it started when I began lowlighting my hair with 'chestnut.' Then I noticed a slight personal affinity to warm, mocha-colored walls. From there it grew to be considered my first, and most versatile choice for pairing... Brown and Teal. Brown and Green. Brown and Blue. Even brown and pink!
Ah, just thinking about it makes me happy. Enough so, that even as I stood there admiring the tawny colored tea pot I was eyeing, I was already dreaming of devoting a whole chocolate-covered post to it.
Oh Brown. You make me smile.
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Gotta love brown...
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