How To Do Colour

For a lot of us, black and neutrals are "safe" colours. There's a lot of it around, it's easy to buy and is more user-friendly (what with black being so slimming and all). But black day after day can be, well, just dull.

So here are a few quick tips to inject a little rainbow of colour into your day, without looking like you've dressed up for your kids' clown themed birthday party!

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Start small

Nothing worse than shocking everyone by looking like a walking block of colour :)

So start small when incorporating colours to your wardrobe. The colour doesn't need to be super bright - just pick something that you're comfortable with.

In fact, when you're first experimenting with colour, anything out of your standard norm is a step in the right direction!

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Use just one bold, bright piece

If this is your first time at the colour rodeo, don't overpower your outfit with an overwhelming amount of colour - use it sparingly.

Baby steps are always a good way to go with something new and it's a good way to let just one colour take the spotlight. Plus you'll only need to worry about finding that ONE good coloured piece instead of trying to combine a bunch of hues together.

You could also allow this "statement piece" to define your look, like I've done below with a coloured blazer - my outfit is about the blazer rather than a boring pair of jeans.

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Clash a couple of colours

If you're feeling a bit bolder, then try some colour clashing!

There's a really neat little trick to colour clashing effectively, which you can read all about here in a previous post about how to coordinate colour in accessories (the theory in the post holds true for clothing too, not just accessories).