Which Pink Looks Best on Me? Your Celebrity Guide for How to Look Prettiest in Pink
Before you go shopping for something that shows your inner Barbie spirit, you may want to consider the question, ‘Which pink looks best on me?’
If there was ever a color of the year, without a doubt 2023 is the year of pink.
All the pink publicity leading up to the Barbie movie, through the film’s unequivocal summertime reign, and then into its likely continuance through Fall and awards season, pink has permeated the world as we know it, in our bathrooms, our kitchens, on our pets, on the docks, and especially in our closets.
That could well lead you to the inevitable question, “Which pink looks best on me?” After all, there are so many shades of the all popular color, including corals, pastels, fuchsias, roses and more, it can be confusing. Very few people look smashing in all those shades.
“Pink is absolutely everywhere — from tees, totes and toes to party dresses, stilettos, Zoom backgrounds and beyond,” says Hollywood’s ‘Guru of Hue’ Jill Kirsh, whose advice has been featured in all the most popular fashion magazines, websites and television productions.
But to get the most out of the color of the minute, you have to answer the question, “which pink looks best on me.”
How does one decipher this personal conundrum?
According to Kirsh, “Your best shade of this majorly trending color is based on the color of your hair. Your hair frames your face — your eyes and your smile. To look your most radiant, you should lead with your best shade when choosing your your colors for fashion and beauty, but also for the colors you surround yourself with in your home.
She uses me, your humble AtHomeInHollywood.com editor-in-chief Lisa Johnson Mandell, who is having a fun run as Barbie Sr., as an example.
“Lisa, based on your warm blond locks, Watermelon Pink is SO your Barbie Pink!” she says. It’s warmth will highlight your beautiful blonde streaks, even out your skin tone and make your blue eyes pop!”
My trusty sidekick Frankie Feldman, on the other hand, with his abundance of white fluff, looks best in dusty lavender pink, which is fortunately the color of his shades and the flamingo accents on his shirt.
Kirsh has kindly offered to give us a cheat sheet for looking your absolute prettiest in pink, so without further ado here’s
Your Guide to How to Look Prettiest in Pink — Which Pink Looks Best on Me?
If your hair is dark brown, black, silver or salt and pepper…
…like Andie McDowell, Angela Bassett and Demi Moore, then a bold, clear fuchsia is amazing. This shade is spectacular against these cool, sleek hair colors.
If you hair is a light ash blond, white or a soft gray…
..like Helen Mirren and Glenn Close, you’ll look radiant in a dusty lavender pink. In addition to being in sync with the cool tone of your hair, it evens out your skin tone and you’ll just glow.
If your hair is light, warm blonde…
…like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Chenoweth and Lisa Johnson Mandell, then watermelon pink is perfection. This warm shade harmonizes with your flaxen strands and highlights your features.
If your hair is golden brown, deep honey blonde or red…
…like Jessica Chastain, Shakira and Drew Barrymore, then a warm salmon pink is best. You will shine in this shade that is just beautiful against the rich warmth of your hair.
Think pink! Think pink is a mindset you wear in your head and in your heart, and it looks great on you any time of the day or night. According to experts on color psychology, pink is thought to be associated with love, kindness and even playfulness. A bright pink can connote energy and fun, while a warm or soft pink can bring feelings of serenity and calmness.
