Deliberately wearing colours that don't suit you

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Just wondering if anyone else does this if they really like an item of clothing?

I have a newish dress that has mustard tones that don't do my complexion any favours, have so far tried breaking it up with a navy cardigan, and wearing more makeup. Any more tips to help make it work? Cut/print size work well on me.

I have been tempted before but always regret it, tbh. For example, sludgy olive / mustard / khaki tones make my skin look awful, which is a shame as I kind of like khaki.

Maybe a scarf in a more flattering colour near the face? Like, I’d put a clear colour like white or blue or black, which flatters my skin tone more.

You could dye it a darker colour?

Agree with other pp, try a scarf. I do that.

Yes to scarf. I shouldn’t wear black as it does me no favours BUT if I do wear it on top half I avoid anything high necked and try to put a better colour between the black and my face (necklace or scarf).

YY to scarf or big necklace. Bright redish lipstick also looks good with mustard

Thanks, will have a play and take the opportunity to up my accessory game. Have to get maximum wear out of it before my pg bump gets too big for it!

I can't wear blue, near my skin (jeans are OK but not on top half)

I once bought a blue jumper that I loved because it was the perfect fit and texture, so I thought I would wear it anyway. Walked into work and within the first minute someone said "are you OK - you look really ill!" :o

But if it's not that bad, or just one of the colours in the dress, a scarf or big chunky necklace should do it.

Some of the colours that are supposed to suit me, wear me out to look at.
So, l wear some that don’t!

I do this in the autumn, when I feel more drawn to autumnal colours. I know cool toned colours suit me better, but sometimes I just want to dress in warm cosy colours. I can get away with yellow and orange, so long as they're cool toned and bright, and I got a lot of compliments when I wore those colours in the summer. (I'm sure it was just shock that I wasn't wearing black, and it wasn't at the same time!)

I've never thought of trying to use accessories to change the colour near my face. I can't wear any pink or red, I just look ill.

I can see the coloured scarf thing getting a bit hot in summer though...
Unless a neckerchief could do the trick?

I have some thin, grey, jersey cowl type scarves, to go over my black tops. I love to wear black, but unfortunately it makes me look like the corpse bride.

Someone once told me she was able to wear red even though it didn't suit her because she wore a short string of chunky faux pearls and it broke up the colour around her face. Idk, I think yellow would not suit me no matter how many pearls I wore, but if you have a cardigan or jacket in a 'good' colour that could work over something in not such a good colour.
Without wishing to be a Kettlewell bore, they have infinity scarves in every shade: www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/products/accessories/item/florence-infinity-scarf