Color Inspiration No.2: Terracotta and Blush

March 20, 2015
Gudy Herder
One Comment

I never stop being surprised by certain reader reactions. It turns out the pastel trend I have been writing about earlier this week, has received really nice feedback (than you so much, I loved all your comments!). I wasn’t even pretty sure if I still wanted to present it but here’s the thing: it’s not always about personal taste when it comes to trends.

Keeping up with my new column of color inspirations, I wanted to investigate a bit more and show you today what I personally like. And that’s a nice pastel pink paired with two terra-cotta shades, pearl grey and a hint of ivory. I could totally see myself dressed like this. What do you think? G, x

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Kelly says:

March 22, 2015 at 7:06 pm

This is one of my favourite colour combinations. I adore pastels and muted tones. Lovely!

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