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Ahhh, magenta! It had to be one of my favorite, if not the favorite, Crayola crayon colors growing up. Pantone, the fashion industry's go to color matching system, has chosen Viva Magenta 18-1750 as the color of the year for 2023. What color is Magenta? Magenta is a pinkish purplish red. There can be many variations of magenta. Some can be more purple. Some can be more red. Never-the-less, all shades of magenta are mixes of red and blue.  Magenta is a similar color to fuchsia. Fuchsia is more purple than magenta. Magenta is redder than fuchsia just to give you a clearer visual. The Viva Magenta color may not look quite the same color as the Crayola magenta.  I think it is a bit redder than the crayon. Pantone refers to Viva Magenta as a nuanced crimson red tone. It is an empowering, fun, joyful color. Just think of red lipstick and how good you feel wearing it. Bold and confident. We need a strong positive color for 2023 after dealing with the pandemic and all its fallout. Viv...

If you haven't heard already, Pantone has chosen Very Peri as the color of the year for 2022. It's a periwinkle blue.  So exactly what color is periwinkle?  Periwinkle is a blue with a bit of a purple tone. I find the Pantone Very Peri to have a lot of purple in it. It's quite beautiful! Periwinkle is very complementary to a variety of skin tones. Lots of people look good wearing periwinkle clothes and periwinkle nail polish. It is a cool, happy color that sparks creativity. It is a color I have used in my home for years. My daughter's and I love it! Periwinkle is a lovely paint color for a bedroom. This posts contains Amazon links to help you find great cruelty free beauty products. I earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you when you use my links which helps me keep my blog running and supports the care of animals in need. 😻  Here is a gorgeous periwinkle wall paint color from Kilz Paint: Lavender Glow .  Kilz paint products are vegan and cruelty free confi...

This is a post I did a few years ago when a wore a hippie costume for Halloween. It was time to revisit it for my costume this year.   I am very excited about our Halloween theme at the salon! It's the 60s. I love this era in fashion. The bell bottoms, the white boots, the trapeze dresses, the round glasses, the dramatic makeup. So fun! Plus, there is a strong 60s influence in today's fashion. There are some many styles you do with a 1960s theme. You have the mod look, the sophisticated Jackie Kennedy sheath dress look, the hippie look and my personal favorite, the gogo look!   And there is Twiggy. I have always been fascinated with Twiggy, the super model popular from 1966-1970. I guess I'm showing my age. I even had the Twiggy board game at my grandparents house! Twiggy was the world's first super model. She was known for her skinny body and that dark 60's style makeup with false lashes, drawn on lower lashes and thick spiky mascara that she worn. Her eye make...