By: Kay Snelling, Owner, Gecko Fashions

Do you know your best colors? Sure you do!

When someone says, “You look great!” or “That blue dress really brings out your eyes!”, you are probably wearing your colors. When you are glowing your complexion comes to life. Do you know how to “color you beautiful” all the time, or are you hit and miss? Which season are you? Are you warm or cool?

Skin tone is the primary factor in determining whether
you are warm or cool and which season you represent.

You can be fair, peach, pink, olive, brown or golden beige. Look at the inside of your wrist to help narrow it down.

Eye color is another factor.

Eyes can be blue, hazel, green, or brown. Look close and see if you can see a gold circle around the pupil or a white circle around the pupil before it blends into the iris. Gold around the pupil makes you a warm season and the white makes you a cool season.

Hair color is the last thing you consider.

(Not because we have a little help sometimes!) There are many shades of red, from strawberry blonde to copper and auburn. Black hair, blondes and brunettes have just as many hues and shade variations as do redheads. Hair color varies in intensity so that can be a little trickier to determine.

Skin tones, eye and hair color have now put you into a warm or cool category. Your seasonal cool colors are winter and summer while your warm colors are spring and autumn.

Kay Snelling opened Gecko Fashions, a dress & jewelry boutique on Main Street in Newark, in May of 2006.  With Kay’s business-savvy expertise and friendly personality, she has created a name for Gecko in downtown Newark and enjoys working with all of her customers.

Testimonial:  “Gecko is my go-to shopping destination. With its convenient location, reasonable prices, and friendly staff, it is easy to stop in and find just what I’m looking for. Whether it’s a gift for a girlfriend, a dress for an upcoming wedding, or a new skirt for work, they have something perfect at Gecko!”     ~ April H., Gecko Fashions customer