Thread: What are your favourite colour combos?

Sometimes I find myself getting too matchy-matchy instead of venturing outside of the box. Just got a gorgeous new emerald and sea green bedlah that sparkles like nobody's business and there I go, looking for a green skirt....Tried on a navy/royal with it tonight and it actually looked pretty damned good! So tell me gals, what colours do you like to pair??? Pics please. I am a totally visual kind of gal.

here is a thread i tried to start some weeks ago :)

http://www.bhuz.com/forum/belly-danc...binations.html

Zana - thanks! Your thread is awesome and I can't believe I missed that! My problem is, auburn hair, light skin, light freckles and tend to look better in autumn type colours - but obviously don't want to wear those for a few months at least.

Hot damn, I see your photos in the tropical colours and pray that I could wear them- you always look amazing, but I think I have said that once or twice already, lol. I have always been partial to turquoise anything though and I can 'usually' work them if they are a richer shade. Fuschia's, yellows, anything of that nature, you might as well put a barf bag over my head. Same with anything too light. Washes me out. Oh gawd, I just realized, I can't wear anything! ;-)

I get really good colour combinations when I pile all my veils together. I have also learned that fluorescent green goes with pretty much everything!

Cerise & lime green


Purple & lime green


Chocolate & lime green


Turquoise & lime green


Blue & lime green

lol thanks :)

i think turquoise is a color anyone and everyone looks good in. how bout trying jewel tones rather than pastels?

Hot pink and Orange,
Turquoise and Orange,
Green and Purple.....

Green and purple looks great.

Zana - I never wear pastels. Colours have to be saturated.

Love, love, love the lime and blue... and I think Beafarhana's lime and purple graphic may become my new screen saver - permission pending of course. :-)

Green and purple!

Azaleah- it's not my graphic, I found it when I was searching google image. I only linked to it. But I agree it's rather mesmerising!

I don't think anyone's going to mind if someone saves an image they post online. After all, it's on your hard-drive already, just by virtue of viewing it...

Yes! Green-blue-purple. Take the whole cool side of the color wheel! Great for us redheads.

My favorite combo is hands down Chocolate and turquoise!

For some reason I can't post any pictures now. Hmmmmm.....

See Fairy Cove Silks "Isis" color pattern, mmmmmm.

I am going to look at Fairy Cove Silks pattern momentarily, but as much as I am scared to death of fuschia, I find the cerise and lime above rather intriguing. Would you pull that off Isidriel? Maybe layering two circles so it wasn't too much? That is 'really' venturing for me! lol. Maybe my planets are just misaligned. I did put sugar in my tea tonight. Blasphemy.

Originally Posted by isildriel

See Fairy Cove Silks "Isis" color pattern, mmmmmm.

Yep. Gorgeous. Thanks for sending me on another shopping spree. My S.O. says hello! ..l;,

My favorite is a really rich red (like almost a burgundy, but without the brown) and navy blue currently. But I also love turquoise with a dark midnight blue. (I'm really into blues lately, and I'm not sure why.)
Otherwise, I really like greens together, like a forest green with a bright green and brown/copper accents. And dark paired with light purples.

I am one of those few who can't do turquoise well by itself- but darken it to teal & I can pull it off. I don't do bright pinks either, but I can do dusky rose- right now I'm working on a rose chiffon & deep chocolate brown velvet number, a teal & peachy orange, and an aqua mix with everything from kelly green to teal to royal, even a little hint of purple thrown in here & there with some coral red beading.

None of that sounds great in writing, but I'm happy with how it's all coming out. Of course that is WAY to many projects- I'll post pictures when I finish them in about 10 years!

Originally Posted by azaleah

I am going to look at Fairy Cove Silks pattern momentarily, but as much as I am scared to death of fuschia, I find the cerise and lime above rather intriguing. Would you pull that off Isidriel? Maybe layering two circles so it wasn't too much? That is 'really' venturing for me! lol. Maybe my planets are just misaligned. I did put sugar in my tea tonight. Blasphemy.

LOL!!! The cerise and lime can be beautiful, but that's a very potent combo so I think it depends a lot on how it's applied. Could be fabulous if the components are not too busy. Maybe layering 2 circles would do it. Say Lime bedlah, cerise beading, a layer of each in skirts, green topmost? Don't fear the fuschia, if not too too intense like hot pink I think it can be flattering. But any green-blue-purple combo in jewel tones is a sure thing for us pale redheads, y'ask me. My best to the S.O. touched that he cares! I didn't put sugar in my tea my friend, so I have NO excuse for mania . . . just my wiring . . .

Originally Posted by Lara L

I am one of those few who can't do turquoise well by itself- but darken it to teal & I can pull it off. I don't do bright pinks either, but I can do dusky rose- right now I'm working on a rose chiffon & deep chocolate brown velvet number, a teal & peachy orange, and an aqua mix with everything from kelly green to teal to royal, even a little hint of purple thrown in here & there with some coral red beading.

None of that sounds great in writing, but I'm happy with how it's all coming out. Of course that is WAY to many projects- I'll post pictures when I finish them in about 10 years!

Actually all that sounds great, even in writing -

Originally Posted by ripple_fargo

My favorite is a really rich red (like almost a burgundy, but without the brown) and navy blue currently. But I also love turquoise with a dark midnight blue. (I'm really into blues lately, and I'm not sure why.)
Otherwise, I really like greens together, like a forest green with a bright green and brown/copper accents. And dark paired with light purples.

Things that make ya go hmmmm - yummy

i like blues and greens these days, i really like the plumeria in zana's thread: http://www.bhuz.com/forum/belly-danc...binations.html i also love a colorway on a veil that fairy cove silks has, but the 'moss and roses' may be the closest i can tell on the website to what it is called. it has like an olive green, garnet and gold colors in it...beautiful! sometimes i see it when we go on vending trips and fairy cove silks is there...i may need to buy this veil next time, and then build a costume around it!

Ever since I have dyed veils, I've like contrast..

some of my favorites from PictureTrail - Gallery are

Kata (chartreuse and raspberry are shocking)

Sunrise Merkaba (gold, aqua, raspberry)

Gold Merkaba with gold, burgundy, deep blue

Bird of Paradise with turquoise, pink and orange

Wine Merkaba with deep purple, raspberry, gold

Prozac with shocking orange, red, purple

Fire of course

and some of the milder color combos that blend nicely into each other,

Heaven Sent with purple, turquoise, mint

Jemileh with deep blue, raspberry, soft pink

Bint Mint, Temple Peacock.. etc

I recently made a costume in eggplant purple and copper (with few red accents )... it came out really well

Originally Posted by beafarhana

Azaleah- it's not my graphic, I found it when I was searching google image. I only linked to it. But I agree it's rather mesmerising!

I don't think anyone's going to mind if someone saves an image they post online. After all, it's on your hard-drive already, just by virtue of viewing it...

That thing is amazing!!,r:;

I tried it as a wallpaper, but it was WAY too loud, so I'm back with some more sedate blossom trees!

Love the inspirational combos posted here! Thanks!

Just had this habotai silk delivered yesterday and was going to use it for a veil, but now I am thinking it would make a fab panel skirt. Love the colours in this and forces me not to be so matchy. Of course, it would not go with my green but this fabric has set off my A.D.D. to another project.....l;,

just recently fell in love with dark teal and avacado green.

Would love a costume like this with silver & crystal accents.
Maybe some copper? or royal purple?

Another combo I LOVE its very dark, earthy reds and light olive green.

Originally Posted by jesennia

Ever since I have dyed veils, I've like contrast..

some of my favorites from PictureTrail - Gallery are

Kata (chartreuse and raspberry are shocking)

Sunrise Merkaba (gold, aqua, raspberry)

Gold Merkaba with gold, burgundy, deep blue

Bird of Paradise with turquoise, pink and orange

Wine Merkaba with deep purple, raspberry, gold

Prozac with shocking orange, red, purple

Fire of course

and some of the milder color combos that blend nicely into each other,

Heaven Sent with purple, turquoise, mint

Jemileh with deep blue, raspberry, soft pink

Bint Mint, Temple Peacock.. etc

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Originally Posted by NazirahDances

Another combo I LOVE its very dark, earthy reds and light olive green.

I saw a woman in Sedona wearing a deep earthy red outfit with a light olive green jacket, it was amazing !