Thread: What color veil?

I bought a royal blue with silver "enchantment" set from Dahlal and I love it, but I want a veil that 'pops' with the color. I have an arabesque skirt with blue holo sequins and a liquid skirt with silver/light blue/royal sequins.

this is the color for reference: Belly Dance Costumes | Belly Dance Store.com: gallery

I'm mostly pale with dark strawberry/dirty blonde hair.

I was thinking lime green? any other ideas?

I love lime green and have the same features as you... that being said...I think that lime green would overtake you and the costume. I would want eyes on me , not the veil. Deep purple would be a lovely backing and compliment the richness of the jewel tones. Perhaps even a dyed combo of your blue and violet. ..g.:

Mh - I would go for pink or purple or turquoise or a veil that contains blue with one or two of the other mentioned colours.

Love, Sahira.

My vote is for the deep purple.

Get an Akai "bird of Paradise".

O_O I agree with Shala. Wow...

Lime green would be nice, a nice orange could be interesting...

Do love the multi-coloured veils, very versatile! I bought from Fairy Cove a lovely one called "Egyptian Queen" that has gold, mandarin, tangerine and delphinium. The colours are quite a bit more vibrant than the picture.

Fairy Cove Silks: Early Summer Sale! 8mm Heavier Veil, Egyptian Queen

Thanks for the advice, I wasn't thinking all lime, more likely a dark blue to lime fade. I saw a dk blue/lime costume and fell in love with the color combo. I love the Bird of Paradise but I avoid red like the plague :-( I find it really brings out all my skin imperfections.

What about the 'Isis" pattern from Fairy Cove Silks? I like heavier 1/2 circle veils and they offer them
Fairy Cove Silks: "8mm Silk, XLG Half Circle Veil, Isis"

Orange, gold, anything orangey will pop against blue.

Oranges, tangerines, deeper peach will make shades of blue "pop". The Isis veil will look softer and more subtle (IMO); however, it will likely work better with the silver in your costumes. Akai Silks also makes a pretty blue, green, purple.

mmmmm I saw a cobalt blue to green-yellow veil in the swap meet yesterday!! I wonder if I can find it again .w.:

Edit:
Vitory! (hurrah for the advanced search button) Julsie is selling some silk veils http://www.bhuz.com/forum/bellydance...ilk-veils.html here's the one that I talking about! She also has another one in different shades of blue...


Hope that helps although I think that bird of paradise of Akai is my definite favourite (but I am a purple lover so that might explain it...)

I think green has too much yellow in it to look good with your blue/silver combo. I have an awesome blue & green costume myself, but the accents are gold. For silver & blue, I would go more the purple/pink/rose direction.

Originally Posted by Niadah

mmmmm I saw a cobalt blue to green-yellow veil in the swap meet yesterday!! I wonder if I can find it again .w.:

Edit:
Vitory! (hurrah for the advanced search button) Julsie is selling some silk veils http://www.bhuz.com/forum/bellydance...ilk-veils.html here's the one that I talking about! She also has another one in different shades of blue...


Hope that helps although I think that bird of paradise of Akai is my definite favourite (but I am a purple lover so that might explain it...)

Ohh I love Julsie's veil there...

I agree , orange really pops., I do one with lime and blue called shay's jewel too..loooove blues :)

This would be my vote.

Originally Posted by shahla

Get an Akai "bird of Paradise".

Originally Posted by Azhia

Orange, gold, anything orangey will pop against blue.

This is my thought exactly. When you take art courses, you learn that orange is the opposite of blue...which means blue is a flattering color for orangey redheads because it makes your hair color pop. (I'm a red...lol) The same will happen if you want your veil to pop against your blue costume. I would say either orange, tangerine, or an A'Kai blend that has both the blue of your costume AND an orangey tone.

I taught a costume workshop a while back, and I discussed the color wheel with the dancers there. Purple and yellow are opposites...Red and green...you change the tones based upon the individual colors. A dancer with light towhead blonde brings out her hair color with a purple costume...a deep redhead (like Jillina) shines in green...and so on.

Yellow would look pretty with that. It always pops with blue.