Would You EVER Let Your Guy Pick Out Your Clothes? I Did, for a Week!

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Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there's more to than you may have first thought.

As you might know, over at Beauty Riot we're no strangers to dares. We've been dared to wear a different hairstyle every day for a month (uh, twice actually, so thank gosh I had this helpful guide to help me with hairstyle ideas), 30 days of different makeup looks; we even gave up shampoo for a week. But this latest dare takes the cake.

After reading a Shine post that featured husbands picking out an outfit for their wives, we got to thinking. Sure, a guy could probably pick out a decent outfit from a pre-screened selection of clothes once, but could he do it with a regular girl's closet (that hasn't been cleaned out in years, eep!) for a week? And so, our next dare was born.

The victim: me (and depending on your viewpoint, my boyfriend). The challenge: Let my boyfriend choose my head-to-toe outfit every day for a week. The results: ummmm ... you'll have to see for yourself.

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What are your true colors? The palette that brings out your natural beauty

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It seems like new information is discovered about something every day. And the topic of is no exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about .

Just because you love a color, that doesn’t mean it loves you back. The fact is some hues complement your features better than others. A refined makeup palette can enliven your eye color, refine bone structure and reinvent your all-around beauty. Pair your made-up face with a complementary dress and you’re Golden Globe-ready. It’s the kind of classified information relegated to wealthy celebrities, their stylists, and Leatrice Eiseman. As director of the Pantone Color Institute, Eiseman’s job is to consult with industry leaders in fashion, design, and marketing to choose colors that will best enhance their brands. Her expertise also extends to individuals. Eiseman's "color-time" system uses mother nature to decode flattering palettes for every skin type.

“The best way to judge your coloring is to think in terms of how color appears in nature at various times of the day,” says Eiseman, author of the palette-pleasing color guide More Alive With Color. She divides skin tones into three categories: sunrise, sunset, and sunlight. The color range reflected off the sun at different times of the day dictate which hues are most flattering for each skin tone. That, in turn, informs your wardrobe and makeup choices. To check which category you fall into, look at the veins in your wrist. If they’re green consider yourself a "sunset", if they’re blue you’re a "sunrise". If you’re a mix of both you’re in the "sunlight" palette.

Sunrise: “In the morning, the sunrise palette colors are clear, clean and crisp,” says Eiseman. “Primarily blue undertones evolve into jewel tones.”
Coloring: Fair-skinned, dark-haired brunettes; fair-skinned silver-haired women; fair-skinned cool blondes; dark, blue-black skin tones with dark hair; and olive skin with dark hair.
Palette: Shimmering jewel-tones like emerald, sapphire, aquamarine and amethyst.

Sunset: An earthier, darker selection of colors reflect the waning day.
Coloring: Tawny redheads with fair to medium skin; golden blondes or brunettes with golden skin-tones; brunettes with mocha-colored skin.
Palette: Warm gold, russets, hot pinks, red-violets and twilight blues.

Sunlight:“Between the two extremes is the sun-drenched palette, when sun or reflected light is strongest and colors are very subtle, muted and soft,” explains Eiseman.
Coloring: Light to mid skin-tones with hair that is medium in hue.
Palette: Peony pinks, hazy violets, placid blue and cameo greens

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