Glorious Green

I just love green! It’s a real feel-good colour with great symbolism, featuring in many everyday expressions and references. Green promotes fertility and growth (green fingers; the green, green grass of home) and the environment (being green). On the negative side, it’s associated with jealousy (green with envy; the green-eyed monster), sickness (green around the gills) and naivety (a bit green).

Bright green has been worn with pride on St. Patrick’s Day for centuries with ribbon and shamrock the more traditional attire. Green also represents prosperity – think the U.S. dollar bill and of course the luck of the Irish! In psychological terms green is seen as peaceful and calming and its strong subconscious links with loyalty make it a great colour to wear in an interview.

According to the song there are 40 shades of green. These range from hunter green to jungle green and asparagus to honeydew. In terms of what suits your colouring best it’s all down to tone and intensity. Sage and mint flatter light brown or dark blonde hair and very light blondes can pull off apple green and peacock. Ladies with dark hair and dark eyes tend to suit muddy shades like fern and forest green and teal and spruce look great on those with ash-toned hair. Emerald and evergreen especially compliment the dark-hair-light-eyes combination and lime and moss work brilliantly on redheads.

Enjoy ‘the wearing of the green’ this St. Patrick’s Day!

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