topic Re: marsala in Fashion

marsala

Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:14:30 GMT

I do not want to be told about the "new" color! Feel that QVC is pushing it too much.

Re: marsala

sashamatthews — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:17:07 GMT

When I walked into Sephora the other day, there was a huge placard with the color right at the front entrance. So ugly I cannot imagine it making any woman look beautiful.

Re: marsala

PINKdogWOOD — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:17:44 GMT

I'm curious to know what color you consider 'marsala' to be?

Re: marsala

Krimpette — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:29:58 GMT

My guess would be maroon or burgundy. An odd choice for Pantone color of the year, IMHO.

Re: marsala

Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:01:37 GMT

reddish, brownish, maroonish.

Re: marsala

brii — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:03:39 GMT

It's a pretty color for Fall/Winter. It's not a color that I would wear going into Spring/Summer.

I don't care for it that color in makeup at all.

Re: marsala

Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:05:46 GMT

Just Googled it and I think there is some pink in it. It's not bad looking I just do not like the idea of ""color of the year"" and the q pushing it so much.

Re: marsala

GSPgirl — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:07:04 GMT

Every year they do this. QVC has done this for a long time. I don't buy a color because someone tells me to.

Re: marsala

VaBelle35 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:12:19 GMT

They started on the Pantone Color of the Year with the Emerald Green schtick.

They tried to push that lilac-type color last year with little success.

Marsala is probably easier to sell.

Re: marsala

Lipstickdiva — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:19:56 GMT

Q has pushed the Pantone color for years. I remember the year it was some shade of yellow, one year it was honeysuckle and let's not forget the tangerine tango they pushed and pushed and pushed before the emerald green.

I don't necessarily think Marsala is a bad color for fall/winter but it's not a spring/summer color but last years Pantone color wasn't a fall/winter color IMO.

I don't think the make-up would look good on my coloring but I think it might look beautiful on a darker skintone. I would do a nail color though in marsala.

The problem is Q will pick out anything remotely close and claim it's the must-have color even though it's not even close.

Re: marsala

jmsmall — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:07:49 GMT

Don't worry marsala is also used in home furnishings..

that from the Washington Post home section

2 weeks ago.

Re: marsala

LTT1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:24:28 GMT

I am finding the Pantone color of the year idea fun!

One cannot find a "Radiant Orchid" turtleneck anywhere online... light purple, etc. you name it, if it is in that color, it is now gone. It seems to take awhile for colors to catch on.

It is difficult (often) to find colors that are flattering. I am so excited that the color last year and the color this year are colors that I can wear. Here is the purse color that is so great... don't know what color it fits into, but it is purple...

What color would you call this... would it be in the category of "marsala?" TIA

Re: marsala

colliegirls — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:26:59 GMT

I don't know what color that is but I love Chicken or Beef Marsala!!!

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traveler — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:32:39 GMT

My local Lowes still has a big display including poster, in the paint department of Radiant Orchid. Sometimes I wonder how many gallons they were prepped to sell.

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Chrystaltree2 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:36:39 GMT

QVC and every other shopping channel has done that since shopping channels were invented. It is amusing that no one seems to really know what "marsala" is. So, all the hosts are saying that the color of the year is maroon or burgundy or wine or cranberry or even fushia....anything in the "marsala" family of colors. I like the color for fall/winter and I've noticed that a lot of the show hosts are already wearing on their lips but it's not a color that I would wear in warm weather.

Re: marsala

Dorothy11 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:39:45 GMT

The Pantone color of the year is simply a marketing campaign used by many businesses. It doesn't really mean anything. By coming out with a new (and often ugly) color each year, businesses can use this to sell new product - "Oh you simply MUST have the color of the year!"

The marsala color this year is not as bad for clothes as the past two - green and violet. QVC usually hawks this for a month or two, then it stops because they are not flattering colors. The Sephora vivid eye shadows always end up on clearance, same reason. Have you seen the red eye shadow this year? Who looks good with red eyelids? Vampires?

Re: marsala

jackthebear — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:42:34 GMT

On 1/2/2015 LipstickDiva said:
Q has pushed the Pantone color for years. I remember the year it was some shade of yellow, one year it was honeysuckle and let's not forget the tangerine tango they pushed and pushed and pushed before the emerald green.

I don't necessarily think Marsala is a bad color for fall/winter but it's not a spring/summer color but last years Pantone color wasn't a fall/winter color IMO.

I don't think the make-up would look good on my coloring but I think it might look beautiful on a darker skintone. I would do a nail color though in marsala.

The problem is Q will pick out anything remotely close and claim it's the must-have color even though it's not even close.

So true

I bought the Sephora lipstick and blush set and they are very wearable

Re: marsala

amyb — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:50:04 GMT

On 1/2/2015 Krimpette said:
My guess would be maroon or burgundy. An odd choice for Pantone color of the year, IMHO.

I agree. Especially for spring/summer?

My high school colors (eons ago) were maroon & white...to this day, burgundy's of most shades just remind me of that (which was fine then but now seems dated.) Not my favorite color anyway.

I do like a brick red shade, but won't be wearing an over abundance of it in the seasons to come this year.

Re: marsala

LTT1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:19:10 GMT

Here is one...

PS... there is a brick maroon and then there is a more burgundy/berry maroon the one above is more berry, I think

Re: marsala

Lipstickdiva — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:47:14 GMT

I loved the radiant orchid and as a medium skin-toned blonde it is a good color for me. I bought the Sephora Pantone lipstick in radiant orchid and love it. It's bright and definitely summer but I got a lot of compliments on it when I wore it. For me it was not a bad color.

I'd not want that shade in my house and I'd not wear eyeshadow in that color though.