Is Pink Too Feminine?

[Gina Taylor]

Yesterday my biological sister noticed that I like the color pink. It is what makes up most of my nail polish's. I have a lot of different tones of pink, and she told me that to be feminine doesn't mean that I have to wear pink, and I wear pink sneakers as well. Any comments . . .

[suzifrommd]

Wear what you like. Anyone have a problem with it? They can wear what they like.

[jname]

I think she may of just been letting you know that you don't have to adhere to stereotypes to appear feminine.

[Eevee]

I have the same "problem" with purple. Just wear what appeals to you. Color is a very subjective thing anyways.

[Pikachu]

I definitely have a thing for pink ever since I came out. It could be that I just genuinely like the colour that much, or maybe I like it a little more than most because I spent so many years completely avoiding it. It feels good to finally be able to embrace the colour pink, lol.

[Hikari]

To be fair you can overdo any color. I like pink just fine, but it doesn't really go with everything, like I might pair pink and white or pink and black, but for example I probably wouldn't wear my pink cardigan with my green top.

I guess it all comes down to how much you think is appropriate of one color. The color itself is largely irrelevant.

[BreezyB]

I would agree, I think too much of any colour can be a little overdone, but that's just me. I like pink, purple, blue, green, violet etc, just not all of those colours at once, unless it's clown day at work

[♥︎ SarahD ♥︎]

Pink is definitely not bad in any way, but as the others said it can be over-done like any colour.  If you have pink hair, a pink top, pink skirt, pink nails, pink shoes, pink eyeshadow and pink lipstick, and that kind of colour scheme is all you ever wear, then I'd say you might be overdoing it a little lol.

It also depends on how "bold" we're talking.  If we're talking pastel levels of pink, then even the above can work.  If we're talking very bold and florescent, then you probably shouldn't be too surprised if people vomit as you walk down the street lol   But it's not because "it's pink" - the same thing applies to any colour.

You may want to have a read up on Colour Theory.  If you can get a handle on that, you'll get a better idea about what works and what doesn't.  In a nutshell - it's not so much about the colours you use, but rather it's about *HOW* you use them.

Personally, my favourite colours are purple, pink and fuschia kinds of shades.  I find a black base works really well with them too.  Speaking of such colour schemes:

I definitely have a thing for pink ever since I came out. It could be that I just genuinely like the colour that much, or maybe I like it a little more than most because I spent so many years completely avoiding it. It feels good to finally be able to embrace the colour pink, lol.

Pikachu, hunni, your avatar is *AWESOME*!  #SoJelly!

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[Ms Grace]

Meh, go back a couple of hundred years and you'll see they dressed boys in pink and girls in blue. There is no such thing as gendered colours it's a social construct. Use whatever colour appeals to you.

[FrancisAnn]

Everyone is different obviously. Just try lots of colors to find your happy place. I've tried all different shades of nail polish, purple, green, black, pinks, reds..... And for my skin shade I mostly always come back to red. Clothes & shoes & everything else are the same. Just experiment until your find your style that's good for you. Have fun with all of it. 

[BreezyB]

At least in Western Australia there's a place called Your Colours. Helps with matching style, colours and makeup to your skin tone and body shape. I'm sure there's similar in other cities.

http://www.yourcolours.com.au

It's not everyday one gets to reinvent themselves, so we're all quite lucky!

[Misato]

My outfit day one was largely pink.

I wear a lot of pink. Usually hot pink. I do get some loving teases for it. But it works with my skin so it's all good.

[Pikachu]

It looks lovely on you, Misato.

[✰Fairy~Wishes✰]

You don't have to wear pink. But I think pink is wonderful!

You should express yourself in any way that you want to! If you like pink, you should wear pink!
I love pink so much! Especially pastel pink, I love pastel colours!

My favourite colour is actually seafoam green. I love all pastels and blue-green colours.
But pastel pink is probably my second favourite colour! I wear it all the time.

Nobody should be afraid of pretty colours.

[Nicole]

I love pink, however I never ever wear it with clothes, for me its just not a great clothing colour.

I wear it a lot on my nails, but thinking about it, I don't think I own a pink item at all.

[Nicole]

btw, I did sleep with a guy once who had a pink room......

[Taka]

pink looks punk on me when i wear it right.
the color doesn't make you feminine, but matching your colors well can.

[BreezyB]

btw, I did sleep with a guy once who had a pink room......

And what would be wrong with a guy having a pink room Nicole? My room as a teenager was a kind of burnt pink colour, and it was awsome. But then again, I was hardly any good at being a guy anyway

But if one of my sons wants a pink room, good on him, he'll get a pink room

[Taka]

some saami hip hop type of musician was interview on tv, where he also showed all his traditional costumes tht his mother had sewn him. the guy's mother said she just sew them the way he wanted them, so the journalist asked what if he wanted a pink costume. the mother just answered, "well, why not."

[big kim]

There were some badass pink Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars made in 1970/71.A Panther Pink Plymouth Duster with a 340 and 4 speed has been on my wish list for many years