Did you know that researchers are only now trying to collect empirical data connecting moods and feelings to colors and natural lightening? This has had a large impact on how stores and businesses design their display space for customers or house the majority of their employees. You can do something more for yourself by surrounding your own living space with bright colors and adding splashes to your own personal wardrobe. You can keep it professional without looking like a clown.
Historically, including the Egyptians and Chinese, cultures practiced chromotherapy, the use of colors to heal.
- Red was used to stimulate the body and mind and to increase circulation
- Yellow was used to stimulate nerves and purify the body
- Orange was used heal the lungs and increase energy levels
- Blue to soothe illnesses and treat pain
- Indigo was intended to alleviate skin problems
More modern research suggests that the feelings generated by color are based in personal color association and that any mood-altering effects may only be temporary. However, this doesn't decrease the initial impact and attraction that will occur when you enter a room or dress to impress in these colors-- you're not going to want to wear the same thing 24/7 anyway it isn't like you're a cartoon character.
Some research has shown that the color of the room can impact the perceived temperature of the people in the room. Warm tones therefore illicit feelings of being warmer, while cool-colored rooms tend to trick people into thinking the room temperature is a few degrees less than it actually is.
Cool tones in rooms tend to have a calming effect also and anecdotal evidence has been used to suggest that towns that installed blue-colored street lamps saw a decrease in crime. Conversely red has been shown to improve alertness.
What is important is that a lot of influences of color are individualized so you need to choose colors that will have a meaningful impact to your feelings, not just what you read is supposed to make you feel better.
Alter's Gems would like to show you the wide range of trendy jewelry that focuses on having bright colors, then let you choose which ones inspire you to have those happy, feel good emotions to perk up your day.
Ippolita is a fantastic designer that focuses on bright color set in sterling silver. Their fall line-up is called
Sterling Silver Wonderland Rainbow and has a spectrum of color from indigo, denim, mint, mother-of-pearl, blush and raspberry, all incorporated into jewelry that can be mixed and matched.
SoHo is another impressive designer that focuses on bold statements with large bangle, hoops, and links in both silver and gold; chunky is sexy and SoHo has an inspiring collection that you'd be remiss not to check out.
If bright colored gemstones could be super heroes against the bad guy of grumpy attitudes then prepare yourself for a legendary battle...
Wow! Are you picking up what we're laying down? That is some pretty awesome pizazz right there and it's sure to make anyone feel better to have a piece of Bellarri jewelry. Check out more of the designers carried by
Alter's Gems here and see how we can help dispel the moody-blues of winter.
