Lady in Red

Have you ever been told, “Wow, that color looks great on you” or “that color brings out your eyes”? Have you ever had your colors done? Are you a fall color, a spring color, warm or cool color person? Well I am a huge fan of red. Not only is it my favorite color but I have been complemented on how good it looks on me. I was Goggling as I always do when I connect to the Internet and came across a study conducted on the color red and if wearing it actually increase sex appeal.
According to infoplease.com and color psychology the color red is “The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. It is also the color of love. Red clothing gets noticed and makes the wearer appear heavier. Since it is an extreme color, red clothing might not help people in negotiations or confrontations. Red cars are popular targets for thieves. In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention”.
Well red is the stereotypical color of power, sex; some shades of this color are even referred to as “slut red”. My favorite nail polish, which is a shade of deep sultry red with glittery accents, is named ‘I’m not really a waitress’. This implication that if a woman is wearing red it means that she is not as innocent as she might appear (wink wink).
A new study found that men find women sexier if they're sporting a crimson hue rather than, say, blue or green. However, red won't make you look smarter or more competent, says study author Andrew Elliot, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester in New York.” We only found the effect for attraction, so males don't rate females in red as more intelligent, more likable, or as having a better personality; they only rate her as sexier and more attractive," he says. Men also were more likely to say they wanted to have sex with a woman and that they would be willing to spend more on a date if she were in red, according to the report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. This same study also asks if wearing red as a female political candidate make them more attractive at the polls. This study suggests that red is a negative color that emits a condescending aura unless a woman’s goal is to be sexually attractive and nothing more.
Why is red so sexy?
What does it mean if you are like me and your favorite color is red?
How can colors truly affect marketing and political campaigns?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/28/red.sex.appeal/index.html