Celebrating Colours And The Nine Days Of Womanhood - Red

Red is for fire, red is for love too, it is upto us what we want to choose. Red is the most dynamic and passionate colour that symbolizes love, luck, rage and courage all in one shade. Red is a medium to explore sensuality, intensity within oneself. Red has more emotional associations than any other colour. This colour demands attention, shows power and speaks love.

Popular culture

What is interesting about red is how it has two direct opposite associations: love and war. Due to red being known as a high-impact color that often represents danger, at the same times it is used to symbolize love.

Red is used to grab attention, famous brands use this colour in their logos to get noticed easily like McDonald's or Coca-cola and clothing brands like Levi’s. How can we miss out on our pillars of entertainment Netflix and You Tube, Most brands with power, speed and passion have red in their blood.

Red symbolizes speed, sexuality, and style. Fast cars are red. Beautiful women wear red clothes and red lipstick. Red is also the color of romance and love. If you want to express your love for a woman, do it with red flowers or red balloons. Our festivals of love, Valentine’s Day are filled with decors of red. In all cases, whether red is worn by a woman, or used in home decor, it will always attract attention.

Our favourite super heroes, Ironman, Spiderman have red costumes. The S on Superman's chest which is in red, means hope.

Traffic signals, police vans, use red lights as it is easily noticed from a far distance.

Fashion experts always recommend at least a splash of red when dressing for a job interview or any other important meeting, because red symbolizes power, decisiveness and leadership. Also you must know the red carpet is RED for a reason - it marks its own territory.

In home decor, red is rarely used as a base color but often as highlights as too much of red in a house will take away the calm and peace. One wall of a room may be painted red to create a feature wall that attracts attention or sofa may be splashed with red cushions. A centerpiece of red flowers may be used for a special dinner event.

Positive traits of Red

Red is a stimulant that energizes our mind and soul, with confidence, strength, excitement, spontaneity and courage. Red is a colour of love and passion, it is used to express our desires for love, lovers use red flowers, red hearts to represent their feelings. It is the emblem of persistence, goal oriented behaviours.

Negative traits of Red

It is an extremely demanding colour, it instigates fear in people. There is a constant rush with this colour be it in terms of passionate love or full blown hatred, it can never give you a sense of peace. It is also a colour often associated with war and bloodshed, with broken hearts and crime.

Red in Vogue

In fashion, red is the showstopper. Wearing red makes a bold statement, it shows the wearer is in charge. With its power to grab everyone’s attention the wearer turns heads and of course is well appreciated for that because the colour makes such an impact. Women in red dresses, sarees are luscious, more beautiful than ever. In Indian weddings only the bride is dressed in complete red which puts her in the spotlight and makes her standout.

Here are few celebs making their mark in red,

Personality traits of red

People who are fond of Red are usually fast-paced, task-oriented. They are Motivated by the end results challenges, power, and credit for achievement. Time management is their forte and they focus on now instead of the distant future. They get a lot more done in a lot less time than their peers and hate wasting time instead get right to the point. They are fantastic at initiating communication; not that good at listening. They are Impulsive in nature; make quick decisions with end result in mind. They function fabulously well in pressure or tense situations, they take command and can even become dictatorial.