Forget muted coffee-tones and embrace vibrant colours for maximum dopamine levels

Paula Burns: "Embrace vibrant, daring colours that bring the fun back into dressing."

When it comes to colour-ways for spring, designers have gone back to the primary source. Forget muted coffee-tones that don’t hit maximum dopamine levels. 

Instead, embrace vibrant, daring colours that bring the fun back into dressing. From colour-drenching at Lanvin to clashing hues at Loewe, taking your colour palette back to its roots is anything but basic.

Get The Look: 

Bring the sunshine to spring dressing with a double shot of dopamine-inducing yellow, as seen at Lanvin.

Irish Boutique Chic: Sports Day: 

Brooklynn Sporty Jacket, €125, Lollys Laundry at Divine Boutique.

Channel your inner sporty spice without having to work at it, €125, Lollys Laundry at Divine. divine.ie.

Cherry Pick: 

Red Brushed Mohair Scarf, €89, COS.

For the colour shy, a pop of red will turn up the heat, €89, COS.

Pocket Friendly: Green Energy: 

Armadillo Pleat Crossbody Bag, €39.95, Lennon Courtney at Kilkenny Design.

Boost your accessories with an injection of green energy, €39.95, Lennon Courtney at Kilkenny Design.

#ieloves: Chain Reaction: 

Yellow Chain Necklace, €75, Capulet & Montague.

This statement necklace will cause a reaction for all the right reasons, €75, Capulet & Montague.

Some Like It Hot: 

Red Faux Leather Midi Skirt, €265, Essentiel Antwerp

Ignite the big-skirt trend with this sizzling faux-leather skirt, €265, Essentiel Antwerp.

Spot On: 

Scarf Neck Dot Dress, €179, & Other Stories

Nail spring’s favourite colour ways by bringing it back to the grass roots, €179, & Other Stories.

Butter Cup: 

Butter Yellow Embroidered Shirt, €65.95, NA-KD.

Be mellow in butter-soft yellow, €65.95, NA-KD.

The Devil Wears Cerulean: 

Blue Wide Leg Trousers, €40, River Island

Trickled down from the runway, it’s not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s cerulean, €40, River Island.

Pump It Up: 

Red Ballet Flat, €49.95, Zara.

Hot trot it into spring in the season’s must-have ballet pump, €49.95 Zara.