Te queda bien - te cae bien

Question

I understand that “te queda muy bien” is a good remark to make to a friend who has just had her hair done. I have also heard the expression “caer bien”. Would it be appropriate to say “te cae muy bien” to tell a friend that you like their new hairstyle, dress etc? Are either of these expressions used in Spain? Is either preferred? Is there a more “cool” expression for the same sentiment?

Answer 1

I personally have always used caer bien for a person, and quedar bien for clothing items/styles etc.

Here is a thread of interest:

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/quedar-bien-vs-caer-bien.1132382/

They discuss going to the movies- and like the answer more to be: me parece bien, but discuss uses of quedar and caer.

The Spaniard states:

Sinceramente, aunque se entiende el significado, ninguna de las dos expresiones me parece muy adecuada (al menos aquí, en España)

Yo utilizaría:

"Me parece bien" o "Me viene bien"

"Me queda bien" se utiliza aquí sobre todo referido a una prenda de vestir que nos favorece.

"Me cae bien" podría ser también referido a una prenda o a una persona que nos resulta simpática.

This matches closely what another Spaniard says.

But someone from Colombia says:

No sé en España pero creo que por estos lares eso de "me cae bien" solo se utiliza para la gente que nos parece simpática no en el contexto que dice el forero.

Which is how I have always used it. I have very mixed influences on my Spanish.

Hopefully we can get other opinions as well.

Answer 2

No me cuadra bien lo de "te cae bien", sino que usaría te queda bien. Te cae bien significa otra cosa como "do you like that person?"

Si! "Te queda bien" lo es, gracias! - 00cc0117, Feb 10, 2016

Answer 3

Te ves de maravilla, te ves como una rosa.. that sort of thing works well as an alternative for looking well, looking good in new clothes, haircuts, whatever.