Have you ever dyed your hair, to look at the result, to realize that it does not look the same as you thought? Perhaps it's all about the color of your skin.
In addition to the basic shades of chestnut, red and blond, there are countless potholes and shadows that make the perception of color very different. If you like unusual colors, the choice becomes even more difficult. Just like clothing, hair color can significantly affect the appearance - make it bright or boring.
Continue reading if you want to know what shades, based on your skin tone, will look good on you.
Determine your skin tone
Before examining skin tones, make sure that you use natural light, since artificial lighting can change the appearance of the skin, depending on the slight color shift caused by the different lights.
In order to determine the true shade of the skin, follow these steps: turn your hands palms up and look at the veins on the wrists. The result is defined as follows:
- If the veins have a blue or purple hue, then you have a cold skin tone;
- Greenish hue of veins - warm;
- If you can not accurately determine to which shade the color of veins refers, you have a neutral skin tone.
Those who got the last option, congratulations: any of the options described below, should fit perfectly.
If you have determined a cool or warm tone, keep reading to find out which hair colors will suit you best.
Ash Blond
Includes shades such as platinum, silver, ice and champagne. It looks great on those who have cold skin with a small red. Bluish reflections of the ashen blonde will complement the blush of the skin. The celebrities who used this rule are Gwen Stefani and Taylor Swift.
Important! If you are dyed in an ash blond, do not forget to use a yellowness neutralizer.
Warm Blond
Light cold skin is combined with a warm blonde. It includes gold, caramel, amber, honey and iris. Honey or caramel blond is also a good choice for people with olive skin and neutral tone. Owners of warm skin tone are advised to avoid a warm blonde so as not to look too "yellow".
Important! For a warm blonde, use toner regularly to avoid "leaving" into copper shades.
Cold chestnut
Includes chestnut, mocha, dark chocolate and dark chestnut. Excellent with cold skin, regardless of whether it is dark or light. Use a cold chestnut color to emphasize complexion.
Warm chestnut
Choose a warm brown shade, such as golden chestnut, honey, amber, mahogany or cinnamon, if you have a warm shade of skin. When Emilia Clarke, the Mother of Dragons from the "Game of Thrones", does not wear a platinum wig, her favorite color is a warm chestnut.
Cold red
Cold red, including auburn, burgundy and scarlet, will suit the owners of a light skin of cold tone with a reddish tinge. The blue pods of cold red will make your complexion radiant, and not reddened or too ruddy.
For dark skin, choose a cold red, because warm red tones make it greenish and painful in appearance.
Warm Red
If you have a neutral shade of skin or a light cold tone, then warm red is for you. Choose what you like best: strawberry blond, amber or copper. Make sure that you use shampoo for colored hair, and wash your hair less often to maintain the brightness of the color.
Cold Black
Espresso, licorice and blue-black look great on the representatives of warm color types. If you have olive or light skin, the contrast will smooth out the yellowish tones and transform your face, making it almost porcelain. Owners of dark skin can be painted in cold black shades, regardless of the tone.
Warm black
Make sure you have a cold, light skin, if you want to color dark mocha, cocoa or brownish-black. Owners of dark skin can also use mocha or cocoa to soften the image, even if the tone is warm.
Unusual colors
Do you want to drive everyone crazy with your next hair color? While the sky is rather limited by the choice of shades (although what kind of sunsets are sometimes!), Any color of the rainbow on the hair may look just fine if it is chosen correctly. There are a few basic recommendations:
- Warm colors look best with cold skin. Choose pink, orange and yellow colors;
- Cold colors, for example blue, emerald or violet, are ideal for warm skin tone;
- For dark skin, rich and deep shades are suitable.
Also remember that bright colors have the ability to easily "take" on the hair, but also quickly wash away from them, leaving only a shade, which, incidentally, is often not easy to wash.
To prolong the life of your hair color, and then, if desired, repaint easily, use high-quality and specialized products.