When you color your own hair, picking the perfect new shade or color can be difficult. Here are some ideas if you are doing it yourself.
Do NOT Go More Than 2 Shades Lighter or Darker
If you want to go from a darker shate to a lighter shade, pick up your cell phone and call your stylist!!! Don’t try this at home! I get so many women calling me after a bad dye job. Going to a lighter shade takes an expert. There is more to it than just throwing some color on your hair.
If you are going to a darker shade, save yourself the trouble of needing your color stripped by using a semi-permanent color and never going more than two shades darker than your natural hair color.
Don’t Go By Your Hair Color on the Picture of the Box
Pictures on hair color boxes are very deceiving. Go by the color swatches and the descriptions instead. Most boxes will call out the color (blonde, brown, red and black) and the shade of that color (light, medium and dark). There might also be mention of the tone golden or ashy.
Are You “Warm” or Are You “Cool”
Most of us would like to think we are both warm and cool. But when it comes to hair color, it’s important to know which one you really are (and it has nothing to do with your awesome personality).
You’re likely a “warm” if you have golden, olive or dark skin and brown or dark eyes (most Latinas, Asians and African Americans fall into this category). “Warm” women tan easily and the veins in their inner wrists are green.
You’re a “cool” if you have fair skin and blue or green eyes, you burn before you tan and the veins in your wrists run blue. If you’re confused because you sometimes burn, sometimes tan, you likely skew warm.
Once you know if you’re a warm or cool, you’ll better know what shades of color look good with your skin tone.
How to Choose the Right Color Tone
If you have warm skin, opt for golden shades such as caramel and bronze in a darker shade than your skin. Not everyone can wear Joan Jett black, so be careful with black hair color. If you do opt for a golden shade, don’t go too light or your hair could turn orange and then it will cost you a lot more money than if you want to a professional to begin with. Can you go blonde as a “warm”? Yes. But it is a delicate process and should be done in a salon, not on your own.
If you have warm skin, opt for golden shades such as caramel and bronze in a darker shade than your skin. Not everyone can wear Joan Jett black, so be careful with black hair color. If you do opt for a golden shade, don’t go too light or your hair could turn orange and then it will cost you a lot more money than if you want to a professional to begin with. Can you go blonde as a “warm”? Yes. But it is a delicate process and should be done in a salon, not on your own.
If you are a cool shade, avoid colors such as gold, auburn or copper. They will only highlight the ruddiness of your skin tone. Ash blondes and cool browns work best.
When you go to the hair salon, ask your stylist to bring out swatches. A good stylist will typically have you go through swatches since everyone’s idea of what color they mean is different from each other. First pick out the colors you are most drawn to, then hold them up to your face near a window where natural light comes in. A good stylist will help you determine which shades and tones work best next to your skin.
How to Tell If You’d Make a Great Blonde
A basic rule of thumb: People who had blonde hair as children have the right skin tone to be blonde adults. Does this mean you can’t be blonde if you didn’t have blonde hair as a kid. Nope. You just need the right shade and you should ask a professional for advice.
How to Tell If You’d Make a Great Blonde
A basic rule of thumb: People who had blonde hair as children have the right skin tone to be blonde adults. Does this mean you can’t be blonde if you didn’t have blonde hair as a kid. Nope. You just need the right shade and you should ask a professional for advice.
How to Pick the Right Shade of Blonde
Brassy blonde color or highlights on someone with a warm skin tone can be harsh. Opt for warmer shades instead.
If you have brown hair and want to go blonde, you don’t want to go too light or you could look washed out. Opt for contrast: highlights and lowlights. And keep in mind that darker hair will actually complement brown or green eyes better than blonde hair.
Brassy blonde color or highlights on someone with a warm skin tone can be harsh. Opt for warmer shades instead.
If you have brown hair and want to go blonde, you don’t want to go too light or you could look washed out. Opt for contrast: highlights and lowlights. And keep in mind that darker hair will actually complement brown or green eyes better than blonde hair.
Aww! Don’t Be Blue! You Can Hide That Gray!
Gray hair can be stubborn to color because of its coarse texture. Many women hide their gray hair with blonde color. If you want to stick with your natural color and your hair is less than one-thirds gray, opt for a semi-permanent color that’s a shade lighter than your natural color (or matches your color). The gray will blend right in.
LOVE THAT RED!!! You Want To Go Red, But Can You Get Away With It?
Good news! Almost everyone can go red, what’s most important is finding the right shade. If you want to go red, I suggest not trying it on your own. Get a professional consultation.
Good news! Almost everyone can go red, what’s most important is finding the right shade. If you want to go red, I suggest not trying it on your own. Get a professional consultation.
HELP! I Colored My Hair And It Looks HORRIBLE!!!
This can happen if you try to go more than two shades lighter or darker than your natural color. If this does happen, a professional can fix it. Don’t try to do it yourself. Fixing a bad dye job is a scientific venture and we professionals know exactly what we’re doing
This can happen if you try to go more than two shades lighter or darker than your natural color. If this does happen, a professional can fix it. Don’t try to do it yourself. Fixing a bad dye job is a scientific venture and we professionals know exactly what we’re doing
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SEEK A PROFESSIONAL HAIR STYLIST! If you already don’t have one, or you are unhappy with your stylist, I would love to be your stylist! Please call me and let’s get to know each other! Gia 951.237.0667 Mention my website for a huge savings!