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So you want to color your hair. You may want to
brighten your natural hair color or you may want a totally new look. You
may want to cover that irritating gray hair that is showing up. Hair color
is one of the easiest and most exciting ways of expressing your
individuality. But with the all of the hair color shades to choose from
picking the best color can be confusing.
It may surprise you to know that there are almost always a number of hair
color shades that can be effective and attractive. To decide on the #1
most flattering hair color take a look at your
underlying skin tones and the color of your eyes. Your own God given
natural beauty can be intensified by a beautiful hair color when it blends
with and enhances your skin tones.
Before finalizing this very important decision, look at the skin of your
face and neck trying to discern the underlying tones.
Ask your hairdresser or a close friend to help. Below are some tips to
help with your choice.
The undertones of your skin
seem to be Light and warm. You may have been described as having
a peaches and cream complexion. Your skin is creamy or pale golden tan.
You have green, hazel, or warm brown eyes.
Hair color that is warm toned and not too dark is most flattering for you.
This includes light golden blonde, strawberry blonde, beige blonde,
apricot, light brown with golden or reddish highlights or golden blonde
with red highlights.
The undertones of your skin seem to be medium and warm, almost
yellow red. You may have beautiful deep golden brown or copper skin. Your
eyes are green, amber, red-brown, or coffee bean in color.
When choosing hair color look for a deep, rich shade. I good choice will
be medium to dark golden brown, honey brown, chestnut or mahogany. Add red
highlights for an even more glamorous effect.
The undertones of your skin seem to be cool or even blue-red. You
may have alabaster skin or it may be rosy pink, rose beige or light pearl.
You have cool toned eyes. They are light blue, gray blue, gray green or
sometimes blue green.
When looking for hair color, look for color that is ‘ash’ in tone, such as
taupe or light brown with wheat tones, white blonde, platinum or silvery
blonde. Highlight the deeper shades with silvery blonde or wheat blonde..
The undertones of your medium to deep toned skin
seem to be cool. People say that you have olive skin. It may be
dark olive, grayish brown, dark brown or black. Your eyes may be
blue-green, dark blue, dark green, cool brown or they may seem to be
black.
Beautiful hair color shades for you are plum toned, burgundy brown, dark
brown, black, slate. Highlight any of these shades with plum or eggplant
highlights.
Copyright 2011 by Lynne Chapman. All
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