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A Guide for Choosing Hair Color

It’s a Friday night and you’re at the drug store roaming up and down the aisle looking at hair color. You’d like a change – nothing too dramatic – but something that will take the years away. Beautiful blondes, striking redheads, and sultry auburn shades make all of the hair colors on the packages alluring. But the pictures on the boxes can be deceptive. If you are expecting to take home a tint and ninety minutes later look like the model whose long shimmering tresses grace the package, then think again.

Before you buy on impulse consider what hair color is best for you. There are some very good ways to determine just which color will be the most flattering. The basic theory for choosing a color is to examine your eye color, your natural hair color, and the skin tones. Are your colors cool or warm? Since making this assessment is vital, you might want to check with a good friend or your hair stylist to verify that you have correctly identified whether you tend to have warm or cool tones.

The “cool” hair colors are: the blond, white, gray, or salt and pepper hair. The “warm” tones are: dark brown, black, brown, red, or auburn shades.

For eyes, look for the blues, gray, and deep browns for the “cool” tones and for the “warm” tones look for golden brown, green, and some hazel.

The skin is the most important barometer of “cool” or “warm” tones. Use the inside part of your arm rather than the part that is exposed to a lot of sunlight. Try a comparison test with some of your friends. If your skin is dark brown, olive, or pale then you fall into the “cool” category. Golden brown, freckled, ruddy, or pale with peachy or gold undertones fall into the “warm” categories.

Once you have determined that you are totally or most in one category or another then you can pick a color that will be complimentary. People with “cool” coloring do well with black, ash brown, or cool blond shades. The golden yellow blond tones or the red tones will give you a washed-out appearance. If you have warm skin tones try the rich browns, the golden blonds, or the auburn tones.

Before you place that box of hair color in your basket, there are a couple of other things to remember. You’ll want a color that will be appropriate for your age and life style. If you are planning a big change, you might also consider going through the process gradually.

You don’t necessarily have to have a hair color specialist apply the product, but if you can afford it, it is definitely the best idea. If money is an issue, then consult your hair stylist and ask for some product recommendations, application tips, and advice on determining the most flattering color.

So try out a new shade or color. There are many products out there that make it fun to update your image. Check it out and see for yourself if blonds have more fun, gentlemen marry brunettes, or red heads go wild.

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