Many celebrities experiment with their appearance. Natural blondes change their hair color to darker, and brunettes choose light shades. However, these changes are not for everyone. Today we will look at which stars are not going to be blonde. In the photo you can clearly see this.
Angelina Jolie
To participate in the filming of the film "Life or Something Like That" in 2001, Angelina Jolie changed her hair color from dark to light. As we can see in the photo, this option does not look advantageous. The actress did not repeat such an experiment with her appearance anymore.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian looks very harmonious with natural dark hair. The star repeatedly tried to change her hair color to light, but the results were not very successful. One would have thought that Kim Kardashian decided to stop at more natural tones, close to her natural hair color, but that was not the case. The famous socialite continues to shock the public. The last experiment is a platinum blonde. Do you think Kim's new hair color suits her?
Ann Hataway
The appearance of Anne Hathaway with a short haircut and blond hair attracted everyone's attention. The hair color doesn't suit her at all. Choosing a too light shade, the actress left her eyebrows dark. The result is a contrast between brown eyes, dark eyebrows and a light shade of hair. You need to take this into account if you decide to radically change your hairstyle.
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel also did not fit the light shade of hair. She tried to become a blonde in 2008, but it was an unsuccessful move. Light hair color blends with skin tone. After some time, the actress returned to a richer dark shade.
Zooey Deschanel
Even though Zooey Deschanel has been a brunette most of the time, her natural hair color is blonde. Periodically, she becomes a blonde. However, after filming in the movie "Elf", the actress dyed her hair brunette. She looks chic, because the dark color emphasizes all the advantages of her face.
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham rose to fame as a brunette. And after the breakup of the Spice Girls, she dyed her hair blonde. But she doesn't suit being a blonde either. Especially in combination with the use of a bronzer and a very short haircut.
Katherine McPhee
Katherine McPhee took second place in the American Idol pageant and won the hearts of her fans as a brunette. However, she also repeatedly tried to become a blonde, but could not find the perfect shade. Ashy light colors do not suit her at all. And even attempts to make the eyebrows thinner and repainted in a light color still failed.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
After the birth of her daughter, Jennifer changed her hair color to blonde. It showed that she doesn't suit being a blonde. The actress made an ombre effect on her hair, but it turned out to be an orange tint. As you can see, it is often better for brunettes to refuse such experiments.
Leighton Meester
Too light shades of hair also did not fit Leighton Meester. They do not suit her type of face and figure. Therefore, the actress refused this option, opting for a brunette.
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba went blonde to star in the Fantastic Four movie. However, light hair color is not the best solution for a dark-skinned actress. She could not find a shade that would suit her. Therefore, Jessica remained a brunette.
As you can see from the photo, some stars should give preference to dark shades of hair. After all, they all do not go to be a blonde. Don't repeat the mistakes of celebrities. If you decide to change your hair color, consider the features of your appearance and carefully select the appropriate option.
The decision to repaint, as practice shows, most often occurs when a new stage begins in life or we are especially inspired by some screen / catwalk image. A radical change in image requires both courage and a clear understanding of how comfortable the changes will be. To inspire you to experiment (or save you from it), we selected three dozen stellar transitions from the light side to the dark and back.
Melania Trump
The first lady of the United States bleached her hair by the end of 2018. The image turned out to be unexpectedly bright, because earlier Melania for a long time preferred a chestnut-red shade close to natural, and the maximum that she allowed herself was partial highlighting of individual strands (bronzing). Immediately, theories began to multiply why Mrs. Trump dyed her hair ─ for example, it was suggested that the blond successfully masked gray hair (look for all the funny explanations of this fact in the material “Why did Melania Trump become a blonde?”). We note that the light shade definitely refreshed the wife of President Trump, but at the same time made too many accents in makeup - underlined eyebrows and intense smokes. If Melania decides to stay blonde, she will have to master the skills of a natural make-up - there is no doubt that for fair-haired people it should be less bright. Also, Melania will now need to carefully monitor the lighting during photo shoots: electric light often gives the blonde an unaesthetic yellowness, and for Mrs. Trump, this is fraught with constant comparisons of her hair with her husband's famous hair.
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie goes equally well with both light and dark shades. But still, the actress prefers blond, and when she, dyed in chocolate, appeared at the Oscars in 2014 (then The Wolf of Wall Street with her participation was nominated for the best film of the year), everyone gasped in amazement. . Brunette Margo looks languid and sultry, but still this hair color, coupled with intense makeup, instantly adds a couple of extra years to the girl. We hope that at the upcoming film awards (do not forget about the fantastic benefit performance of the actress in the film "Tonya Against All") Margo will not radically change her image.
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid once surprised fans with a post on Twitter: in the photo, the model is captured with platinum blond hair and even with a pink tint. It’s good that the younger Hadid didn’t allow herself more such liberties, visually equating her with Kim Kardashian (by the way, she is also on our list): Bella is a miracle how good dark-haired is.
Jennifer Lawrence
The dark color favors Jen: she dyed her hair brunette for the critically acclaimed Hunger Games, and with dark chocolate-colored curls, she won an Oscar statuette for My Boyfriend is Crazy. Let the blond not be marked by such creative success ─ "Joy" still remained in the "Oscar" nominees, but for "Mom!" the actress was completely nominated for the cinematic anti-award "Golden Raspberry" ─ nevertheless, he suits the girl more.
Angelina Jolie
In recent years, Angelina rarely experiments with style, preferring the "stable" vamp ─ dark hair-red lipstick. But it was not always so. For the film "Life or Something Like That" (2002), she tried on the image a la Marilyn Monroe and lost all her glamor in a platinum blonde. If it is true that Marcheline Bertrand, the mother of the actress, taught her from infancy to tint her hair in a dark color, we take our hats off to her insight: the dark Jolie goes much more than the light one.
Amber Heard
Natural blonde Amber Heard dyed both pink and red, and kept the dark one for Johnny Depp, a big lover of contrasts. An interesting experience, given that the chosen color is not much darker than the actress's own dark blond base. However, for quite a long time she keeps the usual blond.
Emma Stone
Neither dark nor light is fully ideal for Emma Stone's hair. The first makes her a Lindsay Lohan doppelganger, and the second makes her look like the ex-"pepper" Emma Bunton. It is remarkable that the actress does not part with her ideal shade of bronze shimmering in the sun unnecessarily.
Dakota Johnson
Coco Rocha
The Canadian supermodel is a famous experimenter. It is not difficult for her to cut her hair like a boy or radically change her hair. We like both options, but note that in the "dark version" Koko looks much more "expensive-rich".
Gigi Hadid
The story of Gigi Hadid's reincarnations is typical for all top models: what you can't do for the sake of a contract. I am glad that modern fashion stylists rarely fight with the original “summer” color type of the older Hadid and force her to repaint. In general, it suits her both dark and light, but still multifaceted, with “sunny” highlights, natural blond ─ much more.
Victoria Beckham
In 2007, following Victoria Beckham, thousands of girls dyed their hair in platinum blond. Perhaps this is the brightest beauty period for the former Posh Spice: it was hard not to notice the former Adams then. And while we miss Vicky's blond bob, let's face it, she's right - there's a time for everything. Today, a deep dark hue makes the look of the British style icon and mother of four more elegant and expensive.
Robert Downey Jr.
We do not deny the possibility of a radical transformation to men either: Robert Downey dyed his hair blond for the role of the blue-eyed Australian Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Troopers, and this paid dividends in the form of an Oscar nomination and an additional portion of audience sympathy for Tony Stark's asset.
Katy Perry
The indefatigable lover of change, Katie, could well stop in her beauty experiments on a rich and dense shade of raven wing, which gave her face a noble charm and resemblance to the actresses of old Hollywood (admit it, looking at this photo, did you also think of Vivien Leigh?).
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon's natural hair color is dark blonde. The actress has long preferred a golden hue and does not allow herself to appear in public even with a centimeter of regrown dark roots. But the moments when, on duty, she dyed herself in creamy chocolate, clearly prove that he, too, suits her very well.
Kirsten Dunst
But who definitely benefited from the transition to the category of blondes is Kirsten Dunst. The nature of the "mouse"-blond shade of hair was, well, very simple for the pretty, but very atypical face of the actress. Blond hair successfully emphasized the eyes and added lightness to the image. It’s good that during pregnancy (in 2018, Dunst, along with partner actor Jesse Plemons, gave birth to their first child), she did not think to change her chosen image.
Zooey Deschanel
But Zooey Deschanel is a born brunette, and the radical color change confirms this. Blond hair discolored and stripped the face of the actress ─ even red lipstick did not save. In the form of a blonde, the girl ceased to be recognizable.
Olivia Wilde
For a very long time, Olivia was true to her chosen style: a natural light brown shade of hair and long mirrored curls. After the birth of the first baby, the actress was drawn to change: she cut her hair short, and then dyed it. In a short time, Olivia managed to visit both a bright blonde and a burning brunette. We concluded that the famous animal advocate has a soft light shade to face more than others.
Kendall Jenner
Representatives of the Kardashian family love to divide the color palette as clearly as possible ─ into black and white. Kendall is no exception, but we really want to advise her to diversify her coloring techniques and try wearing more complex and multifaceted shades (and in the event that she decides to stay blonde, also brighten her eyebrows).
Elizabeth Olsen
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The actress steadfastly remains faithful to the length and color of her hair, and we are ready to admit that she is right: a natural caramel-blond shade will forgive and cheapen her image (however, like bangs).
Orlando Bloom
Not so long ago (in 2016), Orlando Bloom brightened up again, and fans immediately reproached the actor for looking like Justin Bieber (a good compliment to 39-year-old Bloom). The casket just opened: a radical change in image was required for the shooting of the film "Smart Chase: Fire and Earth." The sacrifice turned out to be in vain ─ the tape had a low rating and collected a bad box office at the box office.
Ann Hataway
Ann in the image of a bright sexy blonde appeared at the Met Gala-2013 and hit everyone on the spot. It happened almost immediately after the actress cut off her luxurious curls and cut her hair short for the role in Les Misérables: two bold beauty metamorphoses at once ─ and Hathaway was immediately recorded as a revolutionary. But almost immediately, Ann returned to the dark color, and we support her: it successfully and nobly sets off her pale skin and emphasizes warm brown eyes.
Blondes don't go unnoticed. At all times they were considered the most attractive and charming. It is not surprising that the popularity of the blonde does not go away. Classic natural, platinum, strawberry, caramel, honey.
The choice of shade depends on many factors: eye color, skin color, general color type.
How to get cool blonde
When it comes to getting a clean blonde, you can’t do without clarification with powder. The brightening composition creates a clean, light canvas. The canvas is tinted in the desired shade.
For clarification, take 6% and 3% oxidizer. One part of the powder is diluted with a 3% oxidizing agent. This solution lightens the root zone. Another, 6% - to lighten the length. Why different percentage? More heat on the scalp. Lighting is better. If you apply a solution with a large percentage throughout the volume, we get a different clarification background. The roots are light yellow. The length is orange-yellow.
Lightening Law- apply brightening powder in sufficient quantity. Do not smear, apply in large quantities. Part will be absorbed into the hair, part will work on the surface. The discoloration will be even. We get a light yellow background.
After applying the mixture, wait 20 minutes, visually observe. Rinse off with a deep cleansing shampoo. We align the hair structure with a balm, a mask to align the structure.
Mandatory step - toning. Toning fills the voids after discoloration.
- We take two dyes in a 1: 1 ratio - 10.12 or 10AV with 8.2 or 8P. Mix with 3% oxidant. We apply to the root zone.
- For length - 10.12 or 10AV with 3% activator in a ratio of 1:1.
- Holding time from 15 to 35 minutes. Depends on porosity - the more, the shorter the exposure time.
Wash off the dye with shampoo for colored hair. Apply color balm.
Shades of blond in the names of paints
Often they are called very poetically. Sunny, golden, sandy, caramel, frosty, icy, honey, amber, glowing, natural, grey, pearl. We often come across such definitions. The interpretation can be very subjective. Not necessarily in line with our expectations.
When we already know what the color spectrum (hue) is, let's check what can be hidden under these beautiful names. What can you expect from them.
Let's add separate terms to divide the shades into warm, cold, neutral:
- neutral(, sandy, natural)
- warm(golden, solar, copper, amber, glowing, honey, caramel)
- cold(grey, shimmer/pearl/purple, icy, frosty, cold, platinum)
Sand- golden gray, golden gray (caramel blonde) or pearl. Depending on the brand, it can be beige (for example 9.13) or warm (for example 9.31 and 9.23).
natural blond- in theory it should be neither warm nor cold. In fact, it can be both cold (9) and warm (9NB) or intense (9NI) - with an olive sheen.
This includes even natural, for example 7.0 Garnier Color Sensation. Very dark, with brown tones. It is important not to apply it to heavily bleached hair. We can get a greenish, earthy color).
sunny, golden- yellow base
Pearl- mostly purple, ash. Contains a lot of blue dye (blue-gray, gray-green). Cold is a combination of blue and purple pigments.
frosty- common terms for cold shades like /21 or /12.
Copper, amber and fire- warm blond, based on orange (7.4 or 8.44). Honey is often combinations of gold and copper, copper with a dominant nature (eg 8.304, 8.04) or gold (eg 8.3).
Red blond, for example 7.6 and 8.66 - intense red.
It is important to understand that the most important are the numeric characters. The terms used by the manufacturers can only direct and, together with the beautiful hair color of the model shown on the package, make us pay attention to this pack.
natural blonde
A shade marked “natural” is natural and organic. Pure blonde shade. Natural tone is not striking. Natural gradation from dark roots to light ends. Suitable for girls whose natural hair color is close to light shades. For those with light brown hair.
Garenier Olia 110, Igora Royal New 9-0, Igora Royal Hightlifts 10-0, Igora Royal Fashion Light L-00, Londa Professional 12/03.
Cold blonde
Cold blonde is the ultimate dream of many girls. Color is hard to come by. Clean, without a hint of yellowness. Gives the impression of coldness, often referred to as icy. It is chosen by women whose color type is also cold. We are talking about the color types Winter and Summer.
You can get a cool blond on your hair thanks to the colors: Pallete Persistent cream paint 12, Garenier Color Sensation 10.1, Pallete: Color and Nutrition c12.
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Ashen
Ash blonde belongs to light shades. A distinctive feature is a grayish ash haze. Looks stylish and natural. Ash goes to girls with a cold color type.
Look for it from the following manufacturers: Garenier Olia 10.1, Londa Professional 12/1, Koleston Perfekt Innosense 7/1, Princess Essex Estel Professiolal 10/1, Pallete: C9 Persistent Cream Color, Palette Salon Colors 10-2, Palette Phytolinia 219.
Platinum
Popular shade of blonde. Platinum - expensive and stylish. The most capricious tone. It's hard to achieve. Provides for the presence of a stylish hairstyle - straight bob, bob-bob. It looks ugly on unkempt hair. Platinum belongs to the cool colors. Looks at women with delicate pinkish skin with gray or blue eyes. It is contraindicated for swarthy girls.
A platinum shade can be obtained thanks to the following paints: Garenier Color Naturales 111, Princess Essex Estel Professiolal 10/0, Palette Salon Colors 9.5-1.
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strawberry blonde
The shade is finicky and not suitable for everyone. It has been very popular in recent years. It looks like a blonde with a slight peach-pink haze. It will look best on girls with fair, porcelain skin. With green eyes. Strawberry blonde looks luxurious, attracts everyone's attention.
You will find this color from the following manufacturers: Loreal Sublime Mousse 822, Indola Professional Blonde Expert 1000.32, Krasa Faberlik 8.8.
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pearl blonde
Pearl blonde is a beautiful, stylish shade. It has a slight pearly sheen. Belongs to cold shades. Suitable for women with the color type Summer and Winter.
The following paints will help you get a similar hair color: Garenier Color Naturales 112, Princess Essex Estel Professiolal 10/8, Pallete: Persistent cream paint A 10, Syoss Professional Performance 9-5.
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wheat blond
Looks soft and natural. Has a light brown undertone. Wheat belongs to the warm series. Suitable for owners of dark, olive skin. Fits well on light blond, medium blond hair.
To get a wheaten blonde, use one of the following colors: Garenier Color Naturales 8, Princess Essex Estel Professiolal 9/3, Inoa 9.31, Revlon Colorsilk 74.
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caramel blond
Caramel Blonde is a subtle mixture of yellow and brown. It has a hint of burnt sugar. A distinctive feature is a reddish undertone. May be golden or reddish. Harmonizes with olive, golden skin, brown, green-brown eyes.
To make your hair look like sweet caramel, use the following colors: Syoss Professional Perfomance 7-8, Wella Coleston Perfekt 9/03, Garenier Color Naturales 6.34.
Beige blonde
Natural is a rarity. Soft, light, slightly muted. Has some resemblance to light blond. The last one is darker. Looks beautiful on Slavic girls. It goes well with a cold color type. Helps to make the face look young and fresh. The shade is recommended for those whose natural color is dark blond or reddish.
To dye your hair beige, use one of the following colors: Igora Royal New 9-4, Pallete: Persistent cream paint B9, Palette: Fitolinia 254, Londa Color 38.
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honey blond
Intense yellowish golden color. It looks like freshly harvested honey. Honey-colored hair is not for everyone. Honey blonde looks in combination with peach, beige skin color, brown, dark blue, green eyes. For girls with a cold color type of appearance, it is absolutely contraindicated. Honey is not recommended if there is an expressive blush on the cheeks. Emphasizes it even more.
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golden blonde
Exquisite light shade. Noticeable, draws attention. Belongs to warm tones. Suitable for women of warm color type - Autumn and Spring. It is combined with yellowish, swarthy skin, brown, green eyes.
Golden blonde is represented by the following color numbers: Palette: Fitolinia 460, Wellaton 9-3.
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What shade will we get
When choosing a paint in a store, pay attention to the name of the color, the photo of the model shown on the pack. What do the symbols and numbers mean? For example 9.21 or H8 applied by manufacturers? Pay attention to them? Of course yes! Those awkward numbers/letters are the most important. They will tell the whole truth about the chosen dye.
Color levels
Let's start with color levels, with levels of brightness and darkness. The number at the beginning of the character informs us of this. Placed before a comma, period, slash. The scale starts from black, ends with super light tones.
2
/ black
3 / dark brown
4 / medium brown
5 / light brown
6 / dark blond
7 / medium blond
8 / blond
9 / very light blonde
10 / very light blonde
11
12 / blond special (platinum)
Color directions
It is important to pay attention to the number after the comma, period, slash. This is a color tone. Depending on the brand, it is indicated by numbers or letters.
Separation of color directions (blond):
neutral(natural, beige),
warm(gold, copper, red),
cold(grey, shining/pearl, purple, silver, platinum).
Numerical and letter marking:
/ 0 - natural (letters N, NB, NN, NI or without a digit after a comma / dot / slash)
/ 1 - gray (A)
/ 2 - shining / pearl, purple (P, V, 6, 8, 89)
/ 03 or / 13 or / 31 - beige (B, GB)
/ 3 - gold (G, H)
/ 4 - copper (K, H)
/ 5 - the Red tree
/ 6 - red (R)
/ 7 - matte (brown)
If there are two numbers after the dot / comma / slash. For example 11.21 - we are dealing with a double shade. The first tone predominates (in the given example it is purple or 2). In the case of two identical numbers - 11. 11, it is read that there is an increase in color intensity. In this case, double, intense grey. Among the alphabetic characters:
NA– natural gray
NB– natural beige
ITD- natural pearls
GB- golden beige
KN– natural
VR- purple red
Sometimes the paint manufacturer does not use a dot, comma, slash. Garnier Color Naturals 111. The color is called super-bright blonde. We can put a dot after the first two digits. We get the brightness level 11. The third digit 1 is a gray tone. A cool shade that neutralizes warm tones.
9NB is a very light, natural beige and 11.11 is a super-bright, intense gray blonde.
Choosing the right dye is important to getting a beautiful new color. Choose gray pigments for the persistent natural pigment pheomelanin. This is when the tone turns into a reddish tint, shortly after staining.
If the hair is very dark (level 4-5), tends to appear copper or "rusty" - a cool tone is needed. Choose a super-bright dye (level 11 or 12) with a shade of gray (/1) or double gray (/11) .
When applying such an intense gray, ash (eg 11.11) on dark natural hair, we will not get a bluish-steel lightness from the level 11 indicated on the package. We will only cool down the target background to get a more natural end effect.
Super lightening colors (levels 11 and 12) are combined with higher concentrations of oxidizers - 9 or 12%. They allow you to lighten natural hair by 4-5 levels. Creates a very light result. But this applies only to the natural base, not previously dyed.
A very common myth blond goes to everyone and colors everyone . There is also a myth about the fact that gentlemen prefer blondes , but he is already from the field of psychology.
First I will comment about gentlemen. Where did the myth come from? light, soft colors are usually associated with tenderness, femininity, while bright and saturated colors are associated with energy, masculinity. However, this is not always the case- in every culture, in every family, every person has his own idea of beauty. So there is no arguing about tastes here - Some people like brunettes, others like blondes. But in general men like those with whom there is mutual understanding and who have the right mental and spiritual qualities . I would not once again say such banal things, but, unfortunately, there are still women who are far from 18, and they still believe that success in men depends on the degree of hair lightening. A separate song - the increased attention of resort "machos" from different resort countries to blondes - here the ethno-cultural component rather works. For them, blondes are exotic, this is one, and secondly, since the blonde is most likely not local, it means that something may break off faster, that's two. If, apart from blond hair, there are no points of intersection between the resort girl and the womanizer, then they will not have anything serious either. Personally, I have no sympathy for either one or the other, being from a Middle Eastern country (thank God, not a resort) and currently living in Russia. This is all unfortunate, so let's move closer to the topic - to the gentlemen. So, if we leave mutual understanding outside the scope and talk about appearance, then men mostly love well-groomed girls with a harmonious appearance, and hair color is not important.
So we come to the first part of the myth: blond colors everyone, suits everyone, makes everyone younger, goes blue and green-eyed to everyone, etc. . First, let me say a general phrase: depending on the blonde . If desired, any appearance can be chosen in a light shade. Either blonde or light brown. It will suit someone more, someone better natural hair color, someone darker. However, the point here is what kind of blond. you can dye your hair so light that you add 10 years to yourself, or you just look cheap.
let's look at the stars:
Angelina - platinum blonde makes you look older, but light brown is good
Victoria Beckham - again, in my opinion, light chestnut is more harmonious than blond
Shakira is a star that I personally like with blonde hair, but:
A very light blond simplifies and ages it, but dark blond and light chestnut are good.
This is where we come to one rule: with saturated and not very contrasting colors of the exterior, platinum blond is not the best choice. As well as with a warm or soft appearance. By the way, another myth in pursuit - for some reason, many people think that platinum blond is a "summer" hair color - not at all, rather winter - for summer it is bright and for successful coloring you need to dilute it with gray.
Some naturally dark-haired and contrasting black-eyed winters can dye their hair platinum..
Gwen Stefani
Hair color should also not be much lighter than skin color - it will look strange..
I'm not even talking about such a barbie bow, everyone already knows that it's, let's say, funny, unless of course you're not Nicki Minaj and you don't need to shock the audience =)..
I don't mean that blondes shouldn't sunbathe. Feel the difference. Compare: platinum barbies from the solarium and a beautiful tanned blonde.
Let's see the more common color options in life when the hair is lighter than the skin.
Beyoncé - when it's dark, it's better.
Although, if you really want a hair color lighter than skin, you can choose the most suitable one or two shades lighter, but not more. If it works out, it will be an interesting image.
Well, let's try to summarize
1) To dye your hair lighter, you need to responsibly choose the right shade, taking into account the characteristics of your appearance
2) Do not try to be painted in platinum - it suits few people. Consider calmer blonde hair options.
3) If you have repainted more than two tones, do not forget that you will often have to tint the roots, otherwise the hairstyle will be untidy
4) If you are a warm or neutral-warm season, golden and honey hair will suit you
5) If you are a cold or neutral-cold season, ash hair will suit you, but ash shades wash out quickly.
6) When dyeing, your new hair color should not go too far beyond the contrast of your appearance - if the contrast is small - platinum and jet black are most likely not your colors.
7) Soft seasons (all summers and all autumns) will go more with a softened rather than a bright hair color.
8) This advice is more suitable even for those who like to repaint darker, and not so much lighter. Don't forget your eyebrows. The difference between the natural color of hair and eyebrows is two tones in one direction or another. However, if the eyebrows are darker, it looks more harmonious than when the hair is dark and the eyebrows are too light.
And finally, I’ll show you what happens if you choose a completely inappropriate shade. This can be seen so often on the streets, but I will give a stellar example.
Human skin and hair are colored with the same substance - melanin pigment. Therefore, skin tone and natural hair color are combined in a natural way: as a rule, blondes have light skin, brown-haired women have a honey tint, and brunettes have olive skin. In order not to disturb this natural balance, the ideal hair dye should be the same color as the natural strands, but 1-2 tones darker or lighter.
WHO IS THE DARK COLOR SUITABLE FOR?
Usually a dark color is chosen by those to whom nature has given grayish, ashy, popularly “mouse” hair color, as well as owners of dark skin. It is risky to take the first paint that comes to hand with a photograph of a girl with black curls. Sometimes, looking at a beautiful picture, we forget that this model has a different skin color, and the type of appearance is not similar to ours. It is better to start with a shade that is one or two shades darker than yours.
Advantages: a brunette can do bright, bold makeup not only for a festive evening event, but even during the day in a cafe or for a walk. In addition, the dark shade of the hair makes the hair visually much more magnificent and thicker. And remember that the dark color is more successful than the light one emphasizes green or brown eyes.
Difficulties: If you delay re-staining, the roots will look terribly ugly. However, this definition can be attributed to blondes and redheads. In this case, light regrown roots will create the effect of bald spots or simply sparse hair.
Do you really want to be a brunette? First, decide on the tone level so that it matches your color type, that is, it is not too dark, and also choose a shade: warm (with reddishness) or cold. For those who have blond-dyed hair and who would like to return to their natural hair color, it should be remembered that the dye is washed off from blond hair faster than from natural hair, so they will still need to be tinted in about 2-3 weeks.
SHOULD YOU BE A BLONDE
Who can choose a light color for themselves: if not every second, then every third woman wants to become a blonde now. Blond hair has some inexplicable magic of its own, thanks to which men go crazy for blond beauties. If you are a real blonde from birth, then it’s easiest for you, you just need to choose the right shade. You choose it depending on your own hair color or on what color the last paint you used for dyeing had. But if you are not even close to blondes, getting the color you need will be quite difficult. The main thing is not to damage the hair, but at home it is very difficult to do.
Benefits: Increased attention from the opposite sex is one of the biggest benefits. Be mentally prepared for it.
Difficulties: when dyeing hair in a light color, problems with the result most often arise. Sometimes it is completely unpredictable and like a disaster. The most common troubles that happen to future blondes are greenish and reddish hair, which is incredibly difficult to get rid of. If you have brown hair and you suddenly feel a call inside yourself to become a blonde, choose a tone that is not too light, but highlighting is even better. Otherwise, you can just be colorless.
Those who want to become a blonde also need to think very carefully and consult with the master who will dye you: how will your hair react to the fact that it will become 4-5 tones lighter (if you have a dark enough hair color), what after coloring will be the structure of your hair so that it does not look like burnt and groomed, this is also very important !!! Blonde hair requires more care, because after dyeing it becomes drier, more susceptible to harmful external influences. It is necessary to use cosmetics for colored hair, as well as moisturizing masks and ampoules specifically for blonde hair, for example, Z-one Milk Shake ampoules. They have the property of deeper penetration into the hair structure than masks or shampoos. After all, the beauty of our hair is not only in their color, but, above all, in whether they are healthy and well-groomed ...
IS RED SUITABLE FOR YOU?
Who can choose a light color for themselves: redhead suits almost everyone, because its tint palette is incredibly rich. It is especially suitable for women with pinkish skin color.
Benefits: Women are very fond of red hair, it seems that it brings some magic to the image. Men, on the other hand, are often wary of red beasts. The most important detail is that the owner of orange / garnet / copper hair will have to get used to increased attention, because such a bright head of hair often attracts looks, both enthusiastic and surprised. However, this is exactly what extravagant women seek - attention!
Difficulties: Experts in the field of hairdressing always warn that dyeing in red shades is exactly the case when it is worth thinking a hundred times and cutting once. Dyed red hair is the most unpredictable. Because if you later want to become a blonde or a brunette again, it will be difficult to predict the result after changing the hair color again. By the way, red quickly loses its saturation, so staining procedures take place much more often.
Those who want to become redhead need to first think carefully, but is it worth it ... Since if you have a cold color by nature, then most likely the red hair color will not only make you brighter and better, but rather the opposite: you can look tired, bruises will appear under the eyes - all this is only due to the fact that the hair color is incorrectly selected. But this does not apply to those who, according to style, can still dye their hair red, despite the cold natural color.
Those who nevertheless decided to dye their hair red should also decide on the choice of tone and its saturation. So, if you have a fairly contrasting appearance by nature, I would advise you not to choose too light shades, but so that it matches the level of your natural hair color as much as possible. Conversely, do not choose a very dark tone if you naturally have a fairly calm (pastel) appearance.
HOW NOT TO MAKE A WRONG CHOICE OF COLOR?
Before you apply a dye to your hair, you need to carefully approach its choice. The wrong hair color can age, emphasize skin imperfections, turn a pleasant face into a nondescript, too simple or gloomy one. Check out these hair color tips to help you avoid the most common mistakes.
Tip one. The main rule to follow when choosing a hair color is to follow the principle of compatibility of skin and hair according to the scheme “warm skin tone - warm hair tone” or “cold skin tone - cold hair tone”. With a cool skin tone, shades like ash blond, Scandinavian light blond, ice chestnut, eggplant and blue-black are combined. With warm - colors with a copper, honey or reddish tint. At the same time, almost all shades of red are very suitable for white-skinned and pink-skinned women.
Tip two. Do not forget that very blond hair is not suitable for owners of copper or olive skin and initially chestnut hair - it looks unnatural, however, coloring using different shades with a run of 3-4 tones will look very impressive. With light transparent eyes, a darker hair color that creates contrast is preferable to light. Combining hair and eyes, you should also follow the rule “warm to warm, cold to cold” - golden and honey-chestnut shades are suitable for brown, hazel, green eyes, ash-brown, platinum blond for blue and gray.
Tip three. If you want to wear very dark or very light hair, pay close attention to the condition of your skin. A radical hair color will emphasize everything that you might want to hide - imperfections, post-acne, dark circles under the eyes. Of course, hunting is worse than bondage, and what is far from ideal can always be masked with cosmetics, but think carefully about whether you need such a dependence on foundation, concealer and powder, especially in summer?
Tip Four. If possible, striving for darker or lighter hair, do not transform at once - this is not only harmful to the hair (and the mental health of loved ones), but will also create difficult problems in case of failure. Change your hair color gradually, 1-2 tones at a time.
Tip five. When choosing a new hair color, consider not smiling models on paint packages, but palettes with swatch strands or tone names. Many manufacturers indicate whether the paint has a warm or cold shade. If you want to cover up a lot of gray hair, it is better to lean towards a lighter solution: the dark one looks less natural, especially when the roots grow back. A light ash or wheat shade will gently replace gray hair. Do not forget that hair dye reaches its maximum efficiency on gray hair, so it is better to refuse red and red tones, unless, of course, you are striving for a photographic resemblance to Vivienne Westwood.
Tip six. Hair dyes with varying degrees of durability open up different possibilities - depending on the degree of their washability, you can “try on” a new tone with different consequences and perspectives.
Temporary dye, tinting agent will not completely change the appearance, but will allow you to make your hair color deeper or give blonde hair an interesting shade. The instability, which is its plus, can also be a minus - such products are washed off in the rain, stain bed linen and towels.
TYPES OF HAIR DYES
Semi-permanent (semipermanent) dyes act on the surface of the hair without penetrating into its structure. Gentle for hair and scalp, but do not always bring the expected result. But they are washed off after about six weeks.
Means "tone-on-tone"- a transitional link between semi-persistent and resistant paints. Their low or no ammonia formula does not lighten the hair, but makes the natural color richer and brighter. When choosing between two shades of tone-on-tone dye, take a lighter one - usually the result of using ammonia-free paints is somewhat darker than expected.
Persistent (permanent) hair dyes - products that contain ammonia, which lifts the hair cuticle so that the pigment penetrates under the scales. They provide a long-term result, but negatively affect the structure of the hair. The use of persistent dyes must be combined with care procedures for hair and scalp.
HOW TO COLOR THE GRAY
Coloring gray hair is sometimes more difficult than just becoming a blonde. It has to do with their structure. However, there is a general rule: the older we get, the lighter we choose hair dye. The paint of copper and red, eggplant and blackberry shades should be kept a little less than the indicated time on the package, otherwise there is a high probability of acquiring a too bright, exotic shade of hair. If you have less than a third of gray hair, it is best to use a non-resistant dye one tone lighter than natural or matching the natural tone.
You have her time to think about whether to start coloring now or maybe wait for the first signs of gray hair. Sometimes we do not notice the beauty of our native color. Ask close people for their opinions, because the main thing is that the changes will benefit you.
