Coloring your hair enhances your looks and can give you loads of confidence. A new hair color is one of the fastest ways to revitalize and update your look. If you are thinking about dying your hair, the first rule of hair coloring is to aim to have your hair and your hair style look as natural as possible unless you really want to make a statement. Many hair stylists recommend that you stay within two shades of your natural hair color.
You also should consider the condition of your hair before coloring. Hair that is damaged before coloring, will more than likely be more damaged after the process. The condition of your hair also influences the absorbency of your hair and the length of time the coloring solution should be applied for. If your hair is damaged, it may have a tougher time holding the color you choose.
Before you decide on choosing a hair color, first you must decide how long you are willing to commit to this color. Temporary hair colors wash out in a shampoo or two, semi permanent products typically last for a couple of months, while permanent hair dyes may either give you grow out pains or cause you to require frequent root touch ups. Permanent colors, however, are required if you wish to lighten your hair as semi permanent color will only darken hair. If you are looking for a slight boost to your hair color that does not give you re growth then a semi permanent color is for you. These colors, are sometimes called washes or glazing, they work by coating the hair with a non peroxide color that washes out over a 4 - 6 week period. You might want to try one of these first when experimenting before going permanent.
After you’ve decided on what type of dye to use, it’s time to pick your color. Expert beauty consultants predict that the trend in hair colors is moving away from dramatic color and back towards more natural colors and highlighting techniques, yet not everyone wants to blend into the crowd. Make your personality your first consideration in choosing a hair color.
Experts tell us that we’re either cool or warm depending on our skin tone, eye color, and natural hair color. You need to determine whether a warm or a cool shade will be best for you. If you have dark eyes or darker skin like olive you are a cool shade. Likewise if you have dark eyes with pale skin you are a warm shade. If your eyes are a warmer color and your skin has pink or golden undertones your also a warm shade..
If you are a cool shade you should avoid gold, yellow, red and bronze tones. These tones can make you look pastey and drawn. Depending on your skin tone you will find shiney blacks, ash browns and cool blondes the best. Warm shades should avoid violet, blue, white, and jet-black hair colors that drain you of your natural color. You should try rich golden browns. auburn, and deep chocolate colors. Warm gold, red highlights, and golden blonde shades will enhance your glow.
Your hair is a mixture of 3 colors; yellow, red and blue. These are the primary colors. Secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. If you look at this color wheel, colors opposite each other will "negate" that color. This means if your hair is a orange color, green will make it a brown color. If you hair has a yellow tone, violet will cancel it out.
The most important elements of hair coloring is figuring out your hair's underlying pigment. When you chose a color in a swatch book, your hair may not come out the same color because of the underlying pigment in your hair. Just remember that the final result will be your underlying color plus the artificial color you add. Think of this when deciding on what shade or tint to get as what's on the box isn't always what you get in the end.