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How To Pick A Hair Dye Color

Regardless of your natural hair dye color, it is likely that at some point you may have thought about changing the coloring of your hair. Although many advertisements claim you can be a bright blond or glossy brunette, going crazy with any old shade of color may leave you hiding in your bedroom, more orange that blonde, or like a washed out ghost.

This is because while we all have the potential to look great with a variety of shades of hair colors, it’s not just the color that is important, it is also your individual coloring. In the same way that there are many shades of blond, brunette or red, there are many shades of skin colour too. And to get it right, you must go for the right combination.

So if you are thinking that blonds have more fun, or want to achieve that sophisticated brunette look, here are some tips to make sure you pick the right hair colour.

How to know What Hair Color Is Right for You

When choosing the new colour of your hair, your first step should be to determine your skin tone; here is a guideline of the right hair colours for different skin tones.

Hair Dye Colors For Fair Skin

If you have very fair skin (perhaps accompanied by freckles), then you should stick to light shades of all colours. This means the best colours for you will be as follows:

If you want to go blond, you can choose from most shades, especially:

• White blond, Golden blond, Strawberry blond or Ash blond

If you want to go brunette the following shades would be most appropriate:

• Honey brunette, copper brunette, Red chestnut

If you want to go be a red head, most shades of red will be fantastic for your skin tone, here are some suggestions:

• Copper, Light auburn, Wine red, Fox red, Light ginger or Dark auburn

Hair Dye Colors for Medium Skin

If you have light to medium skin (not as pale as above, but not olive or warm)

You are in luck! You can choose most shades of all colors, however it might be advisable to stay away from really dark colors, such as jet black and really light colors such as white blond, as these may leave you looking a bit washed out. Why not try the following:

For blond, you will suit most shades, but try to go for a shade closer to your eyebrows. So if you have dark eyebrows go for darker shades of blonde and visa versa. Good hair colours to try would be:

• Champagne blond, Butter scotch, Golden blond

For brunette, you can’t really go wrong with brunette, it’s up to you if you want to go for light or darker shades; here are some suggestions any way:

• Light chestnut, Cappuccino, Dark Caramel, Mocca

For red, like already mentioned, you are lucky and can’t really go wrong, but why not try:

• Bright red, Copper or Sultry auburn

Hair Color For Warm, Tanned or Olive Skin

You will suit lots of hair colors, but there are a few to avoid- these would be some of the blond shades, although depending on your particular shade some blonds may create an alluring contrast.

If  blond takes your fancy, go for the warmer shades, such as:

• Caramel blond, Reddish blond, Golden blond and Butter scotch

If you want to go brunette, you will suit all shades of this hair colour. Try the following:

• Auburn brown, Mocca, Espresso, Dark chestnut, Light chestnut.

If you want to go red, again here you will have options, but stick to darker tones, such as:

• Dark copper, Wine and Auburn

How to Pick Hair Color for Dark Skin

Depending on the shade of your skin, it is best to go for brown and red shades, although some darker blonds may suit your completion.

For blonde, see above- the same colours may compliment your skin tone.

For brunette, your skin will really compliment the caramel side of brown as well as the auburn shades, try:

• Burgundy brown, Light chestnut, Auburn brown or Mocca

For red, as long as you avoid the ginger side of red, it will look awesome with your skin, try some of these:

• Dark auburn, Fox red, Wine, Bright red or Dark copper

So there you are ladies, whatever your new chosen hair dye color, it really is the shade that will determine the suitability to your unique look! For best results consult a stylist, who will be able to add some highlights to further individualize the color of your hair. And remember; next time you fancy a change and wonder how to pick a hair color, just refer to the list above!

About the author: The article ‘How To Pick A Hair Color’ has been written by Outofstress.com Expert Author ‘Iva Dragostinova’.