Choosing the right hair colour to
suit your complexion is easier than you think. All you need is some basic
understanding of what dye works best. Your hair and beauty stylist can also help in selecting the colour that suits your look. But to
help you understand your options, here is a guide on how to select a suitable
hair colour.

Learn more about your complexion
Before picking a hair dye, you need
to identify your complexion type. There are three kinds which are as follows -
cool, warm, and neutral. If you’re uncertain about your skin tone, here are
some tips that will help you find out:
Know your undertones
A skin with cool complexion has olive
and pink undertones. Warm-complexioned people have gold and yellow undertones.
Neutrals can have a combination of any of the four.
Check
Your Eyes and Wrist
Check
Your Eyes and Wrist
People with blue and green specks in
their eyes belong to the cool complexion group. The warm ones usually have gold
specks. Take a good look at your wrist and examine the colours of your veins. If
it’s blue or purple you are considered as cool complexion. But you are warm if
your vein’s colour is green.
Pick a hair colour that compliments your skin tone
The best colour that works for you is
the opposite of your skin’s undertone. For example, if you have a cool
complexion, choose a warm colour. But people with neutral complexion are lucky;
both kinds work well with them.
Know the Different Colours Available
After learning all about these types
of complexion, you are now ready to learn about the different colours suitable
for you:
Cool
Blonde – This colour has several shades
which include ash, beige, champagne, ice, platinum, and silver. The style works
for people with porcelain complexion with red undertones. The icy shade can
neutralise the red skin. People with grey or blue eyes will also look good in
ash blond.
Warm
Blonde – This particular type has several
shades such as amber, butterscotch, caramel, gold, and honey. The warm blonde
look will suit people with fair complexion and cool undertones. If you have
olive skin, a hair shade such as caramel blond can make you look and feel good.
Red Hair for Cool Skins– There are several shades
to choose from such as burgundy, dark auburn and true red. People with ruddy
undertones can glow with a red hair colour look. If you have warm and peachy
skin tones, consider colouring your mane red to make your complexion appear
cool.
Warm Red for Neutrals – You have several shades to
pick from such as amber, blond, copper, russet, rust, and strawberry. If you
have fair and neutral complexion, you should consider going with the strawberry
blond look. Your pale skin’s cool undertone is counteracted by the light, warm
red hair look.
Cool Brown Look – This pretty hair colour has
several shades like chestnut, dark auburn, dark chocolate, and mocha. Most women
look good with brown hair. But it’s suitable for those with a warm
complexion. Those with yellow undertone skins appear creamy with brown
hair.
Warm Brown – There are several shades to choose
from such as amber, caramel, cinnamon, golden brown, and honey. Medium skin
complexion works best with warm brown hair. But you have to be a bit careful in
choosing the appropriate shade for your skin tone. For example, a light
olive skin will look better with a caramel brown hair shade.
Cool Black – The ebony hair does have some shades
that include blue-black, liquorice, and true black. It’s a cool hair shade that
only works well with warm and neutral complexion. The dark shade tends to
present you with a porcelain complexion.
Choosing
the best hair colour that looks good on you largely depends on your skin
colour. There three main complexion types are cool, warm, and neutral. Once you
know what kind of complexion you have, you can then start picking a suitable
hair colour. The important thing to remember is warm hair colour works well
with cool skin tones and the reverse are true. People with neutral skin tones
are lucky because they can look good on both warm and cool.
Terry Shin is the director and owner of a top-notch Melbourne hair salon. He has been in the hairdressing industry for more than 10 years and has served thousands of satisfied customers.
Interesting post! I definitely have a cool complextion (in more ways than one ;) bad joke haha)
ReplyDeleteAbby x
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Haha, Abby! You're rubbish at jokes :P
DeleteI have never seen a post like this before, but it is really good and very good to know before deciding on your hair colour.
ReplyDeleteSophia xo // https://sophiaaaxo.com
It is extremely useful!
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