Just as makeup is all about blending skin tones and artificial shades that suit you and compliment you in a natural looking way, so is hair color. When it comes to hair color, your makeup must add to your overall appeal. The general rule tried and tested by experts over the years, states that you should color your hair no more than two shades darker or lighter than the natural hair color you are blessed with.
The same goes for hair lowlights and highlights as well, as such shading of hair ensures it frames your face beautifully and in a way that it brings out your best features. Should your skin tone be warm, then hair color shades of honey, auburn or golden would suit you really well. For people with cool complexions generally shades of beige, brown and black look good. And as always, people with neutral skin tones are free to experiment with colors, as most shades of black, brown and golden would suit them well!
When it comes to hair, the hair color you use should always look natural and not stand out. For example, if you have a warm peaches and cream skin complexion, then a warm, copper hair color would lift your face and add certain brightness to it. Similarly, for fair skinned people, golden or blonde hair would do little, when compared to a nice deep brown hair color that would immediately frame their face, highlighting their bone structure.
Apart from this, cool toned people should generally avoid going in for hair colors such as red, bronze and yellow as such colors would simply make them appear pale or sallow. Instead, warm toned people should opt for these colors and other warm shades of browns, chestnuts, rich golden browns and auburns. But they should generally avoid colors such as blue, beige, violet, and ash, as these have a tendency to make warm skin look washed out.
Here, you don’t have to go strictly by a shade card, as you too can create colors by mixing them, to come out with new, exciting shades that do justice to your hair. However, colors such as fiery red, violet, green and electric blue are unusual hair colors and not everyone can carry these off.
A word of advice, makeup or hair color used should always be of good quality and should be tested before applying, as the chemicals in these products could impart a bad allergy or itch. All such chemical products have a shelf life and in that time, they should either be used or thrown out as they are not safe for use after that time period.
Lastly, never abuse the makeup or hair color at your disposal; always start by using little and use more only if required. Too much color too soon can spoil your skin and do irreparable damage to your hair texture as well. Like makeup and hair color, you need a certain level of practice, experimentation and intuition to get both your makeup and hair color right, and match it well with your underlying skin tone to get an overall radiant look.
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