Hair Colouring

To change the colour of ones hair… this is an activity that so many woman today are partaking in. Statistics have shown that roughly 75% of all woman colour their hair on a frequent basis, this whopping percentage compares to the 7% of women who did it in the 1950’s, and this was usually to cover gray hairs. Now we see people completely changing their look and appearance by opting for something that truly does make a huge difference to their appearance, but it doesn’t have the same dramatics as a surgical change, and it doesn’t take the same amount of time as a weight loss or doesn’t have the (possibly negative) long term affects at cutting all your hair off and waiting for it to grow back.

It is a great way to play with your colouring and the different shades available to your skin tone (and the rets of your hair colour i.e. eyebrows and eyelashes). And because hair and fashion are two incredibly diverse retails women are able to play with either the extremes or the subtle changes- like dying your hair blond even if you have naturally dark hair features, or just simply adding streaks of copper to a dark head of hair.

But it is still important to remember what suits you and what doesn’t, and although almost anything these days goes (the completely unsubtle pinks of Nicci Minaj come to mind) it is still important to do something according to what suits you best. When hair is lightened it creates warmer undertones; light yellows or oranges, so think about what colour you have and what tone you want to bring forth.

For those with dark eyes (copper, brown, hazel green) and a warmer skin tone (beige or café au lait) dark hair with golden undertones or streaks is definitely the most suited for you. It creates and full, rich and creamy look from root to tip.

For those with a rosy complexion- from soft pinks to light ebony, and eyes of blue grey, deep blue or black the best hair colour is that of burgundy highlights, plum undertones, blondes, black, slate or salt and pepper. This kind of red and blue match up. Where as the tones before were red/copper and yellow.

Many hair professionals say that if you revert back to the hair colour that no more than 2 shades lighter or darker than your current natural hair colour then you simply can’t go wrong. It is around these levels that hair looks its most natural and full of life.