Current hair colour trends are defined within the move towards relaxed glamour. Healthy, shiny hair, with lots of movement, yet still well groomed. Colour is defined - it's either pastel blondes, in clean, icy tones.
Or cool browns, or brilliant reds. The move has definitely been away
from red browns, although if that's a personal choice, or suits your
skin tone best, don't be a slave to fashion!
Here are some ideas to incorporate the latest hair colour trends into your style:
Double sided colouring - underneath, choose a darker colour like chocolate, and over the top, and for most of the hair, choose lighter shades like copper and bronze. The darker colour will frame your face, and if you go for any flicks or curls when styling, you'll see it contrasted against the lighter colours. But the main colours when hair is straightened will be the lighter ones. It's great for variety.
Try colour combinations like coffee, honeycomb and golden syrup for
a more subtle, layered effect.
For brunettes who like their chocolate browns, try a few golden highlights
to break up the block of chocolate, unless your face and skin colour can
handle the density of such a rich dark colour. It really helps define your
hair style, and is much easier to wear.
If you like very dark colours, try a brown black instead of a straight black.
Or get your hairdresser to mix in some blue black into the brown black
to give it more intensity, but without the harshness of a solid black that
is not flattering to all skin tones. Also, try mixing in some caramel and
pink-red foils with a violet brown black base. If they're used creatively,
and with restraint, you can keep the overall look very dark and mysterious, with a few hints of colour showing.
For blondes, try mixing golden blonde with a very light ash. Or for a more subtle but contrasting look, have the ends of a bob coloured a pale pastel coral. If you want to try platinum shades, instead of going for a harsher
white white, try a softer platinum white tinted slightly with pink.
For a pretty natural blonde look, try splicing a few clove and light ash
foils through a pale, golden base shade.
Redheads: Go for a rich, fiery copper with a darker brown underneath,
like clove. This works well on long hair and mid length hair.
For another red combination, try cayenne, nutmeg and paprika.
For really vibrant colours mixed with a darker base, away from the coppers, try a pink red combination of cassis and raspberry coulis.
For something a little more outrageous and individual, go for a brightly coloured fringe, say in pink, and a few purple ends.
If you want something quite striking, but not so colourful, just go for a
lighter than usual highlight. As long as it's tastefully done, it'll look great. Don't try this at home!!!
When choosing colours, be aware of whether it's a warm shade or a cool
shade. And keep in mind how much of each colour is going to be on your hair. Which shade, or tone, do you want the dominant one to be? Do you want a subtle effect, or a more striking one? Unless the contrasting colour is going
to be in small amounts, keep warm tones together, and cool tones together, irrespective of whether they are blond, brown, black or red.
For example, chocolate brown highlights look good with warm vanilla,
even though the colours themselves are quite distinct.
You can use different tones together. But it depends on both your skin tone, the way the colours are applied, and how much of each are used.
If you're going for this approach, think of the contrasting tone as a painter would, and be judicious about it's placing.
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