How to choose the right hair color, depending on the type of appearance. For full girls. Dark-skinned women and their color type

HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT HAIR COLOR?

Intensive repainting, light toning or strands are all fine, but with any technique it is important to know how. A decisive role in this matter will be played by color, the type of your appearance.

If you know your color type (we will talk about it below), it will be easier for you to avoid mistakes. The main thing is to follow two rules.

1. Be sure to focus on your color scale. An incorrectly chosen hair dye pigment will not match your complexion, which will give the impression of unkemptness.

2. Anyone who makes their hair lighter or darker should be aware of the degree of contrast required by the face. If you still decide to change the light saturation of the hair, take this carefully: the difference between your natural hair color level and the desired one should not be more than 2 tones.

When choosing a color, how the new shade of hair color will harmonize with the color of the eyes and skin is crucial.

There are four main color types:

SUMMER, WINTER - cold

SPRING, AUTUMN - warm

Each of them is divided into three subtypes by tonality - this is
If you belong to a cold color type, you should pay attention to colors that have a cold bluish, silvery, ashy undertone.

If your color type is warm, the main tone should be with a warm wheaten, terracotta, bronze (reddish) tint.

Let's take an example.
If you are “EASY SUMMER” (this is the lightest subtype in the “SUMMER” category), then you should pay attention to cold shades of paint, light or medium in tone.

“LIGHT SPRING” (the lightest subtype in the “SPRING” category) also suits light and medium colors in saturation, but always a warm shade.

Similarly, it is worth working with the rest of the color types. We determine the warmth or coldness of the shades and the permissible level of staining in lighter or darker colors.

Women of the Winter color type, especially those who like to experiment, will be a little disappointed.

The winter color type is mostly dark-haired. The attractiveness of Winter is based precisely on the contrast between the color of the skin and hair. Rough interference with this contrast would be a mistake. True, you can experiment with staining techniques.

Among the "winter" women there are not only brunettes, but also blondes (very rarely). But any glimpse of yellow will give you rusticity instead of nobility.

The Winter color type is attractive only in cold colors. Over the years, he needs a lighter frame of the face, and then ashy shades will do.

Some women of the Summer color type do not know how to choose the right hair color: not black, not red, not blond, but some kind of “gray”. But it's not. They just need not so much color as the right shade.

A beautiful silvery ash shade is perfect for the complexion of a “Summer” woman. For more effect, it is worth intensifying this shade a little instead of repainting your hair in a warm color.

If you define yourself as Summer and you want to make your hair “warmer”, choose complex shades. They should be more wheaty than open red!

Women who were distinctly blonde as children can regain that color with silver-blonde strands (but not yellow!).

If you plan to lighten completely, do not forget to protonate with a cold shade.

Girls and women of this color type have warmth in their hair, which they should emphasize. If the warm aspect is not pronounced, you can enhance this effect with strands of golden or light copper-red color.

Spring color type should be careful. Remember that only warm hair colors will suit your complexion! Silvery light strands, for example, will make you look less attractive and natural. So, the strands should have a sunny yellow, honey tint.

Individual rare strands of bright orange color can also be successful!

AUTUMN's hair should always have a warm golden sheen. Many women of this color type are naturally reddish. These are different shades of red: copper, rusty, fox and chestnut.

In all the listed colors and their shades you will look natural and beautiful.

Girls of the Autumn color type (from birth) most often have curly hair.
You don't have to drastically highlight them. By their structure, they are already quite porous, and the clarification procedure will make them even more dry and brittle.

But you still have many others: you can revive your hair with honey-colored strands - they can be quite wide so as not to get lost in curls. If it suits the complexion, the autumn color type can tint the hair to warm copper or rosewood. Bright red strands look great!

A lighter hair color takes away the contrast, which is beneficial if you already have wrinkles.
If you have decided on your color type and know what shades to color in, experiment with light saturation within one color type.

If you want to appear lighter, more relaxed, more fun - use lighter colors. If you plan to emphasize restraint, confidence, strength of character - choose dark colors. But the shade should ALWAYS be within your color type, this is a must!

To summarize, how to choose the right hair color:

– Before proceeding with the selection of colors, you need to know exactly your main color group (WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN) - from this determine whether your type of appearance is cold or warm.

- Having decided on the main group, you should understand which subgroup (in terms of tone) you belong to: light, medium, dark. Based on this, you will be able to find out in what color tone you can change your warm or cold shade. Recall that you can change it like this:
For the light subgroup - light and medium shades.
For the middle subgroup - light and dark shades.
For the dark subgroup - medium and dark shades.

Knowing your coloring, you can not only decide on the ideal hair color, but also understand what colors and their saturation will suit you in clothes and makeup. If you do not know your color type yet, and doubt the choice of hair color, then our professional training can help you.

All rights reserved. Full or partial copying of materials from our site is prohibited.

Erofeevskaya Natalya

For men, girls and women of any age are divided into three types: blondes, brunettes and redheads. But we ourselves understand that not everything is so primitive, and the palettes of well-known branded coloring agents are voluminous and diverse: blonds, chocolates, chestnuts, ashy, black and copper tones - their number is close to infinity, and the newly released collections are full of a variety of "tastes".

The easiest way for a woman to change a habitual and even slightly annoying way that a woman knows is a haircut and / or coloring. But not every beauty is ready to part with maxi or midi hair length, but to change their color and thereby add bright notes to the image - why not? But the color, even if it is, cannot be taken at random: the result may not justify itself, “kill” the face and “erase” the eyes.

Hair color during dyeing forms the individuality of the individual, but the procedure for choosing the right option is complex and responsible

General classification of color types

The correct choice of hair color is based on the female color type. Some stylists who work with hairstyles do not bother much and distinguish only two types of women: “cold” and “warm”. In their classification, they are based on the color and type of skin, the iris of the eyes and the natural shade of hair given by nature.

Warm appearance includes golden or peach undertones of the skin, eyes of amber, green or tea color. In the usually chestnut shades of hair, copper strands flash through. Let's call Penelope Cruz as bright media representatives of the warm color type. “Warm” girls and women are recommended any warm shades that enliven the natural hair color and harmonize perfectly with it - golden, red, hazel.

It is strongly not recommended to bring cold tones into the warm color type, which include numerous ash and platinum, as well as light blond - unusual for fairly dark skin, they will highlight each wrinkle and visually add a dozen years to their owner.

Warm color type - warm golden-copper-red color scheme and no ash and classic blond

Cold beauties are characterized by blue and gray-green, as well as light brown eyes, combined with light or pale skin with a barely noticeable blush. The natural color of the hair varies from ashen of varying degrees of saturation to the color of the raven wing. Spectacular, original and stylish on such women will look platinum or black, and for those with dark and black hair, a noble shade of red wine and mahogany will do. But warm and bright red, golden and honey shades will create a color imbalance, worsen and make the complexion unhealthy-greenish, unfavorably shading it with its sunshine.

Cold color type - choose paint among ash and black shades, all kinds of blond and natural light brown, bypassing golden-red and hazel tones

Winter spring Summer Autumn

More scrupulous stylists and masters of hairdressing approach the matter more globally and distinguish not two very generalized color types, but four - two in each of the indicated ones: Spring and Autumn are warm, Winter and, oddly enough, Summer are cold. The principles remain the same, but the colors can be chosen more carefully:

Summer is the most common cold color type among Russian women: pale or slightly olive, practically non-tanning skin; gray-blue, gray-green, green-blue, and sometimes hazel eyes; "Native hair" - light blond (necessarily with an ashy tint) or cold chestnut. The optimal tones for hair coloring are from a cool blond with a light brown undertone to hazelnut chocolate.
Winter - pale, even bluish skin; necessarily dark hair - from dark chestnut to blue-black; eyes of saturated bright color - gray, blue, brown. Optimal dark tones for hair coloring: from chocolate and cold chestnut to ultra-black.

Spring - well-tanned ivory or bronze light skin and light, wheaten hair, eyes can be different - blue, green, hazel. Optimal tones for hair coloring: warm wheat shades and cappuccino, caramel, nut, copper and amber tones.
Autumn - native hair will certainly cast gold or copper, skin from easily burned, almost transparent to dark with an excellent even tan, eyes of any color, but always with luminous golden sparks. Optimum tones for hair coloring: from golden-copper and caramel to chestnut and hot chocolate.

Determining your own color type and orienting yourself in the choice of hair dye is the surest way not to get into trouble when changing your image: the palette of tones recommended for each color type is wide, and therefore every girl or woman will find one hundred percent her own color in it.

Skin condition

Few people who want to change their natural hair color think about the fact that the result obtained after seemingly such a careful selection is far from ideal, because the skin of the face has played a role. Unhealthy skin - acne, allergic rashes, skin irritations, liver and age spots, peeling - requires not only close attention and care, but also the right choice of hair dye, otherwise you risk aggravating the situation and making all these facial “charms” clearer and more visible.

An unsuccessfully chosen hair color will make an unnecessary emphasis on problematic facial skin.

Radical colors - very dark tones (dark chestnut, black, blue-black), very light tones (warm and cold blonds, ash, etc.), rich red or copper - will only emphasize all skin imperfections. With not very attractive skin, it is not recommended to experiment with hair dyes that are more than a couple of tones different from natural. Full coloring of the head is optional, but it will be somewhat more organic to perform color coloring in suitable tones, and for beautiful light heads -. Then the main tone of the hairstyle will remain its own, native, and the skin of the face with imperfections will not draw attention to itself.

How to choose a new hair color?

If the determination to change the image has grown stronger, you have decided on the color type, it is time to ask yourself the question: what do I want? Bring a subtle revival into the usual hairstyle with tones in harmony with the “native” color, perform coloring or radically transform from a brunette to a blonde or vice versa?

If you prefer to color your hair at home, then, narrowing down the search for the desired tone to your own color type, in the cosmetics store in the department for coloring and hair care, refer to the palette of the selected manufacturer. The palette is a line of tones, for greater clarity, made in the form of a “color map” with samples of colored strands and usually a two-digit number for each. The first digit in this number indicates the depth of the color, the second - its shade. In natural light conditions, determine whether the strand of the palette corresponds to your own “native” tone, and then (depending on whether you want to become darker or lighter) choose a tone for coloring that differs from yours within two points. And now, in this depth and proposed shades, choose the one that is closer to the soul.

When choosing professional shades and wanting a natural result, use a palette of colors that is developed by branded manufacturers

Turning from a brunette into a blonde in one fell swoop will not work even with the help of a professional stylist: even healthy and strong hair cannot do such an execution - global lightening is performed only gradually. But from light to dark - please: the dark pigment will joyfully block the light one at a time.

The right choice of tone for coloring will refresh the face and make it rested and young, and the eyes - expressive and deep; unsuccessful paint will emphasize imperfections and shade the skin of the face with an unhealthy color.

April 27, 2014, 12:51 pm

So, the decision to change the hair color has already been made. And in order for the update to be spectacular, emphasizing the merits and leveling imperfections, consider belonging to the color type - spring, summer, autumn or winter. After all, what decorates the autumn beauty will have a detrimental effect on the appearance of the “summer” girl.

Determine the color type correctly:

1. Perform make-up removal.
2. Place a mirror near a source of daylight.
3. Wear a neutral blouse.
4. Try on a colored scarf in a cold shade, and then a warm one.

A scarf in the right shade “erases” signs of fatigue and an earthy complexion, giving the skin and eyes a healthy glow. Whereas the tone that doesn’t suit you makes the look dull, and the skin of the face is haggard.

Warm color types are:

1. Spring - a slightly golden tone of transparent skin, a bleached pink blush, blond hair with a golden tint, light blue or green eyes.
2. Autumn - skin of a warm (golden) hue, hair is often red, eyes are brown, less often green.

Spring is in harmony with the golden hues of the palette: sandalwood to honey, while autumn requires brighter, red-based colors - fiery copper, red, chestnut.

Attention! The warm color type does not accept black coloring - this is too rough contrast with the softness, tenderness of spring and autumn, the image as a result of such coloring will lose its individuality.

Hair tone for cold color types

Cold colors:

1. Summer - with any skin tones of the face, there is always a cold slightly bluish subcutaneous illumination, a pink or even red blush, the hair has an ashy tint without yellowness, the eyes are hazel or gray.
2. Winter - dark hair and eyes, light skin with a pinkish cold tint.

The advantages of the appearance of a summer girl will be favorably emphasized by the following tones:

• shades of wheat color;
• pearl gray;
• lilac or even pink gamma;
• tone "black tulip";
• rich color of ripe (not dark) cherries.

The following colors will help to add charm to winter:

• black and white;
• various shades of gray;
• deep red (ruby or cherry);
• coffee color.

Attention! Warm golden and red shades are contraindicated for cold color types.

Contrast level

In addition to color types, in the procedure for choosing a shade of hair, professionals also take into account the level of contrast - this is the correlation between the natural color of the eyebrows and the skin tone of the face. Natural, and therefore ideal combination gives:

• tone-on-tone color;
• two shades darker than the color of the eyebrows;
• two shades lighter than the color of the eyebrows.

We select hair color under the eyes

After the necessary shades of hair have been studied according to the color types of appearance and contrast, it is necessary to figure out whether these tones are in harmony with the color of the eyes. The simplest rule is that cold goes with cold and vice versa.

Recall that there are some stereotypes that you can easily fall into the trap: blue-eyed fair-haired girls are associated with angels, green-eyed red-haired beauties are with debauchees, and the share of dark gray-eyed girls is the title of heartbreaker.

What shade of hair to choose for brown eyes?

• Golden shades of the cornea allow you to choose a red color.
• The nutty tone is complemented by caramel, red, golden hues and amber.
• Light brown eyes are absolutely not picky - any shade of hair will do.
• Warm blonde looks perfect with brown eyes, emphasizing their expressiveness.
• Coloring in black, reddish honey and light caramel tones visually add volume to the hairstyle and effectively set off dark brown eyes.

Attention! Brown eyes and platinum blond are an unnatural combination that will cause ridicule from others.

What color to dye blue-eyed hair?

• A warm color type is ideal for all golden shades of blond, caramel and sunny red colors.
• For representatives of the cold color type, ash-blond tones and wheat shades of hair will be beneficial.

Too dark hair will make light blue eyes faded and even unnatural.

What color to dye green-eyed hair?

Owners of magical green eyes can dye their hair in copper-red and chestnut shades. It is not recommended to lighten hair to a blond - it threatens to acquire pallor, akin to painful.

The expressive look of green eyes can be achieved by using darker hair colors.

Do all colors suit gray eyes?

Gray eyes, like chameleons, adapt to almost any hair color, but it’s better to take into account the color type of appearance. So for summer and winter, cold shades are recommended - ashen, pearl, black. However, the latter is better to ignore if your skin is not dark. And for warm color types, you should choose a warm “frame” - chocolate, reddish chestnut shades or golden blond.

To choose the tone of your hair, you must first find out what color type of appearance you belong to, and also take into account the contrast. But it should also be remembered that the hair color should be as close as possible to your natural color (in order to less often perform the dyeing procedure), it is beneficial to emphasize the dignity and match the character of the owner of the hair.

How to choose the right hair color: video

Details

How to choose hair color: basic rules

From time to time, any woman thinks about how to change the appearance. And most often, hair undergoes changes - if not their length, then color. In order for coloring to give a positive result and decorate you, it is important to follow not only changeable fashion, but also follow some rules that will help you choose your hair color.

The positive aspects of staining

Psychologists say that a radical change in image can be beneficial. An example of this is the many stars for whom changing hair color has become life-changing:

• If Norma Jean Baker had not dyed her hair from brown to blonde, the world would never have known about Marilyn Monroe.
• The same goes for Madonna: Maria Luisa Ciccone remained little known until she said goodbye to blond curls and turned into a blonde.
• Dita Von Teese could not build a career while she was blonde, but choosing raven hair, she became a burlesque star.
• Polina Gagarina turned from a plump with chestnut hair into a slender platinum blonde, and took second place in Eurovision 2015.

natural color

The natural hair color is determined by a professional color palette - a special card with strands located on it. To determine the natural tone, the colorist selects a control strand in the back of the client's head. It is in this area in the root zone that the hair retains its natural color, while in other areas they burn out from the sun's rays. Color is determined on dry and clean hair, as wet and dirty hair appears darker.

To accurately determine the natural color, the colorist lifts the control strand so that light passes through it. It is advisable to do this in daylight, because artificial is able to give the hair both warm and cold notes.

Learning to choose the perfect hair color

When choosing a shade that best suits your appearance, you need to pay attention to the natural color of the curls, skin tone, your color type, color, the presence or absence of gray hair, and only after that select the optimal hair dye.

Color of the skin

There are seven basic skin tones. These include:

• Very pale.
• Pale.
• Average.
• Olive.
• Swarthy.
• Dark.

All of them are divided into three possible subtones (or undertones) - warm, cold and neutral.

A warm undertone has a yellowish tint, a cold undertone is bluish or pinkish. Neutral is less common, and is characterized by having both warm and cold notes. And at the same time, it doesn’t matter who we are talking about - a resident of Spain, Africa or Sweden, since African-American women can have cold skin, and Scandinavians can have warm skin.

It is impossible to say with absolute certainty that girls of the Scandinavian type of appearance cannot be painted in dark colors, and dark-skinned and swarthy - in light ones. An example of this is the change in the image of Kim Kardashian: a socialite with brown eyes and natural black hair turned into a blonde. The same goes for Rihanna, who, despite her chocolate skin, isn't afraid to experiment with cool undertones.

To determine whether you belong to a warm or cold undertone, you need to look at the shade of the veins on the inside of the wrist: the "southerners" are greenish or brownish, and the "northerners" are blue.

• Attach a sheet of white paper or a snow-white fabric of a smooth texture to an unpainted, well-lit face. Cold skin will look bluish against such a background, and warm skin will look yellowish.
• Experiment with colored materials. Saturated bright fabrics to face a cold subtype, while pastel colors are warm.
• If gold jewelry makes you more beautiful, you belong to the warm subtype, and if silver jewelry, you belong to the cold subtype.

Skin tone can change with age. It also depends on the state of health and the time of year.

eye color

Brown. They are combined with brown shades of hair - chestnut, chocolate, cognac. They also look beautiful with reddish hair - red and copper. In some cases, brown-eyed girls can lighten their hair up to blond, but then you need to choose only warm shades of paint.

Black. Black eyes are rare, and most often belong to the inhabitants of Asia, Africa and sometimes the Mediterranean. Black or dark chocolate hair color is ideal for this type of appearance. If you want to add extravagance to the look, you can dye some strands in accent shades - copper, caramel or red.

Walnut. They are a mixture of light brown, green, yellow and golden colors. As in the case of brown eyes, brown and reddish colors will be the ideal solution. It is not recommended to lighten the curls too much, as this can lead to the fact that the eyes will look dull.

Grey. When dyeing hair, gray-eyed girls with warm skin should give up black paints - it is likely that they will visually age you. Use softer shades instead, from wheat blonde to milk chocolate. If the skin is cold, choose contrasting tones - platinum or ash blond, black, dark chestnut.

Blue, blue, purple. Hair color for blue and blue eyes depends on skin tone. "Southern" blue-eyed girls look great with wheat, honey, caramel, reddish hair, while "winter" girls are better to turn to cold blond or black. Very light eyes cannot be combined with rich shades of hair - the look will lose depth and become faded.

Lilac eyes are extremely rare in nature. For example, the actress Elizabeth Taylor had lilac, and the Targaryen family from the George Martin saga had purple. Best of all, cold hair colors are combined with such a shade of eyes - silver, ashen, black wing.

Greens. Warm shades of red, caramel, wheat, milk chocolate, gold, copper - that's what green-eyed girls should look at. In this case, it is better to abandon too catchy ash or black colors.

Determining the color type of appearance

The appearance of people can be divided into four categories, which are conventionally named seasons.

Spring

The skin of "spring" women is light - porcelain, ivory or yellowish. At the same time, she is often decorated with freckles, quickly blushes in the sun. Natural hair color is blond. The eyes are light - from gray and blue to bright blue.

When choosing hair dye, give up black, dark chestnut, cognac and chocolate. Choose gentle light shades - honey, sandalwood, caramel and walnut. But if you have very pale skin, you should not paint in golden shades, as they will merge with the skin - choose cool ashy tones.

Summer

Skin of a cold shade - milky white, pale or slightly olive. When tanned, it becomes a cool brown, but not a golden bronze. Hair is blond, ashy or light brown in color. The eyes of "summer" young ladies are gray, steel, blue, light green, sometimes hazel. The whites of the eyes and the iris rarely contrast.

To choose a hair color, analyze your type in detail: wheaten is suitable for fair girls, and a black tulip can be advised for a more “contrasting summer”.

Autumn

In the autumn type of girls, the skin can be olive, golden or have a bronze tint. Often there are freckles and moles. From the sun, the skin acquires a golden tan. The natural color of the hair and eyebrows can be warm shades of brown, as well as red, copper, sometimes warm blond. The eyes are usually brown, hazel, green with golden yellow patches. At the same time, their proteins contrast with the bright iris.

The ideal paint option is red, copper, milk chocolate, cognac, reddish, chestnut. Avoid black and cold white shades.

Winter

The skin usually has a porcelain whiteness. Sometimes olive skin is also found, but at the same time it has a cold pink or blue undertone. Hair is naturally dark brown or black. It is extremely rare to meet owners of ash-light curls. The eyes are steely, gray, dark brown, cool blue, have bright whites and a contrasting iris.

The winter color type looks perfect with cold shades of hair - it can be ebony, forest beech, black tulip, white platinum. But it is better to refuse to dye your hair in red, honey, wheaten shades.

Determine the type of color

One color will help you look younger and brighter, while the other will change beyond recognition, emphasizing all the flaws. To learn how to choose the right one, you need to determine what color of appearance you belong to.

• Light. Your appearance is dominated by soft pastel colors: most likely, you are a "spring" or "summer" woman. In choosing clothes, cosmetics and accessories, stick to light tones of medium brightness.
• Muted. The average saturation of the skin, eyes and hair is found among all four color types, but among the winter - the most rare. The use of muted, soft shades of clothing will be ideal.
• Bright. If you have dark skin, rich hair color and contrasting eyes (which are most common in autumn and winter), you are a bright color. Bright and expressive colors of clothes always suit you.
• Contrasting. Contrasting combinations can be represented by light skin and dark hair or dark eyes and light hair. The ideal solution in clothing will be contrasting combinations - black and white or black and bright. But it is better to get rid of pastel combinations.

Express test:

If you could not decide what type of color you belong to, then take a short test. Take a few pieces of fabric or clothing - pastel, muted, bright and contrasting colors (if you have pale skin, take black or dark brown; if dark, then white). Pull your hair into a ponytail and wash off all makeup from your face. When everything is ready, you can start the test.

Apply individually each piece of colored fabric to your face and see if it suits you. If several fit, then attach them again and choose the most suitable one. This way you can determine your type of color.

We select hair color by color:

• Light - all shades of blond will do, except: platinum, pearl and light brown.
• Muted - from light blond to blond.
• Bright colors - chestnut and chocolate shades.
• Contrast - intense colors, dark hair (clear contrast between skin, eyes and hair) will do.

The presence of gray hair

The right color will help hide the presence of gray hair. When choosing, listen to the advice of the colorist, and also consider which color type you belong to.

• Women of Scandinavian appearance with green, blue or gray eyes look perfect with blond or reddish curls. But do not forget that too pale skin can merge with golden hair.
• Women with a southern appearance (dark complexion and brown or black eyes) are advised to choose a hair color that is darker than their skin. Dark chestnut, chocolate, and sometimes black are tones that look perfect next to olive brown skin.
• Remember that dark tones visually give the hairstyle more density and volume.
• Red hair is good because it suits almost any color type, if you choose their shade correctly.
• If you have freckles that you would like to accentuate, use dark chestnut or gold paint. And if you want to hide them, then red or reddish dyes are suitable for you - they will draw attention to the hair, distracting it from freckles.
• Couperose or pimples will be less noticeable if red shades are abandoned. Instead, it is better to look at golden, light brown and chestnut.
• Remember that blue-black or platinum hair is only suitable for those women who have perfect facial skin without wrinkles, redness and rashes.
• If you like a bright make-up, it is better to choose dark shades. Blondes with rich makeup run the risk of looking more vulgar than brunettes.

Paint selection

If you are dyeing your hair for the first time, start with tinted or unstable products, and if the result suits you, then you can color with permanent dye.

When choosing a paint, consider your belonging to a particular color type and color. Do not ignore your natural skin color, eyes and hair - and then it will be much easier to choose the best paint!

There are many reasons why women dye their hair. Someone does not like their native color, and some ladies just want to commemorate the changes that have taken place in life. Someone is looking for their new image, while someone just has gray hairs. Correctly selected new hair color is very refreshing image of a woman, makes the complexion more even, and the eyes - brighter.

What are the shades of hair

Hair color is determined by the content of light and dark pigments: pheomelanin (red or yellow) and eumelanin (brown or black). In addition, the hair contains tiny air bubbles. The ratio of these pigments, as well as the number of air bubbles, determines the color of the hair. The natural palette includes 5 primary colors:

• black;
• brown;
• blond;
• fair-haired;
• ginger.

Each of the colors is divided into many natural shades of different saturation.

Features of your appearance - eye color, skin tone, natural hair color - determine the color type of each girl.

spring woman

Spring color type - warm, non-contrasting. Such women are usually light-eyed and have fair skin. The natural color of the hair is from blond to brown, and the skin is very warm, golden yellow. A spring girl can safely dye her hair dark red, become a light brown-haired or golden blonde. But she should avoid light red so as not to look overly pale. I don’t like being a blonde - well, you can choose with a chocolate undertone and highlight it with golden strands. In this case, platinum, ash or light blond, as well as cardinal black, will not work.

Spring is a non-contrasting type, and it should not be far removed from the natural hair color.

summer woman

These include a non-contrasting cold color type with gray or blue eyes, hair color from the lightest to brown, and cool blue or pink skin. Women of the summer color type suit all varieties of light cool light colors: ashy, ash-blond, platinum. Summer, like spring, does not fit almost all dark colors.

Ash blonde color

Woman - autumn

This color type is contrasting, with eyes from black to blue, and hair from brunette to brown. Skin color is bright, with a slight golden hue. The ideal color for autumn beauties is rich, radical and very bright: black, brown, chocolate, warm chestnut. If a lady prefers brightness, then it will look good with red or light brown hair of golden and copper shades. But an autumn woman should not become a blonde woman.

winter woman

Winter color type is contrasting and cold. Women of this type can be owners of any color of eyes and skin. The best choice for them is dark blond colors of cold ash shades. They are categorically not recommended for any warm, golden and any shades of blond. But only a winter woman can afford the black color of a raven wing shade.

Cool black tint

Painting with chemical and natural dyes

Today you can buy many chemical hair dyes from different manufacturers. During their use, the chemical interaction of the oxidation products of the coloring composition with the keratin of the hair occurs.

When lightening hair, oxygen released from hydrogen peroxide, reacting with the pigment, turns it into a colorless substance. When dyeing hair, the same oxygen, oxidizing the base of the dye, transfers it from a colorless soluble state to a substance of a certain color that is poorly soluble in water, which is hair dye.

Hydrogen peroxide, opening the surface scales and destroying the pigment, allows the dye to penetrate into the hair and fill all the voids of the hair. As a result, the strands are colored. This is the principle of operation of all chemical paints.

If necessary, protect clothing and neck from contact with the skin of the chemical composition. On the forehead, temples, neck along the hairline, the skin is smeared with petroleum jelly or a greasy cream.

Chemical dyes

Hair begins to dye from the back of the head. Having made a vertical parting in the middle, paint the hair on both sides. The composition is first placed on areas of the hair closer to the roots, and then distributed along the entire length. Departing from the dyed parting by half a centimeter, a new parting is made parallel to it with a comb. The hair is combed and a new layer is covered with paint. This sequence causes an even distribution of paint on the hair.

After applying the paint, the hair is combed, lifting them up. The paint should be applied evenly over the entire length of the hair. It is not necessary to cover your head. After 25-35 minutes, the head is thoroughly washed with warm water and soap, and then rinsed with acidified water.

Hair coloring with natural dyes

- these are henna and basma, walnut, onion peel, tea, coffee, chamomile, etc. Among hairdressers, natural compounds are called group IV dyes.

Such dyes are recommended to be used on natural hair, where there are no traces of perm or any chemical coloring. Natural dyes do not cause any harm to the hair, but, on the contrary, give shine, silkiness and various shades to the natural hair color.

The main advantage of natural formulations is that they keep the hair healthy. The downside is their lack of durability, since every time after the next hair wash, part of the coloring pigment is washed off. The exception is henna and basma, their color lasts longer.

All natural dyes are applied to clean and damp hair with a sponge, brush or cotton swab.

natural dyes

In order to obtain a uniform coloring with natural compounds, the percentage of gray hair, the original natural color and the individual characteristics of the hair should be taken into account. Thin and sparse hair is dyed with natural dyes faster and requires less dye. Thick, thick, long hair requires longer exposure and more natural dye.

Hair coloring at home is always a bit of a gamble, as it is impossible to predict in advance how the hair will react. It is better to play it safe first by painting over one small strand first.

How to change hair color in photoshop

If you want to change the hair color, but do not know which one to choose, you can use the Photoshop program.

Changing the shade of hair

Photoshop steps:

1. Open your photo in Photoshop. Using the Quick Mask Mode (Q), select the hair with the brush. You can change the size of the brush to fine-tune the hair.
2. After that turn off the mask mode and select the hair, this will select everything in the photo except the hair. To copy the hair layer, press Ctrl+J. After that, a separate layer with hair will be created.
3. Next, you can start changing the hair color in Photoshop. To do this, use adjustment layers and select levels.
4. When you create an adjustment layer "Levels", a window with their properties will open.
5. Next, you can use another adjustment layer "Hue / Saturation". Apply this adjustment layer to the photo and change the brightness of the hair.

Using adjustment layers and mask mode, you can select and change the color of the hair in Photoshop. You can experiment with other adjustment layers and paint the hair in Photoshop in any other color.

Review of the best online applications

Thanks to modern mobile technology, you can experiment with the color of the strands without harming your hair. If you are in search, then programs and mobile applications for choosing hairstyles will easily help you with this. We offer 10 best applications with which you can easily choose not only a new shade, but also a haircut, length, hair styling. You just need to download any of these applications and substitute your photo under the images. So you will understand what color of strands suits you, and you can also print the picture you like or save it to your phone.

Insta Hair Style Salon

This is one of the best free apps for iPhone and iPad by Shenzhen Bigger LLC. If you want to choose an unusual bright hair color and are looking for new stylish solutions, then this program is ideal for you. With the help, you can digitally change your color to the color you have always dreamed of, as well as pick up a new trendy hairstyle.

Insta Hair Style Salon

Just take a selfie or upload your photo from your phone and try on a variety of shades and hairstyles. The interface language is English, but the application is easy to use. To change the hair color, you just need to click on the shade you like. There is a huge range of realistic and creative hairstyles in all colors of the rainbow.

Hair Style Changer app

This application has a large collection of both women's and men's hairstyles and haircuts. The application will help you find the best hairstyle and hair color that perfectly suits your face type. Upload your photo from your phone or take a selfie and try on different looks.

Celebrity Hairstyle Salon

This is another great app developed by Modiface that allows you to virtually try on a variety of hairstyles and hair colors. You can see how you will look with Jennifer Aniston's cascade or Rihanna's hair color.

Here you can try on over 20 realistic hair colors to find the perfect shade for you.

Ultimate Hairstyle Try On

This application opens up a wide field for experiments . You can choose different options and change hair colors in a range of more than 20 shades. In addition, you can complement the image with accessories, such as earrings or a hat. An option is available to compare the image before and after, as well as switching between two different modes. All options for transferring photos to social networks and by email are possible.

This is the latest mobile application developed by Mary Kay and adapted for many countries. With it, you can try an infinite number of combinations of makeup, hair colors and hairstyles. Just upload your photo and start picking templates. Options such as length, hair color, highlights and, as well as the selection of accessories are available.

Mary Kay Virtual Makeover

Facial Hair Changer for Men and Women

With this application, you can see yourself with a different hairstyle and hair color. The program works on the same principle as the others: you need to upload a photo and select hairstyles and hair shades from the proposed clichés. After uploading the photo, specify the user's gender, haircut length, choose the hair color and set other parameters.

Hairstyle Mirror

This application will turn your mobile phone into a mirror and let you try different hairstyles in real time. All you need to do is just look at the screen of your phone or tablet, and the hairstyles will pop up and shape your new look. More than 100 women's and many options for shades of strands are available for selection.

Choose your favorite hair color, adjust the position of the hair on your head with your fingers and give the photo the desired brightness. The application, like others similar, has a connection to the Internet and social networks.

hair style makeover

This is another great iOS app for men's and women's hairstyles. The easy-to-use interface offers a huge variety of trendy haircuts and hairstyles, thanks to which you can easily pick up a new look and carry out bold experiments with color.

The application has additional editing tools: you can cut your hair, change the parting line and shade of the hair, adjust the width and height of the hairstyle so that it fits perfectly with your face shape and looks natural.

Video

For more details on changing hair color online, see the video

Conclusion

All of the above applications for the selection of hairstyles and hair color may well replace the advice of a stylist and will help. To decide which application is the easiest and most convenient, you need to try to work with all of them. We wish you good luck in choosing your hair color online!