How to identify what hair color complements your skin tone best

With the changing trend people have become more and more attentive to how they look. A perfect appearance not only makes them stand out of the crowd, but also boosts their confidence.

One such popular fad is hair coloring which is getting highly in-demand with each passing day due to the various brands coming up with better quality, better choices of colors and competitive prices. Though there may be countless choices in the hair color range, but you need to identify which one will look just perfect on you and will compliment well with your skin tone. It really makes a huge difference. Hence identifying what hair color compliments your skin tone best is the most challenging task when it comes to getting your hair colored. Moreover it is quite confusing as well as you are not an expert in color theory so how would you know which are the most flattering shades for you. And since the information on the Internet is unclear, wrong or incomplete, it makes all the more difficult to choose the most suitable one.  If you have any questions you would like to talk with a professional about, reach out to Purity Hair Design, we are an Aveda hair salon serving the Albany area.

Here is a step by step guide to choose the hair color that is best for your skin tone:

• Know if your skin tone is cool or warm: Cool skin tones fall in winter and spring category while warm skin tones fall in summer and autumn category.

People with cool skin tones should go for colors like violet, violet-red and blue, green base, jet black and dark brown, white, icy blonde, ash blonde, ashy brown platinum blonde also suits them well. Golden blonde, caramel or honey, reddish copper, honey blonde, colors with orange and golden browns is a big no for them.  

People with warm skin tones should go for colors with an orange base or a red undertone, like rich auburns, golden blonde, copper or caramel tones, golden browns, milk chocolate, chocolate brown, honey colors, toffee, beige blonde, honey blonde. Whereas platinum blonde, ash brown, and blue, green or violet undertone hues, black, ashy colors are a big no!

• Time and Money you are ready to invest: Professional hair color range that will suit your skin tone will definitely cost you high as they are free from chemicals like paraben, ammonia and other chemicals that are damaging for your hair. The quality speaks for itself. Better the quality lesser is the damage. While choosing high quality hair color treatment, you need to consider the time and effort you have to commit after the treatment. You need to use shampoos and conditioners that are specially made for color treated hair, which is again a costly investment. Thus the color you choose for your hair needs a lot more care and attention after the process. Hence to compliment well with your skin tone, it is necessary to invest in quality products that last long and give expected results which last with the right after-care.
  
• Age: If you are young, you can carry almost any hair color confidently that suits your skin color. However, if you are older, you should not go for blonde shade especially light blonde as it highlights your wrinkles and imperfections too.