Girls love to experiment with the image. Some make only light changes, while others are ready for drastic changes. More often the image changes with the hairstyle. The condition of the hair, its color and saturation play a vital role for the female. If you want to change yourself and experience new emotions, then you should try a new style or pick up a hair dye. In this case, it is important to figure out which color to choose in order to achieve the desired result.
How to choose a hair color or hair dye color by color type?
Hair coloring is a popular and easy way to change your appearance. You can choose from hundreds of names of paints from world manufacturers – Schwarzkopof, L'Oreal, Estel and many others. Despite the seeming simplicity, it is better to seek help from an experienced stylist, at least for the first time.
The difficulty lies in choosing the right color scheme and shade. Girls love experiments, but often the result is not pleasing to the eye. First, figure out the color type, which is taken into account later when choosing dyes and other hair care products.
Color type – a kind of natural flavor or color scheme inherent in each person. In this case, the natural color of the hair, eyes, and especially the skin is taken into account. Two factors are usually taken into account:
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color intensity, its purity and mutedness;
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warmth of the palette (cold or warm).
These factors are combined with each other, forming four color types. For convenience, stylists designate each of them with a season – 'winter', 'spring', 'summer', 'autumn', to make it easier to select hair dyes.
It is worth noting that knowledge of the color type helps to select wardrobe items, lipstick, shadows, as well as create an original and attractive hairstyle. Thanks to this, you will no longer buy things that do not suit you.
Color type 'Winter'
This type is distinguished by its cool shade and pure color. This includes girls with dark and even black hair. They have brown eyes and dark skin, which is why they are associated with Hispanic, Spanish or Arab girls. Imagine Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek or Tina Kandelaki to immediately understand what girls look like, whose color type is 'Winter'.
Recommended shades for color type 'Winter':
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a range of shades related to the brown range;
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black and chestnut colors;
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variations with purple or dark crimson strands are allowed.
Not recommended tones:
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straw;
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light brown and light blond;
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light (platinum).
Despite the name, 'Winter' is incompatible with white flowers. Girls with this color type should pay more attention to brown tones, rich black tones. If you want to add variety, then use purple, scarlet or dark crimson blotches.
Color type 'Spring'
For girls with the 'Spring' color type, a clean and warm range is characteristic. This includes those who have, as they say, the typical appearance of a Russian beauty. They have light blond or wheaten hair and light, but not overly pale skin. Eye color ranges from deep blue or green to gray. To understand this color type, take a look at girls with Russian or European appearance. Pay attention to Christina Aguilera, Nicole Kidman or Christina Orbakaite.
Recommended shades for the 'Spring' color type:
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straw or wheat shades;
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golden colors with a reddish tint;
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almost the entire light brown gamut.
Not recommended tones:
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bright red color;
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dark and black tones;
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pronounced blond or platinum.
This color type is often found in our country, but it is easy to confuse it with others. Girls with this appearance should not choose radical colors – too black or red. You should also be careful about experimenting with bright colors – red, purple, blue.
Color type 'Summer'
This color type is characterized by a cold and slightly muted range. This type is similar to spring, but the range is colder. The girls have blonde hair with a slightly ash tint. The skin is also light, but pale, so it shows a blush at certain times. The eyes are blue or gray, but sometimes hazel pupils are also found. Such an appearance also corresponds to the idea of a 'Russian beauty', but at the same time the beauty is strict. Pay attention to Sarah Jessica Parker, Maria Sharapova or Mila Jovovich with light brown hair, not red as in 'The Fifth Element'.
Recommended shades for the 'Summer' color type:
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light and dark chestnut colors;
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light brown-haired;
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ash shades.
Not recommended tones:
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burgundy and red shades;
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rich gold color;
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too dark tones.
Milla Jovovich is a great illustration. With brown hair, she looks elegant and businesslike, but the bright red color makes her extravagant, but at the same time looks like an alien. Too dark tones are also undesirable for this color type, because they visually cover the years.
Color type 'Autumn'
This color type is characterized by a warm and muted range. Girls with such an appearance have light skin with a yellowish tinge and rich hair. This type includes bright red, brown hair that goes into a reddish hue. The eyes are brown, dark green or amber. To imagine a girl like this, take a look at Julia Roberts, Juliana Moore.
Recommended shades for color type 'Autumn':
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rich chestnut colors;
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chocolate tones;
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copper and gold shades.
Not recommended tones:
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light brown colors;
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deep black color;
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platinum blond.
Girls of this color type are associated with a warm image. Don't try to hide this with deep dark or too light colors. The best option is chestnut, reddish gold, copper.
Learning to choose the right color
Remember that each appearance is different, so it is difficult to determine the exact color type. Girls with dark hair, brown eyes and fair skin – 'Winter'. Girls with freckled skin, golden or brown hair – 'Autumn'. Girls with a characteristic Russian or European appearance, with fair hair and fair skin – 'Spring' or 'Summer'. Depending on this, hair dye is selected.
The basic rule: you can't go against nature. If you are the owner of light brown wheat hair, gray eyes and fair skin, then do not try to turn into a burning brunette, nothing will come of it. The situation is similar for girls with the 'Winter' color type – brunettes should not become, for example, bright red. It is better to experiment within the framework of the color scheme, which is allotted by nature.
When choosing, consider the following rules from experienced stylists:
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choose a paint in the range that is determined by your color type;
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you can experiment with color depth and midtones;
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take into account the age features of the appearance.
As mentioned above, there are mixed color types. 'Spring' and 'Summer' are very close to each other. 'Autumn' and 'Winter' can overlap. This slightly expands the range of colors to choose from, so don't limit yourself.
Age-related changes deserve special attention. Over the years, the color type can be slightly adjusted, but social status is more important. Young girls themselves look brighter, so they are more often referred to as warm color types. With age, a woman's appearance becomes stricter and more elegant, so 'Summer' can turn into 'Autumn'.
How to determine your color type and, depending on this, choose a hair color?
It is advisable to deal with the color type right away, so that later there will be no difficulties when choosing paint or clothing. If you find it difficult to answer this question, there are the following recommendations:
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by external signs – the color of the skin, eyes and natural hair;
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for accessories and jewelry;
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according to the color scheme of clothing.
It is more correct to determine by external signs. If the skin is light with cold shades, blue veins are visible on it, then, rather, you belong to 'Winter' or 'Autumn'. Add eye color and natural hair to that, and you know exactly which color scheme is right for you.
Any girl pays attention to jewelry. If silver suits you, then you have a cold skin tone. Gold goes more to 'Spring' and 'Autumn'. Analyze the color scheme of the clothes in the same way. Take a look at your wardrobe, it will tell you which hair color is right for you.
Red, yellow and green clothes are in harmony with chestnut, auburn hair. Dark blue and burgundy clothing will work best with light brown and platinum hair. Lilac, turquoise and red clothes are suitable for chocolate, reddish, light shades of curls.
But remember that all this is conditional, so you should not drive yourself into a strict framework. There is always room for experimentation, so trust yourself and your taste first.
Choosing a dye color for gray hair
As women get older, there are additional factors to consider. The appearance becomes elegant, but gray hair has to be masked or colored to restore depth. This must be taken into account and the paint must be selected taking into account additional requirements. Gray hair is hair devoid of natural coloring pigment. In addition, these hairs have scales that fit tightly to each other, which makes it difficult to paint over them.
To cope with this task, a tool is selected that will loosen the cuticle. To do this, it is worth choosing paints with a high content of ammonia and oxidizing agent (but not more than 6-9%). The enhanced pigment will help mask gray hair for a long time.
Some women simply choose paints with a bright and deep color scheme, but this is not the right approach. In this case, you can violate the color type, and the result will not be the best. To achieve the result, stylists advise pre-treating the hair with oxide and applying additional products. After that, the paint lays down better, and gray hair is saturated with it.
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Attention! This material is the subjective opinion of the authors of the project and is not a purchase guide.
