How To Choose Hair Color
in Beauty Brand Work Hair Care

How To Choose Hair Color

hair color images

How to choose hair color. As some of you know, I love to experiment with my hair colour. My natural color (I believe) is a dark brown with red undertones. When I was younger I gravitated to red, a very deep vibrant red hue. Then during film school, it was between black and blue and even a combination of the two.  Later, I went back to a chocolate brown. Then I got bored and dyed the whole underside of my hair a gorgeous fuchsia.  Unfortunately this hair color tends to fade rather quickly, so I decided to go back to a more uniform brown-black. I’ve had this shade for many years now and I find that it works best for me because it complements my skin tone.

That is, I believe, the key to finding the right shade for you. I don’t think that you need to accept the hair color you were born with. Whether it was always your dream to be a fiery red head, a sultry brunette or a fun-loving blonde, there is a shade that is just right for you. The beauty is that because there are so many different shades of each color, you will always find the ideal tone.

The first step is to figure out if you have a cool, a warm or a neutral skin tone.  Once you have done this, it will be much easier to pick the shade that suits you best.

hair color brown

HOW TO CHOOSE HAIR COLOR

BROWN. Brown colors reflect the light best. If you have damaged hair, consider going dark as it will hide the damage and give your strands a chance to heal. A lighter shade of brown can be absolutely beautiful as well, if you have healthy hair. Personally, I lean towards dramatic shades which lend themselves to mystery and are also low maintenance.  Just remember that there needs to be a contrast with your skin tone otherwise you will disappear.

BLACK. Yes, you can go black and not look goth. Once again it all comes down to the shade you choose. With very pale skin, stick to a softer black-brown. Of course, this is a hair color that will look more natural on dark and olive skinned individuals. Remember, however, that black is the hardest colour to lift, so make sure that you love it because it is a big commitment.

hair color red

RED. Anything from a light ginger to a bright purple-ish, is a striking colour suited for everyone. Just remember to pay attention to your skin tone, as there are some very bold shades in this category. Red is known for fading, so you will need to take care of it. A weekly mask and protective shampoos and conditioners with UV protection will be your best friends.

hair color blonde

BLONDE. Blonde is a hard colour to attain, however you can consider this family if you had blonde hair as a child. Ash tones are best suited to those with cool undertones and those with warm skin tones can opt for warm golden tones. Be prepared, however, that this colour will take quite a bit of maintenance. I remember my stylist always prided himself on being the go to guy for blondes in Vancouver.

SILVER. While I’m not quite ready to accept grey in my life it can look absolutely stunning on many people. If you are looking to experiment with these shades opt for slightly purple or pink variants to start.

So whether you choose your hair colour from a box or have it done at the salon, remember that a shiny, healthy head of hair will always look best!

Do you love to play with your hair color?

 

For more on hair color visit me on instagram and twitter

IF YOU ENJOYED THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SHARE IT AND SIGN UP FOR REGULAR UPDATES

blogger

 

You Might Also Like

Is SPF 15 Enough

Your Style Destination The Boutique Hub

Best Heat Protection: Beauty in Style

How To Always Love Your Hair

Odd Pears Why Socks Matter

Best Florist In Vancouver

Top Reasons For Drinking Water

Links A La Mode

How To Find The Perfect Foundation

How To Wear Silver Jewelry In Style

How To Become A Makeup Artist

How To Pick The Best Nude Lipstick

Beauty Mark Craving Beauty Products

Best Beauty Products For The Beach

Everyday Makeup Staples

Best Eyeshadow For Green Eyes

Classic Lipsticks Every Woman Should Own

Designer Spotlight Best of 2014

How To Wear High Heels Without Pain

How To Get Beautiful Nails

Tips On Staying Healthy During The Holidays

Holiday Beauty Survival Guide

Best Face Masks For Spa Sundays

Adore Organic Vitamin C Kit Review

How To Choose Your Fall Perfume

Drugstore Vs High End Lipstick

How To Deal With Dry Winter Hair

Beauty Sunday Push Up Liner Review

Do I Need SPF For My Hair

How To Choose The Best Makeup Brushes

How To Love Perfume When You Don’t

What Your Sunglasses Say About You

Best Spring Perfumes

How To Get Flawless Summer Legs

Do I Really Need To Use A Serum

Easy Makeup Looks When You Are Pressed For Time

Beauty Tips For Your 40s

How To Find The Perfect Party Dress

Sustainable Clothing Holiday Spotlight

Stress And Skincare

Adult Acne And How To Fight It

Vintage Shopping In Berlin

Tory Burch Sunglasses

Best Eyeshadow For Blue Eyes

Your Guide To Makeup Brushes

How To Look Great In Photos

Best Haircuts For Fine Hair

A smear, a smudge and a stain

How To Use Facial Oil

How To Wear Pink Lipstick

What Is The Deal With Loving Your Body

How To Update Your Makeup For Fall

Cupcakes On The Side

How To Choose The Perfect Mascara

Shu Uemura Shampoo Review

Beauty Mistakes That Make You Look Older

How To Avoid Hat Hair

Best Canadian Organic Skincare

Best Haircuts For Your Face Shape

Beauty Sunday Anti Aging Night Butter

Importance of Exfoliating: Beauty

Beauty Tips To Look Younger

Organic Skincare Spiezia Made For Life

Last Minute Beauty Holiday Tricks

Unique Jewelry Fabulous Accessories

Best Hairstyles For Your 40s

Best Face Mask For Skin Your Type

How To Fight Frizz

Best Summer Beauty Products

How To Look Your Best For The Holidays

DIY Face Masks For Dry Skin

How To Choose A Signature Scent

Best Cream For Dry Hands

Best Eyeshadows: It’s raining colours!

Best Lip Balms For Beautiful Lips

Style Shopping at Fine Finds

Best Beauty Products 2013

How To Feel Beautiful

Exercise And Your Skin

Designer Spotlight Sherlandi’s Jewels

Best Pedicure Products

Statement Lips For Spring 2015

Beauty Blunders And How To Fix Them

Canadian Beauty Products

Summer Beauty Must Haves 2014

Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy

What Do I Wear

Beauty: Samples Part 1

Best Hairstyling Products 2013

What Your Lipstick Colour Says About You

Beauty Benefits Of Roses

Jewelry Every Woman Should Own

Shop With The Locals

How To Get Rid Of Dark Circles

Find Your Perfect Scent (or two, or three)

How To Wear Pink Eye Shadow

Best Makeup For An Even Complexion

Rosehip Oil A Beauty Must

Your Best Hair For Spring

How To Easily Relieve Holiday Stress

Argan Oil: Liquid Gold

How To Make Your Eyes Look Brighter

Guest Post: Latte Art Cappuccino Cream-in-Scrub

Fly And Fierce Boutique

Designer Spotlight Femi Pleasure

How To Prep Your Skin For Makeup

How To Style Jewelry

What Is Wrong With Natural Beauty

30 Day Ultimate Skincare Challenge

Top Summer Essentials 2014

Art Of Millinery The Saucy Atelier

Designer Spotlight Blackbird London

Fall Makeup Guide

Summer Hair Care Tips

Best Hydrating Mists For Summer

Beauty Makeover At MAC

Where To Shop For Vintage And Designer Apparel

Designer Spotlight EverywhereUR

Laura Mercier In Oleander Review

Where To Find Whimsical Jewelry

How To Feel Beautiful On The Inside and Outside

How To Wear Face Lace Guest Post

Beauty Benefits Of Honey

La Parfumerie: My Perfumes

Perfect Makeup For Every Event

How To Make Beauty Products Last

Treats for a Rainy Day

Oliveda Olive Tree Pharmacy Review

Belmondo: Organic Skin Care

How To Repair Damaged Hair

Oribe Gold Lust For Frizz: Review

The Best Eyeliner A Review From The Experts

Beauty Party: Powder Puff Evening

Classic Work Bag Review

How To Wear Dark Nail Polish

Look Younger In A Few Easy Steps

Contemporary Fashion Georgie And Elaine

Style And Beauty After 40

Summer Beauty Guide

4 Angels Beauty: A Day Of Indulgence

How To Do An At Home Pedicure

The Eternity of Diamonds

Designer Spotlight Standfor Shoes

Premium Hydration Hyaluronic Acid Serum Review

Easy Makeup For Summer

From Long Hair To A Short Cut

Cargo Cosmetics Eye Shadow: Review

Summer Skincare Guide

Winter Skincare Tips

Must Try Clarifying Charcoal Mask

YSL Cosmetics Top Secret Review

Eyebrows Before and After

How To Choose The Best Lipstick Colour

How To Wear Plum Lipstick

How To Age Gracefully

Your Fragrance Personality

Designer Spotlight Nowinska Bags

Everyday Bag Essentials

What Every House Needs

Caudalie Beauty Elixir

Makeup Tips For Your 30s

Powder Puff Event: Best Skincare Products

How To Detox Your Skin After The Holidays

Best Makeup For Luminous Skin

Home Decorating Ideas With Style

Brushes VS Fingers Makeup Application

How To Clean Your Pores

How To Choose A Summer Fragrance

Winter Skincare Tips

How To Prevent Breakouts

Everything You Wanted To Know About Brows

How Much SPF You Actually Need

Armani CC Lipstick in Attitude: Review

Why Is Beauty Sleep A Real Thing

How To Wear Pearls

Designer Spotlight Darylynn Eyewear

Travel Beauty Tips

Best Lip Scrubs Beauty

Beauty Products To Bring You Calm

How To Wear Gold Makeup

How Do I know If My Skincare Is Working

Lean Greens Review

Beauty Mark Holiday Event

Summer Health And Beauty

Microderm 360 Skincare

Drugstore Vs High End Mascara

How To Choose A Foundation

Hydration For Skin Beauty

How To Update Your Makeup

How To Create The Perfect Nude Lips

How To Look Awake Without Makeup

Best Face And Body Foundation

Monogram Jewelry In Style

Revolver Style: Morning Coffee

How To Wear Red Lipstick In The Summer

How To Find A New Hair Stylist

Tomcap: Baseball Hats Reinvented

How To Choose The Right Shampoo

Cosmetologist The One Stop Shop

Beauty Benefits Of Tumeric

How To Keep Curls Frizz Free

Shiseido Sun Protection Stick

How To Update Your Makeup For Summer

Post Workout Beauty Hacks

Microderm360 Your Path To Beautiful Skin

Best Beauty Products For Fall

Lipsticks for Summer 2014

Beauty Sunday De Bachmakov

Nars Makeup Counter

Dior Color And Shine Jelly Balm

How To Prep Your Skin For Summer

Patches of Denim

Top 5 Beauty Posts Of 2015

Alterna Caviar Shampoo Product Review

Giorgio Armani Lipstick

All About Spring In Style

Best Dry Shampoo And How To Use It

Hand Cream in Brown Sugar

Bridal Beauty Style

Best Accessories For Spring Flaunt Jewellery

Best Beauty Boutique Curlique

Style For Research: Fascinator

How To Always Have The Best Hair Day

At Home Sunburn Cures

How To Wear Green Eyeshadow

Beauty Travel Survival Guide

How To Be Elegant Every Day

Secrets To Beautiful Skin

Gift Guide For The Beauty Lover

How To Wake Up Looking Fabulous

Skoah: My Skin Care Personal Training

Best Summer Bag For Everyday 2014

Drugstore Vs High End Cosmetics

Truth About Style: Stacy London

How To Get Shiny Hair

Beauty Icon Inspiration

How To Wear Perfume In Summer

Have Soft Younger Looking Hands Now

World Oceans Day 2014

How to take your makeup from winter to spring

Best Beauty For Packing Light

Designer Spotlight ZAZA Water Bottles

Feather Clutch, Skulls And Jewelry

Designer Spotlight Quinoa Paris

Summer 2017 Skincare And Makeup

Best Jewelry For Summer 2014

Designer Spotlight Konplott Jewellery

How To Wear Coloured Eyeshadow

Polette Parisian Eyewear

How To Get Beachy Waves

My Top 5 Must Have Skin Products

Best Foundation For Travel

Date Night Essentials

Importance of Makeup Removal

Fall Skincare Guide

How To Make Your Hair Look Thicker

Best Eyeshadow For Brown Eyes

Beauty Tips For Your 30s

Best Plum Lipsticks

How To Prep Lips For Lipstick

Gatsby Lipstick: Beauty

How To Wear Boots For Spring

Shopping Experience: Pret-A-Porter Luxe

Make Up Forever Foundation in HD

How To Wear Shimmer Powder

Best Gifts For The Beauty Lover

Eyeglasses For Everyone: Warby Parker

How To Prevent Wrinkles

Rules Of Giving Beauty Gifts

Best DIY Masks For Oily Skin

Benefits Of Almond Oil

Post Flight Skincare

Flowers in Winter Style

European Vs American Beauty

How To Wear Makeup To The Gym

Where to find Modern Artisan Jewelry

How To Keep Hair Looking Young And Healthy

How To Layer Clothes For Fall

Your Best Skin In 2016

Skin Care Tips For Your 20s

Best Hand Creams

Drugstore Vs High End Foundation

How To Wear Metallic Eye Shadow

Love13 Collection Jewelry

Best Blush For Your Skin Tone

How To Grow Longer And Thicker Hair

How To Look Your Best Without Makeup

L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick Review

Salt Spring Island: A Slice Of Bohemia

How To Properly Wash Your Face

How To Adapt Your Makeup As You Age

Benefits Of Vitamin C

How To Let Your Natural Beauty Shine Through

Designer Spotlight SYCAMAW

Best Pink Lipsticks For Summer

How To Create Beachy Waves

How To Wear Dresses For Fall

What To Pack For A Flight

32 Comments

  1. I haven’t dyed my hair for over 10 years. Adore people who are brave to experminent. 🙂

    1. Wow! I dye my hair because I get bored….
      xo

  2. I was planning to have a new haircut and for the 3rd time have my hair dyed 🙂 Thanks for this post Caroline! This will definitely help me decide on which color should I choose 🙂

    Hugs and kisses from ♥ missJHENZ

    1. Oh I can’t wait to see your new do! I hope you post about it.
      xo

  3. Stephanie @ Diary of a Debutante

    I LOVE playing with my hair color! I’m going back blonde for Miss Florida in the summer, and I’m ecstatic… however, my hair is naturally dark brown, so it’s NOT an easy or fast transition. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend 🙂

    xo,
    Stephanie
    Diary of a Debutante
    http://www.thediaryofadebutante.com

    1. Oh wow that sounds so fantastic! I’ve been thinking about going blonde but I’m black now sooooo……
      xo

  4. You know already that I love to experiment with hair color 🙂
    Believe or not, I was born with black hair :)! Then it turned blond. Black is something I cannot pull off tho, no shade of black :/

    1. Yes! I was thinking of you when I was writing this. Wow, I can’t picture you with black, I love the blonde/pink on you!
      xo

  5. I definitely love to change my color. I’ve been blonde only once and quickly changed it for a darker color ńot because it didn’t suite me but I just didn’t feel like myself at all! Now I kinda want to try out blonde again but my husband doesn’t like lighter hair one bit 😀
    I think you would look lovely as a blonde ^_^

    1. Awe thanks! My sister is a blonde and what made us different is that I was dark she was light, now that she’s gone dark….who knows!
      xo

  6. Great post! In all honesty, I haven’t seen my natural hair colour (other than roots) since the 8th grade… I’ve been every shade of red ranging from strawberry to fire engine, to purple so dark it was nearly black, to rich brown and now back to blonde (super close to my natural hair colour). I feel like every time I colour my hair it changes a little, whether I intend to or not, its just the nature of doing the whole highlight/lowlight thing. That and I refuse to let anyone in Saskatchewan touch my hair so I drive 7 hours to Calgary for appointments…

    1. I understand you perfectly! To be honest I’m debating flying 15 hours back to Vancouver ’cause I can’t seem to find a good stylist here….ahhhh!
      xo

  7. I have natural brown hair, when I was 16 I got blonde hair and then red, but now I don’t want to change my hair color anymore! 🙂 Btw great post!!

    Kisses,

    Babi
    http://www.voguebuster.net

    1. Thanks so much! I’m slowly going back to a more natural shade as well.
      xo

  8. Great post, I love chocolate brown 🙂

    1. Thanks! I’m loving the pink and blonde combo but chocolate brown is always near and dear to my heart!
      xo

  9. Your posts are always interesting, full of great tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Kisses honey!

    1. Thanks so much!!!
      xo

  10. When I was younger I played more with different shades, any shade would do. Dark, blonde, red….yes as long as it was some sort of color.

    Currently, have not colored my hair for over a year. If I do, I might go a little darker…not dramatic darker, just a tad darker.

    1. I find I like my hair so much better when I put some colour in it. It just seems to get so much fuller!
      xo

  11. Very ineresno post! lovely pictures! Thanks for your comments on my blog!

    1. Thank you and of course!
      xo

  12. I’m pretty classic but have been thinking about going lighter for some time – who knows!
    http://www.mressentialist.com

    1. Ha! I keep thinking about that too….
      xo

  13. Oh What a great post ! I’m a stylist, and you refers to every details of each family colors. It’s really nice. And Madams, blonde is a hard suitable color! Treat it carefully 🙂
    I think I might accept the grey for my part haha , although It has shown up yet !!
    Xoxo,
    Love from Paris,
    Lorna.
    http://lornasharp.blogspot.com

    1. Oh thanks so much, I really appreciate you stopping by!!!
      xo

  14. Red is a versatile colour and there’s usually a shade to suit anyone.

    1. Agreed!
      xo

  15. Helpful post. I’m thinking about doing my hair dark purple, I’m not sure. I have dark skin tone. What do you think?

    xo Stéph

    http://www.sgturningpoint.com
    Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/blog.turningpoint

    1. Go for it! I’m loving purple hair right now and then I think it will fade beautifully! Let me know if you decide to do it!
      xo

Comments are closed.

By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close