There’s nothing more confidence-boosting than the perfect red lipstick, a pair of killer heels, or getting a fresh hair colour you’ve been lusting after. Just a few ripples of highlights through your strands can give you a whole new vibe. It can brighten up your face, and make your mane look more radiant as well as thicker. However, the wrong shade can make your under-eye circles look darker, drain your face, and make your hair look washed out. With an endless array of colours out there to choose from, we get it: not an easy task.
So to get you some intel, we’ve curated some fail-proof hacks to help you find the most flattering hair colour to suit your style and preferences. Whether you’re looking for a subtle gloss or to go OTT with your hair colour – There are a few tricks you can use to figure out your spot-on hair colour match.
The Complete Guide To Finding Your Perfect Hair Colour Match
Find Your Undertone
It’s crucial to determine your skin’s undertone before you pick a hair colour. If you think gold jewellery looks good on you, you are more likely to have olive or warm undertones. If you incline towards silver, platinum or white gold jewellery, you’re more likely to have cooler undertones. If you look great in both, you may have neutral undertones. Similarly, you can also look for colours that come up on your face when flushed, reds, yellows with hints of green in the veins are more warm-tones and pinkish hues with blue-toned veins are more cool-toned. Shades like warm blonde, a bright red, chestnut or a warm honey look flattering on those with warm undertones while cool, platinum blondes, dark chocolate and darker reds look good on folks with cool undertones.
Pay Attention To Your Eye & Lip Colour
When it comes to picking the perfect hair shade, the skin tone is important but it’s also crucial to take into account the natural lip and eye colour. Depending on whether you want to highlight your smile or your eyes, you can decide a colour and don’t forget to take into account your hair quality, shine, and strength.
Look For References
Look out for a celebrity you think looks a bit like you – someone with the same lip and eye colour and relatively similar complexion. It’s easy to be able to look up for what shade and brand of hair colour they wear. Finding a beauty influencer with a similar skin tone will also do the trick.
Take An Online Quiz
Take an online quiz to discover the ideal hair colour that best suits your skin tone. All you need to do is answer a bunch of questions related to your skin tone, eyes and hair texture to discover your perfect hair colour match in a jiffy.
Find Your Perfect Shade Online
Don’t have a good shade match yet? There are a number of virtual try-ons that can help you to find your best match. You can use Loreal Paris app to find your next hair colour. All you have to do is select the hair colour you’d like to try on, click live try on and see your new look live or upload a selfie. Flick through the shades to find a colour that best suits you.
Here’s How To Pick The Best Colour Based On Your Skin Tone And Hair Type
For Medium To Fair Skin Toned Folks
Stay away from gingers and yellow-toned blondes as they can make your skin look dull and washed out. Instead, go for other shades as you can pull off wide-ranging hair colours including pinks and purples.
For Brown & Dusky Skin Toned
Avoid going for ash blonde as it can turn orangish in three weeks. Hues like light blonde looks flattering on those with dark skin but it really depends on your hair texture and health. Stick with colours that are close to your natural hair colour for example dark chocolates, mahogany, or anything close to your hair texture will look fab on you.
In Case You’re Greying
If you have more than 50 percent whites, the roots will stand out more if you go for dark colours. Instead, opt for light hues that camouflage the roots and extend the time between touch ups.
We hope you find the one for you!
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