When it comes to choosing a hair color, the most common and biggest mistake a person makes is understanding how a hair color will look with their skin tone. In the past, women would have their color analyzed and use
seasons as classification. Recently, this has changed from using seasons to using metals, particularly silver and gold. This is used to test for the individual color palette. Silver and gold classifications are direct
correspondents with cool and warm. This system came about because it is easy to depict the difference between a warm and a cool palette by using the jewelry against the skin. The metal that appears the brightest against
a person’s skin will determine their profile.
Typically, a warm palette will be an individual with a ruddy or bronze complexion and some fair haired individuals that have pink tones in their complexion. Typical hair colors for warm palettes include reds,
golden blondes, strawberry blondes, and rich chocolate browns. Most warm palettes will have hazel, a shade of brown or gray eyes.
On the other hand, a cool palette will be a person who is pale, with little bronzing or pink in their skin color. The natural hair color for a cool palette is anywhere from coal black, ash shades, to platinum blonde. Pale
brown, blue, violet, green or gray are the typical eye colors for this type of palette.
Choosing a Hair Color
When a person wants to change their hair color, it is important to choose the proper color to replace your natural color. If you have a warm skin tone that shows off gold better, choose a color that is from the same
palette. To make sure you are getting the right color you must check the base color of the product you are using. When buying from a beauty supply store the bottle will have the base color for the particular shade.
If you are purchasing your coloring kit from a drug store, you might have to go to the manufacturer’s website to look at the color charts. This will show you the base color for the shade of the product you are considering
to use. Taking the time to do some research can help avoid disastrous or unpleasant results.
Typically, warm base colors will include reds, oranges, yellows and gold or some type of combination of these. The base color combined with the lightness level that ranges from one to ten will give you a full spectrum of
colors from which to choose. Some of the colors you may find in the warm color palette include auburn, dark brown, sunset, copper, golden, and bronze.
For those individuals with cool skin tones, a cool color palette is necessary. This includes base tones of blue, green and violet and possibly ash or drab. Most of these colors will have an identifying keyword, such as
cool or ash, blue, or bright.
Why Palettes are Important
You may be wondering why you should worry about a color palette at all, since the whole purpose of dyeing your hair is to change your natural hair color into something you want. There are two reasons why it is
important. First, choosing the wrong color can conflict with skin tone and second the wrong color can cause negative color results.
When someone chooses a color from the opposite palette, these colors can create conflict depending on the specific tone of the skin. For example, a person that has a warm skin tone that is somewhat ruddy who chooses a
cool color such as blue-black, platinum blonde, or light brown, will intensify the redness in their skin coloring, which in turn causes the whole look to be wrong. Staying with a warm palette will balance a ruddy
complexion and the look becomes more pleasant.
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When it comes to choosing a hair color, the most common and biggest mistake a person makes is understanding how a hair color will look with their skin tone. In the past, women would have their color analyzed and use
seasons as classification. Recently, this has changed from using seasons to using metals, particularly silver and gold. This is used to test for the individual color palette. Silver and gold classifications are direct
correspondents with cool and warm. This system came about because it is easy to depict the difference between a warm and a cool palette by using the jewelry against the skin. The metal that appears the brightest against
a person’s skin will determine their profile.
