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Have you ever felt bored with your hair color? Well, why don’t you color it? When you color your own hair, picking the perfect new shade or color for your hair can be daunting, but here are a few tips and tricks to make it easier:

If you are new in the “hair-coloring world”, you can start with a semipermanent color. Semipermanent colors wash out after a few washes, whereas permanent colors never wash out. You might start with a semipermanent hue UNLESS you want to cover gray hair or go two or more shades lighter or darker.

If you want to choose the hair color, don’t go by the picture on the box pictures on hair color because boxes can be deceiving. Your better off going by the color swatches on the box and the descriptions. Most of hair color boxes will call out the color (blonde, brown, black and red) and the shade of that color (light, medium and dark). There might also be mention of the tone (golden or ashy).

Consider your skin color. Is your skin color warm or cool? Most hair colors fall into either ‘warm’ or ‘cool’ families. You’re likely a ‘warm’ if you have golden, olive or dark skin and brown or dark eyes (most Latinas, Asians and African Americans fall into this category). You tan easily and the veins in your inner wrists are green. You’re a ‘cool’ if you have fair skin and blue or green eyes. You burn before you tan and the veins in your wrists run blue. If you’re confused because you sometimes burn, sometimes tan, you likely skew warm.

Choose the correct shade like golden shades such as caramel and bronze in a darker shade than your skin If you have warm skin. Avoid jet-black hair which will wash you out and if you choose a golden shade, don’t go too light or your hair could turn orange. If you have cool shade, avoid colors that will highlight the ruddiness of your skin tone: Gold, auburn and copper. Ash blondes and cool browns will work best to your warm skin.

People who had blonde hair as children have the right skin tone to be blonde adults. The right shade of blonde Brassy blonde color or highlights on someone with a warm skin tone can be harsh. You better pick for a warmer shades instead. If you have brown hair and want to go blonde, don’t go too light or you could look washed out. If you want to make a contrast look, highlights and lowlights could be a good option. Keep in mind that darker hair will actually complement brown or green eyes better than blonde hair.

For a red option, well, almost everyone can go red. What most important is finding the right shade to complement your skin color. Women with a cool or pink skin tone pull off red best.

Gray hair can be hard to color because of its coarse texture. If your hair is less than one-thirds gray, Choose a semi-permanent color which is a shade lighter than your natural color (or matches your color). The gray will blend right in. Semi-permanent color is less damaging than permanent color. If your hair is more gray, a permanent ‘ashy’ color is suggested because it will help your gray hair appear blonde.

At-home coloring is best for people looking to go a couple shades lighter or darker or to cover gray. If you have light brown hair, a dark blonde will look beautiful on you. For extreme changes, it’s best to seek out the help of a professional rather than trying to dye your dark brown hair light blonde.

the image credit by Ivan Bjørndam

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