Hair colour and skin tone

Hair colour and skin tone work together

Ever been standing at the colour section in a shop and feel totally overwhelmed by the choice available, or ever put on a colour at home to find out it did not go as you expected? Your perfect hair shade will not be found on a whim or within a current season trend. The shade that’ll make your skin glow and your eyes sparkle is rooted in color theory, chemistry and science.

So with this in mind changing your hair colour is never as simple as I want that (even though from the life of celebrities sometimes it can appear too!) Were certain that you to have heard horror stories from friends, or worse, been the one with a colour mistake, to know this.

In fact, it’s less about the hair colour you like and more about what hair colour your skin likes. The perfect hair color will not only complement your skintone and make your best facial features pop, it can also help you look years younger. Get it wrong and you could end up looking washed out, tired, unnatural and older!

Finding the most beautiful hair colour will bring out the subtleties of your skin tone and help to enhance your natural beauty. A hair colourist will use your skin tone as a guide for picking what shades to use. For example if you have a cool-toned skin your hair colour should be cool in its tone. However if you have a warm-skin tone (tan easily) you should opt for a warmer-toned hair colour. 

To keep the hair healthy applying colour to unwashed hair is always best. The natural oils will protect your hair from damaging product. A good tip to remember is if you are after a semi permanent colour you can only go darker, or hide white hair. Semis will not lighten your hair to achieve a lighter tone, you will require either a tint, high lift tint or highlights.

So to help with your next hair colour, think of your skin tone and ask your stylist for their advice. They are the specialists after all.

Zerooti x