The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Hair Color

In this article, we are going to discuss some of the guides for choosing the best hair color for women.

Hair plays an important role in people’s appearance and personalities. It is a total game-changer; if the hair looks perfect, the people look great and beautiful, but if the hair doesn’t suit the person, they look messed up and ugly. So, I am here as your big sister to give you some tips on choosing the best hair color, which will change your total personality and looks.

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Introduction

What is Hair Coloring?

Hair coloring is the process of changing the color of hair by applying different chemical compounds. People usually color their hair to cover gray or white hair in their older years. In addition, people love to alter their looks with the time in which hair coloring plays a vital role, and it also gives some hope to the person who isn’t obsessed with their natural hair color. Hair coloring includes bleaching, highlights, dyeing, etc.

Types of hair color

i. Permanent hair color

Permanent hair color refers to long-lasting hair color. People may love to change their hair color from time to time, but once they find the best hair color that suits their personalities, they stick to it. Therefore, permanent hair color plays an important role in preserving hair color and making it last longer.

It includes harsh chemical compounds like ammonia, which lighten the natural hair color and conserve the added hair color but also damage the hair follicle and make it look frizzy and damaged. These types of colors are more expensive than other colors. While coloring your hair permanently, you should leave your hair in color for 3–40 minutes to gain maximum hair color change.

ii. Semi-permanent hair color

Semi-permanent hair color refers to a color that contains less harsh chemical compounds that add color to their natural hair color and vary color shades according to a person’s natural hair color. It doesn’t lighten your natural hair color, which gives a natural-looking result. It fades away faster than permanent hair color. It is less expensive and less damaging than permanent hair color. The white and grey color of our hair may not gain the same hair shades as other remaining hairs, as their starting hair colors are different.

iii. Temporary hair color

Temporary hair color refers to the color that can be removed or fade away easily. These types of hair colors are short-term; therefore, they are specially used for special occasions like Christmas, Halloween parties, Birthday parties, marriage ceremonies, etc. It doesn’t damage your hair follicle, as it doesn’t contain harsh chemical compounds that are permanent. It is available in shampoos, gels, or spray forms.

Some guides to choosing the best hair color

1. Your Skin Tone

People have different skin tones, which has caused variations in hair color too. Not only skin tone but also facial features and structure, styles, and hair condition also alter the hair looks. There are 3 types of skin tone: warm skin tone, cool skin tone, and neutral skin tone. Therefore, find your skin tone, and here is the list to choose which suits your skin tone.

a. Cool skin tone

Blonde/Ash: Platinum blonde, Ash blonde, Ash brown, and Ash purple

Brunettes: Cool brown, Brown with green hues, Mocha brown, and Brown with grey hues

Reds: Burgundy, Merlot, and Mocha red

b. Warm skin tone

Reds/Browns: Chestnut brown, Caramel brown, Gold brown, Reddish brown, and light auburn

Blonde: Blush blonde, Gold beige, and Buttery blonde [Avoid vibrant color]

c. Neutral skin tone

Blonde: Cool platinum, Pale beige blonde, Golden blonde, and Amber blonde

Brown/Reds: Auburn, Espresso, and True black

2. Your Eye Color

The color of people’s eyes also plays a vital role when choosing their hair color. Considering your eye color during the process of coloring your hair will help you find the best hair color for your personality.

3. Your natural hair color

Nowadays, changing hair color is the trend. People alter their hair color according to the occasion and from time to time, which causes damage to their natural hair. Firstly, you should check your natural hair color, which is usually suitable to your skin tone, structures, etc. But if you want to make some changes, then you should try to color your hair with different shades of your natural hair color, which will obviously suit you and build more confidence too.

Some Trends in Hair Color for 2023

Candlelit brunette
Targaryen blonde
Dimensional Copper
Reverse Balayage
Mulled Wine
Buttercream Blondie
Mahogany Glow
Honey-Gold bronde
Violent-inspired brunette
Rosy Pop
Cur lights
Nature Silver

So, here are a few names of hair colors that are in trend for 2023. You can also try these hair colors to change your style and personality and be ready for your parties and special occasions.

Bonus Tip: If you don’t want to change your whole hair color, then you can try string highlights, cap highlights, half hair color, etc. It will also help you change your looks and enhance your beauty.