Mocha hair color: a palette of shades and dyeing options
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Hair color under the beautiful name "mocha" has become extremely popular these days. Women of all ages simply adore it for its catchy style, beautiful naturalness and luxurious depth. It is not for nothing that the word "mocha" in translation means "coffee", because this elegant dark brown shade has extraordinary softness, there is no place for pronounced red or reddish highlights. Such coloring from the advantageous side will emphasize the features of a pretty female face, giving them softness and expressiveness. This color will look very good if combined with dark or tanned skin.
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Who is it for?
Professionals are fully confident that curls that are dyed in mocha color will suit any modern woman's face. But most of all it is suitable for a certain color type, and in this case it will be "woman-autumn"... The owners of this color type are distinguished by tanned or swarthy skin, with a catchy straw tint, pinkish or light beige tones. This hair color is also perfect for mistresses of brown or bright emerald eyes.
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By the way, For owners of blond hair, it is enough to dye their hair once only to give their strands the most suitable coffee color. But natural brown-haired women or brunettes may also need additional lightening to get the desired color. In any case, first of all, you need to rely on the initial coloring of the curls, as well as on how thick and thick your strands are.
Green-eyed and blue-eyed ladies will look much more unusual with hair in a dark shade of mocha.
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At the same time, it is extremely important to choose the final color without red undertones, especially if some redness is characteristic of the woman's skin.
It is necessary to apply the following professional recommendations when choosing a fashionable mocha tone:
- light brown color, with a noticeable golden sheen - perfectly suitable for pale-skinned women with dark gray and bright blue eyes;
- dark chocolate will look great on natural burning brunettes;
- reddish (but not very bright, calmer and subdued), in its own way, will adorn women with a very catchy and extravagant appearance;
- chestnut mocha is a godsend for those lucky enough to have fair skin and cool eyes.
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For skin that is too light, it is best to choose the brightest colors of fashionable mocha with catchy golden highlights. Choosing too dark, deep mocha chocolate can make the skin look too pale. For dark-skinned beauties, you can quite safely choose all the dark tones in the palette.
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And yet the classic mocha colors are not for everyone. Snow White, whose skin has a pronounced porcelain tone, is not recommended to dye strands of hair in an excessively dark color - their faces will look almost bloodless with such hair.
Stylists do not advise too dark mocha colors for those girls who have dark skin of the most saturated color., - in this case, the skin tone can merge with the color of the hair, making the face completely expressionless.
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This color has many positive qualities:
- women with delicate porcelain skin get a certain aristocratic pallor, becoming much more spectacular personalities;
- dark-skinned ladies will look much more natural, which is very welcomed by fashion trends of all recent years;
- the shade has the maximum number of color facets, and on every woman it will look different - for some it will become catchy and incredibly shining and even as daring as possible, for others it will be noticeably calm and temptingly matte, and for someone the resulting reddish shade is incredibly suitable;
- thanks to the rich ebb of a darkened color scheme, such a color will be able to hide insignificant flaws in female appearance - the same age spots characteristic of many modern ladies;
- perfect for blondes who have long dreamed of becoming mysterious and fatal brunettes.
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The downside when using a mocha shade is that hair coloring can both highlight beautiful cheekbones and give them heaviness if the shade is not correctly distributed over the strands. In addition, do not forget - dark shades on light hair wash out very quickly, and mocha in this case will be no exception... You will have to constantly update your hair color.
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Variety of shades
Intense mocha always looks elegant and is therefore self-sufficient. It is most often defined as the color of freshly ground coffee or even coffee with warm milk, many people notice in it the color of milk chocolate, catchy nutty or light golden notes. Sometimes you can even find reflections of bright burnt tropical sugar and noble bronze. And although these motives cannot be called the main components, they help to significantly enhance this tone and qualitatively show its depth and brilliance.
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Versatile, creative in its own way - it is very similar to the color of chestnut, however, unlike the chestnut tone, it will not have red accents in its composition. On the one hand, Mocha looks quite simple, but at the same time elegant, for which many beauties fell in love with it.
The mocha color will not mature and will hide many of the noticeable imperfections in appearance. The tone of the face will acquire the necessary softness and expressiveness, and the whole image will be amazingly tender. The demand for this color today can easily be explained by a chic range, where you can easily find both lukewarm and completely cold colors.
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Therefore, it will be easy for both young girls and ladies of the age to find exactly “their” color, which will improve their appearance.
- Cold mocha can be either light or dark. You can see bluish, purple and even ash tints in it - this is especially clearly visible in bright light. The sparkling cold mocha will make the feminine look more sophisticated. Under the rays of the sun, the strands will sparkle with mirror reflections, which will give the hairstyle additional volume.
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- Chocolate mocha usually has a bitter and sweet flavor. This tone will be completely devoid of both reddish and golden highlights. In dim light, it is a little similar to the black color, but at the same time it looks much more aristocratic and impressive. This hair color will be a noticeable contrast to any skin and will make a catchy accent on the color of women's eyes.
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- Walnut mocha has warm and cool undertones that can resemble the color of caffeine, from the darkest to the lightest variations. The palette includes the original classic tone, rich hazelnut, catchy nutmeg, chic gold tone, red-bronze undertone, reddish color, silver tint.
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- Light mocha similar to ashy, and also close to the lightest light brown with a golden undertone, or even a blonde. Certain shades can be similar to noble gray hair.
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- Frosty - colors from the coldest colors possible. To obtain this color, a special blue pigment is present in the colorant. It will give an incredible shine and a shade of frost to your curls.
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Choice of paint
Among the many different colors these days, you can easily choose the most suitable option in a matter of minutes. Any brand has quite interesting and extensive lines of all kinds of dyes.
Among the brands of professional quality, the following products can be designated.
- German Londa, Londacolor, as well as the notorious Wella, French L'Oreal Excell, italian Nouvelle touch, Russian Estel essex - are famous for the release of dark mocha tones.
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- German Palette “Color and Shine” - glossy mocha.
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- Wella "Safira" is the color of coffee.
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- Matrix Socolor Beauty (Spain, Canada, USA) - stunning chocolate shades.
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- German Schwarzkopf series "Natural and light" - chocolate luxury.
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- German Syoss "Mix of colors" - shades from the fusion category.
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- Palette and Syoss - the most famous economy lines for painting a house. Matrix Color Sync (France) should be designated as one of the best dyes for home use. Paint without the presence of ammonia in it is the best option in order to get an effective result practically from scratch or to adjust the existing tone of the strands.
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- Kapous (Italy) - another high-quality dye with a luxurious shade of noble mocha without the presence of ammonium, with its help, when used at home, you can easily get the effect of real lamination of strands. The company's line includes a wide palette of shades for any, even the most demanding taste. Hair begins to shine amazingly, gets an eye-catching shade, and the coloring will last as long as possible. The cocoa butter contained in this paint will strengthen the curls and give them more elasticity.
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- Garnier (France) - has a special formula, in which shea butter, olive and avocado oils are present, will saturate the hair structure with the necessary components. This will contribute to the best saturation of the strands with the desired color and its long-term preservation.
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Coloring options
Mocha color is quite actively used in the currently fashionable painting techniques - it can be found in ombre, in coloring and even in booking. It helps to freshen up the look of any modern girl, so it is often used in combination with hair highlights. It is able to paint over gray strands with high quality, therefore it is great for older women.
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This is an extremely beautiful, surprisingly rich color that helps its owner to get a special softness of the image and emphasize her femininity.
Today, haute couture pays more and more attention to chic bronzing, which allows you to add volume to your hairstyle. The usual highlighting of the strands, when compared with it, already recedes far into the second plan.
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Mocha latte is another popular color option and is named so because it is similar in color to this delicious drink. Mocha latte is a mixture of coffee, gold and creamy tones. It will make the hair color fresher and add a play of light reflections to it. Suitable for ladies with light or dark skin tones, brown-eyed girls who want to transform their blond into something more mysterious and charming.
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Melting chocolate color is an interesting combination of dark chocolate and its milk counterpartthat looks very elegant when painted. In this version, a darkish tone will become the basis, and a lighter tone will be applied to the strands near the face itself. This coloring is suitable for those with olive skin, brown or greenish eyes.
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How does your hair look before and after?
The color of real mocha on curls will never look inconspicuous or trite. Such a spectacular color scheme gives any girl the opportunity to look truly luxurious. True, everything will depend on the original color.
Shades of mocha will help to refine dark hair, make dark curls much more interesting. With its help, you can even lighten or darken some strands, or create an imperceptible color transition, even if necessary.
Blondes can also opt for this tone if they need to quickly and efficiently turn into a brunette and get a beautiful and dark color as a result.
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But do not forget that too frequent washing of the hair will quickly deprive it of pigmentation. For this reason, the color needs to be updated by choosing various tint shampoos for these purposes.
Follow-up care
To prevent the resulting color from being washed out too quickly, try to wash your hair with a good toning shampoo and, at the same time, be sure to use a gentle balm suitable for your hair type. Use a curling iron, hair dryer and hot iron as little as possibleto preserve the shine of your dark strands for as long as possible.
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So that all your efforts to transform your appearance are not in vain, use a toning shampoo once every 2 weeks. These popular products will help protect the strands from burnout under the influence of the sun's rays., from quick washout, they will also help to correct the color of the mocha if necessary. Use caring balms and nourishing masks actively.
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Among shampoos-toners, you can take a closer look at the options presented below.
- Balm "Tonic" number 5.43 - "Natural mocha". After using this product, your strands will be noticeably softer and amazingly smooth. The longer you hold the toner on your strands, the more saturated the tone will be. For a slight revitalization of the color and giving the curls a spectacular coffee glow, 5 minutes will be enough.
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- Shampoo with toning and lamination effect "Tonic" 3 in 1, number 4.4 - "Passionate mocha"... The presence of natural ingredients in combination with amino acids will provide additional nutrition for your hair. "Tonic" number 4.4 on light brown curls gives a very catchy color with a clear reddish sheen.
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True, it can cause an unpleasant itching sensation and stain the skin on the head.
- Shampoo-toner "Rokolor", number 4.4. The product will not stain the scalp or cause a burning or itching sensation. It will give a magnificent shine and shine, but at the same time it has a significant disadvantage - it is washed off very quickly, by 4–5 washes.
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It is best to wash off the tint compositions with clean and warm water without the use of shampoo. To fix the pigment as much as possible, you can rinse the curls with water and lemon juice.
See below for more details.