Red-blond hair color: who is it suitable for and how to achieve it?
Every woman strives to be beautiful and well-groomed. To create a bright individual image, not only the length of the hair and its styling are important, but also the correct color of the strands. Among the many tones of hair dyes, shades of red are popular for many seasons. For any type of appearance, you can choose the right color, which will emphasize the color of the eyes, accentuate them and favorably set off the face. The variety of the palette of this color is huge, it always looks bright, bold, feminine and catchy.
Peculiarities
Natural, non-aggressive shades include reddish-brown hair color, which is rare in nature. This can be explained by the fact that warm and cold shades are rarely combined... Light brown hair has a cool shade, red strands are warm. Nevertheless, this color looks very soft and natural.
A feature of this color is its ability not to wash out of the hair for a long time. This is a definite plus when the shade of paint is chosen correctly.
However, if the choice turned out to be wrong, it will take a lot of effort and money to rectify the situation. For this reason, it is recommended to entrust such staining to a professional.
There are many brands that make hair dyes. They differ in quality, cost, country of origin. It is best to choose well-known, proven brands with a good reputation and quality assurance.
To obtain a rich color, use:
- persistent paints;
- tint shampoos;
- henna.
Often, girls do not want to use henna for coloring, for fear of getting an unnatural color. This staining is best done in a good salon under the guidance of a master. When staining with henna, it is possible to obtain a rich color that does not wash out for a long time. At the same time, the condition of the strands is noticeably improved and strengthened, the hair becomes shiny and thick. However, the accuracy of the resulting shade may not be one hundred percent. This natural dye can work in each case individually, depending on the condition and original color of the hair.
Therefore, having chosen henna for staining, you should test it on a small strand.
Who is it for?
With a rich hair color, it is difficult to be ignored, shades of red look bright and bold, so it must necessarily match the type of appearance and adorn the owner of red hair. If this color does not suit some at all, making the image unattractive and everyday, then it may suit others just perfect.
Depending on the type of appearance, you should choose the color saturation. When dyeing light brown hair red, the shade of the strands will be dim. In this case, the main tone will be light brown, and the red tint will be noticeable only under certain lighting conditions. If you give preference to a larger amount of red pigment than light brown, then the coloring of the curls will be brighter, reddish blond with a tint.
The main criteria that you need to pay attention to when choosing the desired shade are eye color and skin tone. An important role is played by the age of the owner of the hair, her skin condition.
- Staining in a light blond tone it is better to do blue-eyed girls, as well as fair-skinned ladies. Red-brown color is most suitable for owners of light porcelain skin with a pinkish tint.
- Light-skinned brown-eyed girlm, dark blond tones are more suitable.
- Red-brown color strands will suit ladies with gray, blue or green eyes. By the way, almost all shades of red go to the owners of green eyes.
- For those with dark or olive skin the choice of red shades may become less successful. Saturated dark shades with a slight hint of red are more suitable for them.
This color looks good on strands of any length. Undoubtedly, long hair is an adornment of any girl in itself. A warm, sunny shade will make the look even more amazing and feminine.
On short haircuts and squares, the red-brown color looks very good, they add boldness and brightness to the image.
Dyeing in this color is not recommended for women who have noticeable wrinkles, age spots and irregularities on the skin of the face. Often, red shades can only aggravate the problem and visually increase these imperfections.
And also with caution, it is worth choosing shades for girls with freckles and those who have many large moles or red vessels on their face that shine through the thin skin of the face.
When choosing such a shade, one should also take into account the character of a particular woman. This color is more suitable for bright, bold and confident girls. The choice of shades of red suits the daring and creative ladies. The red-brown color looks no less organically on playful and feminine young ladies. Coloring the hair in such tones instantly transforms the image, makes it charming and bright.
Palette of shades
Owners of light brown hair from birth can achieve a slight reddishness by dyeing the strands or toning them. Strands with a red tint will play and shimmer in the sun.
Light and dark colors are considered the main shades of red-brown color.
- Light shades this color will suit girls with fair skin and light eyes. For owners of brown eyes, this option is also suitable, but in this case, there should be more of a red shade in the color composition.
- Swarthy ladies dark shades of reddish-blond are suitable. In this case, the best option would be to choose a lighter tone.
There are many shades of red, these include:
- copper;
- carrot;
- ashy redhead;
- burgundy;
- cherry red;
- golden;
- chestnut;
- apricot;
- ginger;
- fiery redhead;
- chocolate;
- coral;
- orange;
- amber.
To get the most suitable color for a particular case, you can combine different shades. It is better to entrust such work to a professional. This will allow you to get the most successful staining option without flaws and gaps. So, absolutely any shade of red, from the lightest to the darkest, can be added to the reddish-blond palette of dyes.
Stages of staining
For maximum results, it is better to dye strands of natural shades or blonde hair in this color.
If the selected shade of reddish-blond color is lighter than the original hair color, then the curls will need preliminary lightening.
The ends of the strand should be trimmed before applying the mixture. This will lead to the improvement of the shortened hairs, while increasing their growth.
To create rich overflows, you should choose a paint with a tone that is lighter than your own strands.
The dye is applied to the hair, and after 30-40 minutes it is washed off. After rinsing off the paint, in most cases a precisely chosen shade is obtained. Correctly performed procedure will lead to an optimal result.
In order for the appearance of the hairstyle to remain flawless during hair regrowth, it is better to mix 2 tones when dyeing. This will make the transition between light brown roots and golden tips smooth. If the transition is made randomly, the hairstyle will look voluminous and natural.
On light brown hair, a red tonic will look perfect, which will give the hairstyle a sunshine. This effect can be achieved by coloring the strand at the root in one tone, and the strands below are painted in light or dark tones.
To give the desired color to the curls, use balayage and ombre staining. It looks very impressive and natural. Often they lighten hair with highlighting, which leads to a more interesting effect. After dyeing, the strands look natural, shimmering beautifully in the sun.
When the staining has taken place, the next task is to preserve the color fastness. To do this, you need to use special shampoos and conditioners for colored hair, nourish and strengthen the hair so that after dyeing it does not lose its shine and strength.
If the color holds well and for a long time, then the next staining will be needed when the hair roots grow 1-1.5 centimeters. Then the master will color the regrown roots, and the rest of the hair will be tinted with a shade.
If, after the staining procedure, it was not possible to achieve the desired result, then the repeated procedure cannot be performed earlier than after 7 days. Although it's best to wait 2 or 3 weeks. This period will allow the hair to strengthen and reduce fragility.
A beautiful hair color creates a woman's image, mood and impression of her, so you should not save money in choosing a dye and a hairdresser. A woman's love and attention to herself adorns her in the first place, so you should allow yourself everything that makes life and appearance even more beautiful.
For information on how to properly dye it in red, see the next video.