Colors have a special appeal and spice up our lives; this is particularly true for hair color. Whenever you feel like changing your look, changing up your hair color is an obvious option. While there are quite a few choices, not all colors match everybody. First start by determining your color type. Our easy-to-use hair color guide will help you play up all your best features with the best hair color for you.
Are you a spring, summer, fall or winter type? The answer to this depends on more than just your ethnicity or your complexion. Knowing your color type can be very useful – after all, nobody wants to appear washed out, pale or older because of an unfortunate choice of hair color. The following hair color guide will help you discover the colors and hues, which not only enhance your hair style but also your face.
Complexion: The skin is light and clear and has a golden yellow or peach tone. Many spring types blush easily, and they tend to have freckles.
Eye Color: The eyes are light-colored from light blue to green. Quite often, golden spots enliven the iris.
Hair Color: The hair is usually blonde. However, some spring types may have dark or red hair.
Hair Colors for the Spring Type: Nature puts a golden sheen into the hair of spring types. You should therefore avoid ashen tones and choose warm colors instead. Choosing hair colours such as golden blonde, flaxen, honey blonde, golden brown or copper are a good idea as well as warm light reddish tones like golden red or strawberry blonde. Warm light to medium brown tones also work well. Make sure that the hair color is not too dark. The dramatic look only suits cool skin types.
Complexion: The summer type has a tender rosy skin with a bluish to violet hue (undertone).
Eye Color: The eyes are blue, bluish green, gray-blue or green. Some summer types also have brown eyes with glints of blue, gray or green.
Hair Colors for the Summer Type: Silvery or platinum blonde streaks add dazzling highlights to hair that needs a little more radiance. Streaks of a color that is one or two shades darker can also liven things up.
In case you’re struggling with choosing the right hair color, ash blonde, ash brown or platinum blonde are the right colors for you. Red hair color for summer types should have a bluish hue like bordeaux or mauve. You should avoid red hair color with a mahogany, copper or golden blonde tint because these colors could add years to your face.
Complexion: The skin color may be quite light even though it goes well with a deep bronze tone. In any case, the skin has a yellowish golden hue. Autumn skin often features freckles. This skin type is not so common even though it is seen in people of African, Asian or Southern European descent.
Eye Color: The eye color shines in all shades of green, blue and turquois. On rare occasion you also see light blue eyes.
Hair Color: The hair may be dark brown with reddish hues or red in shades from copper to mahogany.
Hair Colors for the Autumn Type: Accentuate your hair color with warm red and copper tones. All warm brown tones like golden brown, coppery gold or chestnut are also flattering. If you really want to color you hair blonde you should go for golden blonde shades. Ash blonde colors do not suit the autumn-type skin. A clever alternative from our hair color guide, is golden blonde or coppery red streaks. Blonde streaks are however not very popular because they look artificial.
Complexion: The skin may be very light. Sometimes, you may notice the faint greenish hues of blood vessels. In any case, winter skin shows cool bluish undertones. Worldwide, winter-type skin is particularly common. Many people of African, Asian and Southern European descent are part of this group.
Eye Color: The dark brown, gray, ice-blue or intensely green eye color contrasts with the white of the eyes.
Hair Color: The natural hair color is black to bluish black or dark to medium brown.
Hair Colors for the Winter Type: The rich tones of winter-type hair naturally radiate warmth. Therefore, it rarely needs anything but the occasional conditioning rinse for more luster. However, if you want to emphasize your natural hair color you could enhance it by giving it a bluish-black gloss. Eggplant and mahogany could be the best hair color for you as they both accentuate dark hair. Color treatments in your natural hair color highlight the beauty of your hair and add more shine.
Lightening winter-type hair often leads to awkward reddish tones, which do not suit your type. Avoid streaks because they also tend to look reddish after lightening and therefore make you look older. If you still want to color your hair you should use ash tones. Yellowish golden shades of hair color may detract from the radiance of your skin.
To best determine your skin type, pull your hair back and drape a white towel around your neck and shoulders. Now look in the mirror: if your skin appears yellowish you have a warm complexion, while cool complexions appear slightly blueish.