1) Ask Yourself: Am I ‘Cool’ or Am I ‘Warm’?
According to color experts, our overall facial features are usually divided up into two categories: Cool and Warm. Our eye color, skin and natural hair coloring determine whether we are in the warm category or cool category. Each category varies in shades of light, medium or dark. For example, we can be a ‘cool medium’ or ‘warm light’. These ‘categories’ are also commonly called, ‘palettes’ or ‘schemes’.
2) Focus On: Eye Color, Natural/Original Hair Color and Skin Tone.
Cool Natural Beauty Shades vary from light, medium or dark.
Cool eye color: dark brown, black-brown, gray-blue, dark blue, hazel with white gray or blue flecks.Cool Natural Beauty Shades vary from light, medium or dark.
Cool hair (natural) color: Blue-Black (or jet black), deep brown, ash brown, ash blond, platinum blond.
Cool skin tone: very dark brown, true olive, medium pale, medium with golden undertones, pale, bronze.
Warm Natural Beauty Shades vary from light, medium or dark.
Warm eye color: golden brown, green, green-blue, turquoise, hazel with gold or brown flecks.Warm Natural Beauty Shades vary from light, medium or dark.
Warm hair (natural) color: deep brown with gold or red highlights, red, strawberry-blond, gray-yellow, natural or golden blond.
Warm skin tone: brown with pink or golden undertones, peachy or with peachy undertones, pale with gold undertones, freckled, ruddy. Of course if you don’t remember what color your natural hair is or if you regularly use tanning beds, it might not be as simple. What colors currently compliments your facial features -in your wardrobe-should be able to determine if you are warm or cool. Blue, green and violet are cool hues. Red, orange and yellows are warm hues.
Most complimentary hair color for cool skin: golden, rich brown and redder coloring.
Most complimentary hair color for warm skin: ashy shades of brown (instead of red-browns), black, light colors.
3) Ignore the Myths. You are not a ‘cookie-cutter’.
Natural Beauty Caveat: Remember, you are: uniquely you. Your complexion and skin tone might be more of a combination that doesn't ‘fit’ into a basic category. There is not true “cookie-cutter” template on cool or warm individuals. If you’re unsure, do the following: Save some hair from your comb or hairbrush until you have enough to test for color. Do a color test by applying your chosen natural hair dye on your saved hair. This will ensure that you will like the results on your full head of hair.
Remember: when you think more about skin tone, eye color and your natural hair color, you’ll be happier with your choice of the Lustrous Henna® shade that naturally suits you.
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