Red Hair Dye for Your Skin Tone
Red hair colors are usually classified two ways. Either warm with orange undertones or cool with violet undertones. An easy way to figure out your skin tone is by taking the old-fashioned vein test. Simply look at the inner part of your wrist and identify the color of your veins. What color do you see? If you have greenish looking veins, you’re warm. On the other hand, if you have bluish looking veins, you’re cool. Keep in mind, veins are naturally blue, it appears a different color (green for instance) when casted by the color of your skin.
Red Hair Dye For Cool Skin Tones
Red hair dye: Orange-y reds, copper tones, cinnamon tones If your skin is fair to medium, it usually appears with a peach looking or beige undertone. On deeper skin, you have a blueish undertone. On both, your veins appear to be on bluer side. Orange red’s, and rich cinnamon hues would contrast nicely against your cool skin tone as it brightens up your features. If your skin is on the fairer end of the spectrum stick to medium auburn reds, which doesn’t wash you out. Darker skin tones—whether you’re olive or dark brown— can highlight their complexions with copper reds.
Red Hair Dye For Warm Skin Tones
Red hair dye: Deep blue based reds, violet reds If your skin is fair to medium, it usually appears with a yellow or golden undertone or a pale with peach undertones. On the deeper skin you’ll find golden undertones underneath the surface of your skin—whether you’re medium brown to dark brown. For fair to medium skin opt for super red hair dyes to bring our the tone of your skin. If you fall on the deeper end of the warm skin tone spectrum try out a pomegranate red hair dye to give your skin a radiant glow. One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to choosing hair colors, is that you have to play by the rules. Let us take a huge weight off your shoulders by letting you know that you don’t. To play it safe abide these tips, but if you are having fun and want to experiment with different shades of red, go for it! Pro tip: Coloring your hair permanently is a commitment, unlike other hair colors, red tends to fade quickly. To maintain your vibrant hue you’re either taking more trips to the salon, or spending more time on your at home. Either way, the sultry look of this hair color is well worth the maintenance. To keep your hair color looking full with life keep it refreshed with a hair care system like TRESemmé Color Revitalize Shampoo and TRESemmé Color Revitalize Conditioner. Looking for more ideas for red hair? Check out four ways to style your red hair.
