Dreading to go blonde and not sure if you can pull it off? Or are you a redhead that is afraid of wearing bold red because you were told that it will clash with your skin tone? Well, this article will tell you how to decide what color to wear and what hair color would look best on you based on your skin tone and skin undertone. Yes, they are different! Want to know more?
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How To Find Your Skin Tone
Your skin tone is the color surface of your skin and there are 5 main types from lightest to deepest of color. Check out the guide below to identify yours:
The 5 Skin Tones:
- Fair – pale and porcelain
- Olive – naturally tanned skin with green and yellow undertones
- Light Brown – brown skin with light yellow-brown hue
- Brown – tanned and darker than light brown skin tone
- Dark – deepest color and rich in melanin pigments
Check out this guide below:
How To Find Your Skin Under Tone
You can determine your undertone by looking at the veins of your inner wrist. A warm undertone has green or olive veins; a cool undertone has blue or purple veins; a neutral undertone has bluish-green veins.
The 3 Skin Undertones Are:
- Warm – peach or golden undertone
- Cool – blueish undertone
- Neutral – mix of cool and warm
Check out this guide below:
Best Hair Color Based on Skin Tone & Undertone
1. Fair Skin
Actresses Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain are some examples of celebrities with fair skin types. Fair skin is the lightest skin tone characterized by having a pale complexion.
Warm Undertone
Best hair color: Cool blonde shades like platinum, silver, champagne highlights, ash, and beige
Cool Undertone
Best hair color: Fair skinned people with cool undertone looks great with copper, honey, and strawberry blonde
Neutral Undertone
Best hair color: Adding a bit of red can go well for fair skinned with neutral undertone. Best color to pick from are strawberry blonde, rose gold, rust, copper, red, or auburn.
Colors to wear:
Red, Mustard Yellow, Shades of Blue, Peach, Lavender, Midnight Blue, and Emerald Green
2. Olive Skin
The Brazilian-American Victoria's Secret Angel, Alessandra Ambrosio, is a perfect example of a person with olive skin. People with olive skin have a blend of neutral undertones. They are naturally tan and have a perfect mix of green and yellow undertones.
Warm Undertone
Best hair color: Opt in for deep gold, chocolate brown, or caramel hues. Shades of honey blonde, orange, and pink also looks flattering for this skin type.
Cool Undertone
Best hair color: If your olive skin tends to lean more on the cool undertone, then light colors such as ash brown and pastels of blue and purple.
Neutral Undertone
Best hair color: Olive skin has both warm and cold undertones so any hair color from the warm and cool undertone mentioned above will look great. People with olive skin should avoid platinum blonde if you don’t want to look washed out.
Colors to wear:
Orange, Red, White, Purple, Burgundy, and Earth Tones like Warm Green, Brown, and Classic Blue
3. Light Brown or Brown Skin
An example of a popular celebrity rocking her brown skin is reality star Kourtney Kardashian. People with light brown skin tend to have light yellow-hued brown complexion while dark brown skin has a more defined tanned complexion.
Warm Undertone
Best hair color: A variations of brown and highlights of lilac blonde, mocha, champagne blonde, chestnut, or honey blonde will look dashing on brown skin with warm undertone.
Cool Undertone
Best hair color: Add in a shade or a subtle two-tone highlights of espresso brown to complement your tanned skin. Light brown, cinnamon brown, and light ash brown also goes well with this complexion.
Neutral Undertone
Best hair color: Jet black and espresso will also look good for brown skin with neutral undertone.
Colors to wear:
Earth colors like beige, cream, dark gray, and bronze look good on light to medium brown skin. If you want to add more colors, soft pastels of yellow and powder blue work well too.
4. Dark Skin
American singer and tv personality, Keke Palmer, is of many in Hollywood that has flawless dark skin tone. People with this skin type can pull off shades of brown and blonde hair color. Check out below which one is for you.
Warm Undertone
Best hair color: Shades of caramel-colored hair, blonde highlights, or soft golden-brown fit well for people with warm undertones. These colors can heighten and highlight your skin’s depth.
Cool Undertone
Best hair color: Not everyone can pull off black hair but people with dark skin and cool undertones definitely can! Try a black, dark mocha, brown on your next hair salon visit.
Neutral Undertone
Best hair color: People with neutral undertones can get away with auburn or reddish-brown hair. If you want to add more flare, try rocking bright colors like blue, pink, or purple.
Colors to wear:
Cobalt Blue, Light Yellow, Magenta, and Cream
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