Coloring Book: An excerpt from your personal stylist of 20+ yrs….

Hey Jill!

I woke up this morning feeling a bit dry. My skin looks great, I have almost no stress, and I’m pretty happy in my career. SO WHY IS MY HAIR SAYING “TRAIN WRECK”??!!! Ok, let’s get it together here and recap on my goods.

#1 I have not had a cut in a few months.  Although I love my job, I have neglected getting my ends trimmed because an appointment just does not fit into my schedule.  Cutting it all, even by more than 1 inch, will cause a panic attack I think!

#2 I have a few shades and grades of hair. I am mostly a natural brown color with random shades that almost make my hair look a bit sandy.  I dyed my hair once about 10 years ago. I tried to do ash blonde highlights. Guess what? The image I had in my mind lied to me!

#3 My skin is light, but tends to be more yellowy-ish golden. Without sunblock I tan rather than burn

#4 My eyes are deep drown.

I am thinking of trying a new color to make myself look and feel  amazing. The current natural color is beginning to look a bit bland and lifeless as I get older.  HELP!

Thandie

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Thandie,

                

        You have made an excellent choice! I have a few options AND I have a specific option that will make you pop, sizzle, and turn heads in all the right ways. Let’s take a look at what you naturally have.

#1 It is definitely time for a trim/cut. I understand that you are afraid to make a drastic chop, but it does not have to be drastic to achieve healthy. I ultimately would need you in my chair to know the true damage. However, if you have a regimen outside of cutting that helps to sustain your hair follicles, we should not have to go too drastic on your first visit. A great regimen for maintaining your hair is to not over-wash your hair, never use heat styling tools on wet hair, check your hair care products for ingredients such as alcohol and detergents, and keep a solid nightly hair maintenance routine.  These steps will help reduce splits ends and the possibility of having to cut quite a few inches of your hair off.

#2 Hair’s the thing! We all have various grades and shades of hair depending on genetics. The fact that you have not dyed your hair repeatedly over the years is great because the integrity of it is more maintained without all of the chemical changes.  It’s coloring time!

#3 You are not married to a color: perfect! We can find the color best suited for you,  your skin,  your eyes,  and your life. Key is to keep the natural color theme by staying within 3-4 shades of your natural hair color. 

The chart is merely a reference for ideas and matches (www.fashionhair.net). We can also play with a few other shades that compliment your complexion rather than highlight any imperfections. By description, you have darker colored hair with warm skin tones and a darker eye color. You would look best in multidimensional warm tones.  This means that soft, light to medium brown base colors with dark blonde highlights or warm brown colors will work their magic on you! This coloring will also make way for your makeup palette. Can’t wait to color in the sassy new you!

Jill

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Side note: Maybe you aren’t a dark haired warm tone. Maybe your eyes are lighter. Here are some options for you! You never want to get an awesomely chic hair color that your skin and eyes murder! You must identify if your skin is cool or warm and go from there! Whether you go drastic or natural, always remember that it is your choice and you always want to make a choice that brings out the best you! Keep in mind that your hair color will determine the type and shades of makeup you use, jewelry you wear best, and clothing colors you will showcase the best. Now that you have your coloring essentials, let’s color!  

What is your eye color?

              

         

         Skin Tone (match yours) 

Skin Tone/Hair Color Matches

Warm Ø  Gold Ø  Honey Ø  Caramel Ø  Copper Ø  Red Ø  Mahogany Ø  Strawberry blonde Ø  Chocolate Ø  Ginger Ø  Orange based reds Ø  Dark browns Ø  Rust

Cool Ø  Platinum Ø  Ash-blonde Ø  Cream Ø  Sandy Ø  Coffee Ø  Jet black Ø  Fawn Ø  Mid-level blondes Ø  Flat browns Ø  Wine Ø  Mahogany Ø  Burgundy