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Sorry for all the mixed clips haha! Follow me on Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet: twitter.com So in short terms: I turned up at the hair dressers, told her that I wanted my whole entire hair re-coloured aka (FULL HEAD FOILS). She said yeah thats fine I can do that for you! After my hair got washed, Blow dryed and straightened,it is THEN she tells me that she hasn’t finished colouring my hair as she had ran out of time. GRRRR!!!!! I think she should have just told me in the FIRST place, that as she had not got enough time to do what I wanted, I should book in for another appointment. But Oh wells…..

Are you in need of a colour consultant? Have you ever had one of those moments where someone has thought you were older than you really are? At a 40th birthday party recently a woman asked my friend, “So when did you have your 40th?” At 36 my friend wasn’t exactly thrilled at the question! Another friend of mine was on an evening out with someone 6 years her junior when a man she vaguely recognised came over and shrieked, “Don’t tell me, this must be your daughter!”

Tactless strangers are one thing but sometimes we do need to take a fresh look at ourselves and see if we can do something to turn back the clock a few years. Sometimes the colours we are wearing don’t work with our natural colouring and if this is the case they can put in shadows across our faces and under our chins making us look older than we really are. The wrong shades of make-up can also work against us.

Sometimes the colours we wear aren’t too bad for our own colouring but we have put them together in a dated way which can also be aging. A more current combination would make us look more youthful. For example, turquoise worn with navy often gives an old-fashioned air stewardess kind of feel but turquoise worn with chocolate brown gives a much more contemporary feel. Navy can be worn with light grey this season for a current look.

If you struggle to know which colours suit you best, why not book a session with a colour consultant. A colour consultant will be able to show you which colours flatter your own colouring, making you look younger, and how to wear your colours. Colour consultations make great Christmas presents for women but if you can’t wait until then, here are a few tips to get you started.

Lights

The lights are the natural blondes. These women look great in pastels and light, bright colours. Most deep colours over-power them and put in aging shadows especially if worn together so any dark colours should be teamed with lighter ones.

Good colours: sky blue, dove grey, light red, periwinkle, light pinks, mint green, turquoise.

Colours to avoid: burgundy, bottle green, fuchsia, deep mustard, black.

Deeps

The deeps have very dark hair and dark brown eyes. Pastel shades can make them look older, drained and tired. Deep, bold shades will be much more flattering, balancing their look and keeping them young.  Any light shades should be worn with deeper ones.

Good colours: black, red, aubergine, dark brown, royal blue, pine green, deep purple.

Colours to avoid: light blue, baby pink, icy violet, light grey.

Warms

The warms are the red-heads. They have a golden or fair freckly skin-tone. The warms need to choose colours with warm (yellowy) undertones.  Cool, bluey undertones will wash them out and add on the years!

Good colours: camel, mustard, lime, orange, rust, chocolate, olive and coral.

Colours to avoid: cool pinks will clash dreadfully with the warms colouring and need to be avoided at all costs! Icy blues, violets and greys should also be avoided.

Cools

The cools have silver, white or ash-blonde hair and pink skin-tones. Warm colours can make them look older and unhealthy and they should stick to colours with a cool (bluey) undertone to look younger and more vibrant.

Good colours: grey, navy, shocking pink, purples, cool reds, blues.

Colours to avoid: yellows, browns, orange, lime and camel.

Clears

Clears have bright colouring – deep hair, lighter skin and clear or bright eyes. They will look older and more drab in soft, muted tones. They need to choose bright, jewel-like colours to enhance their colouring and keep their look young.

Good colours: ruby red, sapphire blue, emerald blue, bright teal, combinations of black and white.

Colours to avoid: camel, soft browns, muted jade, mustard, rust.

Softs

The softs have dark blonde to medium brown hair colouring and little contrast between hair, skin and eyes. Their worst combination is black and white as this is a harsh contrast and doesn’t complement their own soft colouring. Deep bold shades will also over-power them and make them look older. Soft-muted shades work best along with some medium depth brights.

Good colours: Soft teals and purples, charcoal, air-force blue, beige, jade and turquoise.

Colours to avoid: royal blue, black, bright orange, canary yellow, emerald green.

A colour consultant can also advise you on your best shades of make-up, on hairstyles and clothing styles to make sure there is nothing spoiling the new, younger you!

Colour consultants are experts in looking at your colouring in its entirety; they understand how your natural colouring (hair, eyes and skin tone) works together and they know what will work and what will not. They will be able to advise you on the options that will look great and can explain why some shades need to be avoided. 

It is a good idea to book a brief appointment with your colour consultant before you have your hair coloured but also to return to see them for a longer session when the colour has been changed. When you change your hair colour, it can sometimes mean that you will need to alter the shades of clothes you wear and how you wear your make-up. So, for example, if your hair has been high-lighted and fair during the summer but you would like to go back to brunette for winter, some darker shades of clothes and make-up that would have been too heavy for you before might be perfect with your new brunette look.  

So what are the main things to keep in mind when having your hair coloured? Firstly, if you are a natural blonde whose hair has gone a bit “mousey”, highlights would be the easiest option to return your hair to its original tone. Your colour consultant will be able to tell you if you have a warm or cool skin tone therefore whether it is better for you to go for a golden blonde look or more of the ashy tones. An all-over platinum blonde look is popular at the moment but consider whether you will find the look too dramatic for your personality.

If you are a red head then hopefully you embrace your rarer colouring and don’t try to fight it. Adding ashy highlights would really work against your warm skin tone, so if you want a lighter look opt for golden, strawberry blonde shades. When you were younger your hair might have been much more vivid but might have become more muted as you’ve matured. If you would like to take it back to it vibrant past, then an all-over copper shade in a semi-permanent or permanent shade may be the answer. Permanent shades are usually more damaging than semi-permanents and remember if you want to make sure that you’re absolutely happy with the colour, a semi-permanent is easier to change.

For the brunettes, your darker colouring is usually perfect for your eyes and skin tone but if you feel your dark hair is a bit flat, why not consider making it livelier with lowlights. These fine strips of muted, bright and dark shades look like filtered light and give flashes of brightness. Again an all-over permanent or semi-permanent shade can give more of a solid and shiny look but ask your colour consultant if you have a warm or cool skin tone to know whether it would be best to go for a warmer shade such as mahogany or a cooler shade such as an aubergine.

Changing your hair colour can be exciting and just the lift you need as winter draws nearer, but do remember to get good advice before you go ahead with a drastic change.

If you have a friend who has already changed their hair colouring and is now wondering what colours she should be wearing in her clothes and make-up, why not  treat her to a colour analysis for Christmas?

There are absolutely tons of foundations out there and knowing which colour you should be using is difficult. Many girls will use the wrong foundation colour for years !!!

What Season Are You ?

The first step to selecting your foundation is to honestly determine your complexion. A good way to do this is to use the seasons method.

1. Look at the inside of your arm in natural daylight.

2. Next decide which season most accurately describes your complexion from the list below.

Winter (Cool Tone)

You are a winter tone if the inside of your arm has blue or pink/rosy undertones:

* Skin can be pale and porcelain white, yellowish-olive, or dark.

* Has a lot of depth to their coloring and a lot of contrast between their hair color, eye color and skin tone.

* Generally brunettes with deeply colored eyes.

* Many are Asians and African Americans and Natural white-blondes.

Summer (Cool Tone)

You are a summer tone if the inside of your arm has blue or pink undertones with very pale and pink skin:

* Generally occurs in natural blondes, and pale-skinned brunettes with pale eyes.

Autumn (Warm Tone)

You are a autumn tone if the inside of your arm has golden undertones like a pale peach, golden beige or golden brown:

* Generally redheads and brunettes with golden brown eyes and golden blonde and black hair coloring.

* Tend to have dark eyes

Spring (Warm Tone)

You are a spring tone if the inside of your arm has subtle golden undertones, and are usually creamy white or peach with extremely light, ivory skin color:

* Generally natural golden blondes, auburn, or strawberry blond redheads

* Very clear, light blue and green colored eyes

* Freckles and rosy cheeks

* Tend to have pale eyes

Most makeup counter girls will give you some advice on which season / tone they think you are but be warned – a lot of them don’t know what they’re talking about so make sure you try the foundation out before you buy it.

Did you know that the role of the bridesmaid dates from pagan times, when evil spirits were thought to attend wedding ceremonies?  By surrounding the bride with ‘look-a-likes’ – similarly dressed attendants of her own age – it was thought the evil ones would not be able to single out the bride!

 Bridesmaids come in different natural colourings (i.e. Blondes, brunettes, redheads) and the bride and the chief bridesmaid have the complicated task of choosing a colour to suit everyone.  However – not all colours suit everyone!  The solution is to have a colour analysis, as everyone can wear a shade or tone of most colours, and the dresses don’t have to be identical as long as they remain within the colour palette.

 Here is a rough guide to colour and bridesmaid’s natural colouring:

 Red Bridesmaid Dresses

Blondes can wear geranium red, brunettes look good in scarlet red and true red and redheads can go for orange red

Yellow Bridesmaid Dresses

Primrose yellow suits natural Scandinavian type blondes, as well as brunettes.  Believe it or not, a daffodil yellow suits redheads.

Pink Bridesmaid Dresses

Blush pink suits blondes, and brunettes.  Coral pink suits redheads.

Green Bridesmaid Dresses

Blondes look good in mint green, brunettes in emerald green, and redheads in lime green or turquoise .

Orange Bridesmaid Dresses

Unfortunately, orange isn’t very flattering on a blonde.  A brunette can get away with pumpkin orange if she has a warm undertone to her skin (yellow based skin tone) Redheads  look great in terracotta orange, tangerine orange and amber.

Purple Bridesmaid Dresses

Purple is a universal colour and suits all types, although light periwinkle is particularly flattering on blondes.  Brunettes look great in royal purple and damson, and redheads in ordinary purple.

Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Sky blue really suits blondes.  Cornflower blue looks great on brunettes, and aqua is flattering on redheads.

Whatever colour dress you decide on for your bridesmaids, make sure they feel comfortable wearing it, as there’s nothing worse than them having to wear a colour they loathe all day!

Disclaimer: These are not the only colours you can wear if you’re blonde! These are just some tips and guidelines on what suits your colouring best. These are not rules. There are no rules in fashion and make-up! www.thestylediet.com Blog http Twitter twitter.com twitter.com Facebook www.facebook.com Ask Me Anything! www.formspring.me Subscribe to my boyfriend’s channel! www.youtube.com Subscribe to our life vlog channel! www.youtube.com Subscribe to my vlog channel! www.youtube.com

Why are brunettes made out to be boring and blondes to be dumb? and what are red heads and people with black hair made out to be?

I tried dying my hair blonde, but it’s a pale yellowish blonde instead of a bleach colour. I wanted to know is there anyway to remove it without dying over it? Any products that can remove it?
Besides shaving it!
My hair is naturally a light brown colour.