There are so many shades of blonde that it is difficult to make the right choice, and most importantly, to find your perfect shade. It is extremely difficult to deal with this issue on your own. It is better to find an experienced colourist and together find a colour that will make your look more attractive. Here are some tips to help you choose warm or cool shades of blonde.
How to choose a blonde hair colour?
The hair shade is chosen according to the colour type of the appearance. This is a difficult task for many people. It takes into account the colour of natural hair, skin colour and eye colour. Colour types are divided into cold and warm, which are matched with hair shades with a cold or warm undertone, respectively. If you want to choose a shade, pay attention to the best colours for different colour types:
- spring — a warm colour type, which is suitable for wheat, golden, caramel, champagne blonde, honey, strawberry (with a pink undertone);
- summer — a cold colour type, which is suitable for platinum, ash, pearl, caramel, light linen blond;
- autumn — a warm colour type, which is suitable for copper, strawberry, bronze, golden blonde;
- winter — a cold colour type, which is suitable for platinum, silver, cold beige, white, and ash blonde.
To determine your colour type, conduct a test with fabrics of different colours. You can do it at home, standing in front of a mirror in daylight. But it is best to voice your wishes to a professional colourist and find the perfect shade together. Perhaps a conversation with the master will radically change your view on the choice of colour for hair dyeing.
How to dye hair blonde?
If you have a naturally light or blond hair colour, you will spend much less time switching to the ‘light side’. If you are a brunette or a brown-haired woman, be patient for multi-stage hair lightening. Depending on your colour, the master will offer lightening or bleaching followed by toning.
What is the difference between lightening and bleaching?
Lightening is suitable for natural hair. It makes them lighter by several shades. Bleaching is an intermediate procedure for natural and dyed hair that completely removes its pigment. It is followed by toning — dyeing in the desired colour.
Who should not dye their hair blonde?
If you’re not ready to change your image dramatically or can’t devote much time to hair care, consider another colouring. To see if blond suits you, start by highlighting a small number of strands, using ombre, balayage and other colouring techniques. Be prepared to spend more money on hair care than before. Additional funds will be needed to neutralise yellowness, maintain colour and restore damaged hair structure.
Why does blonde turn yellow and how to maintain the desired shade?
The hair structure contains three pigments — blue, red and yellow — which together create the brown colour. They are destroyed by the sun, water, aggressive components in shampoos and other products. When hair is bleached, the blue and red pigments are discoloured. Yellow is the most stable of them, so its residues remain and eventually appear when the pigment of the dye is washed out.
How to remove yellowing on blonde hair?
Use special anti-yellowness products — professional shampoos for light coloured hair. They contain pigments that neutralise the unwanted shade on the hair:
- purple pigment — effective against yellow shades;
- blue — against orange and red shades;
- ash and silver — versatile in removing unwanted warm shades and ideal for maintaining a cool blonde.
The most popular is purple shampoo for blonde hair, which, unfortunately, dries it out too much. After shampooing, you should use a moisturising conditioner and a hair mask several times a week. In addition, it is advisable to protect your hair from high temperatures by applying thermal protection before drying and styling, as well as using purple, blue and other neutralising shampoos correctly, following the manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations.
To dye your hair in the desired blond colour, contact the masters at PIED-DE-POULE salons. They know how to choose a colour for different types of appearance and will tell you how to care for the chosen shade of blonde hair.
