Ready to revamp your hair color, but not sure where to start? With so many shades and hair dyeing techniques available, the choice can feel a little overwhelming. Tools like Virtual Try On make it easier to visualize yourself wearing almost every color shade under the rainbow. But it’s not always easy to decide which one brings out that special glow, contrast or edginess – some hair color trends look amazing on celebrities or your friends but lose their wow factor when you try them out.
First things first, set out your aim. Do you want to go lighter or darker? Are you looking to cover grey, enhance natural color or experiment with new color shades? There are no right or wrong answers. Bear in mind that if you want to take very light hair very dark (or vice versa), this may require more effort or specific products. And, above all, remember to have fun and choose a hair color that expresses your personality and says a lot about you.
To set the ball rolling, use Virtual Hair Color Finder Tool to get personalized recommendations and hair color ideas.
Skin tone has a major impact on which shades suit you. There are 3 types of skin undertone: warm, cool, and neutral. For a flattering match, choose a color shade with similar undertones.
To set the ball rolling, use Virtual Hair Color Finder Tool to get personalized recommendations and hair color ideas.
Whatever your skin tone, with Excellence Range, you’ll find a color that flatters your complexion.
Overall, cooler complexions suit lighter, more natural colors. Give warmer ones like copper and gold a miss as they’ll make you look pinker. Instead opt for natural ash tones, sandy browns, chestnut or burgundy. If you’re feeling bold, go for on-trend platinum blond or jet back.
Excellence Fashion 5.54 Intense Warm Auburn
Excellence Fashion 6.34 Intense Golden Auburn
Excellence Fashion 6.6 Intense Spicy Red
Warm skin tones look great with warm colors like caramel, mahogany, golden blond, copper and warm reds. While cooler colors tend to make you look washed out, giving your skin a greenish or even grey hue.
Excellence Ash Supreme 7.12 Honey Ash
Excellence Fashion 9.13 Golden Blonde
You can wear pretty much any color and you don’t have to worry about any shades drowning you out. Although, you’ll still be somewhere on the spectrum with more warm or cool tones. Highly recommended: strawberry blonde, auburn, expresso and blonde. Or why not cinnamon?
Excellence Fashion 5.13 Espresso Ash Brown
Excellence Fashion 6.6 Intense Spicy Red
Not sure about your skin tone? Use our virtual foundation shade finder and its library of 45,000+ skin tones to analyze yours and guide your choice of hair color.
A hair shade that complements your eyes can really bring their color. For green eyes, think auburn, butterscotch or (if you’re feeling bold) black. Blue eyes look great with strawberry blond, platinum or expresso. As for brown, why not try ash blond for contrast or highlight the warmth of your eyes with mahogany?
Excellence Ash Supreme 6.11 Smoky Ash
Wider, chunkier highlights create dimension. If they are too fine, they get lost. Add more highlights around the face and at the ends.
Opt for finer highlights. A shadow root can help blend the highlights, get rid of stripes and make your hair look thicker.
Highlights tend to give the hair more dimension and texture. If you have thicker, frizzier hair, stick to a more natural look with minimal highlights, keeping close to your natural color.
Length can also have an impact on your choice of hair color and the type of highlights you add.
Color is the easiest way to shake up a short style. Short styles really suit a blended beachy look (without too many stripes), almost as if the sun has lightened the hair. Or why not add volume to a bob with dark roots and platinum tips?
With long hair you have more room to play. When it comes to ombre, balayage and highlights, choose fine and subtle or chunky and bold. Pretty much any color goes.
Each season bring fresh hair color ideas and trends. However, in general, winter colors tend to be darker to match the cold temperatures and create contrast with paler skin. In summer, you may well want to go lighter and more natural – especially as the sun can easily lighten your hair (and tan your skin) for a great beach look.
Spring and fall are ideal moments to transition between the two. In spring, freshen your look with a hint of sunshine by choosing subtle Ombré or buttery blond. And when fall arrives and the leaves change color, start adding bolder tones such as warm red and copper.
