How Hair Color Choices Affect Your Image - Cool and Warm Colors

Your hair color is just as important to your overall image as the clothing you wear and sometimes even more important than what comes out of your mouth!

We’'ve all seen teenagers with the ‘style of the moment’, be that a Mohawk haircut, a lot of spikes, streaks and gel that makes the hair stand on end, and wild colors including fire engine red, jet black, royal purple and lots of others.

First impressions being as important as they are, at a distance, your hair color can either make you stand out (and not necessarily in a good way!) or can enhance your overall appearance.

The fact that most hair colors are semi-permanent or permanent makes the decision even more important.

Warm Hair Colors

Warm hair colors will be those with a yellow, golden or amber cast. The first hair color usually associated with warmth in coloring are the golden blondes. Not every blonde needs to be golden! There are cool and warm blondes in hair color, and the wrong one can throw your entire appearance off kilter.

We know that warm colors on a cool-toned person will cause a drag and dullness to appear in the face. Imagine the impact and multiplication factor that your hair will have on this effect, since your hair is closer to your face than most anything you wear.


Another set of warm colors are the red colors. True redheads often have subtle shadings of red, gold and even blonde in their hair, which is very difficult to duplicate. If you are determined to have red hair, make sure that the red you choose will work with your skin tones. There are cool reds, but they lean toward the burgundy end of the hair color range and may not be suitable for lighter skin tones.

The difference between your skin tone and your hair color creates the drama and interest in your appearance.

Changing your hair color changes the level of contrast in your appearance and can make you seem washed-out or overly harsh. Your natural hair color is the best possible color for you, and the one that will be the most flattering.

Children who start their lives with white-blond hair (“towheads”) often see their hair darken with age, and seek to reclaim that bright color of their youth. This may be a mistake, because often, to gain a hair color that light, your hair must be subjected to multiple chemical processes. This leaves your hair much more susceptible to damage and breakage.

Covering Gray Hair - Warm Hair Colors>

To cover gray hair, consider using a color that is the same shade as your natural color, or a little bit lighter. This will give you natural-looking highlights instead of a false-looking solid color that couldn’t possibly be real.

Cool Hair Colors

Cool hair colors run the gamut from ash blonds to the brown and black families. There are few reds that can be considered cool, and they are primarily dark as well. The same problem occurs when placing a cool hair color next to warm toned skin. The skin will look washed out and unhealthy, and will lose that characteristic glow.

Darker cool hair tones are also those that create drama and interest in your appearance. Think of the drama contained within Snow White’s appearance. Picture that alabaster skin, night-dark hair and red, red lips. Now picture her with blond hair…not the same impact, is it?

Covering Gray Hair - Cool Hair Colors

Though gray hair shows more obviously on darker cool hair colors, covering that gray should be with a color that matches or is slightly lighter than the color you were born with. For those of us who have been coloring our hair for years, the natural color may be lost to the annals of time.

The solution: take a look at the hair at the nape of your neck as it grows out. That is one of the most protected areas on your head, and one area where a truer representation of your natural color will be shown.

If you are confident with your gray hair, by all means, let it grow out! There are specially formulated products for use with gray hair that will keep it’s shine and color natural, with no need to resort to the blue hair colors of our grandmother’s days. That is not a natural or desirable hair color!

Save the trendy, bright or neon colors for clip-on hairpieces or braided-in fibers or synthetic hair for a quick look change without the permanent commitment. To get the best results with these bright colors, hair must often be “lifted” to a near-white stage, and then re-colored.

This is extremely hard on the hair, and can be detrimental to your professional appearance as well. Your hair is indeed your crowning glory, but be careful not to make it the object of unwanted attention.

Haircut Styles: Short Summer Hairstyle

Thanks to the evolving fashion trends there are numerous of short summer hairstyles for girls to choose from.

Short hairstyles are suitable for all kind of hair types so you really shouldn't care whether your hair is straight or curly, hair color also isn't so important this year.


Short hairstyles for this summer season have already been sported on many celebrity stars such as Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham.

The best thing about short hairstyles is the fact that your hair needs less maintenance then long hair.

The Corrolation Between Haircut and Personality

Getting a new hair style is a great way for changing one’s look. A fresh new look that fits you can help you feel better about yourself, as well as to keep up with the latest fashion.

By following the most fashionable hair cutting tips, one can be certain that he or she doesn't suffer a bad haircut. Both people who cut their hair at home with hair shears and people who go to professional salons can always have a great look. No matter which is right for you, following these tips will help.

Selecting a hairstyle that is perfect for you is not an easy task. First you are supposed to choose a haircut that suits your face, and after that you are required to choose a hair color that will go well with your natural coloring. In addition to considering your physical features, it is important to choose a hair cut that will reflect your personal style.

Let’s explain this with an example. Suppose you have an oval face. Having an oval face allows for the most variety in flattering hair styles. Most of the hair-cuts suit people with oval faces since this shape is already balanced.

Now lets consider hair cuts for people with round shaped faces.A hair cut that lengthens the face is best for someone with a round face. These people must avoid the hair-cuts that will add extra bulk to the center of their faces. Additionally, it is recommended that they avoid hair cuts that will cause their faces to look shorter.

Now we can look at hair cuts for people with long faces. If you have a narrow face, it can be flattering to cut your hair in a style that increases volume. Short hair cuts are probably the best option for chiseled faces.

Chiseled-faced individuals must avoid longer hair-cuts since they make the facial features look sharper.

The next step is to chose a hair color to accent your hair cut. Select such a hair-color that would compliment your skin tones. Make sure that you are not selecting a shade that is either too dark or too light.

Then you will probably want a creative shade of a natural color. This selection would possibly be based on the kind of look you are going in for. A hair color can say a lot about your personality and fashion sense.

There are people who prefer streaking their hair. If you are planning to decorate your hair with natural streaks, you can certainly consult a hair-professional regarding streaking your hair.

Remember, your hair speaks a lot about you, bad or good. For example if a very pale person wears their hair long, straight and black it could give the impression that the person is depressed. And sometimes, blond hair does not go well with all hair cuts and skin types.

So, it’s always better to consult an expert before you go in for a particular hair-cut and hair color.

Grey Hair Dye

I have been spotting celebrities going grey haired everywhere. Some let their natural grey hair shine through and some use grey hair dye to achieve this look. Celebrities from Emmylou Harris to British star Pixie Geldof are all turning to this grey hair dye trend.


I’m not sure that there is an actual grey hair dye product on the market, but I think instead, these young celebrities are going grey haired thanks to an ash or blue based hair color.

The process could take awhile, especially if you are starting with dark hair. The process would involve bleaching or lightening hair to the palest of yellow or blonde and then coloring the hair with not grey hair dye, but an ash based one.


If you know that under all that hair color, you have a full head of grey hair and you want to go for that look.

You can get there by touching up your re-growth with a semi-permanent hair color instead of the usual permanent. The semi-permanent hair color will allow your grey hairs to grow in gradually and blend your previously colored hair with your newly grown in grey hair.

So who is grey hair for? I wouldn't say that many people can pull this look off in their teens and twenties. I’d say to hold off on the grey hair dye look and go grey gracefully as you age if that’s the look you are going for.

So why is grey hair dye or letting your natural grey come through so popular these days? Perhaps it’s because it’s something different for young celebrities to try. As for aging celebrities and the rest of us, it is low maintenance to go grey naturally and that may be why they choose it.

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