On Color:
When choosing a hair color, the trick is to complement your skin tone and eye color;
in order to minimize flaws and bring out the best in your complexion.
Picking the wrong shade can be unflattering for your appearance. Make you look
years older, or even make you look sickly and tired.
On time and effort:
Make an honest assessment of how much upkeep you're willing to do. Can you
afford to come into in the salon every four to six weeks? A dramatic departure from
your natural color is going to require more work. For red and blonde hair, be prepared for a lot of maintenance.
On being different:
Breaking the rules can be fun. It’s great to have an adventurous attitude. I love giving clients the “WoW look” but it has to be done with class. Many colorists confuse doing something strange with being artistic or creative, sometimes ruining a clients look or even worse ruining their hair.
Vivid and multiple colors on younger women is trendy and can work quite well to compliment one's appearance, but purple and green hair on a fifty year old?! Really?!
If you want something unfitting or strange, find another colorist. I refuse to do work that I can’t be proud of, or that I know will not make my clients look classy and fabulous.
On multiple colors:
Contrasting colors or subtle differences in shades when done right, creates dimension, it can be strikingly beautiful and bring individuality. However It still needs to blend and adhere to the basic principles of choosing your hair color.
The application itself has to be precise. You can't just throw colors together and hope for the best.
On assessing the right color:
Your skin tone is the framework for your hair. You want to make sure your skin tone, eye color, and hair color complement one another. Generally, you should select your hair color using the same tone as your eye color.
The stronger the contrast between your hair color and skin tone, the more dramatic your look. If you choose a hair color that is close in tone to your eye color, your combination of hair color and eye color will have a natural look. In the end it
depends on your preference. The right combination of shade can define your look and accentuate your facial features.
Remember looking beautiful is not easy but it sure is worth it !
You are beautiful… Let me show the world.
The secrets to choosing your perfect hair color.
by: Master Colorist and Lead Creative Color Director. Nicole Saavedra
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Choosing Your Perfect Hair Color