Black women are blessed with natural hair colors and those who are not fortunate enough can always dye their hair in different colors. Before deciding the color it is better to find out the one which is most suitable for you. Among other things, you need to keep your skin tone, your hair texture as well as your personality in mind. Hair color for black women is not just for beauty nowadays it has become a form of self expression or for making a statement.
But before you embark on a coloring session, remember African-American hair tends to be dry and brittle, therefore don’t try too many chemicals on it. Avoid dyes which are based on ammonia and peroxide as they would have a detrimental effect on it leading to more damage. Good hair care is just as important as a lovely color.
Choose the color according to your skin tone which is of two types—warm and cool. Colors that go with a warm skin tone are all shades of copper, ginger, cinnamon, russet and strawberry shades of red hair color. You can also try out copper or red highlighting against rich base colors like burgundy, dark golden brown, auburn or chestnut. On the other hand hair colors that go with cool skin tone are ruby, cherry, garnet, burgundy or bordeaux. These colors can be contrasted with highlights of wheat, honey, etc.
Some black women opt for blonde but it is not easy to bring about in African-American hair, you need an expert stylist for it. Black women should go in for a rich golden look such as bronze or golden bronze.
Red hair color is very popular among black women and suit medium brown, medium and light complexions. There is a wide variety of shades of the primary red color. Yet others prefer darker shades like coffee brown and natural black. Somehow pitch black does not look good on black women. Plum and burgundy also look good on medium to dark complexion.
Younger women sometimes prefer to use dramatic colors like electric blue, pink or purple as a statement of individuality. Some use one block of color, others like streaks of bright color. Another option is to simply dye the tips or the bangs.
Highlighting
Changing your hair color is a radical change and some prefer only streaking or highlighting hair of varying thickness. It is better to discuss this with your stylist still red, auburn and bronze highlights to brown hair add beauty and style. On the other hand if your hair is deep brown or black, medium brown highlights would look good. Highlights around the face as well as the top of the head give a more natural look.
Coloring your hair gives you a total changeover that can not be achieved even with a new haircut. With such a wide variety of colors, from subtle to shocking, to choose from finding the one that is most appropriate is quite easy. If chosen correctly hair color for black women can be a way to blend with the crowd or to stand apart.