Want to go Blonde?
There are a multitude of different blonde hair colour shades from which to choose; platinum to dark blonde highlights over a dark brown base. Each shade of blonde can even have a variety of sub-shades. ash blonde, dirty blonde, honey blonde, strawberry blonde. Confusing? Perhaps. But here are a few rules of thumb to help:
- Generally, it’s best to stay within two levels of your natural hair colour when dying your hair blonde.
- Consider your skin tone. Are you fair, medium, or dark skinned? Your complexion will affect how your hair looks when you go blonde.
- Eye colour matters – when selecting the best blonde hair colour for you. Some shades of blonde are best with blue, green, or hazel eyes, while other blonde hues look best with big brown or black eyes.
- What kind of image are you after ?
Do you want a natural, sun-kissed look? Or do you want in-your-face blonde style?
That said, when going blonde, there are all kinds of ways to break the rules. Regardless of what you’re looking for, remember that the most important thing to do when dying your hair blonde is to seek the help of your stylist. A good colourist knows how to colour any colour of hair blonde and can save you the grief of a bad outcome.
Find your next shade of Blonde.
Ash Blonde Hair
Ash or beige blonde is the uptown version of blonde hair—it’s cool, even, and polished. Consider adding a few lighter, milky highlights to your ash blonde hair—this will create beautiful dimension and cast a flattering light on your skin. The café au lait look of highlighted ash blonde hair is one of the most elegant combinations in the blonde spectrum.
Dirty Blonde Hair
The name is misleading—this dark, ashy blonde hair colour is a soft and flattering hue. Think of a silky fawn that can blend into its surroundings or reflect the sunlight. Dirty blonde hair loves highlights—you only need a few to enhance the colour you have or change up your hue completely.
Honey Blonde Hair
Recapture the pure, innocent tones of childhood with a honey blonde shade. Warm highlights woven through golden blonde hair take you back to long summer days when the sun streaked your hair. Honey highlights look most natural when placed exactly where the sun would do its work—around your face and radiating out from your part.
Platinum Blonde Hair
Nothing makes a statement like platinum blonde hair. It requires more maintenance than most blonde hair colour, but if you’re in, you’ll never fade into a crowd.
Rose Blonde Hair
Rose gold hair colour is one of the most versatile blondes—it can skew toward a peachier warm tone, or a cooler rose tone, which means there’s a rose gold for everyone. The newest rose gold trend features a cool, sophisticated metallic finish that casts a myriad of reflective tones.
Strawberry Blonde Hair
A little bit blonde, a tiny bit red and you have one of the prettiest blonde hair colour in the spectrum. Consider sporting a warm strawberry blonde if you have a fair complexion and green or blue eyes. It’s a fresh twist on warm blonde hair colour.
Please talk to your stylist as there are many more shades of BLONDE to choose from.
