Many women dream of red hair - this is not surprising, because the fiery curls have always been the subject of many stories about the passionate and unbridled temperament of their mistress. A woman with such hair is always in the spotlight, but the coloring has a lot of subtleties that you need to know in advance.
Features
There is a legend that women with red hair are mysterious, seductive witches and at the same time extremely dangerous sorceresses whom no man can resist. And today, the fair sex dream of possessing the secret of seduction, so they decide to change their usual appearance in order to become more vivid and noticeable. However, the red color is fraught with a lot of dangers, incorrectly chosen shade negates all efforts to change, emphasizing all the flaws in appearance.
The decision on which color of fire to choose must necessarily be made taking into account the color of the native hair, eyes and skin, and it is also important to take into account the lifestyle of the lady and the peculiarities of her character.
Coloring in red color can be complete and partial. In the first case, the color of the hair changes completely, while painting can be both monochrome, when one shade is chosen, and multonal color - in this case coloring involves the use of 2-15 related shades of red. At partial coloring, individual strands are colored. Most often they color the curls framing the face or the ends of the hair.
This method is good for both long and short strands.
Who is going to?
Red shades are suitable in the following cases:
- if the native hair color is not darker than dark-brown, otherwise the paint will not be taken and even with additional bleaching it will not give a pure shade;
- owners of brown or green eyes, especially in combination with pale skin; however, the brown-eyed ladies may have fiery shades to face, but in this case the color will have to be chosen so that it competes with the iris;
- ladies with freckles.
Red shades will not go in such cases as:
- if women are prone to face reddening;
- Persons with spider veins and allergic rashes - red shades only increase their redness;
- Ladies of mature age - unfortunately, such tones only attract unnecessary attention to the face and emphasize age even more.
Palette of shades of red color
The choice of the “right” red color is complicated by the fact that there are many very different tones, and many of them do not differ from each other visually. However, the view that all shades are the same is deeply mistaken. To notice the difference, you just need to take a pair of opposite shades - rich copper and golden with a slight redhead. There are dozens of such analogies, and it is thanks to this diversity of the palette that one gets the impression that the redhead fits every woman’s face. Let us dwell in more detail on the colors of fire color most popular in color.
Copper
This is a classic version, which is considered pure warm tone of red. Such shade can be easily obtained on any hair no darker than blond. If native strands are black or dark brown, then here we will try to pre-light.
Auburn
This color is obtained when the copper tone is combined with the purple one. In perception, this is a rather complex tone, but it does not require any prior bleaching.The tone is suitable for natural color from dark brown and darker.
Light red
It is obtained by mixing blue and golden colors. This tone is very delicate, usually suits blondes from nature well, on other hairs it needs to be brightened to yellow.
Fiery red
This color is suitable for lovers to look creative, bold and bold. It does not belong to the natural color palette, so it will be quite difficult to remove it from the curls, especially in the cold colors of the blond.
To achieve this color, you need to make a preliminary discoloration to a white-yellow color, even if by nature the native hair is light blond.
Brown-red
Otherwise, this color is called auburn. It looks quite naturally on the strands, especially if the woman has dark skin. For applying such a color does not require prior bleaching, it fits well even on the natural base of dark hair.
Reddish blonde
This is a very natural shade, which most goes to women of cold color type. At the same time, the color is considered quite capricious and is taken without any problems exclusively on pure blond curls. Everyone else with a similar color better not to get involved, because to get it on the head of the other tones is almost impossible.
Golden copper
It is quite warm and feminine color, which has many interesting modulations. A rich shade is best placed on light and medium blond strands, but brown women need preliminary brightening of the strands with the help of strong oxidizing agents.
Pink red
This is a very effective color, but not every manufacturer has it. However, an experienced colorist in the beauty salon without any difficulty will achieve the desired color on the hair, but to do it at home is much more difficult. It should be borne in mind that toning in red-pink requires mandatory lightening to the blond, otherwise pink notes will start to get lost in the red color scheme.
Amber
This color of curls, like the shade of a stone, is a rather broad concept. It is characterized by a yellowish-pearlescent play with light caramel notes. It is easiest to create such a color on light and light brown strands; it sets off dark eyes especially well.
Brand Rating
If you are determined to dye your hair a red color, then it is very important to choose a suitable paint. Among the wide variety of cosmetics on sale, several brands were recognized as the best paints in their segment.
Garnier
Paints from this manufacturer have many advantages when compared with their competitors. It is worth noting the exceptional durability of coloring - the color retains its saturation from 1.5 to 2 months. And also in the composition of the drug include natural caring ingredients, so that the color becomes a rather gentle procedure. The line of products of this brand includes a fairly wide color palette. Add to this an affordable price, and it becomes obvious why women around the world choose this particular paint.
Palette by Schwarzkopf
It is a durable cream paint that offers a wide palette of a wide variety of red tones. The advantages of the brand include the presence of several lines with several levels of durability, affordable cost and a series of compositions for coloring gray hair. Of the minuses, users note a sharp ammonia smell and the discrepancy between the resulting color and the promised 1.5–2 tones.
Estel
Resistant paint in most cases used by professional craftsmen in beauty salons. They are enriched with plant oils and vitamins, thereby improving hair structure after toning. They include several series, including non-ammonia, for painting gray hair and especially resistant.
L »Oreal
These are quite expensive extra-resistant compounds that maintain color saturation up to 2–2.5 months. The composition is characterized by the ability to paint over gray hair and has a wide tint palette.The paint has a consistency of mousse, it does not spread, it evenly lays down, so that its coloring at home does not entail any difficulties and problems.
Matrix Socolor Beauty
This is an American paint classified as professional. Its coloring particles easily adapt to the natural pigments of the hair shaft, due to which a durable and bright effect is maintained after painting. Appeal to innovative production technologies allows you to create paints, effectively painting over gray hair and prolonging the durability of the color scheme.
How to choose?
Before heading to the nearest paint shop, be sure to consider whether this coloring will suit you. Otherwise, the result will only disappoint you, and getting rid of the red color is quite difficult. The only way to change the color is skewing in dark shades. Stylists recommend that when choosing a color to take into account several features.
- Native color of hair. Colorists have a clear opinion - the color fits well on any hair, except gray. However, shades of red will be barbarians from orange to dark red. The darker the native shade, the darker the tone of red to choose. For example, a dark brown or dark red shade will be well laid on the dark brown hair color. But for lighter strands the palette will be much wider - here you can choose between gold, amber, copper and dark colors. And blondes can try absolutely any shade of red that they like.
- Skin tone Rich fiery hue is suitable for owners of pink and peach-colored skin. But if you have olive skin, then you should lean towards chestnut and dark colors.
- The color of the iris. No less important when choosing the optimal tone is eye color. Best of all, fiery shades are combined with green and brown eyes, but for owners of light blue or gray eyes it makes sense to opt for copper and gold solutions.
How to dye your hair?
Before staining, it is imperative that an allergy test be performed. Unfortunately, most women neglect this stage, getting the most undesirable reactions from a mild rash and up to angioedema. If the allergy test is negative, then you can proceed to toning, which is performed as follows:
- for starters, a cape or an old towel is put on the shoulders, and the skin near the hairline is smeared with greasy cream or Vaseline;
- dilute the paint in a glass or porcelain bowl in accordance with the instructions;
- paint is applied to dry strands, it is desirable that the hair was dirty - you should wash your hair no later than 2-3 days before the procedure;
- the coloration begins from the neck towards the forehead;
- there is no need to wear a warming cap - most modern preparations do not require warming, so it is used only if the hair is long - then I remove them for convenience;
- paint on the hair can withstand from 3 to 60 minutes; after the required time, the hair is washed until the flowing water becomes transparent;
- At the final stage, a moisturizing balm or conditioner should be applied, preferably the one that comes with the dye.
Reviews
To make the right choice and achieve the perfect shade, women should listen to the reviews of those ladies who have tried several different ways of coloring. If a girl intends to achieve shine of hair, then she should pay special attention to the colors of the chestnut range of Schwarzkopf products. Quite intense hues of fiery color are suggested by the Palette dyeing line. In addition, these colors are better than the rest are distributed by strands. However, the choice of these shades has some nuances. For example, bright copper shade often turns out to be darker than stated on the package, and cinnamon on light brown hair in most cases gives brighter tones.
Not always the result of toning in red color is the same as promised when using products from the brand Syoss. Especially often this happens when buying shades No. 6, 7 and 8 - the color is always more artificial than the model. L 'Oréal shades make it possible to achieve a weak red, but light colors are often a couple of tones darker than indicated on the package.
Many women use henna to get a chocolate-red hue. This is a soft dye of plant origin, which gives a persistent and rich color, iridescent light. Such paints do not injure the hair, moreover, they have a slight healing effect, prevent fragility, dryness and cross-section of the tips. However, this coloring has its drawbacks - the color rather quickly becomes dull and faded. Besides, It is almost impossible to dye hair after henna - no other durable paint will simply be applied on the hair.
Any change of the image becomes possible no earlier than after 3 months.
Master class coloring in red color, see below.