Winter 2011 Hair Colors

As the days shorten and grow colder we begin to miss the warmth of the sun. Perhaps it is the reason that this winter, hair colors are warming up, as if they are creating an homage to the summer we are beginning to miss.

Blondes are warming up their hair with lowlights of rich browns or coppers. Adding natural looking streaks that blend and flow. Brunettes are adding life and luster to their hair by using highlights of caramel and bronze to lighten and warm, or going rich with deep chocolates & mahogany.

And red heads, well, red in definitely in. Nothing tops reds from bright, brash coppers to deep, rich burgundy. It’s fun to be a siren and red is the best way to do it.

Adding some warmth to your hair is a great way to freshen up your look without breaking your budget. There is no need to completely change your hair color, not when you can have a demi-permanent color added to your current color to add some depth and warmth. Not only will it make you feel like a brand new woman, it’s a cost effective way to add space between your color services.

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Nothing is more thrilling then walking out of the salon with a whole new you, and adding a dab of copper or mahogany to your locks will give you that feeling while leaving a little green in your purse. After all, this is the time of year when we need to look our best and find that our budget is stretched thin by holiday parties and gift giving.

So indulge just a little. A little bit of color, some gold, some bronze, or some copper and rock those holiday parties and make your rivals (you know you have them) green with envy.

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Dark Hair Colors

There are various shades of dark hair colors. If you have lighter hair color and thinking of going brunette then make sure you pick the appropriate hair color while going brunette. If you have naturally dark hair color, and thinking of getting hair highlights or lowlights, then make sure the hair color suits you. Thinking, how to find out if a hair color will suit you or not? Here is a description on the cool and warm hair category, that will help you pick up the right hair color and implement various hair color ideas.

Warm Dark Hair Colors 2010

The people who belong to warm category are those who have warm skin tone and warm eye color. If you have brown skin tone with pink or golden undertones, freckled complexion, pale complexion with peach or golden undertones, or ruddy complexion, then you have warm skin tone. The eye color can be hazel eyes with brown or golden flecks, golden brown eyes, greenish blue eyes, or green eyes. If you don't have these eye or skin colors, then you belong to the cool category, so refer to the section under 'cool category' to know about dark hair coloring ideas.

Base Hair Color Options

• Golden brown
• Dark brunette
• Auburn red
• Dark auburn
• Chestnut brown

Warm Dark Hair Colors Highlights

• Dark hair with blonde highlights of shiny blonde looks great on warm hair colors.
• Reddish orange highlights suit well.
• You can also get copper streaks on dark brown hair colors.
• If you are looking for dark hair colors for fair skin, then go with a base of dark brown hair color, and streaks of honey blonde.

Warm Dark Hair Colors with Lowlights
When it comes to getting lowlights hair coloring ideas for dark hair, select a shade which is 2-3 shades darker than your base hair color. If you wish to go for lowlights then use these ideas.

• Base hair color of medium auburn, and dark auburn lowlights.
• Base hair color of medium brown, and dark brown
• On medium blonde hair color, lowlights of deep brown hair color.

Cool Dark Hair Colors 2010

If you have dark brown, medium complexion with golden undertones, olive complexion, pale complexion with pink undertones or no color, bronze or brow complexion after tanning, or medium complexion with light pink color in the cheeks or no color, then you have cool skin tone. The eye color, of people who belong the cool category, are blackish brown, grayish blue, dark brown, dark lube or hazel colored with light flecks.

Base Hair Color Options

• Deep brown shade
• Shiny raven black

Cool Dark Hair Colors with Highlights

• Hair highlights of cool blonde shade like mink or icy white look good.
• You can also go with honey or wheat or ash colored hair highlights.
• Get chunky highlights for a striking hair colored look, or get lots of streaks for a subtle colored hair look.

Cool Dark Hair Colors with Lowlights

• If you wish, go with lowlights for hair, then go for medium brown base hair color, and black lowlights.
• You can also go with neutral blonde base color, and deep brown lowlights.

These were the various dark hair colors ideas for the warm and cool category. So, figure out which category you belong to and pick a base color, highlights color or lowlights color which you like the most. Hair dye or hair highlighting can be done at home, by buying a home coloring kit. You can use the cap method for hair highlight easy. However, if you want the best results of colored hair then it is advisable that you visit a stylist. Also, if you wish to get lowlights then visit a stylist to get the lowlights.