All blondes join!

My blonde hair is my personal choice. My natural hair is auburn and it took me quite some time to get to my current colour. The crying along the way is mine to remember for all those tries with shades of blonde that did not suit me. As it turns out, the decision about going platinum blonde was not the best decision made by me. I haven’t recognised the fact that shades of blonde choice should be based on something rather than chosen at random and as a result, my new hairdo was not flattering. I lived through it and I learned from this experience. I go back to you richer with a key information and I’m about to share it with you here!

Wherever you look, different blonde

Have you ever taken a good look at the surrounding blondes? The truth is, there are no two identical shades of blonde. Obviously, hair can be similar, but the difference is introduced with mild highlights sneaked in with one of hair colourisation technique. I think that it does not need to be reminded that we differentiate cold and warm shades of blonde. However, not many people know what it actually means. Just as we rarely realise that the blonde colour range contains also neutral shades, which are suitable for all skin complexions.

Whether the given shade of blonde is neutral, warm or cold you can find out by looking at the numbers presented after a comma or a slash in the name of the product. It looks as presented below:

• 0 — neutral blonde
• 1 — ashy blonde (cold)
• 2 — pearl blonde (cold)
• 3 — golden blonde (warm)
• 4 — copper blonde (warm)
• 5 — mahogany blonde (warm)
• 6 — ruby blonde (warm)
• 7 — greenish blonde (cold)

* When after the comma or the slash are two numbers, it means that the shade is double, for example, golden blond with a copper pigment.

How to choose the perfect blonde for your skin complexion?

Let’s start at basics. Cold blonde shades are perfect for cold skin type of summer or winter, however, the warm shades are better for spring and autumn skin types. In my case, it turns out I have warm skin type and that the cold blondes are something that will never go well with my face. I had to replace the ashy blonde with a bit warm version and only then I saw that blonde can be something for me.

Nonetheless, how can you tell which skin type you have? It’s pretty simple really. Check your skin complexion. You can do it by looking at the veins on your wrist — blue or purple means you have a cool undertone; green is an indication you have a warm undertone and if they are a mix of both you have a neutral undertone and therefore more choice.