What About Brunettes?

So-o-o you look around and all the beautiful women are blondes? Nonsense! What about brunettes?  Catherine Zeta-Jones nabbed Michael Douglas by her looks alone. Cindy Crawford's famous face and brunette hair style graces practically every Vogue issue ever written.

Brunette Hair Style - Sophisticated and Sunny!

Don't be ditzy! There's no prettier hair color or a richer palette than beautiful brunettes.  Brunettes are alive!  Brunettes are beautiful!  Brunettes are vibrant! Original and striking! Brunettes are beautiful! Sophisticated! Brunette hair color can run the gamut from sultry and mysterious to sunny and delirious.  So why waste even one brain cell thinking about blondes?!!

But I feel so Drab!

Growing up as a beautiful towhead or sandy blonde child and then having your hair darken to a dull brown is Mother Nature's nasty reminder that time simply doesn't stand still.  Who among us wants to be associated with the very lovely term, 'dishwater' brown? CERTAINLY NOT YOU!  It's easy to bring 'life' to your brunette hair color. A bit of 'warmth' added to your hair color can metamorphose you from a wallflower to a crowd stopping brunette beauty!

 Warmth refers to the red and gold nuances in your brunette hair and is a natural response to permanent haircoloring.  Without some warmth, the tendency is to feel 'drab'. Just as a little bit of sun on your skin does wonders, so too does warmth in your hair. Think Jennifer Aniston with ash hair... NOT! She would never be the same beauty!

As mentioned above, when hair lightens, warm undertones naturally appear. If you like the play of gold and red tones in your hair, simply choose your desired hair color and enjoy!

Horrified by the idea of warmth in your hair?

Don't Make My Hair RED!

The most effective way to control warmth in your hair is to choose a color within a shade or two of your own natural hair color.  

• A lo-ammonia haircolor such as Clairol Natural Instincts is a good choice when you only want to slightly lighten-or brighten your hair color.
• Want your hair lighter? True Brunettes by L'oreal lets you lighten your dark brown hair 3 shades without any worry of brassiness.
• However as you begin to lighten your hair more than a few shades, strong undertones overpower the ability of the hair color to counter your warm tones.
• Brassiness is often the unhappy result as you attempt to lighten your hair more than your hair color recommends. (Be honest with yourself: Is your hair really a light brown instead of a medium brown?)
• Brassiness is also a challenge as you "refresh" your hair color time and again. Read "Maximizing Beauty" to discover alternate ways to maintain your hair color while keeping your hair healthy, shiny and dimensionally-toned.
• Simply choosing an ash hair color may be enough to give you the color you desire.
• Toning your hair can neutralize the warmth to a beautiful ash tone.
• Mixing haircolor allows more control to counter warmth.
• Multi-tonal hair color adds beautiful contrast to your hair thereby countering the warmth. 
• Performing a strand test will give you a sneak preview of exactly which procedure will best suit your particular hair concerns.
  
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