Hair Styles | Short, Prom & Celebrity Hairstyles | Hair Care- The Hairstyle Blog

Reader’s Ask These Questions About Matching Skin Tones and Hair Colors

Here were three recent excellent questions women asked on my article, How to Determine Your Skin Tone. If you aren’t sure if you are in the warm or cool category, check out the article.

Tam, I’m assuming that you don’t expect this disease to be improved in the near future with treatment? The Mayo Clinic reports that often this disease can be resolved with early treatment. This obviously would eliminate the need of a temporary hair color change. Also, I hope you have found some of the yellow or green tinted pre-foundation creams and powders that are available as a temporary fix.

However, if you have any shade of red in your hair, be it a cool or warm red, it will accentuate the ruddiness of the Rosacea. I don’t know what your hair color is now, but stay away from extremes in your hair color. Extremely dark , light or bright hair colors will make your skin tone stand out. Now, it would be better to wear, soft middle of the road hair colors. That would include soft carmel browns, browns with soft golden undertones, or muted blondes with added soft brown tones.

My best guess without seeing you, is you have predominantly a cool skin tone. The red hair colors that will look best on you are burgundies, mahoganies and reds with a blue base to them. Warm reds like Cambell’s soup can red, or Lucille Ball red, will not fare as well on you. Emerald green as well as black are neutral hair colors that all skin tones can wear. The funny thing about bright lipstick colors, is if it’s a new look for you, you will look, “made-up” to those who know you intimately. However, for those who don’t have a certain expectation of how you should look, they will see you more objectively! My guess is you can wear that “hot pink lipstick” well with your natural coloring, it’s just a more of a “made-up” look than you normally wear.

Not every Indian’s skin tone is the same, just as not every Afro American, Spanish, Caucasian, Latino, Asian or any others nationality would be the same. If you can’t identify whether the undertones of your skin tone are in the warm or cool area, ask a few professionals. Get a few opinions. A professional hair colorists would be great one to ask, or a professional make-up artist should be able to tell you as well. Bring a girlfriend with a good eye, with you to the mall, and try on some different hair pieces and wigs with the idea of seeing what hair colors work best on you!

Got a question, war story or comment about this topic? Click on the "Leave Your Comments" link at the very bottom of this article. Some of my best ideas for future articles come from reading reader comments. I'd love to hear from you!

How to Determine Your Skin Tone

Hair color, getting one that compliments your natural color

Tips for Finding Your Best Hair Color For Your Skin Tone

Hair coloring ideas for red heads

Gray hair strategies

Emo hair styles-created like an art form

Hair color predictions