Brunettes

For the longest time, brown, especially brown without reddish hues, was considered the camouflage variant among the hair colours. The new hair trends make an end of this perception.

The scale of the now hot natural colours goes from ebony to deep chocolate brown and to the medium hues like brown, which is almost dark blond with a shimmer of reddish colour or tiny light streaks. Last summer in 2010, a washed-out, sun-bleached variation of brown was popular. This mixture of blond and brunette was dubbed ‘bronde’ or ‘blonette’. Jennifer Aniston was the inspiration for this trend.

• Hair trends for the spring of 2011 do well without a lot of contrast. Brunette and blonde hair alike is most cherished in harmonious almost uniform colours in shimmering hues, which appear to change with the light.

Caring for Brown Hair

Blonde and red hair gets everybody’s attention on first sight – for a second. Second looks linger. The attention lasts longer. This is a good reason to present brown hair at its shiniest best

Brown hair tends to reveal its special appeal to us on second look. Our appreciation grows over time as we look closer. Of all hair colours, brown hues are the richest in pigmentation. When taken care of properly brown hair, maybe even artfully coloured  is a feast for the eyes just like a five course meal is a feast for our senses. Neither is in easy reach without effort, dedication and the right ingredients.

                                        Care Tips

• UV protection is important for brunettes, almost as important as for blondes. While the natural brown pigments are indeed able to convert UV rays into heat, in the long run the sun will still cause brunettes to appear pale. Brown hair must be protected from the sun’s rays especially when the hair has been colour-treated. UV rays fade artificial pigments faster than the natural ones. Long-time UV exposure also weakens and destabilises the hair. My suggestion would be to apply a leave in conditoner into your hair before entering the sun for long periods of time.
• After changing your hair to a brown colour you should use hair care products for colour treated hair. These products help keep the hair from fading and add more nourishment to the hair. As well as using the special shampoos and conditioners to give brown hair a healthy shine, you can also use leave-in treatments such as leave in conditoner argon oil, heat protectant spray, all of these are added to the hair when lightly damp.
  • Chlorinated  water may cause a visible green tinge in lighter brown coloured hair. If this happens you can use a mixture thata consists of an acidic rinse either with diluted lemon juice or with in water dissolved Aspirin tablets
  • Natural oils, such as the oils from olives, argan nuts help to build up the substance of every individual hair. The use of these oils is the ideal way for brunettes  to condition their hair and give it lasting natural shine. You will see the best results if you use a repair treatment with such natural shine boosters regularly

Finding the Right Tone

So, you have decided to become a brunette? Your brown hair colour should have just the right depth, the perfect hint of red and it should blend well with your complexion and eyes.

Those with a yellow or golden skin undertone have a warm skin tone. Hair Colors that have a warm overtone will usually look more natural on you. This Color rule also goes for clothing, makeup, and accessories.

Those with pink or blue skin undertones are in the cool category.  So the hair color with the cool overtone will usually look best on you.

The quickest way to work out if you’re warm or cool is to take a look at the  veins in your arms while in natural light. If the color looks green then you are warm. If it’s blue then you are cool.