Can You Remember Your Natural Hair Color?  I Can't!

Can you remember what color your hair is naturally?

 

Hair coloring is so common that many of us do not know what color our hair would grow out to be. Maybe it wouldn’t be all that bad!

 

Hair color demands some decisions and commitment. More commitment than a new lipstick or eyeshadow. Because, girlfriend, it will be there for awhile! There are some very temporary hair coloring techniques – rinses, but they don’t really represent what you will end up with for hair coloring. I once used black rinse combed in straight to make my strawberry blonde hair fit a high school play Senorita character. Boy, that was risky and I was expecting a little green. Thank goodness that didn’t happen.

 

Despite the nice graphics on the package of hair color, your options are still a toss-up because real hair and the hair in the photos will have differences. Your hair may be a little sun dry or permed. It may naturally be oily. Lots of things. Hair coloring will often lighten somewhat and be acceptable before touch-ups are necessary. Be prepared for transitioning colors if you do it yourself. A salon can give you different results.

 

If you have never colored your hair or haven’t colored it for quite awhile, you might like one of the temporary colors that lasts for several shampoos, but does go away. These give you an opportunity to try different colors. Aubergine/Eggplant for that special party may be fine, but it would be nice to know that you could have more control until you were certain you liked it.

 

If you have colored regularly for ages and ages, you might be pleased to give your natural color a try again. You can ease into the natural life by choosing shades ever closer to your natural color so you don’t have the roots nagging you to re-commit to hair color. Your natural hair color in a lighter, brighter shade will be more complimentary to aging skin and complexion than dark colors intended to cover gray hair. The brighter shades will either cover as well as the dark choice or will blend so that gray hair doesn’t show.

 

Choosing a shade that is several shades lighter than the natural color is a job for a salon because there can be multiple processes to get past the darker color.

 

If you make a mistake, remember, it does grow out and you will get another chance.