Olya Likhacheva
Beauty is like a precious stone: the simpler it is, the more precious it is:)
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Caramel hair color has been winning the hearts of women for many years thanks to its delicious colors and delicate shades. Among hairdressers he is considered capricious, because... It is not always possible to achieve the expected tone the first time - but such a transformation is all the more desirable. By choosing caramel hair color, you will not go unnoticed, because this image combines tenderness and sensuality. The only difficulty is – and our recommendations will help you with this.
Who suits dark and light caramel hair color?
Pure caramel shade is rarely found in its natural form. It is a warm color containing golden and copper tones - somewhere between warm blonde and brown (light chestnut). Caramel hair color is suitable for women with Spring and Autumn appearance color types - owners of the following parameters:
- skin: light ivory, baked milk, peach, dark, bronze;
- eyes: blue, gray, green, hazel, amber, light brown, brown without a bright contrast with the whites.
Girls of cold Winter and Summer color types who have:
- skin: milky pink, milky, white, porcelain, olive with cold notes
- eyes: blue, gray, gray-blue, gray-green - if there is a dark brown outline of the iris; dark brown, black - strongly contrasting with the whites.
For dark-skinned and dark-skinned women, it is preferable to choose dark caramel tones. This will not create dissonance in appearance. For those with fair skin, both dark and light caramel shades are suitable, but there should not be a strong unnatural contrast with the eyebrows. Regardless of the color type of appearance, before coloring your hair you need to take into account the entire image as a whole.
Honey-caramel
This is a light shade - closest to blonde. Sunny honey-caramel tone harmonizes well with light (blue, green, gray) eyes and light skin type. Dark-eyed girls benefit from contrast, which enlivens their features, but it is advisable to monitor the color of the eyebrows and makeup so as not to create a grotesque effect. If your natural hair color is light or dark brown, plus a spring color type of appearance, then honey caramel is perfect for you.
Golden caramel
The middle tone in the palette of caramel shades has rich gold and copper notes. Golden caramel color suits almost all women of a warm color type, but you need to make sure that it does not blend in with your skin color. This is easy to avoid, because... caramel has a wide palette of shades.
Chocolate-caramel
This shade is close to the color of milk chocolate and suits almost anyone with a warm color type, regardless of age. But it looks especially chic against the background of dark and bronze skin. This color of curls can well emphasize a light, but not pronounced appearance. Girls of a contrasting type (light complexion, dark eyes, bright facial features) should avoid this shade.
How to get caramel color at home
The problem with getting this shade at home is that it is an unpredictable, capricious color. A good option would be to have your first color done by a specialist who will give you competent advice and will be able to professionally correct (lighten) your color and select the desired shade, taking into account the natural pigment and condition of the hair. In this case, subsequent procedures will most likely not cause difficulties or problems.
If you don’t want to go to the hairdresser, you should consider the following nuances:
- The easiest way to achieve a caramel color is for blondes and those with light brown hair. Permanent paint will help, and in some cases even will cope with this. Find out how to choose.
- Brunettes and brown-haired women need lightening and toning, choosing a shade based on their own pigment. As a rule, few people manage to get rid of red and yellow pigment on their own, so consulting a specialist won’t hurt. Find out how to do it at home.
- A good option for brown and dark hair would be coloring. Dyeing a few strands of hair near your face in trendy caramel shades will give you a new look without causing much damage to your hair.
- Red-haired girls also need to first remove their natural pigment, because... caramel color contains a golden tone and will not take on without a washing procedure.
One of the means to achieve a caramel tone at home is. This product allows you not only to achieve the desired result - change the shade using gentle toning, but also play with the color, enhance or tone it down, as well as carry out home lamination of your hair, saturate it with shine, which will last for 2 weeks.
What paints can you use to achieve this color?
Caramel hair color and tones close to it are found in the palettes of almost all permanent modern hair dyes. The result, as a rule, comes out a little darker than the manufacturer indicates, and largely depends on the original color. Caramel shades wash out quickly, especially if bleaching was done before coloring (dye always washes off faster on damaged hair). Therefore, in order to preserve the color longer, it is necessary to use special shampoos and conditioners and additionally care for damaged hair.
There are more than fifty shades of blonde. Some of them are a relic of the past and are associated exclusively with kitschy dressed women striving to look like a Barbie doll, others, on the contrary, are a classic noble pallet that never goes out of fashion, while others are hits of the season that change with the arrival of each summer .
Fashionable blonde
To the most fashionable and in demand In hairdressing salons, blonde hair shades include:
- very light Nordic shades, belonging to a cool color palette (for example, ash blonde, pearl blonde or platinum blonde). Compared to other previously popular shades of blonde, they are as close to white as possible and are widely known as “silver shades.” They are fashionable, modern and very stylish, but they suit only a certain type of appearance. It is recommended that only young girls dye their hair blonde, since older women with this shade can achieve a completely undesirable aging effect.
Pure Nordic blonde hair color is very difficult to achieve at home, so it is best to use the services of a professional hairdresser;
- warm light and dark shades of blonde(for example, golden blonde, pink blonde, vanilla blonde). This color palette also does not suit everyone and is designed only for a specific type of appearance.
As you can see, the range of fashionable shades for blondes is very diverse. But, as you know, the wider the choice, the harder it is to make it. The positive news is that regrown roots continue to remain in trend, which means no permanent painting is required.
Moreover, to make the difference between your natural hair color and dyed blonde even less noticeable, some stylists recommend dyeing your regrown roots a shade or two darker than your chosen blonde, but a little lighter than your natural hair.
Thus, the transition of shades looks more natural, and the regrown roots are not so striking against the background of a light blond shade.
Natural blondes value their hair color very much, but often try to bring it to perfection with the help of tinting products.
Choosing a blonde shade
A huge selection of blonde shades and many years of experiments by professional stylists have made it possible to refute the assertion that only girls with fair skin can be beautiful blondes.
How can you check which shade of blonde is best suited to your type of appearance? 
Carrying out tests
Can trust the knowledge of an experienced professional or conduct a small test yourself. You just need to take a mirror, stand in the sunniest place (if weather conditions permit, it is optimal to conduct the test outside), find a natural strand of hair without coloring and examine how it reflects the light. If you can notice warm colors in the form of red, red or brown shades, you should give preference to a warm blonde palette. Well, if your hair reflects ashy, gray or even purple shades, you can afford a cool, very light blonde.
Another, simpler way to choose the appropriate shade of blonde for your appearance type is trying on silver and then gold jewelry. They revitalize skin tone, giving it a special shine. Well, at the same time, they allow you to understand what type of beauty you are endowed with - cool or warm. Silver is a symbol of cool shades of blonde, and gold is a symbol of warm shades.
Four tone rule
When choosing the optimal blonde shade for your appearance, be sure to you should take into account your natural hair color, since too sudden a change is rarely successful. The safest solution is using the four tone principle: If you are the owner of dark hair, choose a color that is a maximum of four shades lighter than your own (and in no case more). The same rule, by the way, also applies to blondes who decide to radically change their image: only a color four shades darker than what is available will look beautiful and natural.
Applying this principle, it is much easier for newly blondes to deal with the problem of overgrown roots.
For the first time, a radical change in color from dark to blonde should be done in a salon, since if you choose the wrong paint, there is a huge risk of getting yellow instead of the desired shade of wheat blonde.
As a rule, it is safer to dye your hair in cool tones - the likelihood that instead of a beautiful blonde hair color you will get a red, reddish or yellow color in this case is much lower.
The difference between cool and warm shades of blonde
Recently, cool blonde shades have been considered the most popular. We are talking about platinum, frosty, pearl and gray shades. But very often, unfortunately, a color is chosen solely on the basis of its trendiness: in such cases, it not only does not decorate, but even neutralizes the natural female beauty. It's very simple - Nordic blonde does not suit ladies with a warm type of appearance (that is, those who have golden highlights in their hair, peach skin, freckles and brown eyes). Instead of highlighting their strengths, he hides them. Women with this type of appearance are ideally suited to all warm shades of blonde - honey, red, gold, caramel or mustard.
Who is cool blonde suitable for?
Recently, shades of Nordic blonde have created a real sensation, both among models on the catwalks and among ordinary fashionistas. However, cool shades suit only girls with a similar type of appearance. It can be determined by the following characteristics:
- light, porcelain, clear skin of a light pink or bluish color;
- cold, blue or dark brown eyes (but without beer or gold highlights);
- natural hair color is cold and lacks golden highlights.
A great example of a cold type of appearance is Uma Thurman. Platinum hair color has long been a real calling card for her.
Who is warm blonde suitable for?
All the above-mentioned shades (gold, honey, etc.) perfectly highlight the natural shine of girls with a warm type of appearance. It includes the following characteristics:
- skin with a yellowish tint (it can be light, but always in warm colors);
- freckles;
- beer, green, blue eyes of warm shades;
- natural golden highlights in the hair.
The ideal representative of this type of beauty is Jennifer Aniston. Her warm shade of blonde, imitating a natural, sun-bleached color, is the object of desire for many fashionistas. This is an excellent example of skillfully choosing a blonde shade for a specific type.
Top 8 fashionable shades of blonde
In 2017, fashionable color trends pleased us with the presence of new shades that you should definitely pay attention to. Blonde fans and those who are just planning to join their ranks should definitely choose something from the recommended list below!
Caramel blonde
Like your favorite caramel candies, caramel on your hair should also look “delicious.” This is an ideal option for those who want to get closer to blonde gradually and slowly, without making sudden movements. Depending on your natural hair color, the caramel may be slightly darker or applied using the balayage technique.
Warm platinum
The updated version of “platinum blonde” is designed for brave admirers of the “blond religion”. It is important to note that the “warm platinum” color tends to yellow quickly and therefore requires very careful care (preferably with shampoo with a special “silver blond” tint). If you don’t want to repeat coloring every four weeks, you can limit yourself to platinum ombre or platinum balayage.
Golden blonde
A little gold never hurts! Warm shades suit almost all blondes. Brave girls can combine warm and cool shades, creating new cool contrasts that give their hair extraordinary vibrancy and volume.
White blond
This shade is the choice for real snow queens. It is especially relevant for those who already boast blonde hair. But, of course, in order not to spoil the existing result, you should definitely consult a professional hairdresser about any changes.
Sunny blonde
Those who like natural blonde should try to imitate the highlights created by the sun in the summer on their hair. Depending on the type of hair and its initial color, natural blonde can be applied to individual strands or dyed the entire hair with it. Sunny blonde brightens the complexion. Natural blonde as in the photo gives your appearance a special charm.
Ash blonde
Ash blonde or ash blonde hair color is a timeless classic of the genre. The cool blonde looks a little softer in the photo than in real life. Some of its varieties resemble beige blond. Ash blonde hair color looks very stylish, sexy, and most importantly - always relevant.
Pearl blonde
The photo only slightly conveys this precious tint created on the hair by such a variation of dye. Since this is a cool shade, it looks aristocratic only on ladies with porcelain skin. In this case, dark-skinned women can only see yellow hair color (photo of unsuccessful dyeing is attached).
Strawberry blonde
The combination of delicate blonde and fiery red has been popular for several seasons now. The summer sun gives it even more playful highlights. There are many varieties of this shade, each of which looks very interesting and fresh. Strawberry blonde looks beautiful on girls with slightly pinkish skin.
Shades of blonde photo
Blonde hair color is an unimaginable variety of shades that cannot be covered in one article. A small selection of photographs will allow you to become better acquainted with fashion trends and tendencies, and will help you choose a shade that is not discordant with the color of your skin, eyebrows, eyelashes and eyes.
Ash blonde hair color photo
Dark blond hair color photo
Natural blond hair color photo
Peach hair color photo
When choosing a hair dye, women usually pay attention to the hair color of the model, which is shown on the packaging, then to the name of the dye, and at the very end to the numbers of the shade of the hair dye. And many people don’t pay any attention to it at all.
As a result, we bring home a package of paint with a beautiful color on the box and an attractive name like “dark chocolate” or “hazelnut.” But after dyeing, the paint does not live up to our expectations, because the shade is not at all like dark chocolate.
I want to help all the girls who want to choose the right paint and choose the shade that they expect to see on themselves.
To do this, first of all you need to look not at the picture or at the name of the paint, but at the shade numbers on the paint packaging.
The numbers on the packaging will tell you everything about the shade of the paint, you just need to figure it out. What do they mean? In this article I will talk about the universal numbering of hair dye shades, and explain what each of the numbers means.
The entire range of paint shades consists of 8 main rows:
0 – natural tones (green pigment)
1 – ash row (blue-violet pigment)
2 – matte row (green pigment)
3 – gold row (yellow-orange pigment)
4 – red row (copper pigment)
5 – mahogany row (red-violet pigment)
6 – violet row (blue-violet pigment)
7 – Havana (red-brown pigment, natural base)
The paint number usually consists of 3 digits.
The first is tone depth (from 1 to 10)
The second is the main shade
The third is an additional shade (it is usually 50% of the main one)The natural range of paints usually consists of 10 primary colors:
1.0 black color
2.0 very dark brown
3.0 dark brown
4.0 brown
5.0 light brown
6.0 dark blond
7.0 light brown
8.0 light brown
9.0 very light blond
10.0 pastel blonde
In the example given, the shade number consists of two digits, which indicates that these colors do not have additional shades. When choosing paint, you need to be guided by your color type and, on this basis, choose the depth of tone. For example, if your tone is 7, then it is advisable for you to choose a paint with the first number 7. Otherwise, the resulting tone may be too dark or light.
To make it more clear, let’s look at a specific example. Let's take a very common paint color that manufacturers call "mocha."
Usually its number is 5.75. The first number indicates that the main color 5 is light brown. The main shade is 7, that is, it belongs to the Havana series and contains a red-brown pigment. Additional shade 5 indicates the presence of a red-violet pigment (mahogany row).
There is also a very convenient table that will make it very easy to determine the color that will be obtained by mixing the main shades.
Marina Ignatieva
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Millions of women all over the world are constantly faced with the problem of difficult choice of hair dye. The range of products is truly huge, and there’s no need to even talk about the future shade. On the box - one color, on the hair it turns out completely different. And few people know that you can determine the future shade simply by the numbers on the box...
What do the numbers in hair dye numbers mean - useful tables of dye shade numbers
When choosing paint, each woman is guided by her own criteria. For one, the decisive factor is brand awareness, for another - the price criterion, for the third - the originality and attractiveness of the packaging or the presence of a balm in the kit.
But as for choosing the shade itself, everyone is guided by the photo posted on the packaging. At least, on the name.
And rarely will anyone pay attention to the small numbers that are printed next to the beautiful (like “chocolate smoothie”) name of the shade. Although these numbers give us a complete picture of the presented shade.
So, what you didn't know and what you should remember...
What do the numbers on the box say?
On the main part of the shades presented by various brands, the tones are indicated by 2-3 numbers. For example, “5.00 Dark Blonde.”
- Under the 1st number this implies the depth of the main color (note - usually from 1 to 10).
- Under the 2nd number - basic color tone (note - the number comes after the dot or fraction).
- Under the 3rd number - additional shade (approx. - 30-50% of the main shade).
When marked with only one or 2 digits it is assumed that there are no shades in the composition, and the tone is exceptionally pure.
Let's decipher the depth of the main color:
- 1 - refers to the color black.
- 2 - to dark-dark chestnut.
- 3 - to dark chestnut.
- 4 - to chestnut.
- 5 - to light chestnut.
- 6 - to dark blond.
- 7 - to the fair-haired one.
- 8 - to light brown.
- 9 - to very light brown.
- 10 - to light light brown (that is, light blond).
Individual manufacturers may also add 11th or 12th tone- these are already super-lightening hair dyes.
Next, we decipher the number of the main shade:
- Under the number 0 a range of natural tones is assumed.
- Number 1: there is a blue-violet pigment (approx. - ash row).
- Number 2: there is a green pigment (approx. - matte series).
- Number 3: there is a yellow-orange pigment (note - golden row).
- Number 4: there is copper pigment (note - red row).
- Under the number 5: there is a red-violet pigment (approx. - mahogany row).
- Number 6: there is a blue-violet pigment (approx. - purple row).
- Under the number 7: there is a red-brown pigment (note - natural base).
It should be remembered that 1st and 2nd shades are classified as cold, others - warm.
We decipher the 3rd number on the box - additional shade
If this number is present, it means your paint contains additional shade , the amount of which relative to the main color is 1 to 2 (sometimes there are other proportions).
- Number 1- ashy shade.
- Number 2- purple tint.
- Number 3- gold.
- Number 4- copper.
- Under the number 5- mahogany shade.
- Number 6- red tint.
- Under the number 7- coffee.
Some manufacturers indicate color using letters, not numbers(specifically Pallet).
They are deciphered as follows:
- Under the letter C you will find an ashy color.
- Under PL— platinum.
- Under A- super brightening.
- Under N- natural color.
- Under E- beige.
- Under M- matte.
- Under W- Brown color.
- Under R- red.
- Under G- gold.
- Under K- copper.
- Under I- intense color.
- And under F,V- violet.
Has gradation and paint fastness level . It is also usually indicated on the box (just in a different place).
For example…
- Under the number "0" paints with a low level of durability are encrypted - paint “for a while” with a short-term effect. That is, tinted shampoos and mousses, sprays, etc.
- Number "1" speaks of a tint product without ammonia and peroxide in the composition. These products refresh colored hair and add shine.
- Number "2" will tell you about the semi-permanence of the paint, as well as the presence of peroxide and, sometimes, ammonia in the composition. Durability - up to 3 months.
- Number "3" - these are the most durable paints, radically changing the base color.
On a note:
- "0" before the number (for example, “2.02”): the presence of natural or warm pigment.
- The more "0" (for example, “2.005”), the more natural the shade.
- "0" after the number (for example, “2.30”): color saturation and brightness.
- Two identical digits after the dot (eg "5.22"): pigment concentration. That is, enhancing the additional shade.
- The more "0" after the point , the better the shade will cover gray hair.
Examples of decoding of the hair color palette - how to choose the right number?
To understand the information obtained above, let’s look at it using specific examples.
- Shade "8.13" , presented as light brown beige (Loreal Excellence paint). The number “8” indicates a light brown color scheme, the number “1” indicates the presence of an ashy shade, the number “3” indicates the presence of a golden shade (there is 2 times less of it than an ashy shade).
- Shade “10.02” , presented as light light brown delicate. The number “10” indicates a tone depth such as “light blond”, the number “0” indicates the presence of natural pigment, and the number “2” is a matte pigment. That is, the color will end up being very cold, and without red/yellow shades.
- Shade "10.66" , called Polar (approx. - Estel Love Nuance palette). The number “10” indicates a light-blond color scheme, and two “sixes” indicate the concentration of purple pigment. That is, the blonde will turn out with a purple tint.
- Shade "WN3" , referred to as “golden coffee” (approx. Palette cream paint). In this case, the letter “W” indicates a brown color, the letter “N” indicates its naturalness (approx. - similar to the zero after a dot in conventional digital encoding), and the number “3” indicates the presence of a golden hue. That is, the color will ultimately be warm - natural brown.
- Shade “6.03” or Dark blond . The number “6” shows us a “dark brown” base, “0” indicates the naturalness of the future shade, and with the number “3” the manufacturer adds a warm golden nuance.
- Shade "1.0" or "Black" . This option is without auxiliary nuances - there are no additional shades here. And “0” indicates exceptional naturalness of color. That is, in the end the color turns out to be pure deep black.
Of course, in addition to the designations in the numbers indicated on the factory packaging, you should also take into account the characteristics of your hair. Be sure to take into account the fact of pre-coloring, highlighting, or simply.
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There are really a lot of subtleties in hair coloring. From assessing the current color and selecting suitable dyes, to assessing the condition of the hair and selecting suitable dyes. And yes, I didn’t describe myself, choosing the right dyes is a very important task. For it is they who determine not only the final result immediately after, but also the effect over time.
The most correct thing is to go to a hairdresser (a good one) and dye your hair well right away, and at the same time consult and determine the key points for yourself. It will be especially interesting for those who decided to dye their hair for the first time in their lives. ALTHOUGH simple monochromatic dyeing can be done quite easily on your own, but if it’s the first time in your life, if you need some complex shade, and also if your hair is weakened, if you need a radical change in color, and if home experiments don’t work out well, then it’s better to see a Master .
The difficulty for Russia is that not all masters are truly Masters. It seems to them that they have learned how to brush their hair and run a brush through their hair and that’s all at once - they can cut their hair. That's why we have white sponges and yellow blondes and green brunettes and red-haired ones. And the master (marker) stands there, waving his hands - how can this be, I did everything according to the rules, maybe you, dear client, are experiencing hormonal changes? the client firmly believes that a decently dressed girl in a decent place for $200 cannot fail, so he honestly looks for excuses for such a nice girl - yes, maybe hormonal. (hormones, such hormones). I heard this with my own ears. The main thing is that everyone is happy with this explanation. And the master doesn’t give a damn, since he got such a hormonal client (probably through one of hers), and the client is quite Happy, not purple, just think - yellow, there are many of them.
I’ve also heard (more than once) when they start telling a confused yellow blonde in a conspiratorial whisper that the paint isn’t really very good, but the director only allows her to work on this one, but I know one paint and one place, everything is very good there. professional, yes, yes, the most pro-fes-si-o-nal-no-e... and I could buy it for you" At such moments I want to answer, so that in that very place there would be more brains I bought it, or I would go somewhere to study.
And also, drop dead distribution, in Russia for sure, it has the format - Leeen, what kind of paint do you have? What number? cool color, I want that too. And I don’t care what source this color was obtained from. If it doesn’t work out, it means it didn’t work. Or - “after all, the paint is not very good.”
So, you can’t care less about the selection of dye. And you should always take your own source into account.
I told a lot of theory here - Although there the emphasis is primarily on the features of lightening.
I will repeat some points.
Since for some reason you have decided to dye your hair yourself, when choosing a dye you need to decide on your original color, i.e. determine the level
There are only 10 levels of natural hair colors.
1 - black
2 - dark dark chestnut
3 - dark chestnut
4 - chestnut
5 - light chestnut
6 - dark blond
7 - light brown
8- light brown
9 - very light brown
10 - very light light brown
Although you can find a classification of 11 and 12 levels, and the names of the colors may change. So light brown can be called blond, and chestnut brown. Unfortunately, there is no general manual here that one could refer to. 10 is accepted, but 11 and 12 are not prohibited. And what to call it... to a greater extent it is determined by the environment or habits.
I would also like to note that among the paints and dyes generally used are 7 natural.
The thing is that 1, 2 and 3 are almost indistinguishable in shade to the human eye. And usually level 2 is used as the darkest level, but the difference between levels 2 and 3 is not very visible. therefore, immediately 4. As for the lightest ones, 10 is practically white and is considered to be natural, i.e. in nature, i.e. without coloring, such whites do not exist (roughly the format of an albino or good discoloration, if visually). Therefore, NATURAL (I’ll even write this term in caps) in everyday life are not even 10, but only 7. And the first step to selecting the right dye is to determine the level of lightness on the scale of natural colors. This is also called “defining the base.” because we always need to understand what we will start from.
The most interesting point in a practical sense is how to determine?
Probably everyone who dyes their hair has seen books with hair dyes at their hair stylist or on a store shelf. something like this 
In a quick search, Yandex photo did not give me any pictures without makeup in the foreground. The books are similar.
and there are also these “panicles” samplers 
Here and there is what we are looking for.
tone designation without additional letters and numbers. Without the use of various additional pigments. Names from the natural list. On sample panicles there are designations on the handle, and in books near the curl, for example in the picture on the left, you can see orderly rows of strands, where numbers are written in large numbers without additional designations (while at the bottom left, in the middle and at the top right you can see that the numbers are with dots and additional numbers. Formally - natural shade 7.0, 6.0, shade with pigment 7.4, 6.33, etc. - for example and from the head)
What you need to do is apply your strand to natural strands and compare according to the level of lightness. Dark, even darker, lighter, even lighter, etc.
The shade will really hinder us in this. For example, ash brown or chocolate brown or copper, etc. Hue is the direction of color, natural tone is the level of lightness.
Look at the picture 
I outlined the shades of level 5 with a red ribbon. Light brown or light chestnut in words. The natural lightness level in this palette is called 5.0 medium brown (in the middle). Shades at the same level are 5.3 (left) and 5.4 on top. These shades greatly interfere with visual perception; for example, red usually looks brighter and appears lighter. Ash (not here) also seems lighter. But copper ones (which are also red) may appear darker.
So the level of lightness (base) is taken into account without shades. This, of course, is difficult to immediately determine; we tend to consider our color lighter than it actually is. Because we often have shades. The most common natural levels in Russia are actually 4-6, but many tend to define their native fifth level as at least the seventh)
To determine, you can use computer graphic editors, for example, it seems to me that you can even compare them in numerical values. But on the other hand, it also seems to me that with real panicles or curls it’s simply more visual. ALTHOUGH, I understand that there are people who do not distinguish between warm and cool colors and I fully admit that it is difficult to see the level of lightness without taking into account the shade of the hair.
Why are there so many difficulties?
in order to correctly understand what kind of paint is needed.
as it usually happens - girls wander among the shelves with boxes of household paints and look out for different girls in the pictures. And they don’t pay any attention to the back of the box. nor on the encoding (numbers with the paint number). As a result, “the paint doesn’t take” or “the paint isn’t very good after all.”
on the other hand, if we start from determining our basic level of lordship, then we can easily apply all our knowledge. Namely.
The girl naturally has level 6, and she chose a very pretty girl with number 9. This means the girl needs to understand that from her 6th level she will have to lighten up by 3 levels. Can paint do this? I need to turn the box over and look
the small square at the top is the original basic level of color, but not with a number, but with a description of the color; at the bottom in the large rectangle is the result of coloring. Additionally, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the final shade will only be obtained when the original base is a natural color, without shades (i.e. not ash, not mahogany, not copper, etc.)
those. knowing our initial baseline level, we can understand whether it will “take” and even assume what difficulties we may encounter (for example)
On the other hand, it is quite possible that we do not want lightening at all and, as a result, additional efforts to eliminate unwanted shades. We may want to change slightly, within our level. And even more so - we recognize our natural level and choose dyes only among the level we need. There were 6.0 natures, we are looking for something from the 6.1 series with a touch.
I should probably write a separate post about shades and numbers after the dot. Now I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the numbers on the boxes and the back of the box are a great help for predicting the result.
I will repeat separately - all this encoding in numbers and designation in words- This not GOST for everyone! Variations in different directions are possible. Therefore, every self-respecting manufacturer and store has books with curls or sample panicles, which are needed to determine the natural level of lightness of the source, to determine the base. Base levels among manufacturers don't vary much, usually by 1 digit at most, but the names can be downright confusing. Let's say that for one manufacturer, light-haired may mean exactly light-haired, while for another it can be called blond. Therefore, when looking for options among different manufacturers, be sure to check the coordinate system (i.e., all with the same panicles or curls).
