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Choosing the Right Hair Color for You

The right hair color for you is the one that flatters your complexion the most.

Your natural hair color, eye color and skin tone are important deciding factors when it comes to choosing the right hair color.

When we consider natural coloring, everyone falls into one of the four color seasons.

Your natural hair color, eye color and skin tone determine which color season you fall into.

Below is a very basic guide to the color seasons:

Spring – pale eyes – usually blue, green or hazel, light to medium hair color, pale complexion – skin has warm ( golden or yellow ) undertones.

Spring celebrities : Lindsay Lohan, Anna Kournikova, Justin Timberlake.

Summer – pale eyes – blue or gray, light to medium hair color, pale complexion – skin has cool ( red or blue ) undertones.

Summer celebrities : Maria Sharapova, Andre Birleanu ( America’s Most Smartest Model ).

Autumn – pale or dark eyes – blue, green, light-dark brown, black, medium to dark hair color, medium – dark complexion -skin has warm ( golden or yellow ) undertones.

Autumn celebrities : Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Nicole Sherzinger, Mario Lopez, 50 Cent, Tila Tequela, Bruce Lee.

Winter – pale or dark eyes – blue, gray, brown, black, medium to dark hair color, either very pale complexion or very dark -skin has cool ( red or blue ) undertones.

Winter celebrities : Lucy Liu. Keanu Reeves, Grace Jones, Seal.

Examples of Spring Hair Color:

Honey Blonde, Golden Blonde, Ginger, Auburn, Light Brown.

Examples of Summer Hair Color:

Pale Ash Brown, Platinum Blonde, Ash Blonde, Light Blonde.

Examples of Autumn Hair Color:

Chestnut Brown, Chocolate Brown, Medium to Dark Brown, Black.

Examples of Winter Hair Color:

Ash Black Brown, Black, Silver/Gray

When you consider your hair color, eye color and complexion, you can then decide which color season you are.

From here you can follow the advice for choosing the right hair color for you, according to your color season.

Again, this is a very basic guide :

Choosing the right hair color – Spring

People with a spring coloring can choose any of the warm, golden blonde shades, although redheads ( light ginger) should avoid all over blonde as it makes the complexion too pale – try golden blonde highlights instead. Redheads ( auburn) can color their hair warm chocolate brown – stay away from blonde completely.

Light browns suit golden highlights.

Spring should avoid all ash/platinum or lightest blonde shades – too cold for your warm complexion. It’s generally not a good idea to go too dark. Try to stay within a few shades of your natural hair color.

Choosing the right hair color – Summer

Summers should keep their natural blonde hair color as this is usually the hair color which suits them best!

Summers with light ash brown hair color can go for either light, ash or platinum blonde highlights.

Choosing the right hair color – Autumn

Autumns look great with colors close to their natural hair color, such as medium brown and dark brown. Golden lowlights flatter those with Autumn coloring. Shades of copper work well. Red is another flattering color for this season.

Autumns should avoid any shade of blonde as the autumn skin tone is too dark for blonde hair and results in an unnatural look.

Choosing the right hair color – Winter

Winters suit ash black brown and black hair color – if you are winter, your natural hair color suits you the best. Jewel colored lowlights in blue or red look great in black hair – this looks fantastic in asian hair.

Winters should avoid all shades of blonde – even winters with a very pale complexion cannot get away with blonde hair – your hair color is naturally dark for a reason you know !

Winters should avoid warm/golden colors as their complexion is cool.

We have now had a very basic look at choosing the right hair color for you determined by your color season.

As I mentioned earlier, the right hair color for you will be the one which flatters your complexion.

With the right hair color, your skin should look radiant, and your eye color should blend well with your hair color – remember if you have brown eyes, you will not suit blonde hair as your eye color will look too heavy against the pale blonde hair color.

With the wrong hair color, you will more than likely look either pale and washed out, or your overall appearance will look unnatural.

I hope this information, although very basic, has been useful in helping you to choose the right hair color for you.

A more detailed look at choosing the right hair color can be found at my website.

The Secret To Women Black Hair Care Secrets- Ways To Grow Black Hair Long And Strong

A concern among women with black or African hair is how does one use oil? Should your black hair be wet or dry?

The first question to ask is what hair oil are you using and what do you want from the oil?

There are many hair oils out there for black hair but they are not all created equal

In my opinion you need oil that does the following

In my opinion the best women black hair oil is Mira hair oil because it does all the above

Women black hair care secrets tip #1 with Mira hair oil you can use the oil in both wet and dry hair. The Mira hair oil is a very light oil and it serves as a barrier between any heat application and your precious black hair.  The best way to use the oil though is to apply the oil on the scalp and allow it to soak into the scalp for an hour and then you wash it off

And when your hair is wet you can put a little bit of the oil as a moisturizer. After you straighten your hair, you can put some of the Mira hair oil as a shine or sheen agent

And every time you want to straighten your black hair you simply use the hair oil treatment or deep condition so that your hair stays healthy, moist and healthy

Plus because the oil is al natural and does it all to your hair you don’t have to use tons of products which are the cause of all your hair problems to begin with.

Do not apply any oil on your black hair because if you put the oil before you straighten your hair it will burn, get damaged and you will get dry brittle. Always the oil afterward to your hair for shine

Create sort of like a smoke and that will damage your hair (you don’t want that to happen), so it best to apply oil sheen…afterwards

another women black hair care secret is to wash your hair apply the oil to it when it is damp then you can dry your hair then wrap set it- this will make it shiner and give it more volume

Here is a summary of my women black hair care secrets

In short here is what you need to do with Mira hair oil for great black hair results

Step 1- take a shower and do not shampoo your hair, simply condition it step two you want to towel dry your hair

Next apply some Mira hair oil to make your hair easier to style

You can now straighten small sections of your black hair at a time an d spay your hair with hair spray. Now you can straighten your black hair, when done you can start spraying shine-spray which is like hairspray but ads shine to hair. Now you can enjoy your straight black hair look!

Black Hairstyles – Top Styles for Today’s Black Hair

Today’s Black Hairstyles have increased in beautiful design and diversity thanks to new formulations in black hair products allowing hair to maintain strength, reduce breakage and maintain moisture.

Long, short, and wavy hairstyles have pushed their way to “center stage” with increased functionality and beauty. Hair extensions, coloring, straightening are now made increasingly possible with advanced designs and proper hair care.

What’s new in Black & African American Hairstyles

Women’s hairstyles have become more diverse with longer, wavier cuts becoming most popular in 2008. Thanks to Beyonce and numerous celebrities, smooth, silky and wavy designs are the look. For those of you with shorter hair, don’t despair. The same techniques used for long hair apply equally to short hair as well.

Smoothing and straightening with African American hair products has become less damaging thanks to products containing Jojoba Oil. Mineral oil, used for years to clean and moisturize, is damaging to hair follicles. Jojoba oil has made intense styling more safe without as much risk of breakage or hair fall. Straightening, relaxing, perming and highlighting allow for some beautiful designs and the risk of harmful over-styling is becoming reduced.

For men, the short and tight look of the past few years is subsiding. Short, but more natural styles are coming on the scene with lengths from 1/2 inch to two inches most popular. Moisturizing conditioners, styling aids and periodic use of clarifying shampoos has allowed hair styles to maintain their luster and shine without depleting moisture.

Braids and dreadlocks continue to be the style for longer hair, but fast hair growth or extensions (or growing your hair a very long time) are necessary.

Keys to maintaining healthy Black Hair

Black and African American hair is dense and its molecular cell structure is compact. This leads to dryness. Sebaceous glands at the hair root emit sebum (oil) which is inhibited not only by the thickness of the scalp follicles, but by the often kinky or tightly wound nature of black hair.

Oils are unable to coat the follicle as efficiently therefore dryness, breaking and product build-up are common. Infusing moisture is the key to maintain healthy hair enabling advanced hairstyles.

Moisture can come from within – drinking plenty of fluids, maintaining a healthy diet of raw vegetables and fruits, avoiding moisture depleting styling, or hydration can be topically applied externally with rinse-out and leave-in conditioners and moisture shampoos.

Advances in Black Hair Products

In the past several years, two ingredients have emerged from manufacturers that have helped dramatically improve black hair products. One, LusterPlex, an active ingredient in many hair products, has been shown to greatly enhance the shine, sheen, silkiness and manageability of black hair care. Used primarily in shampoos and conditioners, it was originally formulated to add shine to long, smooth hair.

As often is the case with many products or ingredients, it found uses far more diverse. In studies it has been shown to improve tensile strength, strengthening weak or breaking hair, and greatly increasing shine, while softening – allowing for a new range of hair designs.

Two, Jojoba Oil has now taken its rightful place as a replacement for mineral oil. Often used to aid in styling, cleansing or to add hydration, mineral oil leads to damaged follicles and thinning. Jojoba oil naturally deep cleans and hydrates and leaves hair stronger while effectively removing dirt and product build-up that often lead to flakes and flaking.

Though used as an active ingredient in many hair products to increase cleansing, it is often combined with other “actives” such as Panthenol or Trichogen to soothe the scalp or increase hair growth.

Black hairstyles are beautiful and luxurious – and maintaining proper health and strength has enabled straightening, relaxing and perming to accelerate beautiful styles without damage and breaking.

Whether you’re looking for smooth, straight and highlighted designs, or prefer short and natural, today’s black hairstyles now provide beautiful, celebrity-like selection with black hair care and advanced active ingredients.