When done right, hair colors can be transformative for your personal style. Be it subtle highlights or global coverage, a bit of color can make all the difference to your face and change the way you look. But how do you choose the right hair color?
This is where a professional’s touch comes in handy. Visit your nearest L'Oréal Professionnel salon and let the hair coloring pros identify your skin tone and analyse your hair health to recommend a shade that’s meant for you.
How to choose the right hair color with professionals
Despite knowing everything there is about hair colors, things can still go wrong. The theory can be quite different than actually putting the color on, which is why those caramel brown highlights look entirely different on your favourite celebrity than they do on you.
Trusting a professional hairstylist removes the stress of finding the perfect shade, makes the process more enjoyable, and helps you get more predictable results.
Coloring your hair with L'Oréal Professionnel
The process of selecting a hair color is needlessly daunting. There are too many things to consider and so much to lose if the color goes wrong. Equipped with tech, here’s how the pros at L'Oréal Professionnel salon make the entire hair coloring experience easy for you in just 3 simple steps:
Step 1: Select your shade with My Hair iD
Once you step into the salon for your appointment, your colorist will perform a hair diagnosis with My Hair [iD]. This is an in-salon tool that allows you and your stylists to simulate a hair color swatch before starting the process.
If you’re already set on reds or coffee browns, browse through their various shades on the tool. On the other hand, if you’ve walked in with an open mind, allow your stylist to recommend colors that suit your skin tone and undertone.
Your skin tone and undertone are two of the most crucial factors that affect your choice of hair color. The wrong shade may make you appear too pale or washed out, whereas the right one can enhance your natural radiance.
- ● Warm tones can try hair colors like golden blonde, rich caramel, copper, or deep red.
- ● Cool tones can opt for hair colors that have cool hues, such as ash blonde, platinum blonde, or cool brown.
- ● Neutral tones can experiment with rich browns, deep reds, or even ash browns.
Depending on your undertones, professional colorists can recommend shades that will highlight your natural beauty and create harmony between your hair and skin; making you look balanced. Once a shade catches your eye, add it to your favourites and pick its intensity on the tool.
Step 2: Diagnose your hair
Apart from giving color recommendations, My Hair [iD] also helps the stylist understand your hair health. This diagnosis analyses whether you have already colored hair, your regrowth tone level, the percentage of white hair, and your maintenance wishes.
- ● If you like to change your hair color often or get bored with the same look, the stylists may suggest a demi-permanent color. This lasts longer than semi-permanent shades and fade out naturally into your hair color. Demi-permanent options like the L'Oréal Professionnel Dia get you true-to-tone color without the dangers of ammonia.
- ● Whether you want root touch-ups or a lasting shade, the stylist may recommend ammonia-free permanent hair colors like L'Oréal Professionnel iNOA. It boasts an impressive 60% oil content to deliver shiny hair along with scalp comfort.
Step 3: Voila!
With all factors in place, it’s time to do a last-minute check with your selected hair color shade and dive right into it. Allow your colorist to select the tone and reflects of your color and lie back, relax, and simply wait for your all-new gorgeous, dreamy lengths.
With this guide, all your confusion about how to choose a hair color can be put to rest. With L'Oréal Professionnel Salons and My Hair [iD], you can simply sit back, relax, and enjoy a smooth, seamless hair color journey.