Hair color dark chocolate: what does it look like, who suits and how to get it?

The beauty of chocolate hair color is explained by the variety of its shades, the ability of the tone to set off the color of the skin and eyes, to make the female appearance brighter. But choosing this palette, you need to know who it is suitable for, how to correctly paint curls and care for them.

Dark chocolate refers to dark, burning shades of brown, looks aristocratic noble, if the hair is healthy by itself. A hue can be obtained with a slight lightening of black, which some black-haired women do to soften the image somewhat. The success of staining in such a tone largely depends on how evenly the color lies - then a unique shine will appear on the strands, giving a special charm to the face.

The advantage of a fashionable color scheme is:

• ultimate naturalness;
• visual addition of density and volume of a hairdress;
• expressive "presentation" of the face with its natural features;
• dark, but not black hair color slightly “stretches” the oval of the face, presents it in a colder, inaccessible, but chic look.

Color is considered a trend, in addition, you can adjust its shades quite often. True, choosing a dark chocolate tone for blonde hair, with the right color, it is possible to get any desired shade, but also this is a risk to darken the strands very much, making them actually black. Chocolate range includes cool and warming midtones:

• warm - red, caramel, chestnut, creamy, ruby, copper, bronze;
• cold - ash, gray, dark, frosty.

To create the perfect look, it’s very important to understand who goes with the chocolate shades.

• If you take the girls spring color type, who have natural blond or ashy hair, light or peach skin, as well as gray or blue eyes, then it is better for them to select restrained tones of chocolate, emphasizing the natural features and velvety skin. In most cases, masters do not recommend lfvfv shades that are too dark and solid coloring - highlighted and then strands painted in this color will look harmonious.
• For bright beauties "Summer" type with olive or tanned skin, green eyes and light brown curls, cold halftones of the palette are more suitable, or warm and saturated with reddish highlights.
• Young ladies type of "fall"having light or brown eyes, skin with freckles, brown hair with a redhead or golden tint, dark, and even more so dark chocolate, is not recommended. This appearance is more combined with milk chocolate notes, with highlights of gold and copper on the strands.
• Cold "Winter" ladies with a dark, white skin, brown, green, blue eyes, a dark shade is suitable - bitter, it is good if it is a color with a slight frosty or smoky tint.

Recommendations that can be given for the use of certain tones will be as follows:

• the color of dark chocolate flawlessly looks on hair that is dark by nature, perfectly combined with gray eyes and pale skin, making the appearance of such ladies extraordinary;
• the tone will look more natural with a southern appearance, combined with dark, olive, pinkish and peach skin, brown eyes;
• any dark, cold or warm brown color is suitable for ladies with bright eyes and matte, smooth light skin without pronounced flaws.

But it should be added that in any case, such hair requires an accompanying brighter makeup. Light chocolate shades are more suitable for brown-haired women and blondes, distinguished by soft and delicate features, unlike brunettes. Warm dark tones do not differ too much from cold ones - the difference appears only when under the rays of the sun, which makes the curls play with bright highlights. Such shades are also contraindicated for beauties with bright eyes, skin, eyebrows and eyelashes.

The whole point of coloring is to get exactly the tone that suits the appearance. If it's bitter chocolate, then you need to know some of the subtleties of the process associated with the original hair color.

• The best shade is obtained on light and medium blond hair, if tinting or coloring has not been done before. Especially undesirable coloring with red and copper shades, which can ruin the result.
• If the hair color is natural black, it may not be possible the first time to reach the depth of the chocolate shade, and the procedure will have to be repeated.
• With the original reddish strands or a shade of red, it is more reasonable to choose dark, bitter or dark chocolate, which will paint over an undesirable color.
• When staining light curls, it is necessary to take into account that growing light roots will need to be stained monthly, because they look ridiculous, even worse than dark ones against a lightened hairstyle.
• Dark-haired young ladies painted in different colors, first you need to wash off the old dye, and then paint with chocolate.

The best paints for coloring in dark chocolate tones: Schwarzkopf Essential Color (270), Palette (89), Wellaton (6.77), Brelil Colorianne Shine (4.38), L'Oréal Casting Creme Gloss (403), Syoss Mixing Colors (1.18) and many others. With an independent color change procedure, you must strictly follow the instructions - properly prepare the dye and keep the exact time set, otherwise you may encounter unpleasant surprises.

In order not to distort color, when painting, you can not use metal combs and dishes for diluting paint. Treatment should begin with the occipital part of the head, highlighting strands with a width of no more than 2 cm, then the parietal part is dyed, at the end the hair on the forehead, temples, and, finally, bangs. If there is gray hair in the hair, the dyeing time is increased by 10 minutes. Be sure to use the air conditioner contained in the package. Dry hair after rinsing without using a hot hair dryer.

It is not necessary to choose chemical paints containing harmful components. You can use a combination of henna with basma, but for this you need to strictly observe the proportions so as not to get frankly red or excessively dark, black color. There are some tricks to help achieve the desired shade.

• For owners of black curls, the option is suitable, when basma and henna are taken in equal parts, you will need a packet of each dye. Mixed powder should be brewed with boiling water until a viscous, moderately thick slurry is formed and a few drops of any essential oil, a little burdock (castor) oil, a spoonful of honey and conditioner are added to the composition. Hair is thoroughly treated with the mixture, dividing into strands, then covered with a film, a warm towel and held for 2-3 hours.

• Another recipe is suitable for brown-haired women and red-haired girls: you need to take a bag of henna, a glass of water and 3 tbsp. l natural ground coffee. Coffee powder is steamed with a glass of boiling water and boiled for 5 minutes over low heat. The mixture should cool to 50 degrees, henna is brewed with it. Bringing the composition to homogeneity, it is applied to the hair, warming the head with cellophane and a cap, hold for 2 hours and rinse off.

It is important to take care of your hairstyle not only before, but also after coloring. Before the procedure, it is important to strengthen and nourish the roots with useful components, using special tools and home masks. But the resulting color and healthy hair need to be maintained in the future:

• it is advisable to protect curls from fading and the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation, using special shampoos, foams and mousses for styling, as well as hats;
• for some time, you should abandon the habit of drying your hair with the help of devices involving high temperature;
• regularly, up to 2 times a week, masks containing natural oils should be made, paying particular attention to the tips of the strands;
• You can use professional tools to preserve color.

Blondes and brown-haired women will most likely have to periodically renew their tone, since it tends to be washed out, for example, due to chlorinated water. Perhaps, in this case, it makes sense not to use persistent compounds, but to use tinted tonics and shampoos. If you don’t like the shade or get tired, it will give you the opportunity to quickly get rid of it and choose a different tone.

See how to dye your hair dark chocolate in the next video.