Honey-caramel hair color is a bewitching and sparkling tone that is firmly entrenched among the most popular shades for hair coloring. Such popularity is due to an interesting game of highlights and shades on the head of hair, moreover - this color visually gives it volume. About who this color will suit, and how to dye short or long hair, you will learn from our article.
How to choose a color?
Honey-caramel shade is not quite a light tone, it is close to light brown. However, sunny yellow tones prevail in it. This color will perfectly complement the image of a girl who naturally has blond hair. Honey caramel goes well with porcelain skin and light or brown eyes.
A popular shade of honey-caramel color is copper. This tone is more saturated, red and honey tones prevail in it. He will make your image bright and bold.
For the spring color type, honey shades are great. This color emphasizes the beauty of green, gray and light brown eyes, as well as peach or dark skin. Freckles give a special charm to honey-caramel hair color.
Representatives of the autumn color type can also safely dye their heads in honey color. He successfully complements their light or olive skin and golden brown eyes.
As for the cold types of appearance, they should be a little careful with this color. They are more suitable for dark and saturated tones.
When deciding to dye your hair in a light honey-caramel color, it is important to consider the natural color of the hair. Ideally, yellow shades should prevail in it.
How to paint?
If you want to dye your hair, then you can contact a specialist in the salon or do everything yourself at home.
When choosing the first option it’s important to find a good hair stylist. Ask friends who they can recommend to you, read reviews and browse the portfolio of the wizard.
For home dyeing, you will need paint, hand protection, gum or hair clips, a comb, a brush, and possibly a tool to lighten hair.
In order to dye dark hair in a caramel tone, will have to initially perform the procedure for their clarification. This is best done in the cabin. However, you can purchase a special clarifier, dilute it and apply on curls for a specified period of time - it depends on the concentration of the clarifier and the natural color of the hair.
It is important to note that experts recommend lightening and subsequent hair coloring with an interval of several days. So you allow your hair to recover at least a little.
Let's move on to the staining procedure.
- First you need to determine the tone and manufacturer of the dye. Read the paint content carefully. It is also necessary to calculate the amount of dye depending on the length and density of the hair.
- It is important to test the dye for allergies. To do this, dilute the paint and apply a drop to the neck area. If there is no redness, itching, or other unpleasant sensations, you can proceed directly to dyeing your hair.
- Divide the hair into zones and begin to paint on the hair roots. It’s better to start from the top of the head.
- After you have applied the dye to the hair roots, it is necessary to distribute the remaining dye along the entire length.
- Walk around as necessary and you can wash off the product. When washing your hair, you should use a special balm, which is available in the package from the paint.
The procedure for coloring long and short hair is practically the same. Only the amount of dye used depends on this. Also, when coloring short hair, the dye is applied immediately to all hair.
Care Tips
As a rule, before staining in caramel tone, you will need to carry out the procedure for lightening hair. In tandem with subsequent staining, this can adversely affect the state of your hair.
To improve the condition of your hair and give it its former volume and radiance, you will need to follow fairly simple rules.
- On the first day after the procedure, it is forbidden to wash your hair.
- Wash your hair exclusively with special shampoo and conditioner for dyed, damaged or lifeless hair.
- Try to be less likely to be in direct sunlight or always wear a hat, as ultraviolet rays dry your hair and make it dull and brittle.
- Visiting tanning salons is also prohibited. However, if you can’t refuse tanning, use a heat-protective spray and put on a special hat.
- Try to wash in cool water, high temperatures also have a detrimental effect on the hair.
- Use natural or store masks for nutrition and recovery. However, in the first two weeks after dyeing, they should be avoided, because they are able to reveal the scales of hair, and they will quickly lose their color.
- Use special tinting agents to maintain and preserve pigment.
- Try not to bathe in chlorinated water, as the honey-caramel color under its influence can acquire a greenish tint.
- Do not go to bed with wet or damp hair.
Beautiful examples
We present to your attention several successful staining options.
A fairly calm shade of honey-caramel will beautifully complement the brown eyes and slightly dark skin.
Caramel looks beautiful and more intense with dark brown eyes and slightly ruddy pinkish skin.
No less beautiful, this shade is combined with porcelain skin and brown eyes.
Olive skin and light gray eyes create an unusual tandem with honey caramel.
Brown tones and simple styling can create a beautiful and organic look.
The glare on the honey-caramel hair creates the effect of sunny bunnies. This tone looks especially beautiful on light waves.
The formula for dyeing hair in caramel color is given below.
