Ash hair color: shades and methods of obtaining

The presence of ash hair no longer means gray hair. On the contrary, even the youngest girls dye their hair in shades of gray - steel, coal, gray-haired. At first, a cold silver blond gained popularity, and then the ashes began to be added to shades of light brown, and chestnut, and even chocolate.

One of the most elegant and refined shades of hair is cold ashen. He is also the most difficult to obtain and to care. At the same time, a number of tones of ash are quite universal, they look great both on women and on men. Of course, it is cold ash that will make its owner noticeable and memorable.

Cold ash tones are both light and dark, conditionally they can be divided into several shades.

• Ash light brown gamma - universal shades for fair-skinned women.
• Ash pink colors - decoration of young fashionistas who want to stand out from the crowd.
• Dark ashes - the lot of brave women with bright and expressive facial features.
• Ash chocolate - sounds like a combination of incongruous, but actually looks very fashionable and fresh. It goes to fans of the classical style in clothes and hairstyle, and those who like to look luxurious and catchy.

Ash tones have an extensive palette, however, to get the right shade, it is best to consult a professional colorist. There are a number of tips for those who want to achieve one of the shades of ash in their hair.

• Self-staining of strands that have any of the warm shades of blond in ashes can lead to the appearance of a green tone.It is for these purposes that even blondes are subjected to soft discoloration before staining in cold tones in salons. At home, it is undesirable to conduct experiments on yourself if your goal is ashen hair.
• Initially, dark hair also needs to be discolored. This process will work best under the control of a professional colorist, since it is very easy to damage the strands with an oxidizing agent, but restoration will take a lot of time.
• Ash is one of the most unstable shades, it needs to be constantly updated. In addition, it is prone to yellowness, so care after staining should be very thorough. Be sure to use a shampoo with a blue or purple undertone.

Since all tones of ashen are cold, they will go exclusively to representatives of cold color types: winter and summer. Of course, the summer "dusted" beauties with a non-contrast appearance need to dwell on ash-blond.

If you have even fair skin, eyes of shades of green, blue or gray, you belong to the winter or summer color type, you can safely experiment with cold ashy tones in your hair.

An ashtone sub-tone can be added to every color from a cold palette, except, perhaps, for bluish-black and other darkest tones. Ash can be blond, and blond, and chestnut - from light to medium-dark. Wherein it is important to consider the fact that none of the shades of ashen has natural analogues (except, of course, gray hair). Therefore, in a situation of dyeing hair in ash tones, there can be no talk of a natural effect, on the contrary, hair tinted in this way looks deliberately unnatural, which is, in fact, the goal.

Ashes can be “mixed” with the dark brown palette and light brown. You just need to make sure that the natural color of the hair also belongs to the cold palette.

Ash blonde is the most exquisite variation of the entire range of shades of ash. But she will go to a very limited number of women. Their skin must certainly be pearl-porcelain without a spontaneously appearing blush, not have any flaws. Eyes should be bright, facial features - textured, exquisite sculpting. Only then, a pearly or pearl blond without the slightest signs of yellowness will truly decorate the girl, and she will not be lost against his background. A bluish tint in ash-white strands will go exclusively to green-eyed beauties with alabaster skin.

The pearl (crystal) ash blond is called the lightest shade of transparent ash. He is also characterized by a pearly glow, creating the effect of a halo around the head. Thanks to the presence of platinum and pearl strands, color plays, moves. The hair roots can be made a little brighter, deeper, then the color will become even more saturated.

As for the gray-ash, the best illustration for understanding what this shade looks like will be the cooled ash in a campfire that has burned to the ground. This shade is most beautiful not in total coloring, but in the thunder, then it acquires even greater depth and expressiveness. An additional effect will be given by the super-fashioned matte version of the grombray, in which the hair is deliberately devoid of shine.

Ash beige is one of the most sophisticated tones that are unusually popular among movie stars and models. He is unusually beautiful, complimentary to the skin, highlighting it.However, this beige tone does not tolerate round cheeks and obvious skin flaws, emphasizing them and visually making them even more noticeable.

The silvery-brown tone of the hair is more “democratic” and sparing both in relation to the appearance of its owner and in the amount of damage done to the hair. Ash chestnut will go not only to women with a cold type of appearance. In addition, it perfectly refreshes the appearance, so it will adorn the fair sex at any age.

Ashes can be added to tones such as walnut or caramel - this will give them sophistication. The matte effect is very popular, giving additional “dustiness” to the strands and making their overall appearance stylish and sophisticated. In a stretcher shatush such tone is unusually effective.

Dark ashy hair tones - for courageous women who are not afraid to look bright, catchy and noticeable. It will adorn only the owners of good smooth skin and dark eyes. The lighter the iris of your eyes, the higher the likelihood that dark ash will not work for you.

Another fashionable shade of ash is a dusty rose, it is also called an antique rose. He is often chosen by young girls, and, it should be noted, it is this category of the beautiful half of humanity that he goes most of all. It has a peach shade, while remaining cool. Ash-blue is another “favorite” of youth, an incredible, cosmic tone that has a silver tint. A variation of it is blue ashes, deeper, it can even be with the departure of such subtones as teal or indigo. Such dyeing will only go to bold and extraordinary individuals whose style is as unusual as the choice of color for hair.

Lilac ash is another bold, but at the same time very feminine shade. He will decorate romantic persons, lovers of beautiful dresses, long skirts and sophisticated hairstyles.

The catwalk watercolor painting is gradually turning into life, because it is so beautiful that the most determined clients ask their masters to depict something like this on their hair. Such overflows of color will make the owner noticeable, give originality and sophistication. However, it should be remembered that only healthy hair will look beautiful with such experimental dyeing.

Another option for brave girls is metallic. It is characterized by several options, and steel is one of the most spectacular. Such a hair is not just dyed hair, it is a real work of art. Of course, having painted them in a similar way, it is necessary to constantly maintain quality at a height, carefully caring for the strands, as well as updating the color.

The best solution is to use professional paint. Colorists, as a rule, mix several shades to create an unbroken, multidimensional tone that will suit exactly the client for whom it is created.

You can try mass production. Almost every major manufacturer of hair dyes has Palette, Garnier, L'Oreal, Schwarzkopf, Estel and others - there is a line of ashy shades. You need to carefully study the packaging before purchasing to find out which result is most likely on your original hair color.

All other cases require a visit to the salon. Strands painted in dark tones need to be washed off the dye, and brunettes and brown-haired women will naturally have to lighten before staining. Only after washing off the paint or lightening the originally dark hair can a mixed shade of several colors be applied to them. Then the result will be a beautiful ash hair without yellowness.Some masters propose to “laminate” freshly colored hair. If you wear straight strands and do not curl them, the sentence makes sense. Lamination will extend the life of the ashen shade and make the hair visually more healthy and shiny.

Today, achievements in the field of hairdressing are such that even total coloring does not imply a single monotonous color. That is, if you come to the salon and ask the master to paint you, for example, in the color of an antique rose, this does not mean that one tone and one dye will be used in the coloring process. Even if the master does not use any of the partial staining techniques - ombre, balayazh, shuttle or others - the paint will be mixed for you in such a way that the resulting result has a volumetric color, depth and beautiful overflows.

To create beautiful color transitions, such a partial staining technique as ombre, more precisely, its variation in shades of gray - grombre, is suitable. This is a very fashionable technique today, especially popular with young girls.

Balayazh, made in cold ash tones, looks very impressive. Its owner will be noticeable in any number of people. Balayazh - tinting hair perpendicular to their growth. Most often, contrasting shades are used for staining in this technique. The master colorist and the client make a joint decision regarding shading - it can be practically absent, and then the hut has very clear boundaries of color transitions, and smooth, carefully executed, and then the transition from one tone to another occurs almost imperceptibly.

To carry out balayazha with clear color boundaries, 20 minutes is enough. Hair is fixed with mousse, divided into locks and applied to each coloring composition. Thus, a clear indication of the borders of the color occurs. For a "smooth" balayazha have to work hard. The strands are taken very thin, each of them is fixed with an elastic band. A piece of foil is placed under the lower part of each strand, paint is applied with a brush, and foil is also covered on top.

Shaded roots (the so-called rooting) is also a very fashionable staining technique today. The same applies to the smoky blond (in this case we are talking about the ash-platinum tones of the blond), the dark growing roots with tinted platinum or pearl shades look very interesting.

Shatush or stretching color is another partial staining technique. Color shifts from dark at the roots to light at the tips. The longer the hair, the more effective the stretch looks. Shatushi technology does not provide for coloring all hair. The strands are selected randomly, there are a lot of them, and they are very thin. And also for the shatusha a significant indentation from the root zone of the hair is characteristic. The disadvantage of this technique is that it does not look like a short haircut. It is better to stop at the thunder or balayazhe.

For hair dyed in any color (including a dark blond with shades of golden), you will need to first do a paint wash. Only then can we proceed to tinting to ashen. The easiest way is to work with hair that is light by nature or is fully or partially clarified using the technique of highlighting, ombre, balayazh, or crank. Then the clarified part of the hair is simply tinted with the desired shade of ashen.

If your hair is naturally dark enough, you may need more than one lightening. You should not use a highly concentrated clarifier solution - because you can burn strands this way. It is better to take a weaker solution, lightening the hair or part of it (depending on the chosen dyeing technique) by 2-3 tones.After some time, you can lighten them again, provided that in the interval between lightenings, thorough restoring care was carried out.

After the strands or part of them are clarified to the desired tone, they are dried with a hairdryer and stained with the desired tone of cold ash.

Ash shades are very moody, quickly lose their cold tone, yellowness and prone to burnout. Therefore, immediately after dyeing and until the next visit to the colorist, tinted hair should be carefully looked after.

Therefore, hair tinted in ashy shades is empty and porous throughout its clarified part, which means that it is prone to loss of shine and increased fragility. In order to immediately return the strands that have undergone so strong, and often repeated, the effects of oxidizing agents, shine and strength, it is necessary to regularly carry out measures to care for them.

• Ash gamut belongs to the cold, therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the hair does not turn yellow. This applies not only to shades of ash-blond, but also to ash-light brown palette, and ash-chocolate. In the fight against unwanted yellowness, appropriate shampoos with purple or blue pigment will help. They can be alternated with the usual means for colored hair, but you need to use it regularly, the frequency depends on how many times a week you wash your hair.

• Mandatory to use is not only shampoo for colored hair. Since lightened strands need especially careful care, they need both nutrition and hydration. This will require a balm, mask, serum, oil for the ends of the hair. Choose a ruler that contains ceramides, proteins, oils and amino acids, this comprehensive care will ensure the fastest restoration of hair health.

• Serum is responsible for the shine of the strands. When exposed to lightening compounds, the hair becomes empty, loses pigment, and with it - and shine. Therefore, indelible shine serum is your best friend.

• So that tinted curls do not begin to resemble a bast, oils are needed. Masks and serums are wonderful, but only “heavy artillery” in the form of natural oils - shea, argan, almond, coconut and others - will provide deep hair nutrition, its smoothness, health and shine. Apply oil “under the heat”, that is, generously lubricating the hair, put a plastic cap on your head and wrap it with a warm towel.

• For the first time after toning, refrain from using a hair dryer, curling iron and ironing machine. In the future, always use them for thermal protection when using them.

• The sun is the enemy of cold ash strands, under its action, the hair burns out and turns yellow. Get a product with SPF protection, as well as a wide-brimmed hat for the entire period of solar activity.

• Comb your rare tooth comb. If possible, do not comb wet hair.

• After staining for a week or two it is undesirable to visit the pool. Chlorinated water and salts in it can cause greening of tinted strands. In the future, it is recommended to lubricate the hair well with oil, going to swim.

If you are not ready for a radical full toning in ashen, start at the ends of the hair.This will give you an idea of ​​both the color and whether you want to wear it on your head.

If you belong to the obviously warm color type - spring or autumn, try those shades that are at least a little close to your appearance: antique rose, ash beige or chocolate. Start with a partial stain, then, even if something goes wrong, you can always return your wheat or copper curls.

Do not tint your hair in ashen, if you are not ready for the systematic thorough care of them between the dyes and for the constant renewal of tinting.

See below a workshop on the selection of ash shades and care for colored hair.