The easiest way to change the appearance is to recolor the hair in a radically opposite color from its natural shade. Lovers of experiments in pursuit of a non-standard way often choose bright and sometimes even somewhat shocking shades for their curls. Among them, the favorite is red (aka ruby) hair color. Its diverse palette allows you not to go out of fashion for many decades. A wide selection of different shades makes red color universal for everyone regardless of age, eye color and skin tone.
How to choose the right shade of ruby?
There can be many shades of ruby: from pinkish-red to muted dark ruby. Sometimes manufacturers of hair dyes intentionally mix several pigments at once to achieve a new shade. Therefore, in stores you can find ruby paint mixed with raspberry, cherry, plum, wine, as well as pink and even purple.
If you decide on such a bold step, how to give your hair a bright color, for the first time, you should not immediately run to the store for a resistant paint. It is recommended to start with tinting agents. It can be special shampoos, balms or tonics. The effect of them is temporary, and the permanent is washed off several times.
Dark-haired brown-haired women can immediately try full-fledged persistent paints. But burning brunettes are recommended to start to lighten hair to get a richer shade.
If you can’t decide on a uniform tone, stylists recommend resorting to the ombre or balayazh technique when there is a smooth transition of color from darker to lighter, or paint individual strands in several tones.
More recently, the habit of changing hair color was exclusively the prerogative of women, and today young guys with bright hair not only look at us from TV screens and fashionable glossy ones, but also meet in everyday life, especially in large cities. Stylists claim that on short hair, the red color looks particularly expressive.
If you decide to radically change the image or have already used this shade before, you can safely go to the store to choose the paint. It is considered that ruby tone is more suitable for people with a darker skin tone than for owners of a pale complexion. Therefore ideally lightly tan before painting. But before going south, repainting in ruby is very dangerous, especially for those who quickly sunbathe in the sun. Nature can play a cruel joke with you: red hair on a red face is not the best combination.
In general, stylists recommend that you follow the rule: the darker the original hair color, the more saturated the shade should be chosen. So, on natural blondes and girls with previously bleached hair, the ruby color will be more intense even when using tinting agents.
disadvantages
Despite many positive aspects, it must be remembered that red is a very insidious and moody color. He has several negative points to be aware of.
- Even the most persistent and high-quality paint is quickly washed out, the color becomes more dull and ceases to be effective. The ruby hue requires constant subsequent care with a variety of tinting and cosmetic products, and this may entail additional costs.
- If you use low-quality paint, then it can dye not only hair, but also clothes, as well as the bedding on which you sleep.
- For ruby hair to look good, you need to have perfectly healthy skin. If it has any inflammation, red will enhance their expressiveness.
- All shades of ruby cause increased attention of others. If you are shy by nature, then such an interest is unlikely to benefit you.
- Red hair requires additional expressiveness of the face, so along with the hair it will be necessary to put in order the eyebrows and eyelashes. Perhaps this will require permanent makeup or the habit of daily make-up.
How to keep color brightness?
As mentioned above, ruby color looks spectacular only when it is saturated and brilliant. To keep it as long as possible, it is necessary to support it with the help of special tinted shampoos and conditioners. It is recommended to use them every time you wash your hair. In addition, it will be useful to periodically apply a mask that combines tinted and therapeutic effects, or alternate them.
You should also get cosmetics with the effect of lamination, giving the hair an extra shine.
Makeup Features
To make the image look finished, you need to choose the right shades of makeup when creating makeup. Blue-black or dark brown eyebrows in combination with ruby hair color most often look unnatural. Stylists are advised to choose tones in burgundy. As for eye shadow, it is better to prefer warm shades: pink, beige, light brown, in some cases purple is allowed.
Lipstick for day and evening exits is different. In the daytime, it is better to use pale pink shades, and with artificial lighting, you can choose a bolder tone, but always with a red tint.
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