Choose the correct shade
If you have warm skin, opt for golden shades such as caramel and bronze in a darker shade than your skin. Avoid jet-black hair which will give you a washed out look and if you do opt for a golden shade, don’t go too light or your hair could turn orange. If you have cool shade, avoid colours that will highlight the ruddiness of your skin tone: Gold, auburn and copper. Ash blondes and cool browns work best.

Pick The Right Hair Colour

How to tell if you’d make a great blonde
A basic thumb rule is that people who had blonde hair as children have the right skin tone to be blonde adults.
The right shade of blonde
Brassy blonde colour or highlights on someone with a warm skin tone can be harsh. Opt for warmer shades instead. If you have brown hair and want to go blonde, you don’t want to go too light. Opt for contrast.

When to go red
Almost everyone can go red, what’s most important is finding the right shade to complement your skin colour. Women with a cool or pink skin tone pull off red best, according to Jennifer J, a stylist quoted in the February 2006 issue of Marie Claire.

How to hide that gray
Gray hair can be hard to colour because of its coarse texture. If your hair is less than one-thirds gray, opt for a semi-permanent colour that’s a shade lighter than your natural colour (or matches your colour). The gray will blend right in. Semi-permanent colour is less damaging than permanent colour.

Uh-oh, the colour’s all wrong
It is strongly suggested you seek out professional help if your dye job went wrong. Colouring over colour can be tricky and you don’t want to over-process your hair.
Don’t go extreme
At-home colouring is best for people looking to go a couple shades lighter or darker or to cover gray. If you have light brown hair, a dark blonde will look beautiful on you. For extreme changes, it’s best to seek out professional help.