Article for Women Issues

Seasons of Beauty: Your skin tone is the starting point to choosing your hair color. First read the guide below and determine your skin tone by "Season": Spring
Summer
Autumn
or Winter; then choose your best hair colors.

The goal is to find a shade that complements your skin tone and brings out your natural color. A mistake many women make is choosing a color that's too dark
when in doubt
go a shade lighter. Shop our styles by the colors that complement your skin tone.

SPRING
Warm golden undertones and usually creamy white or peach. Straw-colored or strawberry red hair
freckles
rosy cheeks
and blue or green eyes.

Try: all warm blondes
from bright wheat blonde to intense honey blonde
or light strands in golden blonde shades. Lighten hair rather than toning it down.

SUMMER
Pale and pink undertones. Usually natural blondes or brunettes with pale eyes.

Try: cool and subdued hair colors. Blondes in silver tones
from platinum to ash blonde. Browns without gold effects
and reds should be the blue-red tones.

AUTUMN
Golden undertones. Many redheads and brunettes with golden brown eyes fall into this category.

Try: blonde
red and brown tones which head for gold and copper. Even natural carrot red hair can go along fine with henna red.

WINTER
Blue or pink undertones. Pale white
yellowish-olive or dark. Brunettes
with deeply colored eyes
Asians and African Americans fall into this category.

Try: browns which stress natural dark tones. When choosing reds
select rich tones that lean towards the blue scale
like burgundy or deep auburn.

Another consideration women need to think about is skin tone. Here is a question I get asked all the time:

Q: How can I tell if a color is right for my skin tone?

A: The wrong hue can make you look tired or pale. Shop by the colors that complement your skin tone.

First determine your skin tone
then discover a hair color to bring out the "you" in you.