Color at Home or the Salon?

Enhancing your looks can just be a salon away.

Color...is definitely an effective way to look and feel younger. Having your hair look and feel great is the best way to boost up your self esteem and your appearance.

Our economy has slowed down the beauty salon business and more women and men are doing their hair color at home...that is understandable. But one wrong choice of the proper hair color may end up costing you more than you bargained for.

Many brands of hair color have emerged in the last few years claiming to give you the best hair color ever...but eventually some of them can destroy and damage your hair beyond repair. Using a good hair color brands is always the best and going to a professional hair salon is worth spending that extra change. This experienced and professional individual is knowledgeable enough to choose the proper brand and color for your hair type. Many store bought hair colors contain metallic salts which can damage your ends and fry them after a permanent wave.

Make sure the hair designer you choose has had many years of experience under their belt. Ask them if they have a portfolio you can see of their years of work. One good way to find this person is by observing how other people's hair is done. Word of mouth and how their work looks is the best advertisement they have.

If you like some one's hair style or color don't hesitate to stop them in the street or the mall and ask them where they get their hair done and by whom. Then go visit that hair designer, consult with her, show her some pictures of what you would like and then ask her questions on length, color and maybe highlights to compliment that hair style. You will be pleased with the outcome especially if you have to wait for an appointment with that person...this means they are requested often and they are busy. This is the best way to know this hair designer is good. So wait patiently and pay those extra the bucks to look good ...you will be happy in the long run.

Changing your Hair Color?

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Are you unsure about coloring or in changing your hair color?

Do you often wonder how you would look after you change it?

Here are 5 ways in which you can see how you would look as well as helping you make that difficult decision.

1. Go to a wig store, try on some wigs in different shade and styles.

2. Always take a friend with you for an honest opinion.

3. Always choose complimentary colors like colors that enhances your skin tone and eye color.

4. Try a new cut, sometimes a new haircut like going shorter than usual may show off your great face structure.

5. Don't be scare, be bold and be yourself.

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Does Your Eyes & Hair Color Make You Look Stunning?

Beautiful stunning eyes can invite, entice, create, observe, send messages and they can be beautiful to look at, accompanied by the proper makeup and hair color it can illustrate all of these messages to everyone. The proper hair color can make those beautiful eyes sparkle, enhancing the face in a tremendous way.

Blue Eyes:

Blue eyes are described as cool eyes in the color industry. They are gorgeous with or without makeup, but if you do want to enhance their beauty even more...a black eye liner and black or dark brown hair is their best feature. If your hair is a beautiful silver color and if you are over 40, then you are lucky, because your blue eyes are the diamond that makes those silver locks glow. Keep it gray its the best color for you.

Makeup for Blue Eyes.

..use smoky colors, dark eyeliners and use pink lipsticks. False eye lashes is an added feature and don't forget to define the crease above the eye lid with blue, dark gray or dark colored shadows to enhance the color of your eyes.

Brown Eyes:

Your best hair color is chocolate browns, reddish browns & light browns. Highlights in gold, bright or dark reds & chocolate and honey tones go great with brown eye ladies & gents. Caramelized highlights can brighten the eye and it also enhances freckles.

Makeup for brown eyes:

Brown tones around the eyes with green, taupe or chocolate shadows are a great accents to your beautiful brown eyes. Also remember to use chocolate colored false eye lashes and brown mascara.

Green Eyes:

If you have green eyes think always of the Fall season. Those Fall colors look great on you. Hair color...Chocolate browns, light browns, caramelized tones with gold highlights and of course red hair. Green eye people look fabulous with dark red hair.

Makeup for Green Eyes:

Like I said before think of the Fall season. Browns, golds, chocolate, greens, rusty tones and chocolate brown eyeliner with chocolate brown mascara. You will look stunning.

Black Eyes:

Your eyes are mysterious, and extremely enticing. Your best hair color is black and you can enhance it up a notch by highlighting it with wine or mahogany tones. Another color that looks good is deep Dark browns. If you go lighter it should be done as you age. But as you enjoy your youth enjoy also those dark black locks...because they will not look good after 40.

Makeup for Black Eyes:

Silver, black, blue, rose, and grey tones look beautiful with black eyes and if your hair is dark black you will look even better.

Hazel Eyes:

Hazel eyes are sweet, loving and very open for change. Browns, chocolate and black hair color is superb for hazel eyes. Heavy brown & chocolate color or highlighting is magnificent on hazel eyes. This is a show stopper any where you go.

Makeup for Hazel Eyes:

Think always of Fall tones to bring out the color of your eyes. Dark chocolates, light browns, greens, and black will beautify your looks. Use always dark eyeliners and smoke colored shadows under the eyes to bring out the color more. Dark brown or black mascara will make hazel eyes more intense.

Gray Eyes:

Think Spring and go with light hair color tones to accentuate the color of your eyes. To my surprise i colored a grey eyed lady with black hair and she was stunning. I gained her as a client and she stood by me for 28 years.

Gray Eye Makeup:

These eyes look great with smoky tones around the eye lid and dark black mascara. Also Spring colored eye shadows pop out the eye color making them look very attractive.

After 32 years of making people look and feel great, I feel good knowing I put my mark inside the beauty industry. I have always been proud of my work and the joy of seeing my clients happy and gorgeous as they left the salon, kept me thanking God for the talent He blessed me with.

Have a beautiful hair day.