Q&A for How to Choose Hair Color for Skin Tone

Cool colors like ash brown, lavender, and platinum blonde go perfectly with an olive skin tone.

You can usually tell by looking at your veins. If they appear greenish through your skin that indicates a warm skin tone. If they look blue or purplish that indicates a cool skin tone. If you have both green and blue veins you probably have a neutral skin tone. Also, consider which clothing colors that flatter you the most. For instance, if you look good in cream, gold, red, and other warm colors, you probably have a warm skin tone. However, if you look better in blue, gray, and violet, you probably have a cool skin tone.

This really depends on what you're trying to achieve. For example, I like Goldwell for blondes but prefer Redken to create natural-looking dimensional brown shades.

Fair skin with pinkish undertones tends to flattered by soft golden shades. If your skin is porcelain, you will also look great in platinum. If your skin has warm, yellowish undertones, try a soft vanilla blonde.

Yes. In fact, red hair is one of the most flattering colors for fair skin with pink or red undertones. Just choose a warm red, like copper or rose gold.

It sounds like you have neutral skin with both warm and cool tones. Try a rich brown with some reddish warmth, like cinnamon or mahogany.

I'm thinking you should choose a complimentary color to your green eyes to make them pop - warm reds (avoid violet-based reds) like coppers, cinnamon, strawberry blonde, or auburn. If you go more than 2 levels darker or lighter than your natural hair color, it has to be the right tone and you may need to wear more makeup to prevent looking washed out.

Bright natural blonde hair with light brown lowlights.

A bright strawberry color would look gorgeous with your blue eyes, and make them pop with your skin.

I would say dirty blonde or brown. Blue eyes and brown hair is very pretty.

Some auburn highlights at the tips would look very nice, and it would complement your skin. Going bleach blonde or bright blue would maybe draw some negative attention.

Your eyes don't really make a difference to your skin tone, but I would guess you have a cool skin tone.

Choose an ash-tone rather than a golden hue for your hair coloring.

Purples are nice.

Try auburn colors as well as golden blond ones, with light bits and golden bits.

Brown or maybe a dirty blond. You could also try a subtle shade of red.

In your skin colour, can you see more of a yellow, warm-tone or more of a blue/purple, cool-tone? If you're still not quite sure, go into a beauty salon and ask a professional.

A hazel or reddish light brown would look good on you, or try a golden blonde.

You can achieve a good anti-dulling effect with your skin tone by choosing a warm-based dark brown color. These can come really dark, almost the same darkness as black, but with warm undertones. It will complement your skin tone and make your look less dull.

You could maybe try something a little lighter (like dark violet hidden highlights), but if you are positive you should go with the jet black, go for it.

A dark brown color with a shade of grey highlights.

Purple or green would both look great. You could probably also do a magenta pink.

You might want to try, black or brown. Light brown can also be a good fit. Brownish black is also another wonderful choice. For a splash of color, you'd likely do well in reds and pinks.

No, don't. A warm honey colour would suit you, maybe cinnamon or auburn highlights.