The right hair color

When menopause hits, everything changes, not just the figure, but skin color, hair color and even hair texture. The makeup colors you used to be able to get away with, no longer work. The colors of your wardrobe no longer work and even the hair, that may have been your pride and joy, is looking drab and dull. Sigh!
The combination of skin and hair both looking dull, can easily add years to your face in almost no time. When it comes to skin tone, you have only two options – cover it up with a thick layer of makeup, or better, use a tinted moisturizer to even out the skin color and then add some light color to the cheeks to brighten up the face. If your skin tone is warm, use a peachy or light brownish blush on the cheeks. If you skin tone is cool or ruddy, you can get away with a more pinkish blush.

So, what to do about the hair? I always used to have blonde hair, and it looked fine until I got to menopause, but all of a sudden the hair started becoming darker and duller, almost as if it was getting ready to go gray. This definitely didn’t do anything for my skin tone. I looked pale, I felt pale and I knew something had to change. But, the question was, should I go lighter or darker?

I pulled my hair back and got my son to take a picture that I uploaded to ivillage.com. Then I picked a haircut I liked, and just went through all the hair colors. And, the shocking bit was that the blonder the hair, the more washed out I looked. So much for the myth that blonder looks better on older women, and the idea that if you are born blonde, blonde is your best color. I actually have an odd coloring that always gives me a hassle when trying to pick makeup as well. My eyes are blue, my hair naturally blonde, but my skintone is pale, warm (yellow undertone) with freckles.
When I was younger and had less freckles, blonde looked fine, but now, it just washes me out. Medium brown looked better than blonde against my pale skin, and chestnut reddish brown was probably my best option. So, I took the jump. I bought some natural henna (Logona Chestnut), and for the first time in my life, everyone I met started commenting on my hair color. Hm… I must be on to something.

So, if your hair looks bla, don’t just assume that blonde will be a fix-all solution. I know a brunette who recently went golden blonde, and it looks awful. Not only does the color look fake, it really washes her out, too.

Here is a link to a hair coloring expert showing you some solutions based on skin tone. CLICK HERE to see.

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