How to Choose What Color to Dye Your Hair

Are you trying to decide on a new hair color? Dying your hair can be a tough decision. This will help you choose what color to dye your hair. Remember, once you dye your hair, you may have to stick with that color for a while, so choose wisely.

Instructions

1. When choosing what color to dye your hair, the decision is yours. However, enlisting a friend to help you choose a new hair color is often helpful, because the friend can be objective and tell you if a color will look great or awful on you. You can also consult a hair colorist before you go forward and dye your hair.

2. Decide whether you want to go for a normal or funky hair color. If you decide on a funky color, make sure it is appropriate for your every day life. You may want pink hair, which is great, unless you have a professional job which requires a more professional look. There are funky yet normal choices available, such as fun shades of red.

3. Decide whether your desired hair color change is drastic enough that it requires a professional to do it. At home hair dying kits are great for subtle color changes, but for drastic changes, it may be best to go to a professional.

4. Keep in mind that hair dye may not look exactly the same on your hair as it does on the box. Keep in mind that in order to achieve a truly vibrant color, you may need to bleach your hair before you begin to dye your hair.

5. Make sure that the hair color you choose matches your skin tone and eyebrows. For example, you may want to dye your hair blond, but if you have black eyebrows, it may look a little silly. If you're going to make a drastic change, consider doing things to make the color look more natural.

6. If possible, test your chosen hair color on a small piece of your hair to make sure you like it. Or, hold up a sample of the hair color to your hair so you have an idea of what it will look like.

7. Consider everything that will go into changing your hair color: will you have to bleach your hair? Will dying your hair change any previous processes that you had done on your hair? Are you willing to invest in fixing your hair if you make a coloring mistake?

8. Have fun and be careful. Dying your hair is fun, but should not be overdone.