- Use a natural color to change your hair color or enhance the shade you already have. If you're feeling a little adventurous, consider a wild color like hot pink or even red. Just make sure that your job doesn't have a policy about hair colors. Some prohibit the use of colors that are considered distracting in the workplace.
- Adding highlights and lowlights can enhance your hair color. You can add them to your natural hair color or use them after your hair has been dyed. Highlights are lighter colors that provide accent and contrast with your hair color. A solid color can weigh down your face, so consider highlights to break up a solid color. Lowlights are darker colors that are added to create depth in your hair. Use one or the other, or combine highlights with lowlights for the full effect.
- An alternative look can be created by dyeing sections of hair. If you want to go with bright colors or like to change your look a lot, consider using temporary or semi-permanent dye. You can use different colored highlights, or create a single, thick streak of bright hair. Consider where this piece of hair will be when you wear your hair in different styles. That way it will show up where it can be seen.
- For a more punk feel, dye only your bangs or the tips of your hair. Haircuts that are short in the back and longer in the front are perfect for this. Dye the longer pieces and leave the back a natural color. You can also just dye the bottom layer of hair so the color peeks through, like blonde hair with a black bottom layer.
