ever feel like you've seen all thesewords on hair color boxes-- "light," "medium," "warm," "ash"-- and youhave no clue which one is right for your hair? we hear that question all the time. so here is your quicklesson on levels and tones.
best at home hair color brands, first, levels. that simply means how dark orlight the color of your hair is. generally, black is level 1, andlightest blonde is usually level 10. i'm about a level seven,which is a dark blonde.
our models elizabet and diana areboth a level four, medium brown. we're going to color their hairwith two different formulas. elizabet will get naturalinstincts, a demi-permanent, while diana will get nice'n easy, a permanent color. just remember, demi-permanentformulas can't lighten the hair. you can use them only to go darkeror to add tone like red or gold. if you want to go lighter, you needto look for "permanent" on the box. a permanent formula also givesbeautiful 100% gray coverage, which diana will use to cover her grays.
elizabet doesn't need graycoverage, so if that's you or if it's your first time coloring, youwant a safe bet that's low commitment. look for the words "semi" or"demi-permanent" on the box. you'll get gorgeous color that fadesaway after 28 shampoos, kind of genius. now, more about tones. this is the fun part,where you can really inject personality into your color. tones could be anything from ash togold to red to mahogany or even violet. so no matter what your level, youhave a number of tones to choose from.
and now let's check out theresults of our coloring. elizabet has healthylooking color that refreshes her whole look withouta major commitment.
in about a month, her color willbe back to where she started. and you'll see all ofdiana's grays are hidden, and her natural tones andhighlights have been enhanced. both look natural and gorgeous.
