K and K Blog: How To Pick The Best Hair Colour For You

Observe what type of skin tone you have.

If you have olive skin you suit darker hair colours. You should never go lighter than your skin because it appears fake.
If you have pink skin, avoid shades of warm red or golden blonde. Stick to ash tones to neutralise your colouring.
Pale skin suits nearly any hair colour, though this does not necessarily mean it will be flattering.
Bright, striking colours particularly flatter dark skin tones, but softer shades can potentially make you look washed-out.
If you are extremely pale then don't go for black or very dark hair because it makes you look even more pale then you already are (unless that's the effect you're after!). Dark hair can also be ageing on very pale skin.
If you have yellow hues to your skin be careful with yellow, gold or orange tones. Deep reds and dark browns are often safer.

Determine what clothing colour suits you best.

If you look good in red, orange, golden yellow, olive green or rust, you suit warm hair tones such as golden blonde, golden brown, strawberry blonde and auburn.
If you look good in bluish red, fuchsia, black, royal blue or pine green, you suit cool hair tones such as platinum, ash blonde, ash brown, burgundy and jet black.
If you look good in red, purple, charcoal grey or teal, you suit neutral tones like sandy blonde, beige blonde, chocolate brown and mahogany.

Determine what type of jewelry looks best on you.

If you suit silver jewellery better you have cool skin.
If you suit gold jewellery better you have warm skin.
Suiting either means you are neutral.

Determine your eye colour.

A hair colour with warm tones like red, gold and auburn shades are best for people with brown, green or hazel eyes. This is because these particular eye colours also have a yellow base.
Hair colours like light gold or ash are cooler-toned colours and are best suited to people with blue or grey eyes. These eye colours have a blue base as opposed to having a yellow or brown base.

(Once you have determined all the above read over the different colour's and what they do for your appearance.)

Brown. Consider dyeing your hair brown if you meet most of the following criteria:

Your hair is mousy brown now. This would be a minor change then that is just deepening your current hair colour.
You want a low-maintenance colour. The upkeep for brown is minimal and the kits for brown hair colour that can be bought over the counter are almost impossible to mess up.
Your hair is damaged. Browns reflect well in light and minimises breakages and tresses.

Red. Red is a versatile colour and there's usually a shade to suit anyone, but consider going with a red if you meet most of the following criteria.

Pink skin. Women with cool or pink skin pull off a darker cold red or purple-red well.
Golden and olive skin looks best with a dark natural auburn or dark red-brown.
Very pale skin. Anything from a bright unnatural red to a natural ginger can be flattering, but be sure to match the shade to your undertone.
Medium to dark skin. A bright fire-engine or postbox red can look very striking on darker skin. Once again, be sure to match the shade to your undertone.
Your hair is in good condition. If your hair is dry or damaged, it will have a hard time holding on to red colour molecules and the colour will fade quickly.

Blond. Consider going blond if you meet the criteria below.

You were blond as a child. Warmer skin tones suit a golden blonde better, and cool skin tones suit cold ashy tones best. If your undertone is neutral, you can potentially get away with any shade but use your best discretion as to which shade will be most flattering.
You can afford regular maintenance. This is an expensive colour to maintain. You will need regular root touch-ups and toning products to make the colour last longer.

Black. Consider going black if you meet the following criteria.

You have darker skin. Black or olive skin works best with this colour.
You are absolutely certain you want black. This is the hardest colour to lift. Once you get it, it's almost impossible to dye it back to your old colour without damaging your hair.