Add Color To Your Mane

From The World's Best-Kept Beauty Secrets

by Diane Irons

Coloring Tips

1. Women with pink complexions should avoid shades of red or golden blonde. Use ash tones to neutralize your color.

2. If your complexion is creamy white, pick dark shades (brown, black, or burgundy) They make the skin look luminous.

3. Sallow complexions should stay away from yellow, gold, or orange tones. Try deep reds or burgundies instead.

4. Starting at age 40, choose one shade lighter than your natural color.

Rules For Highlighting Hair

1. Stick to gold or amber streaks if you have dark blond or brown hair, and gold or strawberry streaks if you have auburn hair.

2. Don't put highlighting too close together.

3. To brighten your complexion, add a few subtle highlights to your bangs and sides of your face.

4. To make hair look thicker and fuller, brush highlights along the curves of your cut or on natural curls or waves.

5. To give the illusion of lighter colored hair, brush highlights throughout your hair, concentrating on you hairline, part, and bangs.

6. Bobs and layered cuts are best suited for highlighting.

7. Condition regularly, but avoid hot-oil treatments. They tend to strip colors.

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