Red is one of those hair colors that everyone wants to try but traditionally it has been a very difficult color to wear well. Even with the best hair colorist applying color, it can be challenging to maintain because it fades very easily. It is also a tough color to really get right, because too often not so great hair stylists tend to make it too carroty or too violet. Even worse is the disaster of do-it-yourself hair color that leaves your hair purple or pink. However new technologies in hair color, new formulas, new techniques for application, and new products for hair care, have combined to offer us a second chance at being a red hot red-head.
The best hair colorists, inspired by Beverly Hills celebrities who love a fresh look, have found ways to layer colors together, offering dimensional color in every shade of red, from light honeyed reds mixed with golden tones to deeper hues flashing with copper. It’s all in the technique and the taste of the hair colorist.
So here are a few ideas to take to your favorite hair colorist, next time you are thinking about going red. And by the way, red is so many shades now – from the most delicate strawberry blonde to the deepest mahogany auburn. By using combinations of highlights and lowlights you can find that perfect balance of warmth and depth for you
Celebrities who have decided to change up their color for the fall include beauties like
Bella Thorn, who avoids any hit of the dreaded “carroty red” with light golden red tones woven with deeper russet lowlights. The result is a light and lovely red that is dimensional and filled with light.
Alyson Hannigan’s Irish beauty is the best foil for a strong red, and her Beverly Hills hair colorist does her hair with a blue-based garnet shade tempered with strawberry-blonde highlights.
And if we are talking about stunning red-headed actors we cannot skip Julianne Moore, who’s signature gold-based red
has been emulated by fans everywhere. The secret to her warm hair color is again, just the right mix of red and gold.
A much stronger statement in color is Ellie Kemper’s dark,
almost maroon roots which her hair colorist combined with slightly ombre’d tips. The overall effect is both glamorous and stylish.
Beverly Hills celebrity hair colorist Cal Martini is known in particular for his gorgeous reds, something the timelessly beautiful Rene Russo discovered early on.
Every year the fashion headlines scream that some hair color is in vogue. The truth is, all colors are in vogue all of the time (how could anything else be possible??) The best hair colorists in Beverly Hills and anywhere else, are always keeping ahead of the trends, in fact they are creating them. Keeping your look fresh is all about the technique for applying color, and they just get better and better. If you have a great colorist you can have great hair.
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