A Fresh Perspective on Hair Color

Rather than an aspect of natural coloring, it may be more helpful to consider hair like an article of clothing : changeable.

Does that help you?

Even if, like me, you maintain completely natural hair color, thinking of it as a color you choose is helpful. It is clearly an element of which you are in control. While hair is arguably the most noticeable component, it BECOMES part of your overall look, it does not establish it.

Many women get attached to the idea of a hair color. They were blonde as a child, for example, and want to stay blonde as an adult, but end up choosing a shade of blonde which clashes with their skin. If they then choose the rest of their wardrobe to match the hair, they end up looking pale, clownish, or otherwise less than best. This pattern is not exclusive to blondes.

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By way of application of this idea: you will look better – more alive, more “ageless” – if you select the components of your look to compliment your skintone, rather than your hair. And it is more practical; you should not have to change everything else if you change your hair color.

Admittedly, the stimulus for this post is my ongoing mental dispute with the color analysts using hair color as a defining characteristic.

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