The LOOK: Holiday Hair
Saturday, November 26, 2011
One of my favorite redheads: RI's own Debra Messing (photo David Shankbone)
For the next few weeks I'll be bringing you holiday strategies, from color to accessories, for all your parties, fetes, and fun. Today: color. Is holiday red for you? It just might be!
1. Start with some research. Go through your favorite magazines or Web sites and pick some pictures of some looks you love.
2. Don't necessarily play it safe. Most fashionistas wanting to go red make this mistake. The safe choice might appear to go to a darker wine or a burgundy red, which we think reads closer to brown. The fact is there's no such color, so it always reads wrong. No skin tone reads good against a fake purple toned red (unless you are in a musical, band, or some kind of act that calls for the tone... not you? Stay away from the dark side!).
3. Use bright undertones. Most real redheads (think Nicole Kidman, Juliana Moore, Deborah Messing) have orange or gold undertones. Don't be afraid to be bright!
4. If you're shy to go that bright, I suggest low- or highlighting those bright reds into your own color.
5. Maintain wisely. Remember: red fades the quickest of all the shades, so a good color-retaining shampoo and conditioner is essential.
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