Red Head Trend
Want to know the biggest hair trend for 2009? Go red! At the end of last year I turned supermodel Coco Rocha into a fiery redhead, which was featured in Vogue Magazine. Now I'd like to tell you how to get this glamorous look.
Is red a color for everyone? The answer is no, but it is the most influential color of the New Year. Blondes now want to be golden strawberry shades, and brunettes want to have warm chocolate hues. Ultra blond and ash colors drain colors from your face, while red adds color, warmth, and youth. Remember, there are very few natural redheads so if you choose to be red you choose to be noticed.
Watch the segment from TODAY
Here are my tips for going red:
1. Use a slightly lighter formula around the face and progressively darker formulas going towards the nape. To keep color real use at least three formula's in the same color family. Making the tips of the hair lighter will help to keep your new color looking natural.
2. Think copper, not burgundy. Natural red hair has golden undertones. Blue reds do not exist in nature. If your color looks more like a car color than a hair color, you picked the wrong color.
3. The best candidates to go red are people with pale or pink skin. If you have olive skin and insist on trying red you must chose a very dark auburn shade. Red hair is not an option for people with ruddy skin.
4. Beware of hot roots. There is nothing that shouts "I color my hair red" more than bright roots. Hair should always be slightly darker at root and lighter on the tips.
5. Red hair fades more quickly than any other hair color. It is essential red heads keep their hair in optimum condition to keep their color vibrant. Always use a color preserving shampoo and conditioner.
6. Never highlight red hair. Highlights make red hair look faded, brassy, and orange. Use translucent colors to accent the natural nuances of your hair color.
7. Glosses or semi-permanent colors will extend touch-ups. Red hair fades faster than any other hair color. Supplement your touch-ups with semi-permanent colors and glosses. This will keep your color bright and condition your hair.
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Is red a color for everyone? The answer is no, but it is the most influential color of the New Year. Blondes now want to be golden strawberry shades, and brunettes want to have warm chocolate hues. Ultra blond and ash colors drain colors from your face, while red adds color, warmth, and youth. Remember, there are very few natural redheads so if you choose to be red you choose to be noticed.
Here are my tips for going red:
1. Use a slightly lighter formula around the face and progressively darker formulas going towards the nape. To keep color real use at least three formula's in the same color family. Making the tips of the hair lighter will help to keep your new color looking natural.
2. Think copper, not burgundy. Natural red hair has golden undertones. Blue reds do not exist in nature. If your color looks more like a car color than a hair color, you picked the wrong color.
3. The best candidates to go red are people with pale or pink skin. If you have olive skin and insist on trying red you must chose a very dark auburn shade. Red hair is not an option for people with ruddy skin.
4. Beware of hot roots. There is nothing that shouts "I color my hair red" more than bright roots. Hair should always be slightly darker at root and lighter on the tips.
5. Red hair fades more quickly than any other hair color. It is essential red heads keep their hair in optimum condition to keep their color vibrant. Always use a color preserving shampoo and conditioner.
6. Never highlight red hair. Highlights make red hair look faded, brassy, and orange. Use translucent colors to accent the natural nuances of your hair color.
7. Glosses or semi-permanent colors will extend touch-ups. Red hair fades faster than any other hair color. Supplement your touch-ups with semi-permanent colors and glosses. This will keep your color bright and condition your hair.
Related Content:
- Read more about red hair from Louis Licari
- Try on new hairstyles from Louis Licari with Makeover-o-Matic
- TODAY on iVillage
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i am a 50 year old and love red hair. i have hazel eyes and olive skin. What color would be good for me?
i'm 57 years old have sliver grey eyes,dk ash blonde w/ highlights...i would love to change my look but don't want to make a mistake// what color would look good for me to help make me look younger and different...ps i went to west genesee high school with louis,his locker was next to mine...tell him i said hi
Hi. I loved the segment and think you did a wonderful job with the women featured. Their red hair looks amazing, and the cuts are really nice, too. I have light ash brown hair, green eyes, and very, very pale skin, almost colorless skin but with a little pink and maybe three freckles. I'm really so pale that if I wear white or black I look very washed out if it's next to my face. I really would love to try red hair. I don't know if it would look good for me, though. I would want it to look natural, not like something I couldn't possibly have been born with. I googled an image of the model Coco Roche (sp?) that you had pointed out. She was pretty as a brunette, but the red hair definitely made her distinctive and was beautiful. If I saw her on the street, I would have thought she was a natural redhead.
I loved the first girl on the video from the 1/14/09 show. I would like a copy of the picture so that I can take it to my hair stylist to show her exactly what I want. Is this possible?
I watch Ambush Makeover every week and envy all of the gorgeous red heads that Louis creates! I always had red hair until the birth of my first child 3 years ago. My hair was always auburn not firey red, but people definitely identified me as a redhead. Now, every year it gets darker and darker! I now have a younger daughter who has red hair and if one more person asks where she gets her red hair I am going to scream! It makes me so sad that I am losing my red hair. I tried coloring it twice at a salon and both times the supposedly auburn color turned out either BLOOD RED or PURPLE! My stylist used the same color line both times and could not give an explanation for why this happened. Please tell me that there is hope for me! I do not want to be stuck with brown and gray hair forever! I am considering taking a trip to NYC to try for an Ambush Makeover :)