They say that blondes are more likely to be lucky. One can argue with this, but it is impossible to miss one important fact: men more often pay attention to “blond beasts.” This season, even fashion has taken the side of attractiveness and spring lightness: honey hair color is trending.
Even celebrities choose honey shades of hair. Is it worth pursuing fashion and lightening your hair? The choice is yours. But, today you will learn the features of dyeing your hair in a light shade, and finally decide whether to dye your hair a different color.
Color Features
Natural honey comes in different varieties and shades. The same applies to honey hair color. This warm shade can vary from very light to darker (closer to beige).
Owners of honey curls can be classified as blondes, but unlike the latter, they look more natural and less vulgar, as often happens with unprofessional blonde dyeing.
Honey color has been relevant for more than one generation. Celebrities love him very much. The uneven color of the strands, professionally executed, stylishly combines light and dark shades, making the hair look more voluminous.
How to achieve beautiful honey hair color by mixing colors
To get a beautiful shade, blonde tones are most often used (but not platinum). When mixed with a platinum tone, the tint can produce a green color. It is recommended to mix with sand, wheat or copper flowers.
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REFERENCE! It is better to leave paint mixing to a professional. Since at home you can get an unexpected result that will ruin not only the appearance of your hair, but also its health.
Who is it suitable for?
Most of all, honey hair harmonizes with dark skin. For pale skin, it is recommended to complement the honey color with a tan or use powder with a shimmering tint.
First of all, honey-golden hair is suitable for those with a spring color type. These include women with natural ash, straw, and light brown hair tones. Their skin has a peach or pinkish blush, and their eye color is light brown, blue or green. On such women, honey color will look natural and stylish.
But this does not mean that other female representatives can forget about such an attractive shade. Women with fair skin and blue eyes can also dye their hair honey color. But in this case, you will have to be especially careful in selecting paint and maintaining the color, since honey pigment is not particularly durable.
Due to the rapid fading of color, the appearance may not seem very well-groomed.
Advice. If on curls whose color is close to honey, a similar shade appears when the dye is washed off, then ugly stains may remain on hair that is not the same color. In this case, it is recommended to have the coloring done by professionals, after which the color is periodically updated using tinted shampoos and balms.
How to get honey caramel color?
Despite the fact that stores offer a fairly wide selection of hair dyes, choosing a honey color can be difficult; for example, a tone with a caramel tint is very difficult to take on. Therefore, it is unlikely to be possible to obtain such a shimmer using store-bought paints. And the durability of the drugs leaves much to be desired. The pigment is washed out quite quickly due to the fact that the curls are previously bleached, which means they are damaged. Many manufacturers provide caramel shades in their palettes. But at the same time, in real life the tones may turn out to be dark or not at all honey-like.
In color they are more reminiscent of buckwheat honey. Experts draw the attention of consumers to the fact that the tones of the finished dyes work well on natural light brown or bleached hair. Among the brands available for sale, you can choose the following caramel-honey shade options:
- "Loreal Casting", tone 7304.
- "Palette", shade 8-5.
- "Cies", tone 8-7, 6-80.
Popular shades
Honey color has different variations. This allows women to choose the most suitable image. Mixing honey shades is also practiced, which allows you to get an extraordinary color of curls. The most popular honey options are:
- Copper. Makes the image stylish and bright. Harmonizes with the spring color type.
- Light brown with dark pigment. Looks brighter than the boring natural version. The golden shine of hair is suitable for owners of gray and blue eyes.
- Caramel. This is a real hit among beauties. The caramel shade is most harmonious in the warm season, since sun-bleached curls acquire a similar color palette. Best suited for women with brown and green eyes.
- Blonde - blonde hair with a hint of gold. Combines most effectively with blue, gray and brown eyes. Curls of this shade are especially attractive in the summer, when the sun's rays shimmer on them.
- Beige, wheat. Suitable for women with dark and neutral skin. When using a honey-beige shade, you can get matte curls without shimmer.
Combination with summer type of appearance
Representatives of the “summer” type have light and transparent skin, through which the contours of veins are sometimes visible. They tan very well and have a pleasant nutty tint. These girls also sometimes have freckles. Soft creamy tones of strands will suit them: golden brown, honey-chocolate, coffee with milk. The summer type includes girls with gray, gray-blue, gray-green, hazel eyes. The “summer” color type harmoniously combines smoothness and blurriness of soft shades. It includes star personalities: Natalia Vodianova, Jennifer Aniston, Marilyn Monroe.
Coloring at home
It’s quite simple to get a honey-colored strand without visiting a beauty salon. But if we are talking about brunettes, then achieving the desired result on your own will not be easy, since dyeing will have to be done several times (from dark to light), and this can significantly damage the hair.
Permanent paints
Dyeing at home can be done using permanent hair dyes, such as:
- L'Oreal. The manufacturer offers 4 half-tones of honey: spicy, light brown, chestnut, amber.
- Schwarzkopf Professional. This line of colors offers a choice from golden blonde to chestnut caramel. The product of this manufacturer is characterized by durability, high quality, and a gentle effect.
- Garnier. This line also includes several shades of honey. You can choose between gentle and aggressive options. The latter lasts longer, but causes damage to curls, especially with frequent use.
- Estel. This is certainly one of the branded lines that offers 5 variations of honey, including nut.
Self-dyeing does not require much time and effort, but it is important to evenly distribute the dye along the entire length of the strands, and then keep it on the hair according to the instructions and the desired result.
Attention! Since the golden hue tends to wash off quickly, permanent hair dyes are the best option for obtaining this color. With proper care, it will last for two months.
Tint preparations
To preserve the honey pigment, stylists recommend using tinted shampoos, balms, and tonics. Such products are offered by manufacturers of the following brands: Estel, LOreal, Rocolor, etc. The gentle components that they contain do not cause any harm to the curls.
Achieving a golden color with the help of tint products will be short-lived, but to maintain the shade after painting with permanent paints, they are perfect. Their effect on the hair usually lasts 2-3 weeks, depending on how often the woman washes her hair.
Folk remedies
A honey shade can be obtained not only with the help of professional means, but also by resorting to folk recipes. At the same time, natural products are absolutely harmless to hair, and the result is in no way inferior to salon methods.
is used to obtain a golden tint in the hair . This Indian seasoning is sold in all grocery stores. It is mixed in equal quantities with Iranian henna, after which it is applied to the hair for 30 minutes. The result will surprise you with its incredibly golden tint.
You can also get the desired color using another seasoning called saffron. Boil a small amount of spices in half a glass of water. After this, mix the broth with henna and apply to hair.
gives a dark honey hue . The peeled roots must be crushed as much as possible, then boiled and used according to the principle described above.
Natural dyes not only allow you to dye your hair without harm, but also strengthen it, saturate it with useful substances, and prevent dryness and brittleness.
Traditional painting methods
Good honey shades can be obtained using traditional methods. For painting you will need natural henna, turmeric, chamomile flowers, tea and rhubarb.
Recipes:
- A golden hue can be obtained using chamomile. Four spoons of inflorescences must be poured into a liter of water and boiled in a water bath. Afterwards, the decoction is infused and applied to clean hair. After 45 minutes, the curls are washed without shampoo.
- For coloring you will need three parts henna, one part turmeric. The dry mass is mixed and diluted with hot water. Next, the mixture is applied to clean hair for an hour. Afterwards, wash off with water.
- Three spoons of chamomile inflorescences are poured with vodka (a glass). The resulting mass is sent to a dark place for two weeks. Next, the solution is filtered and 3% peroxide (80 ml) is added to it. The tincture is applied to the hair for 45 minutes, after which it is washed off. This composition lightens the curls a little and gives them a honey tint.
- To obtain a golden tint, linden flowers are used. Most often, the recipe is used by dark-haired girls who want to give a playful appearance. Three spoons of flowers are poured with boiling water (300 g). The mass is boiled for ten minutes, then filtered and cooled. The solution is applied to the hair and left for up to forty minutes, then washed off with water.
Partial coloring techniques
Painting in one tone is not always the best solution. Today, the trend is partial coloring techniques, which add creativity and brightness to the image, and additional volume to the hair.
Highlighting
A gentle technique for dyeing strands. With its help, the effect of light hair is created on dark hair (and vice versa) by partially dyeing the hair, which reduces the number of damaged curls significantly. Frequent highlighting on light hair looks very beneficial when thin strands of golden color merge with it.
Ombre
Ultra-fashionable procedure. Visually it looks like dark roots gradually turning into lighter shades of honey. The trick of ombre is that it creates the effect of strands bleached by the sun. This look looks super stylish.
Important! Ombre coloring requires a certain skill, so it is recommended to carry out the procedure in beauty salons.
Keratin 3D coloring
This is another fashion trend that is performed using coloring technology. The procedure is not easy, so it requires certain skills. Its essence is to dye the hair in certain areas from the inside. Different shades of honey are superimposed on each other, resulting in an incredible effect of voluminous hair, shimmering with all shades of honey.
We recommend reading: who suits 3D and 7D hair coloring techniques, what are their features.
Balayage
Technology is now at the peak of popularity. It creates soft color transitions that look more stylish than traditional dyeing. The procedure consists of random painting, which retains the effect for up to 4 months. The balayage technique looks most harmonious on short hair.
What paint is suitable?
You can get a true honey color only with permanent paints. The first of them should be called the “Estelle” product. Suitable tones are “Sand Dune”, “Honey Nectar”, “Honey Caramel”. Estelle paint gives a bright, rich, lasting effect. You can purchase it in beauty salons or specialized stores, or on the Internet.
We have many lines of permanent paints. Each of them includes honey tones.
Professional mousse “Igora” helps to achieve the most natural result. After using it, the hair shines with health and delights with its beautiful tints. This line contains the following tones: “golden blond”, “beige blond”, “chocolate-golden blond”.
Shampoo-con from Faberlic helps achieve light, attractive toning. Two of its tones are close to honey: “amber blond” and “hazelnut”.
Caring for colored hair
Due to the fact that honey color contains red pigment, it is quickly washed off from the hair. Therefore, caring for curls after dyeing is of particular importance and consists of the following recommendations:
- use care products for colored hair, they have a gentle effect on curls, which preserves the brightness of the color longer;
- use additional tone protection products (moisturizing masks, serums);
- to maintain color, use tinting shampoos and tonics;
- If possible, avoid using styling devices that damage the hair structure, causing the dye to wash off faster.
Proper care after proper dyeing will help maintain the attractiveness of the image for as long as possible.
What other shades are worth paying attention to this year:
- golden;
- amber;
- chocolate;
- Titian;
- pearl;
- walnut;
- milk chocolate;
- mahogany.
Makeup for those with honey hair
If you've dyed your locks honey, you definitely need to reconsider not only your wardrobe, but also your makeup. This hair color does not accept vulgarity. Bright outfits, lipsticks and flashy shadows will have to be removed. They do not suit the honey shade of hair at all and do not combine with it. The new shadow palette should consist of a warm and delicate range. It can be golden, green, peach, brown tones. And it doesn’t matter at all what color your eyes are. To make your face more expressive, you can use eyeliner. It can be bronze, green, chocolate, but not black. Stylists recommend using green, blue and brown mascara.
Blush should also not be bright and doll-like. It is preferable to use peach, light pink, orange and beige notes. Caramel-colored hair goes well with rich clothes in green and purple tones. Curls look no less impressive against the background of things in tomato, turquoise, gold and orange. All fair-haired women, without exception, can wear blue, dark blue, black, and green clothes.
