The Best Hair Colors for Fair Skin
Mirror mirror on the wall... Whose the fairest of them all? Yeah, yeah, that's a cliche. Fair skin is highly coveted all over the world (except in America, land of tanorexics), and requires lots of special care (and sunscreen!). You can emphasize your peaches-and-cream skin and make it glow even more just by changing up your hair color. Read on to determine which ones will bring out and complement your fair skin.
For Sparklers of other skin tones, stay tuned as this is Article 1 of a Six-Part-Series of the Best Haircolors for your skin tone!
Feeling Washed Out?
If you constantly look tired or feel like your hair is "invisible," trying darkening your locks. Dark hair is better at reflecting light, so hair instantly looks shinier and it brightens up your entire face. A lot of fair-skinned goddesses like the way black hair contrasts against their skin, made popular by Snow White and manifested today by Dita Von Teese and Kelly Osbourne (when she has black hair).
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The two most common shades of black on the market are blue-based or "jet" black and "soft black." Soft black is less intense and better suited to olive-skinned or dark-haired babes, while jet black looks best against translucent skin.
Warning: if you are FAIR-SKINNED as opposed to PALE-SKINNED (translucent), this shade of black can be overwhelming for you.
If black hair is way too dark for your style, then go for the most popular shade in the world: brunette. Yep, more than 70% of the world rock brown strands. The right shade of brown can open up your face instantly and lend a healthy rosy glow to your face.
Avoid brown shades that have red in them ("mahogany" or "bronze" shades); those tend to fade really fast. And with pale skin, those shades will make you look dull and lifeless. Make like Zooey Deschanel or Anne Hathaway and opt for rich, luscious shades of brown. The best brown colors for pale skin are the ones with names that sound like you want to eat them: chocolate, mocha, espresso, walnut,
Don't Be So Shallow
Red is an easy way to add some mystery and "depth" to your look. giving your hair more movement and making it appear thicker. It's the rarest hair color in the world, and it is tough shade to pull off. Pale skin is at at advantage, however: with little to no overtones, it can really add to your beauty.
If you have a lot of pink in your skin, definitely avoid strawberry blonde or light coppery reds. If you want to rock a red, stick to blue-red hair shades, such as burgundies, ruby, garnet, cherry, or bordeaux.
Be careful not to choose anything with the word "auburn" or "mahogany" in it either - those tend to turn brassy, which can emphasize undereye circles or other skin problems.
Lighten Up
Kick it oldschool Hollywood glamour, like Elisha Cuthbert, by going platinum blonde. It's such an easy shade for pale skin, but it is a lot of upkeep. If that's way too much work for you or your hair, stick to a cool ash blonde and add some taupe and honey streaks in for depth, like Riley Keough.
Stay away from golden or sandy blonde tones: with your pale skin, they will make you appear sallow and bored, instead of refreshed and happy with your hair.
So Whose the Fairest of Them All?
Nearly all fair skinned beauties are a "cool", with pinkish to no undertones at all. If you want to experiment, be aware of the colors you chooes! Stick with ash or blue based colors. try INTENSE and BOLD shades of brown, red or blonde as a base color (see examples below), and highlight with wheat or taupe shades to lighten up, or lowlight with cherry reds to add depth. But be careful: adding red to your blonde can result in a flushed, bad-skin-day result. And no one wants that!
Evan Rachel Wood has a kinda golden hair colo and really pale skin and she looks fantastic! So that last part was a little ... unnecessary but otherwise I really enjoyed reading this. Love F
I'm getting my hair dyed this week and this page really helped me pick the right color for my face and skin color. THANKS!
Great article! I'm going to tell my friend to check it out, she wants a new hair color. :)
good article but if you want to know the real region of tanorexics go to australia...
How dark can you go in brown dyes if u have realli fair skin. Im worried it will make me looked washed out or just bad.... please help!
You can go as dark as you want! If you have dark eyes & really dark hair with fair skin you won't look washed out bc it makes the color your lips the stand out. Its quite beautiful actually. You can also go a little more crazy colorwise with eyeshadow if you want to; go easy on the eyeliner though unless you are going for a goth thing. This is actually one of the ideal classic beauties right up there with blonde hair & blue eyes. If your worried about looking washed out then really light pink blush should take of it.
Hey I currently have darkish brown hair this is my natural colour. I have brown eyes and pale skin. I want to dye my hair I lighter colour. Im not sure which colour to go. I was thinking a honey golden colour? a lighter brown? an ash blonde? golden blonde? or maybe just some highlights please give me some advice on what you think would look good thanks (:
is your name really jane doe? O.o!
I Am Pale and Naturally Blonde with Blue Eyes,and I Look Beautiful,I See Boys Look at me all the Time ;) Yay.
I have blonde hair blue eyes and I am extremely pale but I want change so wat should I do?
Hey there :) I am VERY pale, but with a lot of pink in my skin, like i have really pink cheeks. My hair is light brown, and i have blueish green eyes. I wanna dye my hair; will the red just bring out the pink in my skin? Will a blonder colour damage my hair? Thanks in advance :)
Hey there :) I am VERY pale, but with a lot of pink in my skin, like i have really pink cheeks. My hair is light brown, and i have blueish green eyes. I wanna dye my hair; will the red just bring out the pink in my skin? Will a blonder colour damage my hair? Thanks in advance :)
Hey there :) I am VERY pale, but with a lot of pink in my skin, like i have really pink cheeks. My hair is light brown, and i have blueish green eyes. I wanna dye my hair; will the red just bring out the pink in my skin? Will a blonder colour damage my hair? Thanks in advance :)
go jet black. it'll look good with blue eyes