Caramel Hair Color
To Be Chic Yet Candy Sweet
Caramel hair color is one of the most versatile hair colors out there.
The color fits a variety of skin tones and it works for so many different women of different nationalities. Incidentally, it is also a hair color trend that was taken to new heights and possibilities this year.
What Color Is Caramel?
The thing with caramel hair color is that just like the candy, it's a golden brown.
If you go by the definition then caramel is a light brown or yellowish brown.
Now, within the range of "golden brown", there are so many variations of hues that a stylist or a home colorist can play with.
The best thing about the color is that it can stand on it's own, or can easily be made to look warmer, or cool and ashy.
The possibilities depend on you and the look you are craving for.
Let's have a look at how caramel haircolor can work for women who naturally have, or wear the basic hair colors.
Let's work from the darkest to the lightest shade.
Caramel on Natural Black Heads
Black hair tends to add a dramatic look to the face and on some women, it can be too harsh and unflattering.
So… if you are a black head by birth, then adding caramel hair color can work to dramatically soften any harshness in your face.
It adds a more femme look and kills the domme look.
But if domme is a particular person's personality, they can still rock it with caramel. They can do this by adding caramel colored highlights, or chunks to their black hair.
The look is going to be very dramatic and can even be shocking in a snazzy way. Think about when Amy Winehouse started adding chunks of color to her hair.
She experimented around with caramel chunks. The look was still unique, but added an extra layer of "look at me".
Caramel on Natural Brunettes
Because caramel is essentially a brown hue, it's a natural complement for you if you are a brunette.
Caramel hair color is super cool for brunettes on a lot of levels.
- First, you can do full coverage with caramel and look like you took your hair color up a few notches.
- The look is going to be just that and not a super dramatic look.
- Second, if you are naturally a brunette and your roots grow out, as long as the roots don't get too long, the look will be very interesting.
It will be less harsh on the eyes to see brown roots against caramel colored ends of the hair. When a brunette wears caramel highlights, or chunks, the look is very sexy and natural.
Think about the Latina stars who wear this look.
Jessica Alba wears this and caramel highlights is usually Jennifer Lopez's trademark look.
For both of these ladies, the look is what you've come to expect from them.
Their golden brown hair color complements the olive and golden undertones of their skin.
But the queen of caramel hair color is Eva Mendes.
She wears a heavily highlighted version of caramel hair.
Her hair has been highlighted to the point of looking like she has a one process color.
Again, when her natural brown hair grows out, it complements her caramel color.
You'd have to look high and low to see her wearing any other haircolor, because this hair color works so well for her.
Caramel on Natural Blonds
Caramel color can work for blonds too. Some blondes don't want to be recognizable and want to take their color a couple of steps down. That's where caramel hair color can be a great ally for them.
Caramel has some golden color to it, yet it's got depth.
A blonde that wants to wear caramel wants the seriousness and sophistication of brown hair, yet wants to still hold on to a little golden light.
It can also be used as a lowlight in blonde hair.
Using a color as a lowlight is a great strategy in making the existing lightened color pop out even more. It plays an optical illusion on the eyes.
Using caramel hair color as a low light is a natural choice for blondes and is far less harsh of a look then using a brown colored lowlight.
Caramel on Natural Red Heads
Caramel hair color can work for red heads, but they have to be willing to make a drastic change.
If you are a red head, you have to do a full color process of changing from red to caramel.
And… Once you get to caramel; you can add interesting pops of copper or shocks of red streaks.
So in closing, caramel hair color is vivacious, versatile, thought provoking and a color that everyone should try just once and can very well try out.
Not feeling as sweet as to go candy brown? Well, look up for some other coloring option covered in our hair coloring section
All set to go caramel brown?
Well then, I wish you all the goods and sweetness of a candy brown caramel hair color experience.
Vaunt your caramel color here… or share the story of your experiences with it… Or simply voice your opinion about it.
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