Red-brown hair color is rich in shades. It can be as dark as cherry chocolate and as light as red nut. The shade of red can be warm or cold. Be uniform along the entire length of the hair or be present only as an ebb. Colorists love to use it in the complex staining, which is so popular in the 2019 season.
This color goes to almost everyone, gives freshness to olive skin, makes mature women younger and gives young charm. The reddish strands of the brown-haired woman will set off the hairstyle and give the hair a visual volume. Located at the face, they will make the image more elegant.
Fashionable color in 2019
This year the color becomes brighter than in previous years. Natural fashion already seems too boring, and designers are gradually introducing red pigment in all shades. It is pink for blond, cognac and cinnamon for fair-haired and for brown-haired red, bright red and red-brown hair color.
Fashionable color samples of clothes and hairstyles:
- According to the magazine "Vogue" - clothes the color of a red pear.
- According to the stylist Luis Gonzalez - a hairstyle with a ruby dye.
- A hairdressing contest in Northern Ireland was won by a model with red-chestnut curls to the shoulders.
It should be added that the trend is green arrows on the eyes and screen hair dyeing.
Examples of shades with photos
Red-brown hair color, in addition to light and dark shades, has a cold and warm color. Just the same as in nature. If you collect all the fruits of the chestnut together, they will make up a red-brown gamut, in which there will be brighter and more muted tones. In general, this color can be described as brown with a red tint.
Hair dye manufacturers have their own ideas about this color. In addition, the perception is affected by the shine of the hair, which also has a shade. The name “red” may be present in the name of the paint, but it can also be replaced by a more understandable analogue: “mahogany”, “burgundy”, “cherry cocktail”.
When staining, the initial hair color, natural base should be taken into account. If the hair has already been dyed, then this should be taken into account. Superimposed on the previous layer of paint, the selected tone will be different from that indicated on the label.
How then to dye your hair in the right shade?
Digital color designation
Both professional and household hair dyes have a digital index. Whatever the name of the color, the digital designation will say more about it. Professionals do not use the name of the paint, preferring to call the right tone with numbers. This is really convenient if you understand them.
The first digit indicates the depth of tone. Chestnut shades have the following designations:
- 2 - very dark chestnut.
- 3 - dark chestnut.
- 4 - chestnut.
- 5 - light chestnut.
The unit is black. Everything above five is fair-haired and blond. In chestnut color, a red tint may be present. It is indicated by the second digit: 4 - warm red, closer to orange, 5 - neutral red, 6 - cold red, closer to purple. Sometimes a third digit is added to the paint index, which denotes a fashionable nuance. For example, manufacturers of paint "Palet" indicate red-brown hair color differently, depending on the depth of tone and shade: 3.0, 3.65, 4.6, 5.5, 5.60, 5.68, 5.86, 5.88, 5.89, 6.6. Their names contain the words "chocolate", "coffee", "nut" and a variety of berries.
If you take into account all the combinations of shades and fashionable nuances, you get more than two hundred. And taking into account the natural background of lightening, even more. Now I understand why it is so difficult to choose the right shade.
Lightening background
When stained with persistent dyes under the influence of ammonia, pigments of natural hair are destroyed. Those pigments that remain in the hair shaft have a certain color. There is a concept of “lightening background” - this is the hair color remaining after exposure to paint. Since ash pigments are the first to be destroyed, the background of lightening always has red or yellow hues.
Professionals calculate the desired shade according to the principle: paint pigment is added to the natural lightening background (sometimes it is a whole cocktail of pigments).
Red-brown hair color is obtained when the oxidant acts on black and very dark brown hair - a natural base of 1.2 and 3. The fourth number of the tone will give a bright red color, the fifth - a warm shade of red. Applying natural hair dye to such hair two to three tones lighter, you can achieve a beautiful shade. These are colors 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0. Hair will take on a natural color.
Natural hair color
People whose red pigment is more pronounced than others are often called redheads. In English, red. Of course, truly red hair can only be dyed. The presence of other pigments in the hair gives them shades from red-brown to caramel.
Red-brown hair color (in the photo above) can be obtained in two ways: lightening with the addition of natural pigments or bleaching and coloring with the chosen shade. The second method is used for previously dyed hair. The darker the original color, the longer the exposure to a bleaching composition is required.
Some wonder why previously dyed hair does not apply the method of lightening with paint, which is several tones lighter. Indeed, in the case of primary staining, an effect can be achieved using only paint. Some of the natural pigments after its exposure will be destroyed, artificial pigment will fall into the hair and the result will be decent.
If the hair already has artificial pigment (especially black), it will not be destroyed by exposure to dye. There will be an overlay of one paint on another and at best it will give only the same color, but with a red tint. Auburn hair color may not work due to the neutralization of pigments present in the hair. The strength of the new paint is barely enough to color the hair cuticle, which will give a reddish tint. But he will quickly wash off, and the main pigment will become visible.
How to choose hair dye
Now developed a lot of dyes, including ammonia-free. This expands the possibilities of coloring the hair and giving it a fashionable shade. To recolor hair from blond to red-brown hair color, you can choose any color of paint. The selected color will become a little warmer on the hair due to the golden pigment of the hair, which will be superimposed upon dyeing. These are tones 3.65, 4.6, 5.68.
Brown hair is best dyed with tones with a pronounced red pigment: 5.86, 5.89, 4.99. The orange pigment in the hair will beautifully complement the result.
It is better to lighten dark hair first, so as not to get a strong darkening of the tone when dyeing. The result of a single exposure to the decapsulating composition may well satisfy. It remains only to bring the necessary pigment with ammonia-free paint.
Red tint in gray hair
Auburn hair color with a red tint is easy to obtain with tint paint. It does not penetrate deep into the hair, remaining on the scales. Therefore, it is washed off quickly. But then you can try all shades of red - both warm and cold. Special paints for gray hair do well with gray hair. For example, Estelle Silver De Luxe. This is a professional product that you can buy in free sale. Red-brown shades in the palette are presented very widely.
In the application of paint there are features. For mixing with paint, 9% oxygen is used, but the proportions depend on the amount of gray hair. Instructions are attached to the paint, you can follow its instructions. Paint is chosen at the same level of tone as the natural base. So dye natural hair. These are always roots and sometimes the whole length, if a person has not previously used paints.
After a month, staining will change the scenario: the same composition will go to the roots, and the length will be tinted as follows: take the same tone of paint, mix with neutral dye 0.0 in a ratio of 1: 3. The resulting composition is mixed with 1.5% oxygen in a ratio of 1: 2. So refresh color while maintaining healthy hair.
If you need to paint over gray hair with household paint, a cold red tone will help to do this delicately, highlighting gray strands with a bright color against the background of a darker hair sheet. Often gray hair begins to appear from the temporal and parietal zones. This can be used to highlight brighter strands in the face. Paint can be taken in calm chestnut shades - hot chocolate, mocha, dark walnut. Only gray strands will become reddish, the rest of the hair will take on a noble natural color.
Self staining
There is not always time to visit a beauty salon. There are times when it is necessary to tint the roots and refresh the length. If the natural tone is dark enough, you can use a composition with a red pigment. For example, use paint 4.0. This will not lead to the release of regrown roots, as could happen with the paint 6.0 or 6.7 - then the red parting would give out the secret of hair.
It will help you learn how to give a previously dark-colored hair a red-chestnut hue, a review of a video blogger.
Customer Reviews for Paint
Among household hair colors of red-chestnut color, customer reviews highlight the most popular:
- "Pallett".
- Garnier.
- L'Oréal.
- Londacolor.
- Sjoss.
According to buyers, the most pronounced pigment is the brands Sjoss and L`Oreal. Londacolor has a very aggressive composition that irritates the eyes. In general, all these paints do a good job.
Red Hair Care
So that dyed hair does not fade with every shampoo, you should use special care. For red shades there are tonics, shampoos and moisturizing sprays. After dyeing, it is not recommended to wash your hair for three days. Dry shampoo will help at this time. When three days pass, it is better to choose a sulfate-free shampoo.
After a month, the hair roots will grow by a centimeter. But they become noticeable after three weeks. Therefore, you should not postpone the next staining. It is good to remove all particles of care before the procedure. For this, there is a deep cleaning shampoo. Even if you do not dye your hair after it, the color will become cleaner, without the yellowness of the oils. Without such cleaning, the color is dull at the roots and reddish in length.
Some use ammonia-free paints to refresh the length. They are activated by the oils that make up their composition. Hair not only becomes bright, they acquire a mirror shine. The roots can be painted with persistent paint with ammonia.
Conclusion
This season, red-brown hair color is in fashion. Try changing your usual palette. Use a tint paint that is washed off after a few days. Find the light in your hair that will give you incendiary.