Polar blonde, copper brown, dark brown… For every short hair there is a color. Discover all our short hair color ideas to enhance your short haircut. Compilation.
On the red carpet as well as on our Instagram feed, short haircuts are all the rage. Easy to modulate, modern, trendy, they have everything to please. But to give even more style to your short hair, adopting the right coloring is essential. A balayage will give depth, a golden blond will bring a luminous halo while copper highlights on the lengths will give relief … But before jumping in, it is better to know the best tips for choosing the ideal color for a short hair. Tips.
A color close to your natural color
To highlight your hair, it’s best to choose a tone close to your natural short hair color. The principle? Choose a shade similar to your base color, 2 shades lighter or 2 shades darker, at most.
A coloring in harmony with the color of the skin
Before changing your hair color, it is recommended that you choose a shade that matches your skin color. Pale, matte, golden or pinkish, dark or black… some colors warm up the face and enhance the skin tone. For example, if you have fair or pale skin that is golden or peachy pink, golden, Venetian or honey blonds are recommended. But also golden chestnut or copper chestnut, brown, black or more generally, warm and copper colors. On the other hand, if you have a pale pink complexion with a slightly bluish tint and a natural ashen base, the hair colors that work are platinum blond, silver balayage, or dark highlights to create relief. Ash blond and ash brown are also appropriate. If you have a dull complexion, it is better to choose a chocolate brown, golden blond, copper red or red coloring. Darker skin tones are enhanced by shades of brown or black.
A coloring adapted to the color of the eyes
Some colorations enhance the look. Among the most classic, coppery highlights enhance green eyes and white skin, while ashy shades tend to dull the complexion. Warm browns, hazel or copper browns, brighten up hazel eyes. Darker browns, chocolate or ebony, soften brown eyes with dark skin. Caramel blond is also a good alternative to give intensity to the eyes. Finally, golden shades harmonize with light eyes, golden blond, Venetian blond or even honey blond. And for those who want to darken their hair, red, copper brown or deep chestnut will be perfect.
Which color to choose for short hair?
Once you’ve mastered the type of hair color that best suits your skin tone, you can focus on the shades that specifically enhance short haircuts. Among them, balayage, the ultimate technique to give relief to your haircut, a coppery red to boost luminosity or a pretty ombré to create depth to your hair. Chestnut colors are also very popular on short haircuts because they are modern, easy to live with and require less maintenance than a blond for example. If you want to brighten up your complexion, California or golden blond is also a good alternative. Finally, the short haircut is the ally of pulsating colors like polar blonde, mahogany red, deep brown or candy pink. Ready to get started?
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