Finding Beauty in a Dark Hair Color
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by Leo Garcia Guest Hair Professional
Dark hair color can provide a very deep and mysterious look. Dark hair seems to have an alluring nature due to it's shiny, silky, and reflective properties. The dark locks can be very shiny and bring a complimentary appeal to facial features like bringing out the iris of the eyes. Dark hair colors are great for medium and darker skin tones as a good compliment by providing a mild mixture of tones. They key to having great dark hair is either having really dark, shiny hair or having a dark shade with some dark brown mixed in to provide multi-tonal colors that blend without standing out. There are many great looking celebrities that have long, dark locks as well as a number of naturally blonde ones that have tried the darker shades with great results. |
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Dark Brown, Long Locks
Since coming up on the star scene, Kristen Kreuk has presented a great dark colored hairstyle to match her very exotic look. This is a simple mid-part cut with sleek long strands. The hair color is dark but not to the extreme which can be seen when the light reflects off the ends. The combination of dark and darker brown tone really create a fantastic, rich look. The darker hair color also brings out her eyes, which it will also do for other women as well. |
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Dark, Shiny Hair
As mentioned, dark hair can produce a very exotic, mysterious look when combined with the right hairstyle. Salma Hayek takes this to a high level with a simple mid-part hairstyle that is sleek and shiny. The dark color really compliments her skin tone as well. The single dark tone is what makes this hair color great and the sleek and shine are what complete it. A great hair color for a lot of women. |
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Dark with a Medium Cut
Lucy Liu has a dark hair color that provides a very exotic look. She can usually be seen with long dark, sleek locks or very sleek updos that create some gorgeous looks. This particular hairstyle shows how darker color can fit other hairstyles as well. This medium, wavy scrunch goes well with a darker color as well. This is because of the shiny, reflective nature of the darker hair. The scrunchy ends show off some shine and create a great look.
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| The main maintenance problem for darker hair is keeping it fresh and not dull. For maintenance, keeping the hair protected from sunlight and other hair dulling issues is certainly a key point. Shampoos and conditioners like Dove Color Care can help keep the color from dulling as refresh the hair. Also, adding a shine spray to a hairstyle is a great way finish it off. Products like Redken Mega Shine Spray and Got2b Dazzling Shine sprays are two great options for keeping darker hair colors shiny. |
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