| Look at one of your old baby photos. Doesn’t that hair color look amazing on you? It may not be apparent at first glance, but your natural hair and skin color are the same tones. Show  The rule is simple – warm skin tones look best in warm colors while cool tones look best in cool colors. The goal is to pick a shade that best accentuates your natural features. Plus, knowing your skin tone helps you find your perfect makeup palette and outfit colors. So, are you warm or cool? Here’s how to find out. Stand near a window Using a mirror, look at the area directly beneath your eyes. Does the skin look purple or blue (cool tone) or more yellowish or green (warm tone)? Do a blush test Dust pink blush onto one cheek and peach blush on the other cheek. Apply it heavier than you typically would, stand near a window, and look into a mirror. Does the pink blush pick up pink tones in your skin? You’re most likely a cool one. If the peach blush picks up golden tones in the skin, you’re warm. Now look to see which blush looks better on you. Which one blends perfectly with your skin? Cool tones look best in pink, while warm tones will prefer the peach. Check out your skin Does it burn quickly? If it does, that’s a pretty good indication that you’re a cool tone. Warm tones tend to tan easily, leaving the skin a brownish hue. Grab a white sheet Drape it over your shoulders – you’ll see how your skin pops against the stark white fabric. If the sheet brings out blueish, pink tones in your skin, then you’re most likely a cool tone. Warm tones will see a yellowish, orange tint to the skin. Flip your wrist What color are your veins? Blue veins indicate a cool undertone, while green veins indicate a warm undertone. See both? You’re most likely neutral. Wear a gold chain And put a silver chain around your neck, too. Now take a step back. Which one looks better on you? Cool tones tend to look better in silver jewelry, while gold complements warm tones. Please note – this test can be a little tricky because jewelry is very subjective. Our advice – use it as a deciding factor if you’re on the fence between two tones. Okay, now tally up your answers. Did you find out you’re neutral? Lucky you! You look good in peach and pink blush and can wear either gold or silver. You also wear the most hair color shades well! Hair colors for cool tones Reminder – cool skin tones look best in cool hair colors. Some words that will help you determine if a shade of hair color is cool and will work with your skin tone are “ash,” “platinum” and “champagne.” Bonus – cool tones tone down brassiness! If you have pale or more translucent skin, ash and cool tones also look great on you and so do true reds, and burgundy. Hair colors for warm tones Warm skin tones look best in warm hair colors. Look for names like “golden,” “bronze,” and “copper” on your hair color box. Bonus – warm tones in hair color will add warmth to your hair color, which is often seen as red or gold. Note, cool skin tones typically have a blue or pink tint to them. While yellow, orange (and even green) indicate a warm tone. If your skin tone is ruddy, choosing ash or cool hair color can instantly tone down any redness! When in doubt, almost everyone looks fabulous in neutral hair color. Now choose your color, your perfect shade is just a This might sound a little embarrassing, but if you asked me what my natural hair color is—or if I came across the question on a hair color quiz, for instance—I wouldn’t know where to begin. I’ve been coloring my hair for so many years, and I don’t know if “real hair color” refers to the hair color I had when I was a child, or if it means the color my hair would be if I stopped dyeing it tomorrow. Help! I’m also not 100% clear on what a “level” is...and for that matter, what my level is. And once I know the answer to that, how do I figure out what level I want it to be? So many questions.
We love this question because it’s so relatable. If you’ve been coloring your hair for as long as some of us have, who knows what your “real” hair color is now? And if you started coloring your hair in your teens or twenties, could your natural color have changed? We’ve got a trick for figuring out what your current natural hair color is...but first, let’s talk hair color levels.
Hair color levelsThe level system of hair color is a universal system used by colorists, cosmetologists, and hair color manufacturers to standardize hair color charts. Your level simply refers to how light or dark your hair color is—the lower the number, the darker the hair. Our permanent hair colors range from level 2–10, with 2 being our darkest black and 10 being our lightest “natural” blonde. (We also carry three level 11 high lift shades, which are not “natural” levels and are not recommended for gray coverage.)
When we’re talking about hair color, speaking in terms of levels can help clarify things, because levels are a kind of universal language everyone refers to, regardless of what hair color shades are called or how they are described. “Medium brown hair” means different things to different people, but a level is the same (or similar enough) across the board. This is why it’s so important to know what hair color level you have now, and what hair color level you want after coloring, so you can find the shade of hair color that checks all the boxes for you.
What level is my hair?Knowing your current natural hair color level is the best way to help determine the best shade of hair color to use to get the results you want. Here’s how you can figure out what level of hair color you currently have:
1.Choose a section of your hair and hold it up, extended outwards away from the rest of your hair. (Hair always looks darker when it's layered on top of the rest of your hair and no light can come through the section.) For best results, make sure you are standing in natural light.
2.The section you’ve chosen should be from the farthest part of the crown you can closely examine. Your hair is always lightest around the front of your hairline, where it is finer and gets the most sun exposure. If you use the roots right along your hairline as your guide, you’ll probably come away thinking your hair is lighter than it actually is (which could result in your hair color coming out darker than you expect or want). 3.Take a very good look at the shade of hair growing out from your roots, close to your head. If what you're seeing is mostly gray, look for the color in between the grays. Tons of people think “natural hair color” refers to what color they were born with, or what color their hair was in early childhood, but our hair tends to change color as we age. Often, our hair gets darker when we get older. So, while you might remember having had lighter hair as a kid, you want to know what color your hair is right now, so you can choose the shade that will give you the results you’re looking for.
4.Now take a look at the hair color chart on this page. Which shade best matches your current natural hair color? That’s the one you want!
5.If you’re looking to go lighter or darker, that’s another story. Our hair color lifts 1–2 levels lighter—for example, if you’re a natural level 4, the lightest you will be able to take your hair is a level 2.
6.Going darker? Though it’s always easier to take your color darker, we recommend doing so in steps and only going one shade darker at a time (for the health of your hair). If your color isn’t dark enough, you can always go a shade darker next time!
7.Important to note: permanent hair color cannot lighten hair that has already been color-treated. So, if you most recently colored your hair with a level 5 shade, applying a level 6 shade on top of it will not lighten your color at all.
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