A recent fashion trend has been dyeing hair in a honey shade. Many representatives of domestic and foreign show business liked this innovation. Actress Nicole Kidman, top model Bar Rafaeli actively demonstrate a honey shade of hair. The photos in the article prove the superb appearance of this warm tone. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with such light strands, what paint is better to get this color. We also offer photos of shades of honey hair color.
Features of honey-colored strands
Sweet honey tone is perhaps the most beautiful shade of red-brown color. It is associated with ancient times with something divine. It was such golden overflows that adorned the head of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Long strands in the color of honey were sung by the ancient Russian chroniclers and writers of the Renaissance.
At first glance, the delicate golden color indicates the gentle, soft, romantic character of the owner of such an image. Indeed, these girls have a flexible and feminine disposition.
Few beauties were lucky enough by nature to get a honey color. To help many fashionistas came modern paint manufacturers. Most often, the red-golden tone of the strands in Europeans of the northern and eastern countries (Denmark, Norway).
We can say that the golden-honey shades of hair are unique: they make the image seductive and sexy. In the palette of pastel colors, this color is quite neutral. Elegant calm and restrained sex appeal are associated with it.
A palette of honey shades of hair
All the variety of this hair tone can be divided into three types: golden, creamy, beige. The golden tone can be attributed to wheat, straw, honey-red color. Such shades have golden tints. This is the brightest tone of honey color. Suitable for girls with pale skin, green or brown eyes.
The creamy look includes the color "honey blond", "soft caramel", walnut. It suits beauties with blue and gray eyes. Gold tint in these tones is less than in the first form. Characterized by amazing flickering and transitions from warm to cold. They effectively complement natural freshness and tenderness.
The third group of honey shades of hair dye includes a beige palette. It is represented by tones of "cappuccino", "warm sand", honey-blond, chocolate-honey. The matte beige tones make the image romantic and sincere.
Golden hue for girls of spring color type
Even about 5 years ago, everyone used platinum blond paint. Today, cold beauty has shifted to the background. A warm golden tone climbed to the pinnacle of popularity. The color palette of light and dark honey shades of hair is quite extensive. You already read about it above. We only advise tinting to entrust an experienced professional and choose high-quality paint.
Representatives of the spring type of appearance will suit golden hues close to light brown. Such girls are endowed with green or blue eyes, pale skin of the lips, pale beige or peach face. Light strands against the background of pinkish skin covered with cute freckles inherent in this color type will look very cute. Among spring girls, there are sometimes blondes with a golden natural color of strands. Among celebrities, this color type includes Princess Diana, Anna Kournikova, Claudia Schiffer, Britney Spears.
Recommendations for winter and autumn girls
What is suitable for the winter color type? Such girls need a contrast between skin and hair color. They have a very fair face, with almost a bluish tint. In this case, you need to use a honey tone with cold tides. It may be a golden ash tone. The eyes of winter beauties are dark brown, green, ash gray. Among the celebrities, one can distinguish Monica Bellucci, Keira Knightley.
The warmest of the entire "seasonal" palette are considered autumn girls. They have peach skin, beige-golden, bronze, as close as possible to honey color. Nature often endows these beauties with strands of reddish tones: copper, carrot, chestnut. It is enough to correct them slightly, and they will turn into honey strands with a golden tint. Autumn girls are endowed with green, cognac, amber eyes.
Combination with summer type of appearance
Representatives of the "summer" type have light and transparent skin, through which the contours of veins are sometimes visible. They sunbathe very well and are covered with a pleasant nutty shade. These girls also sometimes have freckles. Soft creamy tones of strands are suitable for them: golden brown, honey-chocolate, coffee with milk. The summer type includes girls with gray, blue-gray, gray-green, hazel eyes. The color type "summer" harmoniously combines smoothness and blurring of soft shades. It includes stellar personalities: Natalia Vodianova, Jennifer Aniston, Merlin Monroe.
How to get the desired shade?
Hair beauty is very important for the stylish image of a modern woman. It is important that the wardrobe matches the chosen tone of the strands. The girl with honey ringlets is very tender and romantic. Her things should correspond to such a feminine direction. Do not use bright makeup, vulgar outfits. They do not suit honey tone.
Owners of blond strands by nature can easily be painted in a soft caramel color. Totally be able to change the style of coloring in honey-golden tones. It is enough for blondes to dye the tips in a similar color or to highlight individual locks. It is easy for fair-haired beauties to obtain a honey blond even with weakly active coloring formulations. In this case, it is enough for the hairdresser to tint the curls only slightly, and the hairstyle will immediately sparkle with new tints.
A beautiful game of honey shades can be seen in contrast. You can dye your hair in the desired golden hue, and treat the ends with a composition of chocolate-honey tones. This effect of sunburned hair looks beautiful on tanned skin. Girlfriends envy such a look as if the girl had just returned from a trip along the Mediterranean coast.
You can try mixing several similar shades of the honey palette. It is only better to use paint from the same manufacturer to achieve the most beautiful effect.
For dark-haired ladies, getting a honey tint is a little more difficult. After all, this tone stands in the middle of the transformation of a brunette into a blonde. Dark hair is subjected to intense dyeing. Bleaching and rinsing are sometimes used. To intensely lighten a burning brunette, staining is carried out in several stages. Often you have to get rid of unwanted yellowness.
It must be said that achieving a noble honey tone is not easy. 2 weeks after tinting, red curls appear. It is important to choose a very high-quality paint. Then you can get the natural color of the strands.
Honey shade care
Several times washed honey strands in blondes become yellowish, and in brunettes - red. After frequent washing, the color becomes dull, luster is lost. Therefore, such hair needs careful care. This problem can be solved by using special shampoos and balms to preserve color.
Once a week, it is necessary to moisten the strands with masks, serums, oils. There are also folk remedies that are recommended by many stylists. These are herbal based lotions and decoctions. To maintain tone, it is important to use tonics.
The right makeup for the color of the strands
Girls with honey hair need a make-up in warm colors. Too bright beauty image should be excluded. It is worth noting that golden overflows are combined with green, brown, peach, beige shades. You can use eyeliner chocolate and bronze tones. Black arrows need to be excluded. Mascara is also better to take brown. To express the image, you can use beige powder and peach blush. Lipstick can be matte or glossy, but in nude, pastel colors. The color of caramel, cappuccino, peach will do. Lipstick can be replaced with natural lip gloss.
Which paint is right?
You can get a real honey color only with persistent paints. The first of them is called Estelle. Such tones as “Sand Dune”, “Honey Nectar”, “Honey Caramel” are suitable. Paint "Estelle" gives a bright, rich, lasting effect. You can buy it in beauty salons or in specialized stores, on the Internet.
The Loreal company has many lines of persistent paints. Each of them includes honey tones.
The most natural result helps to achieve a professional Igora mousse. After its application, the hair shines with health and delight with beautiful tints. In this line there are tones: “golden blonde”, “beige blonde”, “chocolate-golden blonde”.
Easy attractive tinting helps to achieve Faberlic's Shampoo Concentrate. Its two tones are close to honey: "amber blond" and "hazelnut".
Getting the right shade by folk methods
There are so-called gentle methods to achieve a honey tint. The folk way is suitable for natural blondes and fair-haired girls. They can lighten strands with lemon juice or hydrogen peroxide. These tools will help make the tone lighter by two steps.
Turmeric is another available remedy. This seasoning of Indian cuisine is familiar to many. In the spice department of grocery stores, it is for sure sold. For the honey effect, it must be mixed with Iranian henna (1: 1). Apply to clean, dry hair and withstand the mass for half an hour.
Another seasoning stains the strands in a golden hue - this is saffron. It also needs to be mixed with henna. Sometimes used to give a honey tone to the root of rhubarb. It should be noted that the listed folk remedies not only tint curls, but also strengthen them, fill them with useful nutrients.