“Kissed by the sun”, “red-shameless”, “children of the sun” - as soon as they call the owners of fiery hair, and these are only the most harmless nicknames ... Red-haired women are always in the spotlight, which is not surprising, because it is difficult not to notice them in the crowd. At all times, they were not indifferent to them. Either they were feared and burned at the stake, then fashion for red hair came, and women went to various tricks in order to achieve the desired result. In the modern world there is no bias towards the “children of the sun”, and they do not experience difficulties in society, unlike their distant ancestors. Women are happy to repaint their hair a red color, which indescribably delight the strong half of humanity.
Ancient genes
Many great minds of the planet are trying to unravel the history of the appearance of the “red” gene. Currently, scientists have hypothesized that the first owners of red hair were Neanderthals, which means that the gene responsible for colorful hair is more than 50,000 years old. Of course, Neanderthals long ago disappeared as a species, but the gene “homo sapiens” has inherited the modern species. Scotland and Ireland are leaders in terms of the number of red-haired people, which are very proud of. They are the descendants of the ancient Celts, who have a steep disposition and absolute fearlessness.
Red aliens
Another version of the appearance of people with red hair is simply cosmic! There is a hypothesis that they flew from another planet or from a parallel world. Many red-haired people possessed supernatural abilities - healed people, foresaw the future or influenced the weather. Their skin is more sensitive to ultraviolet rays, as it produces insufficient amounts of melanin, which, according to ufologists, is evidence of their extraterrestrial origin. The snow-white skin of red people tans very poorly or simply burns. In addition, red-haired people have a very low pain threshold and an increased risk of developing allergies.
Witches and courtesans
Not always and not everywhere they were friendly and cordial to sunny people. Many remember from school lessons stories about the Middle Ages and the awesome Holy Inquisition, whose sophisticated torture still causes horror and makes blood run cold. The main minions of Satan were considered red-haired beauties, more often than others they were accused of witchcraft, tortured and burned at the stake. In ancient Egypt, “solar” people were sacrificed to the sun god, begging for a good harvest from him. Arabs also treated the red-headed people in a special way, considering them the descendants of a woman who sinned with an insidious genie-spirit created from fire. The genies were treacherous traitors, for which they were sent to the earth by the great Allah. Only in Scotland, women with red hair were considered fairies, not deprived of magical abilities.
Beauty standards
Only in the Renaissance, the owners of fiery hair were left alone, and they took pride of place in society. Red-haired women were considered the standard of beauty, their portraits were painted by great artists, famous writers and poets of the Renaissance sang in verses and ballads. Many single women, trying to attract the attention of men, dyed their hair with henna, achieving the desired redhead. This led to the fact that already in the Enlightenment, all red-haired women were considered women of easy virtue. Everything returned to normal by the end of the second millennium, the sunny beauties regained their worthy attitude and high position in society.
"Red" psychology
Owners of bright hair color have an inherent brightness of character. These temperamental people always go ahead to their goal, they are optimistic and unbalanced. Confident in themselves, they differ in courage and easily rush into any adventures. They playfully carry with them into the thick of things and easily reach the pinnacle of success. Red-haired women are sensitive and vulnerable, they can cheer up and give good advice, but they themselves sometimes need a “vest”. These cunning witches fascinate men at first sight. They are the mistresses of their fate, few men can cope (or do not really want) with a complex character and transfer the reins of family rule into their reliable hands.
Color change
Not all women have enough brightness, self-confidence or the will to win, so the number of red-haired beauties is growing artificially. After all, no wonder they say when a woman changes her hair, it means that she will soon change her life. And it is changing, life is playing in bright colors, the attention of the strong half is significantly increasing, hence the increase in self-esteem. Many beauties resort to such a simple way to attract a man they like, because contrary to the popular belief that men prefer blondes, in reality it’s not so. Opinion polls showed that men secretly desire temperamental beauties with fiery hair. Many stars of Russian and foreign show business found themselves in this image and, judging by the number of fans, did not lose. Cosmetic companies offer a wide range of hair colors, you just need to choose the right shade of red color. Stylists or colorists in a beauty salon can help a woman who decides to radically change her image. There are a lot of shades of red hair:
- copper;
- brick;
- terracotta;
- golden chestnut;
- Red tree;
- Dark red;
- thatch and others ...
Professionals in their field will easily choose the right color, taking into account all the features of a woman's appearance. Someone will like dark red hair color, and someone will be especially attractive with a bright red tint. Repainting natural fiery curls is much more difficult, because they contain a huge amount of pigment. In addition, red hair is much thicker, so it is quite difficult for the coloring pigment to penetrate deep into.
Makeup for red
All owners of fiery hair need to adhere to the advice of makeup artists, because there is a risk of overdoing it with makeup and looking vulgar or, conversely, depriving a person of attention, then it will be lost against a background of bright hair. For the right choice of palette in makeup, you must take into account eye color and other features of the face. Choosing a tonal foundation, you need to focus on your natural skin color, because the main thing in high-quality makeup is to align, not change it. Also, the foundation will help hide the imperfections, but it is better to avoid pronounced pink shades so that the face does not look reddened. With blush, you also need to be careful, it is better to use soft peach shades. If necessary, you can emphasize the shape of the eyebrows using a pencil. For light red hair, a shade of one or two darker shades is suitable.
Focus on the eyes
The basic rule in makeup is to choose an accent. You need to highlight either the eyes or the lips. For daytime make-up, it’s better to choose soft brown shades of the eyeliner, for the evening you can use black eyeliner. When choosing a palette of shadows, you need to focus on eye color. Universal for all shades of red hair color shades with golden shimmer. For green-eyed girls, it is appropriate to use the green palette, as well as some purple and brown shades. For blue-eyed beauties, you can use blue and gray colors, they emphasize the brightness of the eyes. For owners of gray eyes, a green range is suitable, it can be supplemented with silver shimmer. Often there is a combination of light red hair and brown eyes, the owners of such expressive features will suit all shades of brown and green. A perfect solution for evening makeup for women with any eye color will be “Smokey Ice”, with the right application technique and the choice of shade, it will allow you to achieve a bewitching look. With a bright accent on the eyes for lip makeup, it is better to use the gloss or lipstick of bed or natural shades.
Emphasis on lips
If the makeup is dominated by lips, the choice of shades is diverse. It can be bright pink, purple and even fuchsia. Terracotta, brick, peach shades look very harmonious. And, of course, classic red lipstick, scarlet and coral colors. Dark matte lipsticks are currently very relevant - this is an excellent solution for owners of luxurious red curls. It is worthwhile to refrain from violet and orange shades. Eye makeup should be dim, it is better to choose light matte shadows and brown mascara. For evening makeup, you can use a little flickering eyeshadow and black mascara.
Natural decline
At the moment, the number of red-haired people is 1-2 percent of the total population of the Earth and, according to scientists, will only decrease. Indeed, only 6 genes out of 40 are responsible for the birth of a “sunny” person; moreover, at least one “red” gene from each parent is necessary. Most often, red-haired babies are born to red-haired parents. In the modern world, due to constant migration, interracial marriages are increasingly being made, of course, this shuffles all the genetic lines, and the chances of giving birth to a red baby are nullified. Therefore, if in your life there is a person with fiery hair, cherish it, because sunny people are worth their weight in gold!