Caramel Hair Color

Caramel is a rich hair color, and a perfect choice for many complexions. Caramel color is a rich shade of golden color, and the hues can depend upon the manufacturer. It can range from light blonde brown shades to dark iridescent blonde shades. Any shade of caramel hair color will have some hint of dark and golden tint shades. Many times the caramel shade is also called toffee or butterscotch shade, hence it is important that you select the right shade of caramel for hair coloring.

Who Should Get Caramel Color?
Selecting the shade of any hair color for completely dyeing your hair or adding highlights or lowlights, depends on two major factors. The first is facial skin complexion and second is the eye color. Caramel being a warm color, it is important that people who have warm skin tone and eye color opt for this shade and use for hair dye or highlights. People who fall in the warm skin tone category can have brown skin tone, with pink or golden undertones, a ruddy complexion, pale complexion with peach or golden undertones or a freckled complexion. The eye color of people who fall in warm eye color category can be, golden brown, greenish blue, green or hazel eyes with brown or golden colored flecks. If you have any one of the skin tone and eye color, then caramel is the right hair color choice for you.

How to Get Caramel Hair Color and Highlights?
You can go to a hair stylist and completely dye your hair caramel, however, make sure you select the right shade of caramel to avoid your face looking too bright. You can also buy a kit and color your hair caramel at home, by following the instructions written on the product. To get hair highlights you can add few streaks on the sides, few streaks on the bangs and some streaks at the back of the head. Get around 8-12 streaks of this hair color. You can also get few streaks of other warm hair color like copper, dark brown, and shinny blonde highlights with the caramel highlights. This will add a beautiful multi-tonal effect to your hair. People looking for caramel highlights can also use the copper or dark brown hair color for highlighting. Caramel hair color with blonde highlights, will make your hair stand out even more. But, make sure you select a highlight color of blonde which is a shiny light shade. Opposite to caramel highlights, you can also consider going for a dark shade of caramel for highlighting. Lowlights hair color don't have ammonia and are done at the base of the hair, so that they add a more texture fall hair look.

How to Take Care of Your Colored Hair?
Before getting inside a chlorine pool, wash your hair with spring water. This will dilute the harsh chemicals. Make sure you avoid exposing your hair to sun; wear hats, scarves or use products with sunscreens to help protect against color fade and drying effects of the sun. Leave in conditioners generally contain sunscreens to protect against color fade. Use specially colored hair shampoos and conditioners, and stick to other mild hair care products. Don't brush your hair when they are wet, instead use a wide tooth comb to work out tangles as you move the comb from the ends towards the scalp.

So, select the right shade of caramel and get highlights, lowlights or dye your hair completely with a good shade of caramel and enjoy your new look!