Bored With Your Hair? Here's How To Go Red!

December 19, 2006

Since this week is red week in honor of the holiday season, why not talk a little bit about red hair care maintenance? A lot of people associate red heads with smarts, style and courage, however going red is a big and bold change.

Did you know that the most redheads in the world live in Scotland? Red heads also don't turn grey as they age; their hair turns to a blond color and then straight to white. If you are considering taking the plunge and dying your hair this fab, daring hue, here are a few helpful tips to consider before hitting the dye bottle:

If you are blond, try strawberry blond or light copper lowlights.
If you are medium brunette, try light copper or light mahogany highlights.
If you have dark hair, try dark copper, deep auburn or dark plum highlights.

11 Comments

pelininstyle 4 years 22 weeks

Drew and her eyebrows! Always the same story I wonder who plucks them that much! Horrible!

redsugar 6 years 22 weeks

I'm a natural red and I hope I go blonde. I haven't seen any gray yet and I'm 39.

Miami Gal 6 years 22 weeks

Redsugar, he may have had more of auburn. My stepsister is a natural red and my stepmother went blond. I have Scottish roots and my hair is auburn...I can say that I don't see grays appearing, but whites! Tiny blond highlights help alleviate this problem. A good temp stain I use during the summer when I'm in the sun a lot and it starts to get a lot of blond, I soak my hair in beet juice or cran. If I want more of a burgandy hue, I use red wine. Just some au natural solutions that aren't permanent and therefore not as damaging as dye.

JK Boogie 6 years 22 weeks

I love red hair...it would not suit me but if it did I would definately rock it

redsugar 6 years 22 weeks

I'm not so sure your are right about how redheads go gray. My dad is a redhead and he didn't go blonde. His hair started turning muddy red-brown and then went gray.

sweetascandi81 6 years 22 weeks

My favorite color EVER to color my hair is burgundy. Mucho sexy, I adore read hair! ~Trust Fate*Have Hope*Love Always~

PJM 6 years 22 weeks

Nicole looks better with red hair.

Casimira 6 years 22 weeks

I have had my hair dyed many colors but I like red the best. I do it myself with dye from Sally Beauty Supply...I use Feria Red Hot Red and it's awesome. :) It has to be redone every three weeks or so, though, because I have a lot of premature grey in my base color and it's really obvious when the roots start to come back.