The hair color palette is a map that helps you navigate the variety of options and select the most suitable tone. Unlike the packaging, it gives a clear idea of the shade. Usually, samples are enclosed in a special cardboard booklet, opening which, you see artificial curls, painted in different colors.
Briefly about the main things
Why do manufacturers prefer synthetic materials when creating a palette? They are the most stable and durable, because they are constantly touched by hands. This is their main advantage - the client can not only visually evaluate the shade they like, but also move the artificial curl, seeing all the halftones and the play of color. The photograph on the package is not capable of this.
It is worth noting that the samples presented in the color palette of hair dyes are not arranged in random order, but according to a certain pattern. On top are usually the lightest shades, which gradually with a decreaserows become darker.
Kapus
Beautiful natural hair is a rarity. And gray strands, unfortunately, are relevant not only for older women. Professional paints "Kapus" will help to solve these problems, which are distinguished by a natural composition and a rich selection of shades.
The product is produced in Italian and Spanish factories. There is no point in doubting the quality of the product, because it passes double control: first, according to European standards in the country of manufacture, and then in Russia.
The paints are based on only natural ingredients, so they are considered safe. Due to the presence of oils in the composition, the pigments have a soft, caring effect on the curls. For example, cocoa butter strengthens the roots and thickens the structure. Also among the active substances are natural ingredients, hydrolyzed silk and keratins. They help to achieve brightness and silkiness. To date, the company produces 3 types of product:
- Proffessional - permanent pigment with laminating effect;
- Studio - with minimal ammonia;
- NonAmmonia Fragrance free - the composition does not imply the presence of ammonium hydroxide.
The Kapus hair color palette is represented by a rather impressive number of shades (see photo below).
Estel
17 years ago, the young company "Unicosmetics" launched a line of hair care, giving the brand a beautiful name "Estelle". Initially, registered brand products weredesigned not only for stylists, but also for ordinary buyers. To prevent possible confusion, it was decided to put markings. Thus, the products are marked Professional, and for amateurs - St. Petersburg.
The range of professional paints includes 4 unique lines with their own palette and a clear designation of directions. Therefore, the digital coding of goods from different collections does not match and is an indicator of completely dissimilar tones.
Of the existing four series, De Luxe is considered the most developed, represented by 140 shades:
- most of (109) are basic, which, in addition to coloring, perfectly hide gray hair;
- 10 - correctors designed to increase the intensity or, conversely, neutralize an unsuccessful color;
- High Blond - ten dyes for lightening;
- High Flash - 5 highlights;
- Extra Red - 6 unique red shades that are bright and creative.
Essex series is used by stylists for permanent coloring. The palette of hair colors "Estelle Essex" contains 114 tones:
- basic only 86: from radical black to pearl blonde;
- the brightening line includes 10 shades;
- ten red;
- to give hair a glamorous color, the Essex Fashion line was created, consisting of 4 tones: violet, lilac, pink and lilac;
- Lumen series essential for highlighting.
Sence De Luxe - professional ammonia-free paints designed for toning andgentle staining of clarified curls. Available in 68 variants: 64 of them are basic, and the remaining 4 (Extra Red) give copper, red, copper and red-violet hues.
"Deluxe Silver" - the latest series of hair colors "Estelle". The color palette includes 50 tones that perfectly mask gray hair. The photo below shows the most popular ones.
L`Oreal Casting Creme Gloss
"Casting Cream Gloss" belongs to the category of ammonia-free. Due to the presence of royal jelly in the composition, the product is not only a dye, but also a caring agent. Judging by the reviews, after the manifestation on the hair, the pigment is as close as possible to the natural shade.
In the kit you will find:
- tube of dye (48 ml);
- Hydrogen Peroxide Activator (72ml);
- applicator attachment;
- color fixing balm (use after coloring, 60 ml);
- a pair of gloves;
- instructions.
The above photo with the L`Oreal Casting Creme Gloss hair color palette shows the following shades (from left to right):
- black vanilla 100;
- black coffee 200;
- double espresso 300;
- dark chocolate 323;
- chestnut 400;
- cocoa with ice 412;
- frosty chestnut 415;
- chocolate truffle 432;
- chocolate icing 503;
- frosty cappuccino 513;
- frosty chocolate 515;
- chocolate fondant 525;
- maple syrup 534;
- chocolate 535;
- dark blond 600;
- milk chocolate 603;
- chocolate praline 635;
- caramel macchiato 6354;
- chocolate mocha 680;
- chocolate soufflé 723;
- caramel 724;
- spicy honey 743;
- spicy caramel 7304;
- nut mocha 780;
- light blonde mother-of-pearl 810;
- creme brulee 832;
- golden ash 8031;
- ashy (very light) 910;
- golden ash 931;
- light light blonde ash 1010.
Matrix Professional Hair Color Palette
This brand has been trusted by hairdressers all over the world for over 30 years. It is not surprising, because the products from "Matrix" allow you to get the desired uniform shade without the involvement of aggressive chemical components. Each color type in the brand's collection is represented by many shades (more than 80) and it is extremely difficult to list all the tones. But before you go shopping, we offer you to get acquainted with the most popular series:
- Color Sync is recommended by professionals for primary or re-coloring. The active ingredient is ceramides, the main task of which is to restore porous areas of hair;
- Color Sync Extra Coverage is the perfect tool for 100% gray coverage. There is no ammonia in the composition, the resulting shade is durable, and the curls themselves become more shiny and soft thanbefore processing;
- SOCOLOR Beauty - the composition of the paint is based on a caring complex of jojoba oil. Due to the presence of this component, the coloring will give not only a rich shade, but also protect the curls from the harmful effects of chemicals. The tool does not damage the hair structure and copes with gray hair;
- Ultra Blonde is a great lightening product that can turn a brunette into a blonde in one treatment.
How to understand the Matrix hair color palette?
For those who are not familiar with the brand, we note that the colors in the samples are indicated by letters that characterize the shade:
- A - ashy.
- N - neutral.
- W - warm.
- M - mocha.
- G - golden.
- R - red;
- V - purple.
- B - brown.
- C - copper.
Color saturation is indicated by numbers from 1 to 11 next to each other.
Garnier
Products of this brand fell in love with Russian buyers for an affordable price. The company released its first hair dye back in 1960, and it immediately received recognition from French women. Since then, other technologies, formulas have appeared, but the quality has remained unchanged.
The most popular lines of coloring products are:
1. Olia - 60% consists of oils that not only care, but also help pigments penetrate deep into the hair structure. When diluted, the product does not flow, as it has a creamy consistency. AThair color palette "Garnier Olia" 25 colors:
- Blonde (8).
- Chestnut (9).
- Reds (2).
- Redheads (2).
- Black (4).
2. Color Naturals - this product also includes oils: olives - for nutrition and restoration, shea butter - to add shine, avocado - for elasticity. Buyers choose it for the intensity of tone and 100% gray hair coloring. In total, there are 28 shades in the Garnier hair dye color palette, of which 13 are blond, 9 are chestnut, 3 are red and 4 are black.
3. Color Sensation is another oil-based product, but in this case, floral ones were used, which make the curls very soft. The composition also contains a secret ingredient - mother of pearl. Thanks to him, light is reflected from the hair, making it more shiny. Buyers note high durability and assure that re-staining will be required no earlier than after 2 months. The palette contains 25 colors, of which 4 are black, 1 is red, 9 is chestnut, 11 is blond.
4. Color Shine - an undeniable advantage is the absence of ammonia. However, the product is not as strong as the previous one, so it will not be able to cope with gray hair. With it, you can change the shade within no more than 1-2 tones. The Garnier Color Shine hair dye palette is presented in 17 colors.
Schwarzkopf
The company takes an honorable 3rd place in a number of global cosmetic brands. For the entire time of its existence, the German concern has released forstylists several professional lines, but at the same time he did not forget about ordinary customers and presented them with many collections for independent use at home. The most popular are:
1. Color Mask is a care product in the format of a mask that ensures the restoration of curls at each stage of coloring. In the palette of hair colors "Color Mask" there are 17 shades: Blond (5), light brown (2), chestnut (6), chocolate (2), black (2).
2. Nectra Color. Formulated with bio-oils and flower nectar, the product smooths the surface of each curl, thereby improving its reflectivity. "Nectra Color" not only gives the hair a glossy shine and beautiful color, but also paints over gray hair by 100%. Here you will find both natural shades (chestnut, blond, light brown), and incredibly fashionable: ash, blue-black, intense red.
Palette: photo of hair dyes, colors and palette
Surprisingly, of all the products presented in the review, the Russian market met the product from Palet only in 1997. However, this did not prevent us from gaining the recognition of customers in the shortest possible time.
The entire palette of hair colors of the brand, depending on durability, is divided into 3 classes:
- Only the tint balm belongs to the first level, which is washed off after 6-8 times. The pigment is evenly distributed over the surface of the curl, but does not penetrate deep into. If, on the one hand, this is a minus, then on the other hand, it is an advantage, since chemicals do not get intostructure.
- The second level also includes one collection - Color & Gloss, which is washed off after 26 - 28 times. The tool is a kind of intermediate option between deep and superficial staining. The "Color and Gloss" series is able to change hair color by 2-3 tones.
- Last level for long lasting color. Here the company "Palet" offers many collections, including Intensive Color Creme. A tool from this category can drastically change the color. The composition includes pigment molecules that are firmly fixed in the structure of the curls and are able to stay there for a long time. The durability is so high that even 2 months after dyeing, only regrown roots will have to be refreshed.
The photo with a palette of hair colors shows 32 shades that can be found not only in the Intensive Color Creme collection, but also in other "persistent" series of the third level.
Syoss
Among analogues, the brand stands out with the slogan "professional products for non-professionals", that is, the emphasis is on the following criteria:
- easy shade selection;
- high-quality coloring, as in salons;
- saturated color;
- affordable price.
The company approached the development of its products with all responsibility, so each paint was created under the supervision and assistance of professional hairdressers and colorists. In addition, the formula of all means is constantly being improved, sincethe main goal is to obtain the most saturated shade and minimize damage to the structure.
Based on this, the brand has developed several lines in which each palette has its own direction:
1. Basic - Color Professional Performance.
The manufacturer and buyers claim that the effect obtained is in no way inferior to salon coloring. The technology consists in the penetration of pigments into the deep layers of the hair. Moreover, a rather long level of intensity and excellent staining of gray hair are noted separately.
The following basic shades are included in the Syoss hair color palette:
1) Light (blonde).
- pearl 10-1;
- caramel 8-7;
- pearl 9-5;
- amber 8-4;
- dark blond 6-8;
- light 8-6;
- light brown 7-6.
2) Chestnut:
- warm 4-98;
- mahogany 4-2;
- chocolate 4-8;
- light 5-1;
- walnut 5-8;
- frosty 5-24;
- golden dark blonde 6-7.
3) Red:
- amber blonde 8-70;
- amber copper 6-77;
- intense red 5-29;
- mahogany 4-2.
4) Dark:
- black 1-1;
- dark chocolate 3-8;
- dark chestnut 3-1;
- dark purple 3-3.
2. Innovative.
The line is represented by three clarifiers. Each of them has its own intensity, and the effect appears on a certain shade.hair:
- 13-0 ultra - removes color pigment from dark to light chestnut;
- 12-0 intense - bleaches 7 tones from chestnut to light blond;
- 11-0 strong - brightens up to 6 tones and is designed for dark to medium blond and light brown hair.
3. Oleo Intense.
The series is represented by oil-based paints and, despite the ammonia-free composition, has excellent durability (up to 6 weeks). Like the base line, the Oleo Intense line is divided into 4 ranges of shades:
- light (8) - mostly blond and light brown;
- chestnut - natural colors with warm golden overflow (10);
- red - of all those presented, only "shimmering copper" (3) is close to red;
- dark - the most beautiful, according to customers, is a blue-black shade (3).
4. Mixing Colors.
The latest series is designed on the basis of two tones: basic and intense fashion. The palette includes 15 colors:
- light: 3 blondes - delicate, mother-of-pearl, metallic and "champagne cocktail";
- chestnut shades are in the same style;
- reds are represented by rich red tones;
- only 2 representatives entered the dark range: a blueberry cocktail (with a slight blue overflow) and dark chocolate.
Revlon ColorSilk
I would like to complete the review with this particular paint. Each product of the Revlon brand is distinguished by a gentle alkaline composition and is intended for permanent staining with oxidativeway. But the main plus is the absence of an allergic reaction. After all, many people are familiar with the problem of sensitive skin firsthand and cannot change the shade due to the itching that occurs after the procedure.
The Revlon ColorSilk hair color palette includes 34 shades, which are divided into 3 basic scales: light, red and dark. Colors are encoded from 0 to 6 according to the following principle:
- natural;
- ashy;
- rainbow;
- golden;
- copper;
- mahogany;
- red.
You can buy Revlon products only in professional stores. It is worth noting that the oxidizer is not included in the kit, so you need to purchase it separately. The consistency of the paint resembles a gel, which makes it very easy to apply on your own.