Dark shades of hair perfectly complement the image of women with olive skin and brown, gray, green eyes. Dark hair is an opportunity to create almost any style, whether you are a vamp or a simple student. Modern industry allows you to achieve both chestnut and chocolate hair color. But which one to choose? For the average person, the difference may not be noticeable, but a slight difference in color nuances makes these shades completely different. Both chestnut and chocolate hair color are now at the height of fashion. The article gives tips on how to choose a shade based on the color type of your own appearance, as well as which dye to choose for the best staining result.
What is the difference between brown hair and chocolate?
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What is the difference between brown hair and chocolate? After all, at first glance, these shades are almost identical. Any experienced colorist will report that the chocolate shade does not have warm tones in itself, the exception is a light golden one. Chocolate is usually cold, that is, manufacturers add purple, blue, green pigments as mixtons in this shade. But chestnut implies the addition of copper pigment, which provides a fairly pronounced redhead.
At the same time, both chocolate and chestnut hair have the same level of tone depth - this is about 5-6. In simple terms, these tones do not imply going into a strong blackout, but they are also much darker than the usual light brown color (which is at the tone depth level of 7-6). This is the basic knowledge for paint selection.
Chocolate-brown hair color is also present in the palettes of some manufacturers of both professional dyes and the mass market. In particular, "Garnier" and "Estelle" have such shades. They imply a very light redhead - thus, the shade cannot be clearly defined either to chestnut or to chocolate. But colorists usually recommend choosing a more specific shade - either with a pronounced copper sheen (chestnut) or with golden or cold (chocolate).
In turn, the chocolate shade is also divided into a fairly large range of shades - it depends on the presence or absence of goldenness, on the severity of the ashy tone (that is, literally on the amount of addedpurple mixton manufacturer in the manufacture of dye). As a result, the result depends on the choice of one or another tone. How to maintain the he alth and beauty of hair after dyeing will be discussed below.
How to choose the perfect shade to complement your look
Before you finally decide on the shade of hair, you should evaluate your color type. There are four of them in total. They are named according to the seasons: winter, autumn, summer and spring. Of course, you can take the advice of a competent colorist on choosing a shade of hair, but with minimal knowledge in color, it is quite possible to decide on your own what suits your face more - chestnut or chocolate hair color.
- Girls of the winter color type have porcelain, delicate and very fair skin, have a contrasting appearance. This means that the color of the eyes contrasts sharply with the protein. Most often, the eye color of girls of the winter color type is rich blue, brown, black. For women of this color type, a beautiful chocolate hair color is suitable, but with an exceptionally cold undertone. If they try to dye their hair brown with a copper sheen, the appearance will take on a sickly unhe althy look.
- Girls of the spring color type also have white, fair skin, but they usually have freckles. Eye color - green, blue, all warm light shades. Women of this color type are suitable for chestnut tones at a minimum level of tone depth. This is a light chestnut-copper, mocha, mustard, dark caramel. They are also relevantshades of chocolate hair color with a golden nuance.
- Girls of the autumn color type can afford any chestnut shades. They perfectly complement brown eyes, olive skin and freckles. it should be noted that of all the color types, dark saturated tones with copper or gold most of all complement the image of women of the autumn color type - with such a shade of hair, the girl looks younger, her complexion looks he althy and even, her eyes are shining.
Which color type of girl does not suit dark shades of hair
Girls of the summer color type look faded with dark hair (especially with copper and golden nuances). It's not their choice at all. Women of the summer color type have gray or light blue eyes, skin without freckles. The maximum that they can afford from the palette of chocolate tones without the risk of acquiring a painful appearance is milk chocolate, that is, quite light and without a hint of warm mixtons. This shade should be as cold as possible, with the addition of a large amount of violet. Some dyes offer such options - for example, Capus 6.1, Constant Delight 7.1 or 6.1. It is important to pay attention to the unit (1) at the end of the digital code of the palette - such a dye will provide the coldest possible staining result.
You should also pay attention when dyeing hair color chocolate of all shades for the selection of hairstyles. If the hair is weak, split and broken along the length - not a single, even the highest quality dye, can turn them into luxurious silk. Even if the tips are dry, usingA well-chosen haircut can achieve their acceptable appearance. For example, a ladder with maximum thinning, or a square. An experienced hairdresser will always be able to advise a haircut that would best match the hair color and hide their flaws.
Chocolate hair color: types of shades
Modern coloring offers the following varieties of chocolate hair color:
- Milk chocolate suits even girls of spring and summer color types. They should give preference to this shade, because it is relatively light and almost completely cold. thus it is possible to favorably emphasize the whiteness of the skin. If there are freckles on the face, then you can also experiment with a chestnut shade, not too dark and without excess copper. Milk chocolate hair color reviews are different. Some girls were able to find their own image, their own unique style thanks to this shade. For others, it did not match the color of the eyes, they had to change their everyday makeup and the general direction of the style to the new hair color.
- Dark cold chocolate is ideal for girls of the winter color type. This is a deep, rich and luxurious shade that will perfectly complement the image of a vamp woman. In recent years, it has been very popular, therefore it is present in the palettes of almost all dyes - both professional and mass market. For example, Loreal Casting (an excellent ammonia-free inexpensive dye that can be purchased at any supermarket) has a Frosty Chocolate tone - it is differentan ashy hue without a hint of red or gold, while it is quite dark - but not black.
- Light chocolate is an intermediate option between dark and milk chocolate. The depth of the tone level is 5. That is, it is not quite dark, but it is far from light brown. Perfect for owners of both olive skin tones and porcelain. If there is any doubt whether chocolate hair color is suitable for the image, and how to dye your hair in order to protect yourself from an unsuccessful result, then it is definitely worth starting the experiment with this particular shade. It suits girls of any color type (except for summer).
- Chocolate-brown hair color (Syoss, Garnier and other mass-market dyes have this shade in the palette) differs from all others in that it has a copper tint. This fact scares some girls, attracts others. It all depends on whether you want a copper, reddish tone as a result of staining. Since the main difference between chestnut and chocolate hair color is precisely the presence of copper pigment, the chocolate chestnut color allows you to solve this problem. After staining, the redhead looks much less obvious than when stained in a regular chestnut color. But it is still there, and many girls consciously want to get a cold shade of chocolate, so they better stop using such dyes.
Brown hair color: fashion and shades
Helpful colorist tips on which shade to choose are as follows:
- stop choosing chestnut only inif there are freckles on the face, if the eyes are brown, and the skin tone is not too light;
- if earlier the hair was red, and the client wants to darken the general background, gradually abandoning the redhead completely;
- if under the overall image and daily makeup, the style of the client suits chestnut hair color.
Reviews of chocolate-brown hair color are different. Much depends on the dye: almost all the girls who used a quality product were satisfied: the hair looks thick, shiny and he althy, the color is deep and rich. At the same time, after the procedure, there were no problems with hair loss, they did not become more brittle or dry. But the reviews of those who used permanent dye are not so rosy: the girls note that the color is rather heterogeneous, it is washed off at the roots faster than at the tips, the hair becomes dry. Of course, each individual review should be passed through the prism of individuality, because each woman has a different initial hair structure, their density and properties.
Chestnut color has much less shades than chocolate. There are only two main ones: light chestnut and dark. The first is at the sixth level of tone depth, the dark one is at the fifth or fourth (numbering may vary slightly in the palette of each individual dye).
The difference between ammonia-free and permanent hair dyes
Which dye to choose? You can divide the whole variety of coloring agents into two large groups:
- Permanent, high in ammonia. Their advantage is high durability, but often they are ruthless in relation to the structure of the hair.
- Ammonia-free - do not contain ammonia, the composition includes a variety of caring components. The disadvantage of such dyes is that they are usually rather unstable and are washed off after a couple of weeks after application, the shine goes away, the color becomes dimmer.
How to do the coloring procedure at home
Who suits chocolate hair color, we have already figured it out. Is it possible to carry out the staining procedure yourself, at home? Of course, there is nothing complicated about this.
First you need to choose a dye. If you choose a product from the mass market, then you don’t need to buy anything else: the kit comes with cream paint, an oxidizing agent, gloves and mixing instructions. If a professional dye was chosen in a tube, then it will be necessary to purchase another oxidizing agent separately for it.
After the ingredients have been mixed, the composition should be applied to the hair, dividing them into strands beforehand. Start application from the roots, finish with the tips. If possible, after washing off the composition, apply a special balm or mask to the hair - this will help fix the acquired color.
Dyes that allow you to achieve a luxurious chocolate and chestnut shade of hair
List of popular and inexpensive dyes that will achieve the coveted shade of "bitterchocolate":
- Brelil Colorianne Shine 4.38 – Dark chocolate.
- Schwarzkopf Palette Perfect Care 800 – Dark chocolate.
- Estel Professional 7.32 - Dark chocolate.
- Syoss Mixing Colors 1.18 – Dark chocolate.
- L'Oreal Casting 403 - Dark chocolate.
List of dyes that will allow you to achieve a shade of light or milk chocolate:
- Brelil Prestige 5.18 - Light chocolate.
- Brelil Colorianne Shine 5.38 - Milk chocolate.
- Syoss ProNature 5-21 - Light Chocolate.
- L'Oreal Preference 6/35 - Light chocolate.
- Garnier Olia 4.15 - Milk chocolate.
- L'Oreal Casting 535 - Chocolate.
- Estel 7/7 - Light chocolate;
- L'Oreal Casting 713 - Frosty Beige.
List of dyes that will achieve chestnut and chocolate shades:
- Casting 412 - Iced cocoa.
- Schwarzkopf Color Mask 600 - Light Brown.
- Casting 513 - Frosty Cappuccino.
- Casting 534 - Maple Syrup.
- L'Oreal Casting 603 - Chocolate.
- L’Oreal Casting 515 – Chestnut.
How not to ruin your hair during dyeing: tips from stylists
In order not to spoil the quality of the hair after the dyeing procedure, you should follow simple tips:
- choose the oxidizing agent with the lowest concentration;
- do not keep the composition on the hair longer than the time specified in the instructions;
- refuse from metal utensils and combs with metal teeth duringdyeing;
- after the dyeing procedure, pay special attention to care, purchase professional products for this - this will preserve the color, shine and density of the hair even after using the most aggressive permanent dyes.
Hair care after dark color treatment
The following hair care rules should be followed after the dark coloring procedure to maintain brightness and shine:
- always use a heat protectant in cream or spray form before hot styling;
- choose a shampoo for color-treated hair that contains caring ingredients;
- if it is not possible to use thermal protection, then use at least a leave-in concentrate before blow-drying;
- natural oils are contraindicated for colored hair, as they wash out the color very quickly, and heterogeneously;
- choose a mask with nutritional properties, optimally if it contains panthenol, keratin or other proteins;
- choose quality combs, preferably with natural bristles, that prevent split ends.
