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Last article we figured out if we were warm or cool and the implications for hair color.  Today, I am going to go into more depth in the warm tones.  If you are warm, you are either a sun or an earth (Color Me Beautiful calls these spring and autumn).

Sun

Suns usually have a creamy/tawny skin tone, sometimes with freckles.  In the sun you take on a golden tan.  Eyes are usually a lighter color flecked with gold.  Hair color tends to be warm or reddish.  Really dark haired suns tend to get a burgundy/brick red cast to their hair.  Colors that should be flattering to a sun are yellows, corals, and dusty rose.  Colors that are usually less flattering are bright pinks and blue-reds.  The colors that suns looks best in are inspired by its namesake, the sun, and its golden light.  Here are some celeb examples of suns to help you out:

Earth

Earths posess skin with coppery/terra cotta undertones.  In the sun, they tend to tan easily and can also get freckles.  The eyes are usually a little darker than the suns brown, green, or hazel.  Instead of lighter golden flecks, they tend to have deeper orange-golden flecks.  Hair can really run the gamut, but tends to get brassy (aka orange).  Colors inspired by mainly rich earth tones are best like chocolate brown and dark teal.  Colors that will not flatter are pale violet and bright fuchsia.  Some earth celebs:

You can see from the pictures that hair darkness is in really no way dependent on your classification, but also note that almost all of these women have at least a little gold or copper to their hair (all except Helen Mirren whose natural white and grey is amazing).  Suns gravitate toward yellow warm colors and earths toward more orange/amber warmth.  If you are a sun, try working in some golden bits to make the golden in your eyes really pop, and if you’re an earth try rich chocolate brown or copper.  Try new colors and see what looks good.  Try to figure out why a color doesn’t look good on you.  Is it too blue or too orange?  This will help you to find the tones that will be the most beautiful in your hair.

Next week I am moving into the cool tones, so stay tuned!