How To Incorporate A Color That Doesn't match Your Skin Tone

So you've read all about not being able to have the color you want in the last post, but if you're anything like me, it's going to take a lot more than that to stop me from trying! Yes darlings, you can be blonde without it looking faker than Barbie hair! You can be the dark bombshell without looking like a goth queen! So how? Easy. Take the color that compliments you best and frame your face and perimeter with a few chunky high/lowlights. Example:

All along the her face and underneath are a layer of chunky lowlight, about a level 4 that keeps the blonde from looking too harsh against her skin. When this gorgeous girl pulls her hair back, she gets a completely different look that looks rich and healthy. 

Now not all of us have jobs that allow a funky look like this, so now what? Here is my second example:

Beyonce has the same color blonde in both photos, but in the second photo she has dark pieces around her face, about a level 5 complimenting the level 9 blonde around the rest of the head. Not to mention a few sporadic lowlights mixed through. The majority of it is blonde, but even with 1-2 inch roots, the color still looks great and allows for less upkeep. Her skin tone is washed out in the first picture but she's absolutely glowing in the second picture. See her roots in the first photo? Her natural color is lightened with a single process application to fake a more natural look, but it's too light and ends up adding an unnecessary shade. To upkeep the look in the first pic she would have to get her roots done every 4 weeks, and even that is stretching it. See ladies? Another reason highlights and lowlights look better than a single process all over lightener.