![]() ![]() I don’t know about you, but I LOVE gray hair with gray, charcoal or black clothing. READY TO ADD A POP OF COLOR TO YOUR LOOK? Joie Elizabeth Gen Elizabeth Monique Parent What color makes more of a statement than red? Whether it’s red clothing, red glasses frames, or red lipstick, give it a shot! Sapphire blue looks especially striking with white or gray hair, but navy, light, and bright blue are also very lovely. Violet, plum, aubergine… there are a number of variations to try! Hot pink, dusky rose, light pink – try them out and see how you like them! Lisa Casas Michele Ray Jackie Pink is one of those colors that works really beautifully with gray hair. Please note that the colors represented below turned up most often in their Instagram posts, so that does tell us that women with gray hair seem to gravitate towards these colors in particular. Let’s take a peek at some of my silver sisters who were kind enough to share their photos with me and see how great they look in various colors (whether clothing, lipstick, or jewelry). Since going silver, I have finally started embracing the jewel-like colors the experts recommended to me, and WOW – they do make my silver hair sparklier and my complexion brighter!Īnd even if I do wear taupe or beige, as long as I wear bright lipstick – I stop fading away! (Being a rebellious teenager in the mid-1980s, and an art student in the late 1980s/early 1990s, I, of course, ditched those colors and only wore black. This meant that I would look great in “jewel-like” tones like sapphire blue, ruby red, and emerald green. If you really want to dive into it, you can have your colors analyzed by a professional color consultant.īack in the 1980s, when Color Me a Season was a Big Deal, I had my colors done and found out that, with my pale skin with pink undertones and with my dark brunette hair, I was a “Winter.” If you suit gold, you are more likely to be warm and if you suit silver, you are more likely to be cool.” from Silver-Style-Life ![]() Do you get more compliments when you wear silver or gold jewelry? One is likely to look cheap and the other will look expensive and lovely. Now find a piece of jewelry, one in silver and another in gold? If they are more on the green side, you are likely to be warm toned (because blue veins underneath a yellowish skin tone make the veins look green.) If they look more on the blue side, you are likely to be cool toned. Here’s a great way to find out if you have a cool or warm undertone: After all, we all have different skin tones, so it’s not JUST the color of our hair that affects how we look in colors, it’s also the undertones in our skin. There is a general consensus that bright, “jewel-like” colors are best with gray hair and that silver sisters should avoid warm (autumn-like) tones.īut I find that a bit simplistic. So I’ve spent the past few weeks reading all about it online and in books like Anne Kreamer’s “ Going Gray.” WHY AND HOW TO FIND YOUR UNDERTONE This got me wondering about what colors look best with gray hair. But when I wear bright colors like hot pink or red, I look vibrant! When I wear them, it’s like the life has gone out of my face – all the color is gone. Since my hair dye has faded, and my gray roots take up about 1/3 of my head, I find that I can no longer wear neutral colors (like taupe or beige) next to my face. The silvers have brightened up my complexion considerably! Mother Nature is one smart cookie and she knew what she was doing when she blessed people with silver hair. I have lost a lot of color in my face as I’ve gotten older, and I pictured myself melting away into nothingness if I had white hair, white skin, white lips…all that would be left would be dark eyebrows floating in mid-air, like an even weirder version of the Cheshire Cat! Are you curious about what colors look best with gray hair? Read on for some tips and inspiration!īefore I decided to transition, I really worried about how my pale skin would look with gray hair. ![]()
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