Two Colored Hair

[whyspar_rain]

Well i was thinking of dying my hair Black on top and a deep red on the bottom, my hair is naturally dark, not black, but dark, and i wanted to get outside opinions on this. im naturaly a cool complexion, and i think the contrasing colors would look ok...
any advice?

[Toni]

Hi whyspar_rain

So sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I wondered if someone else would want to chime in besides me all the time. (hehehe).
If you have the personality to take on such a bold trendy look, and this is what you really want, I would instinctively say go for it! However, I don't know your features like you do. You did say you have a cool complexion and I wanted to point out that red tends to be a warm color. The only way it can pass over into the cool colors would be for it to be one of the unnatural looking shades of red that has a blue base to it. Otherwise a true red and especially into the orangey reds, is warm. Therefore, a warm shade of red against your complexion, if it is more of a cool base, will not be so becoming to you. The black will, but be careful of warm contrasting shades.

[Toni]

Hi again,

I was doing this post when I remembered the statement I made about a "cool" red shade. This, though short, will give you an idea of what shade I am referring to.

HOWEVER, IF you do go with a warm red against your cool complexion, it would be your own statement....your scene hair.