Hair color disasters happen to almost everyone, and fixing them incorrectly often leads to more frustration and expensive salon visits.
A typical mistake is trying to lighten brassy hair, which only increases brassiness, or darkening red hair, resulting in an overly dark shade. A little knowledge of color correction can save you tears and money.
You’ve likely seen a painter’s color wheel, a circular diagram with colors arranged between sections. You can easily create your own by placing the primary colors—red, blue, and yellow—evenly around a circle.
Then, fill in the spaces between them with the colors created by blending the adjacent primaries. For instance, mixing yellow and blue yields green.
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Color correction is simple with a color wheel. If your hair is orange, find orange on the wheel. The opposite color, blue, is what you need. Blue-based beige colors neutralize orange. So, use a beige-based color to fix it, no lightening or darkening needed.
So, the next time you have a color dilemma, don’t try to strip the problem out of your hair. Simply use your color wheel to cancel out the unwanted color. Doing so will save you a lot of time, heartache and money.