Hair color, Soft Summer
Take your colorto the chair.
You asked for cool and it came out brassy. Bring a named shade this time.
Soft, blended and low in contrast. Taupe brown, soft ash blonde or soft gray.
01 Bring this to the chair
Three shades, by name.
#5E524CTaupe brown
A muted brown with a gray cast.
- Ask for
- Taupe brown, muted, with a gray cast and no red.
- Skip
- Warm brown, copper and glossy red tones.
#B9AD9CSoft ash blonde
Blended and quiet, low in contrast.
- Ask for
- Soft ash blonde, with highlights close to my base.
- Skip
- Bright blonde and sharp, stripy highlights.
#A9ACAFSoft silver
Soft gray is a direction, not a fix.
- Ask for
- A soft silver, blended, with some depth at the root.
- Skip
- Bright white and a harsh, flat gray.
02 Why
Why it works.
Hair frames your face. Blended color keeps your soft coloring even, while strong contrast tends to stand apart from it.
Do
Stay blended and muted. Ask for taupe brown or soft ash blonde, with highlights close to your base.
Skip
Sharp highlights, bright copper and stark black tend to read louder than this season.
Muted and blended, no brass.
Highlights close to my base color.
Walk in with a shade that has a name.
The guide has three hair pages: what to say in the chair, how to keep it from going brassy, and a note for your skin depth.
