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5 trending hair colours perfect for Indian skin tones

What colour suits you?
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What colour suits you?
There is a lot that goes into selecting a colour that suits you the best. The colour has to compliment your skin, hair type and overall hue of natural hair colour. Choosing the colour will help to bring out your unique characteristics and provide more dimension to your overall hair so you'll look healthier, fuller, brighter, etc.
Wine (Red)
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Wine (Red)
A brilliant, vibrant color used to enhance the beauty of your hair. It works great with all medium to dark shades of Indian skin colour. When using wine red as an accent, you will see significant differences between straight and curly styles; wine red will not only make your straight hair look more appealing, but it will also enhance the overall effect of your curls/waves by adding dimension and fullness to your hair.
Caramel (Ombre)
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Caramel (Ombre)
Caramel ombre uses warm honey, light amber, caramel, to create a beautiful natural look that resembles someone who spent too much time in the sun during summer months (These are often referred to as "Sun-Kissed" effects). They can easily be achieved by fading the caramel tones from the tips of your hair to the base of your hair and by pairing wavy/curly styles together to create movement due to the fade. This will enhance any Indian complexions.
Warm honey (blonde) highlights
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Warm honey (blonde) highlights
The addition of warm honey (blonde) highlights can brighten your face while being compatible between lighter and darker coloured hair. Warm honey highlights give the illusion of sunshine reflecting upon you. These colours commonly suit individuals with an olive or wheat satan (lighter skin). Warm honey highlights will add shine and definition both to long straight, layered, or soft curls professional-looking hairstyles.
Chocolate (Brown)
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Chocolate (Brown)
Chocolate brown is a timeless classic. This colour harmonizes beautifully with virtually any colour from across the Indian spectrum. The richness of chocolate brown creates a natural glossy look while improving frizz control and providing a natural appearance to your hair whether straight or texturally (curly).
Burgundy
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Burgundy
Burgundy is the combination of red and purple (subtle). Burgundy creates a dramatic and sophisticated appearance. Burgundy provides added depth to your hair to enhance volume, texture, and enhance any driftiness that commonly occurs in curly, wavy, and voluminous types of hairstyles against darker complexions.
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