Find Your Level & Tone Hair Color Chart - Better Natured® (2024)

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Find Your Level & Tone Hair Color Chart - Better Natured®? ›

To determine your level, take a section of hair from the crown of your head and hold it out where you can see it, away from the rest of your hair. Then, compare it to our level chart, with level 1 being the darkest (black) and level 10 being the lightest (light blonde).

To determine your level, take a section of hair from the crown of your head and hold it out where you can see it, away from the rest of your hair. Then, compare it to our level chart, with level 1 being the darkest (black) and level 10 being the lightest (light blonde).

Apply to new growth/roots (dry hair), working in 1/4" sections. Let color process for 35 minutes (add 10 minutes for stubborn grays and vibrant shades). If necessary, add a little warm water and apply remaining color to ends for last 3-5 minutes of processing time.

Put simply, the color tones we choose for our hair should be in harmony with those of our skin. Warm skin tones look best against warm hair colors, and cool tones look best in cool hair colors. Sounds simple, right? Well, kind of, once you've figured out the undertones of your skin - and that's where we come in.

Start by parting the back of your hair down the center. Then, cover up any dyed sections of hair so that you're able to focus on evaluating your scalp. Have a friend match the color against our color chart to figure out the color closest to your own. For best results, make sure you're in bright, natural lighting.

It may not be apparent at first glance, but your natural hair and skin color are the same tones. The rule is simple – warm skin tones look best in warm colors while cool tones look best in cool colors. The goal is to pick a shade that best accentuates your natural features.

How do I find my natural curl pattern? Start with wet hair. If your hair is wavy, it will appear straight when wet and will shrink about 10 percent in length as it dries. If it falls in the curly category, it will look wavy when it's wet and it'll shrink about 25 percent in length when it's dry.

Directions : Better Natured Color is mixed 1:1. (Equal parts Better Natured Color & Developer) 2 Fl Oz Color, 2 Fl Oz Developer.

You should use about half the color mixture, avoiding previously colored hair. Leave color on for 30 minutes. If covering stubborn grays or using a vibrant shade, leave on for an additional 10 minutes. Keep the good vibes going by doing something fun while you wait.

One way to make your hair colour look more natural is to blend different tones together. This can be done by using two different shades of the same colour or by mixing a light shade with a dark shade. Experiment with blending your own colours and highlighting small sections to get a more natural effect.

What hair color makes you look younger? ›

Ten out of ten colorists agree, shades that are warm-toned read more youthful than cool-toned hair colors. Spicy copper reds, rich caramel brunettes, and soft honey blondes will warm up your complexion for younger-looking skin (hold the retinol).

Check out your veins

If you can see your veins, you may be able to use their color to identify your undertone. For example, if your veins look greenish, then you may have warm undertones. People with blue or purplish-looking veins usually have cooler undertones.

Identifying Your Hair Color Level

If your hair is dark brown or black, you're probably a level 1 to 4. If your hair is medium brown, you're likely a level 5 or 6. If your hair is a darker blonde or light brown, you're probably a level 7 or 8. And, if you have light blonde hair, you're likely a level 9 or 10.

Human hair color is the pigmentation of human hair follicles and shafts due to two types of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Generally, the more melanin present, the darker the hair. Its tone depends on the ratio of black or brown eumelanin to yellow or red pheomelanin.

Predominantly, human hair can be of five different colors: black, brown, blond, white/gray, and rarely red.

When you're talking hair color, it's important to understand the language of levels—because “level 4” means the same thing as “medium brown hair” and “level 7” means the same thing as “medium blonde hair” making it lot less vague when selecting a shade. (And nobody wants vague when it comes to hair color.)

At a level 10, most of the warm pigment in hair has been removed and the rest is toned out with cool tones. If your hair is dark-medium golden blonde this shade would be perfect to use to go lighter for a natural light blonde result.

Black hair is by far the most common natural hair colour in the world. In fact, around 75 to 85 percent of the people in the world have some shade of black hair.

The level system is made up of 10 numbers which help determine the depth level of your natural hair. 1 is black, 5 is light brown, 6 is dark blonde, 7 is blonde and 10 is the lightest blonde.