Brunette

Spring Beauty

Spring Makeup Trends Customized to Your Hair Color

Your hair color can have a big impact on the colors in your makeup palette, and that's why Mark celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles recommends different hues for blondes, redheads, and darker-haired beauties.

Your hair color can have a big impact on the colors in your makeup palette, and that's why Mark celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles recommends different hues for blondes, redheads, and darker-haired beauties. Consider this your personal color-coded key to mastering the Spring makeup trends based on your hair color.

Blondes:
According to Stiles, the fair-haired bunch should turn to purple pastels to liven up their seasonal makeup palettes. Powdery lavenders or a more vibrant violet will accent the golden tones of the hair. She also recommends adding a touch of bronzer on cheeks to fake a sun-kissed glow.

Brunettes/Raven-Haired Beauties:
For those with darker hair and lighter skin tones, Stiles recommends bright corals and peach colors, because they're the perfect neutrals. "It's not as girlie as pink, but not as grown up as red," she explains. Want something more eye-catching? Go for a spot of jade or turquoise eyeliner, which looks especially striking for darker-haired women with deep or olive complexions.

Redheads:
Generally, redheads are discouraged from wearing bold red lip color, but Stiles believes it's a rule to be broken. Match your blazing hair with an equally fierce lipstick hue. "A red-orange lip looks more modern on a redhead," Stiles says.

Blonde

Study Finds That Blondes Make $900 a Year More

Is making more money one of your resolutions for 2011?

Is making more money one of your resolutions for 2011? Perhaps going blond is the answer, then. A recent study by British beauty and health retailer Superdrug found that blondes bring in over $900 more a year compared to redheads and brunettes. "The good news is that there is no difference for those with a natural hair color and those with dyed hair," said Superdrug's Simon Comins. The results, however, directly contradict the findings of a similar study performed by Garnier Nutrisse almost two years ago, so, you know, take it with a grain of salt. To find out more stats from the study, including why there could be a rise of the brunette in 2011, just keep reading.

Tips

So You Want to Amp Up Your Dark Hair? Try These Two Tricks

Celebrity colorist Johnathan Gale, who counts stars like Jennifer Garner and Charlize Theron among his clientele, is an expert at taking those that sit in his chair from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Celebrity colorist Johnathan Gale, who counts stars like Jennifer Garner and Charlize Theron among his clientele, is an expert at taking those that sit in his chair from the ordinary to the extraordinary. And all this week, he's been sharing his tips on how we can revitalize our own hair color, from amping up your red to perking up your blond. Now, let's see what he has to say for those of us with dark hair. To find out more, just keep reading.

Beauty

Paris Exhibit Explores Light vs. Dark

An angel or a vixen?

An angel or a vixen? A Jackie or a Marilyn? Light and dark hair have played different roles throughout history, but filmmakers have been the major influencers for the last century. They create the icons who drive trends and fashion, and now a major exhibit at Paris's Cinémathèque is tackling it. Through Jan. 16, 50 films are being screened with mythological figures like Ophelia, Lilith, and Medusa examined, and photographs, paintings, sculptures will be on display.

Celebrity Beauty

Best of Bella: Sexy Dark Lips, Sparkly Golden Eyes, and More

Do these celebrities look better as “Betty” or “Veronica”?


Nicole Richie

Do You Prefer These Stars as Blondes or Brunettes?

In Hollywood, stars are known are known for their frequent trips to their colorists, who often take them from blond to brunette to red within the span of mere weeks.
Pictures of Celebrities Who Have Colored Their Hair Both Blond and Brown 2010-09-28 10:01:03

In Hollywood, stars are known are known for their frequent trips to their colorists, who often take them from blond to brunette to red within the span of mere weeks. But when it comes to the blond bombshell style that's dominated for decades, some stars wear it well, while others look more fabulous in darker shades. Which of these five stars do blond better, and which look their hottest as brunettes?

Hair

We Give Ourselves Lady Gaga Hair — and Like It

Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have been going streaking lately — that's hair streaking, of course.

Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have been going streaking lately — that's hair streaking, of course. So we tried the colorful look out ourselves with help from Streekers ($11), a temporary liquid hair color. Find out how this temporary hair color worked out for us in the gallery below:

Tips

Want to Be a Sultry Brunette? Try One of These Colors

Most of us, at one time or another, will get restless with our hair color.

Most of us, at one time or another, will get restless with our hair color. Depending on the shade you choose, though, it can be an extremely satisfying or a pretty traumatic experience — especially if you're doing the color at home. So to help you get a cool new brunette shade with ease, we've found some sweet hues for your hair and skin tones. To find out which one is right for you, just keep reading.

Tips

Eyebrow Beauty: Choosing the Right Shade For Brunettes

When it comes to makeup, nothing finishes off your look quite like some well-groomed brows.

When it comes to makeup, nothing finishes off your look quite like some well-groomed brows. We already know that blondes should go a shade or two darker when shaping and filling in their brows, but what about brunettes? Generally speaking, brown-haired women look best using a product in a shade or two lighter than their hair color. This way, the brows won't look too heavy or unnatural, and the skin won't appear washed out by a too-intense pigment.

Depending on the lightness or darkness of your locks, look for brown shades in hues that complement the undertones in your hair, such as walnut, deep honey, sable, golden brown, chocolate, cocoa, mahogany, chestnut, ash brown, or bronzed brown. When in doubt, go for a taupe shade, which is considered the most universally flattering color. And for the subtlest-looking finish, apply your chosen brow product using short, feathery, hairlike strokes.

Hair

Why Isn't There a Name For Black-Haired Beauties?

People with blond hair are called blondes.

People with blond hair are called blondes. The same goes for brown-haired beauties, who are known as brunettes. If you have red hair, you're known as a redhead — whether it's copper, auburn, strawberry, or colored with reddish-violet undertones. Easy.

But when it comes to those with raven locks, why isn't there an official name designated for those with the darkest strands? Is it simply that black-haired is, in actuality, the most appropriate description? If you could give those with the darkest hair their own alias, what would it be? Ravenettes? Inkhairs? Blackheads? Nah, none sound quite right. Whether it's for virgin hair or it's dyed black, what's the best description you can conjure up?