If you’ve been analysed under a tonal directions system, such as that used by Colour Me Beautiful, then it is believed that your dominant and secondary tonal directions (Deep, Light, Soft, Bright, Warm, Cool) can shift as your hair colour changes, as the natural level of contrast and brightness within your hair, skin and eyes alters. So you might once have been a Deep Autumn, suiting the darker, more intense colours of the palette, but going grey might shift you elsewhere in the palette, perhaps to Soft Autumn, meaning that the most muted, grey toned Autumn colours suit you best. ![]() But within that seasonal palette, your absolute best colours might shift. If you’ve been analysed under a seasonal system (so you have been ‘given’ one of the four seasonal palettes), it is generally believed (including by us at Kettlewell) that your season will never change. This is almost always the first question people ask when they discuss going grey in the context of wearing their best colours. I was reclassified as a Light Spring in 2018.’ – GailĪs a romantic, I obviously call my hair silver sparkle not grey!’ – Helen ![]() As my children became teens, my hair turned gray and now in my 70’s it is mainly white with some blonde tones. My hair darkened after children to what I’d call dirty blonde. ‘I was first typed as Spring back in the 1970’s when I was a golden blonde. Huge thanks to some of our Colour Club members who have helped us illustrate this post! So whether this situation is new to you because it’s been thrust upon you, or you’re getting the first streaks of grey and wondering how (and whether you need) to manage it, I’ve got the answers to your questions. With hairdressers closed (through no fault of their own) more often than they’re open these days, a lot of us are contemplating a whole new hair scenario – natural grey hair.
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