Copper hair color is a warm shade of red with bronze and golden undertones that suit pretty much every skin tone. From rich caramel copper to dark mahogany brown, red copper hairstyles are bold and elegant – an ideal combo for your next major hair transformation.
To achieve a desired copper hue, your hair goes through different stages of color processing. Permanent or semi-permanent hair dye is mixed with a creme developer of a chosen volume to get the right shade. Here’s what you can expect when going copper from lighter and darker hair tones.
Blonde hair takes a new permanent color faster because of the lighter base, so it’s much easier to play with different shades. However, it’s important to remember about the filling process – replacing the natural pigment with color that was initially lost during the lifting phase. The perfect formula for a filler is to use a color one level above the desired result.
For light blonde hair going copper, dark blonde works best as a filler. In ombre to copper transformation, all color variations must be considered during the hair processing. For this client, the colorist chooses different shades of brown and copper to cover her light brown roots and maintain the golden undertones at the ends.
The stylist mixes dark blonde, dark blonde chocolate golden, and dark blonde copper to avoid hot roots. Medium blonde chocolate gold and medium blonde copper are applied on the mids and ends for a melt of color and natural coppery shade.
If you want to achieve a fiery copper shade on your dark hair, you must remember that a transformation like this requires aggressive lightening. This may include a strong developer, multiple bleaching sessions, or high lift color. In this video, a client with dark natural hair color gets a full head of lightener, aiming for light copper. The hair specialist does not use foils and opts for a detangling brush to get even saturation.
After lifting, the hair gets orange undertones that usually require color correction but work as a base color for this particular copper transformation. The hairstylist goes for the ammonia-free hair dye in copper red for the roots and then proceeds with a mix of coppery gold and brown copper for the mids and ends.
The result is a vibrant shade of copper with rich golden undertones ready to set the hearts ablaze. Because copper hues tend to fade quickly, dark-haired clients should be ready for regular touch-ups. Learning some tips for colored hair may also be useful to keep the color bright and luscious.
Going copper is always fun and adventurous. So, if you’re ready to commit to the new hair color, learn how to achieve your dream hair tone while keeping your locks bright and healthy.
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