How to achieve the perfect shade of Red Hair

With the recent slew of celebrities opting to become a ginger we have stumbled across a great article on Shine with celebrity stylist secrets of maintaining the perfect shade of red.


Some tips include:

• Choose a natural looking red by taking slow steps towards red hair a la Blake Lively with a rich strawberry blonde semi-permanent color that will wash out slowly.
• Make a bold statement when you have dark hair with a LOUD Red a la Rihanna but take note that while red fades fast its remnant color stays a long long time

While the tips are great, we always stand behind the idea of using hair extensions to flirt with hair color.  Sew ins are a great way to do this since it allows the majority of your hair to be braided away and protected from harsh colors while you experiment away with a range of reds.  The key colors to look for in hair extensions to achieve reds are:

• Color 30:  Light Auburn 
• Color 27: Strawberry Blonde
• Color 33: Dark Auburn 
• Color 32: True Blood Red 
• Color 35:  Deep Mahogany Red 
• Color 613:  This is a platinum blonde which serves as a good base for depositing a rich red color similar to Manic Panic to achieve a bold red statement 

We also have the option to shop by color on sunnyshair.com.  
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