Jerrold D. Bass Discusses Hair Color Trends

"Jerrold D. Bass has found that mixing some blue black into the brown black gives the color great intensity without making it harsh."

Trying out a different hair color is a great way to give your old style a new direction, according to Master Haircutter Jerrold D. Bass, especially if you don’t want to make a radical change to your length, or have finally found a style and cut that really suits your face and lifestyle. Current trends have been pointing towards a look defined by “relaxed glamour”. Healthy, shiny hair is the must-have foundation, and it’s complemented by style that has lots of movement. Color is defined - it's either pastel blondes, cool browns, or brilliant reds.

Jerrold D. Bass offers some great ideas to help you incorporate the latest hair color trends into your own individual style:

Double-sided coloring is still a popular look that adds a lot of dimension to your style. Start underneath, by choosing a darker color like chocolate brown, and then for the rest of the hair, choose lighter shades like copper and bronze to go over the top. Darker colors will frame your face quite nicely, and when you style your hair with some curl or wave, the dark will stand out against the lighter colors. Wear it straighter, and you’ll mostly show off the lighter tones. It’s a great combination for variety, according to Jerrold D. Bass!

If you want to go for something subtler, then experiment with a more muted color combination like coffee, honeycomb and golden syrup.

If you’re a brunette who wants to stick with the brown family of color, break up the dark color with some golden highlights. If you must have a very dark color, go with a brown-black instead of flat black. Jerrold D. Bass has found that mixing some blue black into the brown black gives the color great intensity without making it harsh. Solid black can often be unflattering. Jerrold D. Bass also suggests asking your colorist to mix in some caramel and pink-red foils with a violet brown black base. He says that if these tones are used creatively, and with the proper amount of restraint, the overall look will be wonderfully dark and mysterious, with just a few hints of color showing.

Jerrold D. Bass likes to mix golden blonde with a very light ash for his blonde clients. Or for a more subtle but contrasting look, he suggests trying the ends of a bob cut colored with a pale pastel coral. If a client wants to try platinum shades, Jerrold D. Bass tries to keep it soft, using subtle platinum white tinted slightly with pink.

Here are a couple of suggestions for redheads: Jerrold D. Bass loves to go for a rich, fiery copper with a darker brown underneath. He has found that this works well on long hair and mid length hair. For another red combination full of zing, try cayenne, nutmeg and paprika. Jerrold D. Bass has some longtime clients who tend to want to be little more outrageous and individual in their hair color. If you are that kind of person, you might want to go for a brightly colored fringe, say in pink, and a few purple ends.

And for something that’s still quite striking, but not so in your face, just have your colorist do a lighter than usual highlight. As long as it's tastefully done, it'll look great. But definitely don't try this at home! Otherwise, you may end up in the salon, getting a bad color job fixed. Jerrold D. Bass has had to fix many color jobs gone awry, and it’s never a pretty picture!

When choosing colors, you need to know the difference between warm shades and cool ones. Jerrold D. Bass reminds you to think about which shade, or tone, do you want to be dominant? Unless the contrasting color will be applied in small amounts, keep warm tones together, and cool tones together. It doesn’t matter whether or not they are blond, brown, black or red, according to Jerrold D. Bass. For example, chocolate brown highlights look good with warm vanilla, even though the colors themselves are very different.

The important thing to remember is that if you want your hair color to turn out well, you must never try to do the job at home. Make an appointment with a trained professional like Jerrold D. Bass. They will be able to give you advice on what color will look good on you, based on both your skin tone, the way the colors are applied, and how much of each are used.

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