How can hair color affect the outcome of a hairstyle?

Liliya Sivolapova , a practicing master and teacher, founder of the Couturier Hair Academy, author of the “Philosophy of Styling” and L’ATTACHE courses, told us about this.

Let's answer the question: when masters work on their portfolio, what hair color do they want to see models with? Of course, with blonde. Why? Everything is very simple: on blond hair, the smallest details of the hairstyle are much more clearly visible - curls, styling lines, all patterns, any texture, and even the depth of color is better visible.

Blonde seems to enhance the efforts of the master: hairstyles with volume always look airy and light, and smooth textures become more noticeable and clear. When you create a “beach” texture with straight ends, flat curls or light waves, it is on a model with blond hair that the hairstyle will look most advantageous.

But what if the model is dark-haired? There are styles that look good on brunettes, such as the classic Hollywood wave. It literally looks like a wave, so its pattern is noticeable on any hair color.

If you are deciding on a mannequin for practicing braids or other hairstyles, I strongly recommend choosing a range from light brown to blonde. Because in photos for social networks, your weaving will not be as readable and beautiful.

As I have already noted, you will not be able to photograph work done on dark hair (and this is from level 6 and below) in all its glory, or you will spend a lot of time and effort processing such photographs.

But what if your client came with a photo of the desired result and her hair is dark, but the reference shows light hair? You clearly understand that hair structure and type are very different, not to mention facial morphology, haircut shape and hair length.

In this case, you must specify all the nuances that I just listed. Tell the client the truth, but don’t just say it, but show the difference and get her to confirm. Make sure that she sees the difference between the colors, no matter how trivial it may sound, she sees that the thickness, length, haircut are different, and, accordingly, she cannot achieve the same hairstyle in principle.

Yes, you will do everything possible to bring reality closer to the desired result, but you cannot promise exactly the same result. And you will definitely avoid conflict if you simply talk through all these aspects, and the client agrees with each of them.