Brownish shades have been popular for several years. They replaced the "radical black" color, and there are several reasons for this.
Brown hair, with all the features inherent in dark tones, looks softer and noble and is suitable for almost any type of appearance and age due to the huge selection of shades. Mocha, nutty, cognac tones, milk and dark chocolate are some of the trendy colors of this season.
Features of hair color dark chocolate and who suits
Bitter chocolate is one of the most luxurious and noble hair colors in the entire brown palette. Slightly cold, intense and complex, it adds charm and elegance to the image. Like all chocolate tones, this color gives hair expression, volume and shine.
Its important advantage is a clean cold undertone without redness or reddishness. The only trouble is that in some cases there is a danger of getting a very dark, almost black color. This chocolate shade will be an excellent choice for women of all variations of the Winter color type. This color type is distinguished by a huge variety of shades of skin, hair, eyes.
Winter color options:
| Cold winter | Dark or deep winter | Warm, or southern, winter | Bright winter | Natural winter | Light winter |
| Thin transparent, very light, almost porcelain shade with a pronounced bluish undertone | Light, beige or dark, always cold tone | Olive or bronze, with a warm undertone that is not very characteristic of this color type, easily tanning in the sun | Very pale, almost alabaster | Pale or olive (with blue or pinkish undertone) | Very light, |
| Dark brown or black | Black, dark blond or dark brown, with a cold tint | Black or rich chestnut | Black, dark brown or light ash, almost gray | Dark brown, cold or warm shades | Ash-blond dark and light shades |
| Gray or brown | Brown, sometimes almost black | Nut, green, green-brown, amber | Gray, gray-brown, gray-blue, very cold shades | Black, hazel, nut | Blue, marsh, green, gray-blue, gray |
The color of dark chocolate looks on girls of both the contrasting subtype "cold winter" and the delicate beauty of the subtype "mild winter". This hair color looks especially impressive with olive skin and warm shades of eyes of the southern winter subtype. In this case, the chocolate tones seem to give their appearance an inner glow.
Choice of paint shade dark chocolate
Bitter chocolate is a hair color that has been popular for several years. It is present in the palette of most of the leading cosmetics manufacturers.
Garnier
The famous French brand, which has been producing high-quality hair and body care products for over 100 years, has a huge number of patented innovations in its asset. Its products are made from natural ingredients and are very affordable in terms of price.
Garnier Color Naturals 4 1/2 Bitter Chocolate from the Expert Halftones collection perfectly paints even gray hair and gives it a well-groomed look.
It contains shea butter, olives and avocados that moisturize, nourish and smooth hair.The cost of paint ranges from 114 to 190 rubles.
Estel
Despite its youth, the Russian Estel brand has established itself well in the market.
Its history began with 15 shades of hair dye, and to this day it is this type of product that is most popular among professionals and ordinary customers from near and far abroad.
Hair color dark chocolate is found in several products of this brand at once. The price of Estel Professional Celebrity 6/76 ammonia-free paint-care - Bitter chocolate is 130-160 rubles. The product has a pleasant smell, perfectly paints overgrown roots and gray hair, restores and gives hair a glossy shine. The composition contains keratin and avocado oil.
All Princess Essex cream colors include a special extract from guarana seeds and green tea leaves and a keratin complex to provide hair care, hydration and shine. Princess Essex 5/76 Light brown-haired brown-violet (Bitter chocolate) also contains peach seed oil.
Has a delicate pleasant texture, gives a rich color and perfectly paints over gray hair. The price per package is 165 rubles.
The shade of hair, dark chocolate, is present in another line of this brand - ESTEL PROFESSIONAL Only Color (7.32 - Bitter chocolate). For her, a special Color Reflex system was developed, which provides deep penetration of coloring pigments into the hair structure and special color stability.
Care for curls and fight against split ends is provided by a special keratin complex Bio Balance and provitamin B5, and thanks to the UV-filter Fluid Crystal, the hair becomes resistant to fading. The cost of paint is from 135 to 150 rubles.
L'Oréal
Care paint L'Oreal Paris "Casting Creme Gloss" of the French cosmetic and perfume brand has in its palette the shade 403 - Bitter chocolate (price 375-440 rubles).
It does not contain ammonia and has a pleasant scent, and the royal jelly included in the balm helps to smooth the hair structure. The manufacturer promises color fastness even after 28 washes, full shading of gray hair, even saturated color and seductive silky shine.
Palette
Semi-permanent non-ammonia paint Palette Perfect Care 800 - Dark chocolate from Schwarzkopf contains silk elixir, which gives hair a smoothness and natural shine. It colors the hair gently and provides long-lasting and intense color. The paint has a pleasant creamy texture and completely covers the gray hair. Another plus is its affordable price. A pack of paint costs about 185 rubles.
Syoss
Dark chocolate is a complex and multifaceted hair color, and the best way to highlight this is MIXING COLORS by SYOSS. Paint 1-18 Bitter chocolate mix is presented in 2 tones in separate tubes - deep base and fashionable intense.
This allows you to give your hair a rich color with natural tints at home. without the help of a professional stylist. The set includes a conditioner with a creamy texture and a special complex in the composition, which allows you to maintain color even after many washes and smooths the hair structure. Cream paint reliably paints over gray hair.
Matrix
Matrix hair color cream does not contain ammonia, but includes ceramides, which protect the brightness of the color and the integrity of the hair structure even after 20 washes. They also give dyed hair a luxurious diamond shine.
The color palette is extremely diverse, but the color of dark chocolate is not represented in it. The closest tone you can find is Matrix Color Sync 7 MM. The original name of the color sounds like "medium blond mocha mocha", but the output is a noble chocolate shade with playful, multifaceted overflows of deep brown undertone.
The manufacturer guarantees an even, even tone along the entire length of the hair without sagging or overly colored areas. The cost of paint exceeds the options mentioned above and ranges from 636 rubles. up to 733 rubles.depending on the store.
Igora
The Igora Royal hair dye is recognized by experts as one of the best developments of Schwarzkopf over the past decade. This product of the company does not contain ammonia and is available in the widest range of colors and shades. The dye permanently retains color, completely paints over gray hair and is suitable even for damaged hair.
Silica, which is part of the dye, gives strength and strength to the hair, and biotin slows down the process of natural aging. Maslenitsa moringa is responsible for color stability. The dye belongs to the class of professional hair cosmetics, but it is also suitable for home use, even with a mixture of different colors.
The shade of dark chocolate is closest to medium brown chocolate golden shade 4-65.
However, if the result seems unsatisfactory, you can experiment with the chocolate palette presented in this line, whether it is medium brown chocolate extra (4-66), medium blond chocolate-golden (7-65), brown chocolate-golden (3-65 ), dark blond chocolate red (6-68) or numerous shades of real brown and light brown. The average price for a product is 400 rubles.
Kapous
A brilliant noble chocolate color with a pronounced cold undertone is presented in the Kapous Studio palette. This is paint number 5.8 - Chocolate. Kapous Studio cream color is suitable for natural, dyed and gray hair - in each of these cases it will provide a long-lasting intense tone.
Its constituent rice proteins and ginseng extract will give the hair shine, smooth and moisturize the hair. The price per pack ranges from 169 rubles. up to 200 rubles
OLLIN
Dark chocolate is a hair color found in many brands, but not always under its usual name. In the line of permanent hair dyes Ollin Color, it is best matched by a light brown-haired brown-ash color (5/71). After dyeing, the hair takes on a very dark, almost black color with beautiful glimpses of a chocolate undertone.
Ollin Color carefully dyes hair, and the Ollin permanent color cream care complex protects it from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation, nourishes, moisturizes, strengthens and evens hair thanks to the wheat proteins, sunflower seed extract and D-panthenol present in it. The cream paint contains a small amount of ammonia. You will have to pay about 149 rubles for the package.
LONDA
Londa AgeDefy cream color persistent 5/77 - Chocolate was specially developed for gray hair. It not only provides full coverage of gray hair, but also restores and nourishes the hair. Hair gains a long-lasting uniform color and a soft natural shine. The unit price is 206 rubles.
For dyeing all types of hair, including gray ones, another product has been developed - Londa Professional 5/71 dye (Light-brown brown-ash) with Vitaflection microspheres. The color pigments in them penetrate deeply into the hair structure, which allows you to get a long-lasting, even color and rich shine. The approximate price is 465 rubles.
How to get it at home
There are 2 ways to get the coveted dark chocolate shade at home. In the first case, we are talking about chemical dyes. They allow you to quickly and easily get a rich, long-lasting shade, however, even modern colors with a large number of care complexes, oils and proteins of cereals and silk over time negatively affect the condition of the hair.
Chemical dyes
When using paint in everyday life, it is worth considering that a beautiful, even color is most often obtained, if the original color is natural blond or light blond tones. If the hair has previously been dyed, then the final shade may differ significantly from the expected.
The approximate result of hair dyeing is usually indicated in the form of a photo on the package, but they also give only a rough idea.
The closest thing to the declared result when dyeing will be light hair, on dark ones the desired color can appear only in the form of an implicit brown tint, therefore, a color neutralizer is often preliminarily applied to dyed black hair, then the redhead is removed and only after that the paint is applied.
The red color is also considered difficult to stain. Sometimes it acquires a greenish tint, so it is better for girls with fiery strands to go to the salon. Dark chocolate is never applied to freshly bleached hair. Otherwise, it will not be possible to avoid the unpleasant red tide.
Natural dyes
The effect of paints from natural components will be much more gentle.
However, there are also disadvantages here:
- the effect of staining does not last long;
- often the color is washed out faster than in the case of chemical paint;
- natural dyes are suitable mainly for natural hair, and when applied to strands dyed with a chemical dye, you can get an unexpected and very unpleasant result.
If, after all, the temptation is great, experts advise applying natural dyes to dyed hair no earlier than six months after the last dyeing.
The main active ingredients that give the hair a luxurious chocolate tone are used:
- basma;
- henna;
- coffee.
Method 1:
- 3 tbsp. l. ground coffee, pour 1 tbsp. boiling water and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes, cool to about 50 ° C, mix with a bag of henna and stir until smooth.
- Apply thoroughly to hair, wrap with foil, wrap with a terry towel and leave for 2-3 hours, rinse.
- Such paint not only gives the curls a beautiful chocolate color, but also plays the role of a healing mask, because coffee stimulates blood circulation in the scalp, strengthens hair and accelerates its growth, like henna, which is also part of the paint. Henna additionally protects hair from the negative effects of the environment, and basma is a remedy for dandruff and a rescue for dull, weak hair.
Method 2:
- Basma and henna are excellent dyes in themselves. Henna usually produces golden or reddish hues, and basma colors from dark blond to bluish black (a side effect of a pronounced green or blue undertone). It is important to mix both in the correct proportions to achieve a beautiful chocolate shade.
- For blondes, it is 1 to 3 (one part of henna and 3 parts of basma). Instant coffee is added to the dry mixture and filled with water. The resulting gruel is applied to the hair, wrapped with a film and a towel and left for 4 hours.
- For medium-tone hair, for example light brown, the proportion is 1 to 1, and the skin is replaced with a decoction of chamomile.
- For dark brown-haired women and brunettes, the proportion, as for blondes, is 1 to 3, but without additional components.
With the help of henna and basma in the Middle East, women have dyed their hair since ancient times. This method was widely used in the Middle Ages and was well known in the harems of the eastern rulers. To obtain complex and unique shades, the powders were mixed in different proportions and generously flavored with expensive spices, wine, herbal decoctions or even incense.
Partial staining techniques
A single-tone, even hair color is noticeably inferior to multi-stage dyeing with mixing tones, because it allows you to choose the color that is most suitable for each type of appearance and gives the hair naturalness, and the color - depth and versatility.
At the same time, individual techniques are considered more gentle than total painting over the entire length of the hair. The noble shade of dark chocolate suits them like no other.
Highlighting
Highlighting gives the hair volume, splendor and a well-groomed look. This is a great way to add something new to your outfit without radically changing your look.This creates the illusion that individual strands naturally burned out under the rays of the summer sun.
Chocolate shades look especially advantageous in the California highlighting technique due to harmonious transitions from light shades to dark ones. It is also suitable for red, brown and light brown hair.
It is important that the dye is not applied to all hair, but to individual thin strands and dries naturally without foil. This minimizes adverse effects on hair.
Coloring
Coloring is rather a kind of highlighting using several tones that are similar or different in color palette. There are 2 types of coloring - vertical and horizontal.
In the second case, 3-4 shades are usually taken as a basis., and a smooth transition of color is carried out from the roots to the tips: from the darkest - through the middle tone - to the lightest. In vertical coloring, from 4 to 19 tones are used, and each individual strand is painted with one color.
Ombre, or gradient
Ombre as a technique was originally only a type of coloring in 2 tones, but over time it became a separate technique. With it, the segment at the roots is highlighted in a dark tone, and then the color is stretched to the lightest tone at the tips.
The color transition can be smooth or blurred, or the border between tones can be sharply defined. This technique works especially well on long brown hair - chestnut, chocolate, caramel or coffee. It gives liveliness and volume to hair.
Bronding
An ideal technique for those with brown hair, such as dark chocolate. It combines highlighting and coloring. Usually 3 or 4 tones of one palette are taken as a basis.
Bronding is one of the most gentle dyeing techniques, allows you to maximize the natural hair color or hide the flaws of a previous unsuccessful dyeing. It looks most effective on long or medium hair.
Shatush, or French highlights
This technique allows you to achieve a sun glare effect on the hair. It is suitable for both light and dark shades. The tone transition in this case is as natural as possible.and the regrown tips often look like part of the original design, so visits to the stylist for color adjustments can be made much less often.
Two more fashionable techniques - balayazh and majimesh - look very impressive, but are mainly suitable for light hair.
The popular color dark chocolate this season is present in the hair color lines of the most trusted and reliable cosmetic brands. This allows you to choose the most suitable paint for the price, composition, shade, which guarantees an excellent result and a luxurious tone for a long time.
Useful videos about dyeing hair in the color "Bitter chocolate"
How to dye your hair dark chocolate:
I like this shade in its pure form, without complicated staining techniques. Very deep and noble.