Graphite color on short, long hair. Photo, who suits, the best paints

Graphite hair color is a fashionable, original trend in hairdressing, which actively declared itself at the Paris haute couture week. The dark ash tone chosen by Hollywood stars allows you to completely change the usual look, giving your hair a bright cold shade with metallic highlights that persist during any photo shoot.

Color features

Graphite hair color (photo is given below in the article) - dark ash shade, a bit like a pencil lead trace.

The color chosen by Hollywood stars has many names, among which the most popular are:

• "wet asphalt";
• Cold gray;
• "Gray-haired" (not quite the correct characteristic, since the graphite shade is much darker and brighter).

Most correctly, this color can be described as black with an ash and metal dusting, which manifests itself in shiny tints. We love the graphite color of young girls who follow fashion trends, since a stylish metallic glow can instantly transform any hairstyle, making your mistress the owner of fashionable, sparkling curls.

Advantages and disadvantages

Graphite hair color is a bright modern fashion trend that has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Among the advantages of the "cold gray" shade are:

• the opportunity to get a bright, extravagant and very fashionable appearance;
• a beautiful metallic sheen, which looks especially advantageous on medium-length curls;
• the ability to easily hide the gray hair that appears and visually rejuvenate a woman.

The disadvantages of the shade include:

• "Capriciousness" of tone, which makes it unsuitable for all types of appearance;
• the difficulty of creating, requiring at least 2 stages;
• the need for careful care;
• a red tint that appears after lightening on the hair, requiring the mandatory use of tint shampoos with lilac pigments;
• the danger of self-application, since it is very difficult to create such a color at home;
• undesirability of use for various skin defects. A cold tone will immediately highlight all facial imperfections (acne, scars, pigmentation, wrinkles).

Who goes to

The graphite hair color (the photos of the singer Rihanna clearly demonstrate the beauty of shimmering silver dark ash curls) is a rather capricious tone that requires only healthy hair. On split strands, the metallic sheen will take on a dull, gray and unkempt look.

The most advantageous dark ash shade will emphasize the cold appearance of the winter or spring types, which differ:

• blue, blue, black eyes;
• very light skin (it is possible with a slight, almost imperceptible blush);
• native cold hair color (light blond, ash, black).

Graphite can beautifully transform the appearance of burning brunettes, giving hair an original, metallic shine. An extravagant and bold combination of a dark ash shade of hair will create with dark skin, but in this case it is better not to experiment on your own, but to entrust the selection of a suitable shade to a colorist.

Stylists strongly recommend dyeing your hair with graphite only in the autumn-winter season, since it is at this time that the skin is the lightest and cleanest, and dark ash, like any cold shade, will instantly highlight any facial imperfections (acne, red dots, rosacea).

Wet asphalt shade is contraindicated for aging skin, as it visually deepens mimic wrinkles.

Avoid a dark ash shade for girls who are different:

• thick blush;
• peach or golden skin tone;
• green, brown eyes;
• red, chestnut, chocolate with golden tint hair;
• freckles.

With this combination, the graphite hair color will greatly age the appearance, giving the hairstyle an untidy graying look.

The graphite color looks most advantageous on medium-length hairstyles for young girls. Older women should prefer a short haircut, decorated with a "cold gray" tint. This shade will reliably paint over the gray hair and visually rejuvenate the appearance.

Paint selection

Graphite hair color (photographs of tom-model Kim Kardashian demonstrate the original combination of the shade "wet asphalt" with a dark skin color) is best left to a salon specialist.

The master will examine the hair, assess its condition, natural color, remnants of the previous coloring and mix several coloring pigments, allowing you to create a unique dark ash shade suitable for a specific type of appearance.

It is allowed to dye on its own only black or light blond hair that has not been previously tinted. As an experiment, you can pick up a semi-permanent paint from popular manufacturers that retains color for up to 30 days.

SYOSS Oleo Intense, 4-50

The shade "Graphite Chestnut" without ammonia allows you to instantly transform your hair, while performing a full restoration work. Oleo Intense technology enhances the action of the dye, creating a long-lasting, bright, intense shade that covers up to 90% gray hair.

Due to the Cream-Oil formula, the dye is evenly applied to the hair without leaving streaks and restores the kapus, giving the hairstyle additional silkiness and shine. The cost of paint is 440 rubles.

HAIR DYE DE LUXE 0 / G GRAPHITE (Estelle)

The soft texture of the paint with a bright silver tint enhances the shine of ashy color on light or dark hair.

Due to the color dyes contained in the composition, cosmetics:

• enhances the brightness of the natural color;
• creates a new shade;
• neutralizes unwanted color reflections.

An ammonia-free concealer is mixed with an oxygenating agent before use in a 1: 1 ratio (for light hair) or 2: 1 (for dark hair).

The cost of the corrector paint is about 380 rubles.

L'Oreal PRÉFÉRENCE

Shade 1.0 Naples, inspired by Paris Fashion Week. Long-lasting cream color provides a deep, dark ash color of hair, which retains its durability for up to 8 weeks.

In addition to the coloring effect, the unique composition of L'Oreal PRÉFÉRENCE:

• protects against loss of color dullness;
• nourishes the hair;
• creates a protective barrier on the strands that prevents the washing out of coloring pigments.

The cost of paint is 540 rubles.

Cutrin SCC-Reflection

Shade Graphite 2.16 is a persistent colorant with the innovative Lamellar Emulsion technology that provides uniform coloration and color protection against washout for up to 7-8 weeks.

Thanks to the caring complex based on arctic cranberry oil, Finnish cream paint:

• nourishes and moisturizes the structure of the strands;
• evens out the hair cap;
• prevents protein loss;
• restores the damaged parts of the cutitula;
• facilitates combing;
• gives shine;
• protects against the negative effects of UV rays on coloring pigments.

The cost of the cream paint is 580 rubles.

Aroma Style Hair Color - 444 Graphite

Professional Bulgarian cream paint, which allows you to create a uniform dark ash shade, due to the deep introduction of coloring pigments into the kapus (even on gray hair).

The inclusion of macadamia nut oil in cosmetics helps to protect curls during dyeing, making them lighter, more elastic, giving an extravagant metallic sheen. Conditioner with aloe vera and jojoba ester repairs injured cabbage, makes it easier to detangle, leaving hair silky and soft to the touch. The price of paint is about 570 rubles.

Nouvelle Hair Color (6.71 graphite)

Cream color enriched with conditioning elements and natural ingredients (raspberry, yarrow extracts, rice proteins) provides gentle care and protection during coloring. The unique coloring complex allows you to evenly tone the hair and maintain the brightness of the shade for up to 6 weeks.

A tube of paint is designed for two uses, and requires mixing with a packet of oxidizing emulsion in a 1: 2 ratio (or 0.5: 1 for one color). The cost of the tube is 490 rubles.

"Rowan Avena" tone 723 (graphite)

Persistent cream paint with mountain ash extract (a natural source of keratin) penetrates deeply into the cauldron, securely fixing in it, which prevents the rapid washout of coloring pigments, providing uniform coloration, brightness and durability of the resulting graphite shade.

Combining a coloring base and a nutritious keratin complex, cosmetics:

• nourishes and protects hair during coloring;
• prevents increased severity;

The cost of paint is 136 rubles.

Rubella Beauty Metallic touch Metallic Graphite tone

A unique hair color with a bright metallic effect that instantly transforms natural color and cares for the structure of the strands. The formula of the dye with rice protein provides care and protection of the kapus during dyeing.

Balm with keratin and D-panthenol transforms the strands, while effectively combating the punchiness and stiffness, unacceptable for a metallic sheen.

The cost of paint is 280 rubles.

Toning dye for hair Igora Royal Silver White (Schwarzkopf Professional)

A dye that allows you to create a cool tone on your hair, which lasts up to 8 shampooing procedures. The coloring pigments included in the composition help to even out the color, giving the hair a shiny metallic sheen.

Depending on the mixing ratio, you can create a soft or dense tone on the hair. To obtain a rich graphite shade, mix the dye and the Igora Royal oxidizer in a 1: 1 ratio. A softer ebb requires the use of more oxidant.

Staining technology

Graphite hair color is considered very capricious, requiring a long (at least a month) dyeing process. It is most quickly possible to reproduce a dark ash shade on light hair. Brunettes may take longer.

It is best to go to a salon to create a new look, since the transformation of hair into "ash" requires preliminary lightening. The colorist will carry out the procedure correctly, eliminate the yellowness that appears, which necessarily arises after the discoloration of the strands.

The process of creating graphite hair color:

For blondes and light blond girls, the lightening process can be skipped by going directly to the second stage and using the ready-made paint, which allows you to create a graphite shade. To avoid dissatisfaction with a capricious color, you can resort to toning shampoos or crayons that remain on the hair for up to 8 shampoos.

Correct care

The graphite shade of the hair is very capricious, requiring increased care and frequent renewal, because in the absence of care, the beautiful metallic sheen will quickly disappear, turning into unpleasant gray streaks (which will be especially noticeable in high-frequency photographs).

Care rules:

1. Clean strands only with products formulated for colored hair. Such cosmetics seals the scales, preventing the washing out of the coloring pigments.
2. The use of special tinting agents to eliminate yellowish tint, including lilac pigments, preserving the beauty of cold shades. It is recommended to start application 2 weeks after staining.
3. Thorough protection against negative UV exposure, preventing rapid color fading. Fashionable wide-brimmed hats, scarves or caps will do this well.

In addition, you should minimize the negative thermal effects of styling devices (hair dryer, curling iron, ironing) and rinse your hair with herbal infusions (yarrow, nettle) or lemon water (1 tsp. Citric acid per 1 l of water).

After 2-3 weeks, you can start a course of regenerating masks using purchased preparations or natural oils (burdock, nettle, flax). This treatment will help prepare your hair for subsequent coloring.

To preserve the popular shade, you should choose a colorist and update your hairstyle every 4 - 5 weeks, since the growing tips and a pale metallic tint will give the hairstyle a sloppy look.

Graphite hair is a popular fashion trend chosen by top models and Hollywood stars. The dark ash shade, which looks spectacular in any style, instantly makes its owner stand out, striking with an extravagant metallic sheen that persists even during photography.

Article design: Vladimir the Great

Graphite Hair Color Video

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