Consider Your Skin Tone Women with cool skin tones generally look better in platinum colors than women with warm skin tones. Cool skin tones tend to be ruddy, not golden. If you have a pink or peachy complexion with pink or blue skin undertones, and you tend to burn before you tan, you've got cool skin tone.
Naturally, pale skin tones can pull the lightest blonde tones, such as lightest and ultra lightest blonde or platinum. Strawberry blonde works great too. Identify your undertone and choose cool and ashy if your natural undertones are cool, or creamy and pearly if your natural undertones are warmer.
Platinum is a hard one to pull off, but when you do get it right it can look amazing. This type of blonde works particularly well on a wide range of skin tones. The cool, icy and almost white tones tend to complement, rather than overpower or dull down your skin.
The key to picking the right blonde hair color is matching it to your skin tone. A warm blonde shade, like golden or honey, suits warm-toned skin, while cooler tones like ash or dirty blonde go better with cool-toned skin.
While the undertones of platinum blonde hair can be manipulated to fall warmer or cooler, classic platinum blonde is neutral and extremely bright, which makes it a great choice against your pale skin.
Here's the good news about the palest shade of blonde: everyone can wear it.
Fair skin with cool undertones looks great in all-over platinum hues. The recommendation: Go platinum! Yes, you read that right. If you have a fair complexion, pink undertones, and light hair you can pull off some of the more daring bleached hair looks because you won't have to go through a long process to lighten up.
White blonde and platinum hair are often described interchangeably. But as colorist Jaz España explains, there is a subtle difference. “The difference is that platinum blonde typically shows hues of warmth,” says España. “While white blonde has far fewer signs of warmth, reflecting cooler tones and icy hues.”
Finding the best hair color for your pale skin all depends on identifying your undertones. If your skin has cool undertones, you'll want to stick with ashy blonde, brown, and fantasy hues. If your complexion is on the warmer side, deeper hues such as honey blonde, copper, and caramel will go perfectly with your skin.
The super light, pale, icy shades—think platinum blonde hair—are cool. Golden, strawberry blonde, or honey blonde hair is warm, while neutral shades fall somewhere in the middle, think those wheat-y or buttery blondes, says Celene.
But unlike icy blonde, platinum blonde hair has a silvery, metallic appearance. It also has a warm undertone, making it a flattering hair color for morenas.
Silver-blonde hair is just a very pale blonde that reflects a silvery/ashy tone. It differs from platinum in that platinum keeps to a pure white tone, while silver-blonde will have a cool tone to it, appearing slightly darker, Tressa Yunchuk at Kharma Salons tells us.
Unlike other color, bleached hair doesn't fade technically, but the toner can wear off. That's why platinum hair can start to look yellow, which is what people refer to when they say “brassy.”
For instance, if you're beginning with light platinum or ash blonde hair, opt for ash brown lowlights to enhance the depth of your cool-toned hue. For those with warm-toned blonde hair colors like honey or caramel, stick to warmer brunette shades like chocolate.
Brassiness commonly arises in dark hair that gets dyed blonde or platinum, but it can also happen in hair that is being lightened to brown or highlighted. To better understand why your hair start to turn yellow, you will need to perceive what is happening during the whole hair lightening process.
“It actually doesn't affect the follicle at all, but it does lift the cuticle, and if not done correctly, it can damage the cuticle.” “Anyone with hair that is in good condition can be platinum,” she explained.
Caramel, honey, gold, copper, and strawberry give a healthy brightness that makes us look and feel younger. (Framing your face with lighter shades draws the eye away from any complexion concerns, as well.)
The best outfits for pale skin often rely on colors like emerald green, navy and bold shades of blue. If you like to incorporate watches or other pieces of jewelry into your outfit, choose cool metals like platinum or silver rather than gold or copper.
For Any Skin Tone: Icy Blonde
Warriner says that an icy white can work well on pinky, fair skin, but that it also adds beautiful contrast on darker skin tones and people with warm complexions. She adds, “If you have a warmer undertone, try a platinum with a tinge of yellow to better complement your skin tone.”
Here are some reasons: Platinum blonde is a very versatile color. It can be styled in a variety of ways, and it works well with both light and dark skin tones. It's a great way to make a statement.
Platinum blonde hair is a bright, silvery-blonde hair hue with more yellow undertones. Icy blonde hair is similar but more pearly white with violet or blue undertones.
#1 - Best Toner for an an Ultra Cool White Platinum Blonde
10.2 Extra Light Cool Blonde is the whitest, coldest permanent toner that we have. It contains violet pigments (purple, in other words). This is what you want to use if you are aiming for an ultra-cold, platinum blonde.
It must first be pre-lightened with a bleach, then toned to achieve that pure platinum reflect. Speak to your colourist and see whether your hair is in a good enough state to be bleached. Remember it is a big process and it means you must take your hair care routine very seriously.
Maintenance Level: Platinum hair is high-maintenance and requires touch-ups every four to six weeks (with a professional, to ensure your hair stays healthy and doesn't get damaged from all the bleaching).
Your hair will mainly be exposed to your tap water due to hair washing. This water is actually filled with metals and minerals, and since blonde hair is very porous, these will be absorbed, causing a slight yellow tint.