Changing your hair color has become as routine as changing your socks these days. Every so often, everyone wonders what it would be like to have a completely different hair color than the one they are wearing. Blonde or Brunette? Redhead or Blonde? There are certain rules and regulations that you should follow to predict if a hair color will look good on you or not.

To decide if you would look brilliantly beautiful as a brunette, take some things into consideration, and ask yourself a couple of questions before you buy any hair color. The first question with the most obvious answer is whether or not you are a natural brunette or if the color you have now is brunette. This is easy because many people who are brunettes have brown hair that is flat in highlights, dull, or mousy. If this is the case, a new, vamped up shade of brown could liven not only your hair but your spirits as well. Another issue to consider is whether or not your hair is currently damaged and broken or not. A brunette shade will benefit you if this is the case, because dark shades hide damage and broken ends the best, and light reflects off of dark hair more than blonde or red hair.

Many people, at one point or another, wonder what it would be like to be a blonde. Not sure how you would look with the light side of hair color? Think about some things before you go and buy your boxes of platinum blond hair color. You should first ask yourself if you had blond in your hair at all as a child. If you did, chances are good that you have the right skintone to pull of blonde as an adult. Probably the biggest consideration when it comes to blond hair is if you are up for a high maintenance color. Going from red or brown to blond is expensive. Everything from preventing to repairing damage done by the hair color to keeping your darker roots disguised, to all other maintenance involved. Sure, it is known that guys are very attracted to blonds, but if the hassle isnt going to be worth the prize for you, consider a different hair color switch.

Finally we come to the redheads. Red is the hot hair color for 2008, in all of its beautiful shades. If your skin tone is somewhat pink, you may be a good candidate for red hair, even lighter red hair. Many blonds opt for red hair as a nice change for a while at some point in their lives; it is not as drastic of a change as going from blond to dark brunette, and depending on the shade of red, can still be classified as light hair for the people with light, fair complexions.

No matter what your hair color is now, or what hair color you may be thinking of trying as something new, always take into consideration the key points listed above. Of course, when all else fails, if you make a bad decision, you can always buy more hair color to correct your mistake, but this can be costly and excruciatingly damaging to your hair, so be careful, consult your local salon stylist for professional advice, and of course have fun changing your hair color.