How many shades lighter can I take my hair?

How many shades lighter can I take my hair?

Nancy Braun (Master Colorist) gives expert video advice on: How can I determine what hair color is best for me?; How many shades lighter can I take my hair?; How many shades darker can I take my hair? and more...

When asking a question how much should someone lighten their hair, usually if you lighten your hair between a shade and two shades, you're going to be ok. When you start to lighten it three and four and five and six and seven shades, you really are dramatically going away from your natural color and creating something that's obviously much more dramatic. The skin tone, I always come back to the skin tone, it is very important. You have to be aware of lightening your hair so much. For instance, Gwen Stefani. She's very pale, and so the light hair works with her but you see, she usually has a strong lipstick on. She usually has strong eyes and that contrast works for her. But most women can't pull that off. So I always say the golden rule is between a shade and two shades.