Correct Colors for Certain Blondes and Brunettes Part 3
Titian and Auburn Hair Types
Part 3 of a 1927 magazine article on choosing fashion colors to suit your hair color and personality
THERE are four distinct groups in this class. First, the Titian blonde.
The true Titian blonde has flaming red hair that is vivid enough not to be called blond and light enough not to be called auburn; blue, gray or green eyes and a fair, colorless complexion. Any deviation from this true type must be taken into consideration when selecting shades—complexion deviations in particular.
Second, the Titian brunette. The true Titian brunette has flaming hair, brown eyes and fair, colorless skin.
Third, the auburn blonde. This type has hair that is copper colored, darker than Titian hair, yet more coppery than brown; blue, gray or green eyes and usually fair, colorless skin. Complexion deviations must be considered in selecting shades. Only if an auburn blonde has hair that is so dark as to be almost brown is rouge or coloring in the cheeks becoming.
And last, the auburn brunette. This type has copper-colored hair that is not brown, brown eyes and fair, colorless skin. If an auburn brunette has very dark hair and olive skin, then she is flattered by a bit of coloring in her cheeks; otherwise not.
These four types must give their hair first consideration in selecting their shades of becoming colors. Even if it sometimes seems as though the range of becoming colors is very limited, they must remember that the beauty of the hair is sufficient to compensate for this. No more glaring color defects are to be found than those made by red-haired people. The charm of this type is in its own natural coloring, and this must always be remembered.
Any of these four types must make a special effort to protect the complexion from freckles, tan and sunburn. They are at their best when the skin is fair and colorless, and any deviation from this is bound to detract. If the Titian or auburn-haired person has uncontrollable freckles it detracts a great deal from her beauty and makes certain of her becoming colors difficult to wear. White, browns and tan cannot but make freckles more noticeable. Otherwise these colors are the most becoming ones for this type.
The Titian or auburn types should never rouge, since it’s very desirable for this type to have a fair, colorless complexion. Rosy cheeks, as well as red and pink in any form, are not desirable as a color harmony with auburn or Titian hair.
About the same color suggestions apply to both the Titian and auburn blondes and to the Titian and auburn brunettes, save in the matter of shades. A person with auburn hair should wear deeper, richer shades than one with Titian hair. All brunettes wear to advantage the colors in the first half of the spectrum, and all blondes those in the second half. The following color suggestions apply to these four types, allowing for complexion deviations and the selection of shades to harmonize with the shades of the hair:
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