Bright Spring: Hair Dye

Hair dye is more than just a way to alter your appearance - it’s a bold expression of individuality, confidence, and creativity. Whether you’re concealing greys, enhancing your natural hue, or trying out vibrant, unconventional shades, colouring your hair lets you showcase your personality and emotions in a distinctive way. For many, it also serves as a confidence boost, helping them feel more authentic or symbolising a fresh start.

In Bright Spring, we see natural golden blondes through to deep brunettes as well as reddish variations such as auburn and copper.

In this article, we’ve used a variety of blonde, brunette and fashion colours to demonstrate which hair dyes we’d advise for Bright Spring as well as those that should be avoided.

Affiliate links have been used to provide additional visual examples. These products have been physically tested on our clients in order to provide the most accurate recommendations but results may vary. We always advise a patch test prior to dyeing your hair. To achieve some of these colourings, you may need to lift your natural colour or strip back any residual dye. This is something a professional stylist could help with.

Please note, this advice is generic for all Bright Spring individuals and recommendations will vary based on your unique colouring. Some trial and error may be required in order to find the best hair dye for yourself. For personalised advice, we suggest purchasing a Colour Analysis package with the hair option.

Bright Spring individuals generally have naturally blonde, brunette or reddish hair. These tend to be warm hue to the hue of the season.

They belong to a season influenced by light value but have high contrast due to their bright chroma. This means they can handle more depth.

Those who lean closer to Bright Winter may be able to handle darker variations of black. However, those leaning towards Warm Spring will need to select the warmer, lighter colours.

BLONDE HAIR

When we see blonde hair naturally in Bright Spring, it tends to be medium to dark in depth with golden accents. However, those leaning towards Warm Spring may be able to handle lighter variations.

The strongest colours for Claire in these examples are the medium and dark golden blondes in images two and three. This is because they enhance her natural contrast level, which defines her features and makes her blue eyes pop. For golden blonde, you could try Naturtint Permanent Hair in 7G Golden Blonde. if you’re looking for more depth, Schwarzkopf Oleo Intense Permanent Oil Colour in 8-86 Golden Dark Blonde may work. 

Compare the effect in these two images to that of the light golden blonde in example one. Claire’s skin is slightly blanched paired with this colour as it begins to reduce her contrast. The warmth works for her though as it draws out her peachy glow. A good option would be Garnier Olia in 9.3 Very Light Golden Blonde. However, she would need to balance this with brighter, deeper colours in her makeup, jewellery and sartorial choices. 

Looking at the last three examples, we can see why ash variations are not generally recommended to a subtype with a neutral-warm hue. These are cooler variations and better suited to Summer as blonde is not recommended to Winter individuals due to their intense contrast levels. 

Similar to the light golden blonde, the light ash colour in example one blanches Claire’s appearance. However, here, she has a blueish tinge instead of that peachy glow. This is because the cool tone clashes with her warm undertones. 

Examples four and five begin to cast shadows on her face due to the combined depth and coolness. 

brunette hair

Bright Spring belongs to a season influenced by light value. However, this subtype has a higher contrast level, which makes brunette hair a great choice for them. Like blonde, golden variations are better tolerated as this colouring emphasises the warmth of the season.

Example three is arguably Claire’s strongest option. The dark golden brunette makes her eyes sparkle and draws out her peachy glow. She ultimately needs some depth to echo her natural contrast level. It would be suitable for a Bright Spring leaning towards Bright Winter. You could try Clairol Nice'n Easy Crème Hair Dye in 4G Dark Golden Brown.

The golden brunette in example two has a similar effect, though this is slightly lighter. This one may be likened to Clairol Nice'n Easy Crème in 5G Medium Golden Brown.

If we look to example one, we can see how lighter golden brunette colouring begin to reduce Claire’s contrast. It blanches her image slightly, making her look pale. The effect isn’t terrible and may work for a Bright Spring leaning towards Warm Spring. These individuals would also need to balance this colour with warm metals, neutrals and accents in their jewellery and outfit choices. 

Like with blonde dye, ash products should be avoided due to their cool hue.

Where the light ash in example four blanches Claire’s appearance, the dark ash in example six overpowers her due to its combined depth and cool hue. The medium ash brown in example five also throws white on her skin. Ultimately, she needs some warmth to create balance.

Other hair

Due to Bright Spring's dominant clear chroma, bold colours can be really effective for them. The hair chart therefore features more violet purples, copper oranges and cherry reds than we'd see for other Spring subtypes.

In example four, we see a bright purple that makes Claire's eyes sparkle. This colour leans towards a cooler hue so is better suited to an individual flowing towards Bright Winter and would need to be balanced with warm makeup, jewellery and clothing. A good option would be Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color, Permanent Hair Dye in 4.26 Ultra Violet.

We also see a variety of reds above.

Auburn, as shown in example one, is seen naturally in Bright Spring individuals. This warm colour is similar to L'Oreal Paris Ammonia Free Semi-Permanent Hair Dye in 553 Spiced Auburn, which has some depth so balances Claire’s hue as well as her contrast level. 

The copper in example three has a similar effect. This colour is much lighter and blanches Claire’s image slightly, suggesting that it has reduced her contrast level. Deeper variations such as Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Color, Permanent Hair Dye in 7.40 Copper Passion are stronger options. 

Bright Spring individuals can also opt for cherry reds such as the one seen in example two. Claire’s image is visibly lightened paired with this bright hue. Colours like this require a lot of maintenance to avoid fading so toners are recommended. You could try Garnier Nutrisse Hair Dye in 2.6 Dark Cherry Red.

Pure black is not on the Bright Spring colour chart due to its cool hue. In example six, we see a green tinge on Claire’s face. This indicates that the colour does not balance her. 

There are a series of intense black swatches on the Bright Spring hair dye chart. However, these are included for those individuals leaning towards Bright Winter. They would need to create balance with warm accessories. 

Brown-black, as shown in example five, is a better option for Bright Spring as it retains the depth of the colour but offers it some warmth. A strong option would be Clairol Nice'n Easy Crème Hair Dye in 3 Brown Black.

STYLING

Bright Spring has a high to intense contrast level. This means their best colour combinations oppose what features in the individual’s natural palette rather than blending.

The above visual demonstrates how to effectively combine colours to repeat this contrast level if you choose to style your hair with a mix of highlights and low lights. 

Example one shows a light neutral using a light golden blonde paired with a bright accent, which is a light auburn. These could be combined as highlights or using the light golden blonde as a base colour and the auburn evenly dispersed as lowlights. This could also be done using a bright neutral such as brown-black with copper as a light hue. 

Another way to achieve this effect is with the use of contrasting hues. In example two, we have used a dark golden brunette with a cooler cherry red. Again, this can be achieved with highlights and lowlights or as an ombre effect with the ends a lighter colour. 

Bright Spring’s dominant colour quality is their chroma. Their hair is likely to be intensely glossy and needs to be maintained in order to boost its reflectivity. This can be done with the use of conditioning hair masks, argon oil and shine spray to help boost the hair's reflectivity.  

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