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New Infographic Shows Best Hair Colour For Your Skin Tone

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Hey, spring. Welcome back. We're excited to see you again! So excited, we'll probably dye our hair a new colour to celebrate the sunshine and warmth you're about to bring.

But the issue is this: finding the right hair colour to match our skin tone.

We've all faced this dilemma when it comes to changing up our locks. How do we know which colour will best suit the colouring of our skin?

Let the following infographic from dailyinfographic.com guide you:

If you have a fair complexion with pink undertones (think Megan Fox or Angelina Jolie), "winter" shades are for you. Match a white platinum blond or jet black colour to your emerald green, dark blue or dark brown eyes and steer clear from changing up your locks to a golden or caramel blond.

If you have have a fair complexion with yellow undertones and relatively light eyes, then colours like ashy blond or brunette (stay away from those orange bases, however) will work best for you, just like it has worked for Taylor Swift and Amanda Seyfried.

For olive skin tones that easily glow (looking at you, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston), embrace honey and copper highlights, along with rich auburns. Trust us, the colour will go great with your hazel eyes.

And last but not least, for more bronzed complexions like Kate Hudson's, opt for 'dos with yellow and orange bases (read: caramel browns and butter platinums). These colours also work for naturally darker complexions with golden undertones, like Beyoncé's.

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UPDATE:

Even though this infographic does not mention darker skin tones, we want to highlight the hair colours that we think would best suit women of colour

Jasmine Merinsky, a New Talent stylist at Brennen Demelo Studio in Toronto, tells HuffPost Canada Style either a "jet black" or high contrast "platinum blond" would look stunning on darker skin with warmer undertones, like Lupita Nyong'o's.

As for Mindy Kaling, Merinsky says, "A softer brown or black with some bronzy toned highlights or blond balayage highlights," would best suit her golden undertone.

And for deeper-based complexions, like Alek Wek, a dark espresso or raw terracotta colour would work beautifully, Merinsky says.

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Hair Colour Ideas
Platinum Blond(01 of20)
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To channel your inner Elsa Kim Kardashian. (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
Dark Red(02 of20)
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Rich in colour and beautiful on lighter skin tones, like Emma Stone's. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Dark Brown With Caramel(03 of20)
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Caramel highlights, like Shay Mitchell's, will brighten up dark locks. (credit:Imeh Akpanudosen via Getty Images)
Ashy Blond(04 of20)
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You'll be sun-kissed and glowing, like Gisele. (credit:Leah Puttkammer via Getty Images)
Pink(05 of20)
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Bold, just like Nicole Richie. (credit:Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images)
Grey(06 of20)
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Not too crazy, but definitely not boring. It also looks great as a bob a la Zosia Mamet. (credit:Kevork Djansezian/NBC via Getty Images)
Honey Blond(07 of20)
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Look to Jennifer Lopez for the perfect shade. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Dark, Dark Brown(08 of20)
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Classy and elegant, just like Gina Rodriguez. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Violet(09 of20)
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Katy Perry's hint of roots makes this look fashion-forward and less costume-y. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Metallic Red(10 of20)
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If you're not into pastel shades, try metallic hair hues, like Jessica Chastain's. (credit:Allen Berezovsky via Getty Images)
Rose Gold(11 of20)
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Another way to take on the metallic trend? Rose gold, like Sienna Miller circa 2013. (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
Black And Grey(12 of20)
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Because we all know Rihanna is one of the biggest hair trendsetters. (credit:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)
Brown With Golden Highlights(13 of20)
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Chrissy Teigen's hair looks like she just spent a day at the beach! (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Light Blond(14 of20)
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California girl, like Gigi Hadid. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Chocolate Brown With Honey Tips(15 of20)
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Just look at how chic it is on Jourdan Dunn! (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
Fiery Red(16 of20)
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Christina Hendricks' signature shade. (credit:Chelsea Lauren via Getty Images)
Grown Out Blond(17 of20)
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A la Blake Lively. (credit:Stephen Lovekin via Getty Images)
Chocolate Brown(18 of20)
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Rich and luscious, and oh-so-pretty on Victoria Justice. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Brown With A Subtle Ombre(19 of20)
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Because sombre (a.k.a. subtle ombre), is the new ombre. Look to Lily Aldridge for inspo. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Golden Blond(20 of20)
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Because you (and Bey!) are golden, duh. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)

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