Photos - ©Thibaut de Saint Chamas for l'Oréal Professionnel
In the XVI century in Venice, it is sais that the beautiful women who want to highlight their hair that they had to take the sun when it was the hotter after having put in their hair an elixir of youth ! Sequence of history for the birth of a color: the light auburn
Christine Margossian
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Making one’s hair burnt so that the oxidation reveals a golden red reflection, this was the technique of the women in Venice in the XVI century.
In order not to damage the radiance of their pale complexion, they protected it with a eye shade. Indeed, it was during Renaissance that the tendency of the hair color started develop. With all due respect to the Church which considers that action is against nature.
After having tried several blond colors, the favorite one of the elegant women is that red blande with golden reflections !
The light auburn … this rare color in the nature can be obtained with a mix of lemon and saffron like a light activator, the famous sunbathing. Botticelli managed very well the art of immortalizing the beautiful venetian women with their flamboyant hair.
This shade today means a cheeky and stubborn spirit.
This a tendency which comes back as soon as a star adopt it. It was the case with Nicole Kidman, it illuminates our screens and invades our hairdressing salons. The muse 2014 of the light auburn is the American actress Jessica Chastain.
Our piece of advice:
For the blonde women who don’t want to change their light base, you can have a warm haircolor with a tone on tone copper golden reflection. It will be oxidized with the coming spring and beautiful light auburn reflections will appear.
