How to Choose the Right Color Wig?

Choosing a wig color is a big decision, and one of the main things to consider in this decision is your skin tone. You will want to make sure that you know your skin tone, and how to match a hair color with that tone, so that you can look incredible in your new wig.

Choosing the wrong color wigs for the tone of your skin can completely throw off your skin tone, or make you appear washed out or even ill.

How to determine Your Skin Tone

The underside of your wrists is a good place to start. This is your truest skin color and can help you identify both color and undertones.

If the veins you see on your wrists appear more blue or purple, that means you have cooler undertones, just as blue and purple are cooler colors on the color scale. If your veins appear more green, then you have warmer undertones to your skin.

What if you see both? This means that you have neutral undertones, neither cool nor warm.

Choosing a Wig Tone

When you choose a wig, you should choose a color tone that is actually the opposite of the undertones of your skin. So if you have cool undertones, you should choose a warm toned wig, and if you have warm skin undertones, then your wig should be a cooler tone. If you have neutral undertones, you can go either way. You should also stay within just a couple of shades, whether darker or lighter, of your natural color for the most natural and appealing look.

To give you an idea, some cool colors of hair are: ash tones of dark or light brown, ash blonde anywhere from dark to light shades, silvery-gray, deep red shades, pink or deeper strawberry blonde, and purple tones.

Some warm colors of wigs are: brassy brown, golden brown, brassy red, strong and true reds, brassy blonde, golden blonde, and brassy strawberry blonde.

Determining Your Wig Color Choice

Now that you know your skin tone and what some warm and cool color variations are, you're ready to narrow down your color selections. Your skin's undertones and your complexion (dark, light or medium) paired with the right wig in the right color, create a beautiful balance and make your features pop. One thing to be sure of is that you don't want to blend in with your wig.

Here are some ideas of general wig colors to look for with your specific skin color and tone:

1. Fair Skin with Warm Undertones: Chestnut, mocha, dark chocolate, medium to dark auburn, honey
2. Fair Skin with Cool Undertones: Gold, caramel, amber, honey, butterscotch, auburn, burgundy, red, strawberry blonde, amber, copper, rust shades, dark mocha, cocoa brown
3. Medium skin with warm undertones: Chestnut, mocha, dark chocolate, dark auburn, ash or golden brown, honey, amber, mahogany brown
4. Medium skin with cool undertones: Caramel, amber, honey, butterscotch, auburn, burgundy, red, strawberry blonde, amber, rusty shades, dark mocha, cocoa brown
5. Olive skin with warm undertones: Mocha, dark chocolate, dark golden auburn, licorice black, blue-black
6. Olive Skin with cool undertones: Warm chocolate brown, golden brown or blonde, warm or true black, dark mocha, cocoa, or brown-black
7. Dark skin with warm undertones: Softer blacks, toffee or cool caramels, licorice, blue-black
8. Dark skin with cool undertones: Striking dark blonde, warm chocolate, or brassy warm golden blonde, dark mocha, cocoa, or brown-black

Whether you’re experiencing hair loss, or just want to try a wig for a great new do, even be sure to choose a color that will look as incredible as you are! We have a great selection of wigs for women including specialty wigs for black women, wigs for kids, and wigs for men. Take a look and find a variety of styles in many colors that will work great with your skin color and tone. Choose from different caps like monofilament and full lace wigs, and even take your research a step further and find just the right style wigs for your face shape.