Warm toned people have golden, olive, or dark skin with brown eyes. Their hair is black, brown, or dark blonde. [2] X Research source People considered warm tan easily. If you are warm toned, your hair reflects gold, and gold jewelry looks good on your skin. Cool toned people have fair skin with blue or green eyes. They have blonde, red, or light brown hair. These people burn instead of tanning. If you are cool toned, your hair might reflect silver in the light. Silver jewelry looks good on your skin. Turn your arm over. Look at the veins in your wrist and forearms. If they appear to be green, you have warm tones. If they are blue, you are cool toned. [3] X Research source Another method is to hold a white piece of paper up to your face. If you are cool toned, your skin will look blue compared to the paper. If you are warm toned, your skin will look yellow or golden next to the paper. [4] X Research source

Going a few shades lighter can easily be done at home. Lifting your hair’s natural hair color a few shades can be achieved through a boxed dye. If you are going a few shades lighter on already dyed hair, but your hair naturally is dark, go for ash-toned blonde shades. Consider dyeing your hair with cool or neutral shades of blonde if you are doing it at home. Warm shades, with golden or honey in the title, can end up making your hair look orange. [5] X Research source

Alternately, you can try buttery or strawberry blonde shades. [8] X Research source If you have brown hair, be careful going too light because it can wash you out. Avoid platinum, white, or orange. Go for blonde highlights or lowlights instead.

If you have warm skin tones, avoid brassy blonde colors. Brassy blonde colors can end up giving you an orange hue. Ashy colors can leave you washed out.

Try buttery highlights on a caramel base. For a multi-dimensional, natural lighter blonde, go for a mix of butter, gold, and honey. [10] X Research source Dyeing your hair blonde works well if you were blonde as a child, or your hair got blonde as you spent time in the sun. [11] X Research source

Anyone can be platinum blonde, but it may take months to achieve. Lighter hair will be much easier to dye a white blonde. Hair that has been dyed before or naturally dark hair will take much longer. To safely dye your hair, you need to gradually lighten the hair. If your hair is dark, you won’t going to be able to reach platinum blonde in one visit. It could take months of dyes in lighter shades to work you up to a white blonde. Most hair colors need at least 3 appointments to achieve full blonde status. [14] X Research source For a white blonde, go for ice blonde if you are warm toned. Platinum blonde works better on cool tones. Remember - there is no white. Ask a hair specialist to help you understand the different white shades if you have trouble. Correct a brassy dye job at home by using purple shampoo. [15] X Expert Source Karen LeightProfessional Hair Stylist Expert Interview. 13 November 2020.

Your hair should be a pale yellow when you finish bleaching. If it’s an orange, which happens sometimes with very dark hair, wait a week to bleach again. Put conditioning treatments on your hair during this week. If you are trying to dye your hair platinum at home, you will need to use a purple toner or shampoo on your hair. This is a must if you want to dye your hair white blonde because it erases the yellow brassiness. Go for a 30 or 40 volume toner. Rinse with white vinegar to help keep the toner color longer. [17] X Research source Don’t try to leave the bleach on your hair for a shorter amount of time to reach a darker blonde and a longer amount of time to reach a lighter blonde. Bleach doesn’t work this way. It strips the hair if the pigments.

If you go platinum or ice blonde, use shampoos that contain blue pigment to maintain the color. Choose a color-care or bleach-safe shampoo and conditioner to preserve color. Try putting coconut oil on your hair once a week. Melt it down and put it on your hair, wrap your hair in plastic wrap, cover it in a towel, and leave on for about an hour. [19] X Research source

Stay away from styling products that contain alcohol. Alcohol dries out your hair, which is a problem with bleached and dyed hair. Hairsprays, gels, and mouses all contain alcohol. Check the label before buying and putting it on your hair. [21] X Research source