Have Black Hair? These Are the Most Flattering Colors for You
When it comes to color dressing, we’ve covered the best colors by skin tone, seasonal trends, what to wear (and avoid) in photos, and even what’s most flattering for blondes, but what about our girls with dark hair? Well, today is all about you (and your locks). While, as you can see, there are so many factors to keep in mind when choosing a color to wear, we thought we’d tailor a story just for our raven-haired readers. So whether you’re looking to expand your selection of neutrals, brights, or both, continue to see and shop the most flattering colors for you.
The Neutrals:
Black
Sounds strange, but the combination of black hair and a black outfit actually makes for a major power moment.
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Beige
Beige and black clothing look wonderful together, so it's only natural that this would apply to hair as well. The proof is in Caroline Issa's hair, dress, (and belt) combo below.
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White
Last up for the neutrals, the classic combo of black and white never gets old and will always lead to a striking look.
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The Brights:
Pink
Starting off with pink (in any shade), when it comes to brights, we were able to narrow our choices down to three main colors that simply stood out above the rest.
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Red
Next up is red, which we found wonderfully modeled by Eva Chen on so many occasions it was hard to choose just one snap.
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Lilac
Last up is the conveniently on-trend lilac, which is in the same family as lavender and light purple. As seen on Shiona Turini, lilac, with its mix of warm and cool tones, is the perfect complement to dark hair,
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Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles at Who What Wear. She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.