Blacks

Blue Black

Black carrying a visible blue cast, dark in a dim room and clearly navy tinted in daylight or under flash.

Blue Black

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Both renders come from the same edit instruction HairGlam uses for this look, applied to a studio portrait. In the app the shade lands on your own photo instead.

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This goes a step further than raven: the blue is pigment inside the color rather than a sheen sitting on the surface, so it shows as an actual hue you can name. In photographs the crown and the ends usually read distinctly navy while the interior of the hair stays black. It fades in an unusual direction, losing the blue first and settling into a neutral black over a couple of months instead of turning brassy.

Undertonecool. Strongly cool throughout, it sharpens against pink and olive skin and gives a hard, high contrast edge next to fair complexions.
Starting pointIt deposits over any brown or black base with no bleach, but the blue reads most clearly where the hair has some lightness in it, since a very dark base absorbs the cast.
UpkeepBlue pigment is the first thing to wash away, so a blue gloss or toning shampoo at four to six week intervals is what keeps the cast alive, regrowth appears in three to four weeks, and nothing is lifted so there is no condition cost.

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Questions about Blue Black

Which skin undertones suit Blue Black?

Cool undertones. Strongly cool throughout, it sharpens against pink and olive skin and gives a hard, high contrast edge next to fair complexions.

What hair do I need to start with for Blue Black?

It deposits over any brown or black base with no bleach, but the blue reads most clearly where the hair has some lightness in it, since a very dark base absorbs the cast.

How much upkeep does Blue Black need?

Blue pigment is the first thing to wash away, so a blue gloss or toning shampoo at four to six week intervals is what keeps the cast alive, regrowth appears in three to four weeks, and nothing is lifted so there is no condition cost.

Can I try Blue Black on my own photo before I dye my hair?

Yes. HairGlam puts Blue Black on a photo of your own hair in a few seconds, so you can check it against your skin tone and eye color before you book or buy a box dye. It is free to download on iPhone and iPad with 12 free looks: 4 haircuts, 4 hair colors and 4 makeup looks, and some looks can also be tried free in your browser at hairglam.app/try.