Take Charge in the New Year with Bold Color Ideas

The New Year means challenges and opportunities to shine.

Apply this "take charge attitude" to your hair with some bold hair color ideas:

1. Women get into the habit of using tons of foils on their head. Get away from the stripy highlights and go for a more sun kissed/youthful look with a "voilage" effect. The color is not coming directly from the scalp, but more like a couple of inches away.

2. Look to nature for color ideas and incorporate colors from the same tonal family. Two colors creates a funky, more dramatic look. Three colors are very pretty.

3. If you're a blonde, remember it's not how light you are, but how bright and shiny you can look. If your color is too ashy, it will absorb light and look flat. It it's golden, it will reflect the light and look healthy and super shiny.

4. Don't get trapped in your hair color. Don't be afraid to add warmth, sparkle and shine. Chocolate for brunettes and honey for blonds.