Cooler violet guide vs warmer rose for UK clients in autumn?

[Sarah L]

Now the weather’s cooled off I’m getting more fair clients booking. Do you lean cooler violet guide colours or warmer rose/peach for them in autumn, and does the guide actually change how dark the DHA looks after rinse?

Just trying to stop that slightly orangey look when jackets come off.

[David Kay]

Guide colour is mostly what you and the client see in the booth — it doesn’t rewrite the DHA undertone after rinse, but it does change how confidently you lay the mist and how “dark” it looks wet.

For fair UK autumn skin I’d usually pick a cooler violet or soft rose rather than a warm peach that can read orange under fluorescent light. Keep DHA mid-range and build over visits if they want deeper.

Suntana and a few OMG cooler shades behave nicely here; whatever you use, match aftercare moisturising so the fade stays even when central heating’s on.

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