Trying to determine natural haircolor--Please Help- William, Paula, Anyone?

> I hope that someone out there can help me with this!> For all of my life, I always thought that I was a> medium brown. However, a colorist once toldme that I> am actually a medium to dark BLONDE! She said that> often we think we are darker than what we actually> are. Anyway-- if there is a colorist out there who> could possibly give me the names of famous celebrities> who have the following haircolors (so I can better> dtermine mine), it would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank> You in advance :)> Medium Brown> Light Brown> Dark Blonde> Medium Blonde> PS- I have tried looking at haircolr boxes for help--> but they are quite deceiving-- if i used a medium> brown, my hair comes out sooo dark and if a use a> medium blonde, it doesn't quite lighten me up enough.> Help!To Sherry;Your dismay in the final results of your coloring attemts is typical. The first rule of haircolor is "haircolor is not hairpaint!" Also, almost all haircolor displayed on haircolor boxes is shown on 'white' hair as a base color.Please read my article in the 'articles' section for a better understanding of haircolor 'levels' and shades and the cause and corrections in selecting a 'proper type of haircolor process and shade to achieve good results'. Just reading your letter sounds like you may be on the extreme of the capability of 'single process' haircolor. As to the "name of your color" in relationship to what people or your stylist wants to call it, the best thing is to get a swatch ring or chart and look until you find the color that matches what color you want to be,(target color), and what your hair is now, again as determined by the same swatch ring (your base color). Now compare and note the 'level' of lightness in both colors and do the math as I illustrated. This will give you the difference in numbers of 'levels' and the correction in 'shades' to achieve the desired color. Remember that single process color has its limitations and to take your time and study the article. If you are still not clear on this, repost and I will help. william

Thanks for asking. I'm sure you found what you neaded in Williams article. I found it to be very thourough and in my opinion, very accurate.