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Definition: Eumelanin
Simply put, melanin is pigment, but there are two types of melanins that give hair color its own distinctive coloring. I already gave you the scoop on pheomelanin, the pigment that produces red and yellowish strands, so let's move on to eumelanin. As you might have guessed, eumelanin gives skin and hair black and brown coloring.
Definition: Pheomelanin
Simply put, melanin is pigment, but there are two types of melanins that give hair and skin its distinctive coloring. Let's start with pheomelanin, which lends reddish tones to the body.
While pheomelanin can be found in light- and dark-skinned people, females tend to have more of this type of pigment in their skin than men do.
How to Choose Eyeglasses by Your Hair Color
Recently, I made my yearly — OK, it's been more than a year — trip to the eye doctor. I've worn glasses for about 14 years now, and from one "trendy" frame to another, I've had lots of different looks. Since some were good, and others I'd prefer to forget, that was the inspiration behind this series of posts on choosing eyeglass frames.
Apparently, Blondes Take Longer To Primp Than Brunettes
Goody Hair Care in the United Kingdom has conducted a recent survey of 3,000 women claiming that blondes spend take an average of six minutes longer to get ready than brunettes do. In fact, on average, it takes women with pale hair 72 minutes to beautify compared to the 66 minutes that it takes women with darker hair. How long does it take you to get ready?
Which Hair Colour Do You Prefer On Denise Richards?
Actress and reality TV star Denise Richards was spotted at several events over the weekend with newly lightened hair. I'm not sure if the Summer sun has oxidised her typically blonde mane, or if she's going for the beachy, bleach-blonde effect, but her hair is looking brighter, whiter and more monotone than ever before. Below we also see her pictured with highlights, lowlights and with her hair dyed in more of her natural and warm brunette colour.
Which Hair Colour Do You Prefer on Lindsay?
Lindsay Lohan was so determined to get golden locks this week that she reportedly spent an impressive 11 hours in the Byron and Tracey Hair Salon in Beverly Hills. The actress looked nervous as her hair colour changed from her natural strawberry blonde tones. It is being implied that the change is for her upcoming film role in Dare To Love Me and Lindsay even suggested that she might have to cut it short too.
Love It or Hate It: Amy Winehouse Has A Yellow Streak
No, I'm not insinuating that Amy Winehouse is a coward, in fact, she's anything but a shrinking violet going to court yesterday in a fashionable Vivienne Westwood outfit to fight an assault claim against her. All I'm saying is that Amy's gone blonde! Typically, we see her hair dark and styled in an ultra-teased half up, half down bee-hive.
Is Sun-In Back?
Raise your hand if you've tried Sun-In. My hand is raised — and so were my mother's eyebrows when I tried several squirts of the hair lightener back in junior high. My locks transformed into a rusty orange tone, and it wasn't pretty.
Hair Color How-Tos: Brighter Blondes
For the past week, I've been providing tips on how to keep your hair color looking fresh and fade resistant. I've covered redheads, brunettes, and raven-haired beauties.
And now, let's finish this series off by featuring tips for blondes.
Beauty Byte: Brunettes Are Better Paid Than Blondes
Are you shocked? In a survey of 6,000 people, it was revealed that two times as many brown-haired ladies work in positions that pay between £45,000 and £55,000 (that's around $59,360 to $72,550) than blondes or redheads do.
The study, which was compiled by the folks at Garnier Nutrisse hair color, also concluded the following.
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