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“I like to bring the fire wherever I go!”
Fall is the perfect time to switch things up with a new redhead haircut. Getting a new cut can be scary if you don’t know what you want. Well here are a few tips to help you decide which haircut you should get!
One thing you can’t do with a haircut is adding hair on (unless you get some ginger extensions) so be sure to consider the length you have now. If your hair is chin or above it may be considered “short”. If your hair is chin to collarbone it may be considered “medium”. If your hair is longer than that it’s considered “long”.
Do you like your current style but just need some shaping and upkeep? You’ll want to just get a trim and maybe add some layers. If you want to make a big change, consider chopping off a few inches, adding layers, or getting bangs.
If you’ve always had hair around the same length, it can be a big change to get used to something shorter. Consider your lifestyle and how much effort you want to put into your hair. If you are super active or like to wear your hair up, don’t go for anything shorter than your collarbone.
Thinning and layers can help shape your hair and reduce some weight. Consider if you want to do either of these things prior to getting a cut. Let your stylist know you want one or both of these changes made so they can adjust the cut accordingly.
If you’re thinking of getting bangs, consider how they will look with your current hairstyle. You may need some blending or may even want to shorten it up a bit to match your new fringe.
Once you’ve determined what your needs and wants are for length and style, start looking up styles online to find the perfect cut. Select a few photos you like and bring them to your stylist for your new fall look.
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Redheads, if you’re ready to change up your nails for fall, here are a few ideas to get you inspired for your next trip to the salon, or even your next at-home manicure:
It’s time to ditch the bright colors of summer for some dark, moody fall nails like deep purple, dark red, or black.
Shop: Dark Gray/Black Nail Polish | Cranberry Nail Polish | Black Nail Polish
What better way to get into the spirit of the spooky season than with Halloween-themed nails. Try cute ghosts, spooky symbols, or tiny pumpkins on your nails.
Shop: Halloween nail art
Let the fall leaves inspire your color palette and try mustard nails, brown nails, or rust-colored nails.
Shop: China Glaze Mustard Nail Polish | Brown Nail Polish | Essie Brunt Orange Nail Polish
You can’t go wrong with nudes and neutrals in any season, so try a skin tone flattering neutral or even a gradient of neutral colors.
Shop: Nude Nail Polish Collection
Another color that never goes out of style is a classic red. It looks good on every shape and length and is perfect for fall.
Shop: OPI Big Apple Red | Essie Forever Yummy | Zoya Courtney
Add a pop of fun to your nails with some fall-themed patterns. A few trendy patterns for fall include autumn florals, tortoiseshell, and abstracts in fall colors.
Shop: Autumn Nail Polish Art
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Redhead Season (aka fall/autumn) is our favorite season of all. It is the time when leaves match red hair and autumn-themed jewel tones look fantastic on redheads too. It’s really our time to shine! We always want to make the Redhead Season themed H2BAR Boxes special, and this year we did just that. Over 17 products were included in the Deluxe H2BAR Box with a total value of $315+!
Take a look inside:
An in-shower conditioner to help tame fly-aways and define curls, all while leaving hair feeling feather-light and voluminous. Did you know natural redheads should purchase products that say “for color-treated hair” ( just like this conditioner)? Most natural red hair is coarser and needs a lot of moisture. Products marketed as “for color-treated hair” moisturize and don’t strip (natural) color!
We’re all transitioning from summer to fall, and this shade is simple and gorgeous. It’s a full-coverage matte liquid lipstick in a beautiful light nude pink shade.
The color for Redhead Season! This stunning, non-sticky, and hydrating lip gloss has a highly addicting rolling doe-foot applicator that spins evenly across your lips. And, it’s 100% vegan!
We’re excited to introduce you to this makeup brand! The items are clean for sensitive skin with natural and organic ingredients.
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Feed your lips’ delicate redhead skin with this caring all plant-based nutrition enriched with balancing prebiotic care. Plant-based & vegan too!
Powered by concentrated prebiotics, plant-based superfoods, and deeply nourishing sodium hyaluronate, this mask is a complete face treatment at home.
Monthly H2BAR Box subscribers are loving it so we had to place it in the Deluxe H2BAR Box too! It will gently tone and balance your redhead skin’s moisture level for a healthy-looking complexion. It contains aloe vera & cucumber to help calm and soothe sensitive skin.
HOW TO USE: After cleansing, use this toner. Follow up with serums and your favorite facial cream!
Whoa! It’s a super-large item to last you all autumn! Infused with a blend of collagen, coconut, and other firming botanicals, this innovative shower gel creates an anti-aging lather that leaves skin looking smooth and supple.
Redheads usually struggle with dry, sensitive skin, and attaining a glow can be very difficult. But you no longer need to worry! This product is very well-thought-out and works at a cellular level. The bioactive collagen serum immediately improves the skin’s hydration levels resulting in a visibly smoother, plumper appearance.
It stimulates the skin’s natural regenerative mechanisms; encouraging the formation of new collagen and elastin for firmer, more supple skin.
Too much summer sun? Do you feel like your skin is damaged? Vitamin C is a miracle worker and this product is formulated to quickly and effectively penetrate the skin for rapid results, especially around the eye and lip areas. It works to stimulate changes that give your complexion a vibrant, radiant, and youthful glow.
HOW TO USE: After cleansing and toning, apply this serum and apply with other favorite serums too. Lock it all in with a moisturizer.
Uncover your healthiest redhead skin by gently removing dead skin cells and providing deep hydration with shea butter and coconut oil. Refresh your skin through the power of CBD topical combined with a unique selection of premium ingredients designed for everyday skin health.
The ultra-light, oil-free moisturizer features skin-soothing squalane and a powerful clinically curated antioxidant blend to provide long-lasting hydration and superior free-radical protection. We love this moisturizer for redheads because it is infused with medical-grade aloe vera to soothe sensitive acne-prone skin.
A concentrated facial sheet mask to encourage the skin’s natural recovery. After use, the skin will feel visibly smoother, hydrated, more radiant, and will have a healthy glow.
Combat redness, blemishes, and imbalances with this travel-size facial serum. Rich in phytocannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, and fatty acids, this formula promotes a youthful glow and is the perfect foundation for your redhead skincare routine.
This mini all-natural deodorant is formulated with activated charcoal and magnesium that detoxifies and relaxes the pits to reduce stress sweats.
Enhanced with pure hemp extract for long-lasting and faster-acting results, this unique blend of essential oils will awaken your senses with cooling peppermint, energizing ginger, revitalizing lemongrass, and pure turmeric.
Dress up your red hair with this ‘Redhead Friendly’ accessory!
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Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, but if you’re a student or a teacher, you might still want to dress up and enjoy the festivities. Here are 5 school-appropriate Halloween costumes for redhead students or teachers to rock this year!
This one is perfect for teachers or even students who love learning. Curl your red hair and put on your planet dress (DIY or store-bought) for the full Miss Frizzle effect!
Channel your inner Mole Woman with a Kimmy Schmidt costume. Choose from her blue bunker look, her season 1 signature yellow cardigan, or any of her other iconic looks.
Add some magic to the school day by dressing as one of the Weasley siblings. Ginny or Ron is an obvious choice, but you could dress as anyone from this redheaded clan. It’s an easy costume to make a group affair with other students or teachers!
Get in touch with your inner child by dressing up as star Chuckie! Pair green shorts with a blue planet shirt and sneakers and finish the look off with his signature purple glasses and frizzy red hair.
Want to go all out on your costume? Dress up as Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones. Braid your hair and add some loose curls to get the full effect.
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Redheads, knowing your skin type can be extremely helpful for buying skincare products because each type of skin needs something different. Additionally, it can be helpful when buying ‘Redhead Friendly’ makeup, because the type of skin you have may determine how your makeup sits on the skin, what type of setting you need to do, and what products to avoid.
Here are a few ways to help you determine your redhead skin type:
Your skin shouldn’t feel like it’s too oily or dry. Normal skin is usually not prone to breakout and you will have minimal texture to your skin.
More articles on normal skin can be found here.
If you notice a lot of excess oils on your skin, you may have an oily skin type. Your face may often appear greasy or shiny even when washed. Oily skin may also be prone to breakouts.
More articles on oily skin can be found here.
If you notice your skin is feeling tight and dry, or you see flakes of skin appearing around your face, you may have dry skin. Your skin may feel itchy or red.
More articles on dry skin can be found here.
If your skin is dry in some spots and oily in others, you may have combination skin. Typically you will see the oils around your T zone, but your cheeks may be on the drier side.
More articles on combo skin can be found here.
Most redheads have sensitive skin, which means your skin may react negatively to things that are fragranced, contain dyes or are highly exfoliating. Sensitive skin can also be combined with any of the other types of skin.
More articles on sensitive skin can be found here.
1. Watch Test: One way to determine your skin type is to simply watch it in its normal state. Try washing your face and then letting it dry for about 30 minutes. Don’t apply moisturizer or any other products. You will most likely start to see if there are dry or oily areas.
READ: How Redheads Should Patch-Test Beauty Products Before Use
2. Blot Test: If you believe you may have oily skin, you can try using oil blot sheets. Simply press the sheets against clean skin and see how much oil comes away with the sheet.
3. Online Test: There are lots of online tests you can perform that will help you determine your skin type just by answering a few questions.
4. Dermatologist Test: If you’re struggling with determining your skin type and are having trouble with finding products to help combat your skin concerns, try visiting a dermatologist for a more in-depth diagnosis.
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Model: FLYNN PYYKKONEN. Read and listen to redhead makeup tips with Flynn!
If you enjoy comics, superhero movies, and video games it’s time to channel your inner nerd and rock this Halloween. Here are 8 “nerdy” Halloween costume ideas perfect for redheads:
Channel your inner Supreme Being when you dress as Leeloo from The Fifth Element.
Ariel isn’t the only redhead in the sea! This Halloween, dress up as Mera from Aquaman.
Slip on your wings and fly into the night as Hawkgirl from Justice League.
Grab the green body paint to get ready for your costume as Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy.
Go hunting this Halloween while dressed as Misty from Pokemon.
No matter which version of Starfire you choose to dress up as you’ll need lots and lots of purple.
Now might be the time to try some blonde money pieces, or maybe just some clip-ins for your Rogue from X-Men costume.
Spooky spiders won’t be the only ones spinning webs on Halloween when you’re dressed as Mary Jane from Spider-Man.
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Updated: October 31st, 2023
We all have our own hair goals, and sometimes it can be hard to know exactly what you should do to reach them. Here are a few tips and tricks for reaching some of the most common redhead hair goals:
Hair growth is something that takes a lot of patience, but luckily there are a few things you can do to help the process move along a little more smoothly. Increasing your Biotin intake*, stimulating your scalp, and adjusting your diet are a few of the ways you can help your red hair grow longer and stronger.
READ: 11 Ways To Make Your Red Hair Grow Faster
READ: 7 Ways To Make Your Red Hair Grow Faster So It’s Longer and Stronger
If your hair feels limp and is lacking the volume and body that you’re craving, there are a few tricks you can use to up the volume. Try spraying dry shampoo at your root to increase lift and backcombing, or try increasing the time between washes to allow your hair’s natural hold to come out.
READ: Best Volumizing Hair Products for Redheads
The most popular question H2BAR receives is always about red hair fading. As we get older, many of us notice that our red hair isn’t as vibrant as it once was. Thankfully, there are ways to enhance our red strands and stay vibrant for years to come! One way to maintain your color is through color depositing shampoos and conditioners (check out some of our favorite products here!) Another great trick is coloring your hair with henna or touching up your color at home.
READ: 5 Tips On How To Get Your Vibrant Red Hair Back
Learning to embrace your hair’s natural curl pattern can be quite the task, but if you want your naturally curly red hair to be bouncy and defined, it’s a necessity. Try following the Curly Girl Method, reducing the use of products with silicone and combing your hair only when wet.
READ: Tips for Embracing Your Naturally Curly or Wavy Red Hair
Is your hair feeling dull and lacking the shine you want? There are a few things you can do to increase the shine in your red hair, like changing your diet to include foods high in Beta-Carotene*, using products that promote shine, or applying an oil mask to your hair every few weeks (try Castor or Argan oil).
If you are looking for a redhead-approved shine shampoo to add to your routine, look no further:
It took many years to custom-make the Finally Glossy® formula and we’re so excited for redheads to enjoy it. We’re thrilled to release another clean redhead beauty product. It is paraben-free, cruelty-free, sulfate-free, petroleum-free, mineral-oil, and vegan. It also contains no perfume, is free of gluten and is silicone-free, phthalate-free, formaldehyde-free and cocamidopropyl betaine-free. This clean formula is formulated with Vitamin B3, olive oil, coconut oil and green tea.
Having healthy hair is something we all strive for, and it does take some work. You can improve the overall look of your hair by cutting back on the use of hot tools, getting frequent trims, eating a nutrient-rich and blanched diet*, taking hair supplements*, and brushing your hair regularly with the proper type of brush.
READ: Hairbrush Guide 101 For Redheads: Which Hairbrush To Use When
Looking for the perfect hair towel to go with your new healthy hair? Look no further!
When drying your hair opt to use a microfiber towel! Introducing the How to be a Redhead Soft Microfiber Hair Towel for Redheads. Because wet hair is at its most vulnerable, this custom microfiber towel gently and carefully absorbs moisture from your red hair and dries it quickly, all while protecting it from stretching and breakage. This design is uniquely shaped to wrap all of your hair securely (no matter the length), with an elastic strap to comfortably keep things in place. Your hair journey starts here, redheads.
*Always consult with your doctor before changing your diet or taking vitamins.
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We all love a good redhead beauty hack. They save us time and sometimes money, and can really elevate your ‘Redhead Friendly’ beauty routine. Here are a few TikTok beauty hacks that have gone viral:
Get tinted redhead brows in minutes with this tried and true redhead hack. Yes, she demonstrates how to dye brows with men’s beard dye!
Not looking to do something so permanent? We get it! Shop Finally Have Brows — the tinted eyebrow gel that is blowing up on TikTok.
@hudabeauty LOVE the result! 💕 @sophieemand #hudabeauty #eyebrowhack #brows #beautyhacks #makeuptips #xyzbca
Get flawless coverage that actually stays all day with this ‘Redhead Friendly’ foundation hack that’s been circling TikTok.
@sophieemand FINALLY tried this foundation hack😅#makeuphack#makeuphacks#foundationhack#beautytips#learnontiktok#learnmakeupwithme#learnmakeup#sugarcrash#ukfashion
Redheads usually have very sensitive skin and manicures can be painful! Your at-home manicure just got a million times easier with this easy french manicure nail hack.
@style BABES! If you havent tried this nail hack yet, run dont walk to try it! 🤩🤩 @aminaoui #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #nails #hack #hacks
Most redheads love a classic cat eye! If you have hooded eyelids, but love the look of winged liner, you have to try this eyeliner hack.
@beautyhacks Hooded eyelids ? This eyeliner technique is for you 😉✨ #hack #eyeliner #fyp #fy #makeup @andiekey
Embrace your natural redhead beauty! Want your lips to look fuller without committing to filler? Try this lip hack.
@ipsy Nobody’s gonna know 👄 #liphack #lipstickhack #lipliner #fyp #fpy #IPSY
Add volume to your red hair that stays all day with this volumizing hair hack.
@_theredhead Answer to @queef._.gobbler 💓💓💓 this is day 4 hair! #hairstyles #redhead #hairtips #BillboardNXT
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For redheads, finding a quality foundation that carries a light enough shade to match their skin tone can be tough. Brands are making more and more colors and we’re getting more options, but the options are unfortunately still limited. Here are five foundations that come in Redhead-Friendly options!
Not only does IT Cosmetics cater to a wide variety of skin tones, but their products have a decent amount of SPF and they are good for sensitive skin. Some of our favorites from IT Cosmetics include:
With 50 shades, of which 10 cater to fair to light skin, FENTY is one of the most inclusive foundation brands there is. Some of our favorites from FENTY include:
As a staple in the makeup community, NARS is always adding new shades and currently offers multiple options for fair skin. A few of our favorites from NARS include:
With options for fair + pink, fair + yellow, and fair + neutral, MAC Cosmetics has options for the palest of skin. A few of our favorite fair foundations from MAC include:
With 10 shades in the very fair to a very light category, Too Faced gives redheads lots of options. Some of our favorites from Too Faced includes:
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Facial oils are great for slowing down signs of aging, keeping skin supple and soft, and enhancing your skin’s natural glow. Depending on your skin type, you might be wondering how the heck to incorporate a facial oil into your redhead skincare routine. Facial oils can be used by all redheads with different skin types, from dry to oily (yes, oily!) and everywhere in between.
Some oils can be applied straight to your skin during your regimen. Apply a few drops to clean hands or straight to your face and rub in a gentle upward circular motion. Focus on the areas where you are most prone to wrinkles, dry patches, or signs of aging. You’ll want to do this step after cleansing, toning and applying your serums. This application is great for those with normal or dry skin.
Another great way to incorporate an oil into your redhead skincare routine is to add a few drops to your moisturizer. This can help to spread the oils evenly and nourish your face all over. Adding it to a moisturizer is a great option for those with oily skin and combination skin.
If you want to add a little glow to your look, try adding a few drops of your oil into your foundation. Add it sparingly and make sure you set it well. This method is preferable for those with dry skin and works best in the colder months when you aren’t at risk of adding sweat to the mix.
If your face feels dry or tight after removing your makeup and cleansing, try adding some oil into the mix with an oil-based cleanser. It will help to nourish the skin and allow full penetration.
Regardless of which method you use, make sure you’re also using a hydrating moisturizer and staying hydrated by drinking enough water. The combination of the three will lead to soft glowy skin!
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Redheads shouldn’t stop their haircare routine when you step out of the shower. A leave-in conditioner is a great way to get softer, more nourished hair. All hair types can benefit from the use of leave-conditioners, but especially those who need some extra moisture and hydration, so consider adding one of these leave-ins to your routine:
P.S. Many of the below items were featured in H2BAR Boxes!
This vegan treatment helps to provide deep restoration for even the driest hair while strengthening and restoring moisture.
Formulated for all hair types, this leave-in will help make hair more manageable while eliminating frizz and adding moisture and shine. (Featured in a past H2BAR Box too!)
Provides protection against heat, blocks humidity, and provides all-day hydration to ensure that your redhead strands look dazzling at any time of the day.
Banish damaged hair and split ends, to leave locks stronger for longer, with this ultra-hydrating leave-in.
This lightweight leave-in locks in hydration and helps to prevent frizz.
Manuka Honey and yogurt help soothe the scalp while detangling and hydrating damaged, dry or brittle hair.
Say hello to 12 different hair treatments including repairing, detangling, hydrating, heat protection, frizz reduction, and more. (Featured in a past H2BAR Box too!)
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