What level is your natural hair

**Bat** · April 17th, 2023, 04:53 AM

Older photo but shows color better less grey too lol

4 or 5 still?

**Aerya** · April 17th, 2023, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Bat

Older photo but shows color better less grey too lol

4 or 5 still?

I think a 4 or a 5, although I'm not sure which one. It looks fairly dark, maybe it's a 4? It's a really pretty, rich shade

**Ylva** · April 17th, 2023, 10:22 AM

What do you think?

**ArtOfNoot** · April 17th, 2023, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by tuanyiji

Here I am

It’s funny because in Chinese, black hair is actually called "blue silk thread", we think blue is the darkest form of black hair. Just like how you mix indigo and henna to get darker hair.
Under warm lighting, my hair is just very inky:

Also, I used to apply daily henna oil but the orange tone doesn’t really show up indoor unless I use a black backdrop and a light in front of me:

I love that! "blue silk thread" is a gorgeous phrase. Also, I'm just now learning about henna oil. Do you mix the oil with something to get the orange tint? And is henna oil very heavy or light?

There is a henna oil thread but it's archived ATM

**Bat** · April 17th, 2023, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Aerya

I think a 4 or a 5, although I'm not sure which one. It looks fairly dark, maybe it's a 4? It's a really pretty, rich shade

I remember back when I was 20 that I was between a 4 and 5 I broke the shade system lol

Originally Posted by Ylva

What do you think?

Your color level is epic 🤣

I'd say about 7 or 8 ish

**Ylva** · April 19th, 2023, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by Bat

Your color level is epic ��

I'd say about 7 or 8 ish

Thanks, Bat!

**Aerya** · April 19th, 2023, 07:22 AM

Ylva I agree with Bat, a 7.5 perhaps? Although the color systems are wildly inconsistent, I'm sure your hair would fit either depending on who you ask.

**cookies** · April 19th, 2023, 07:26 AM

Idk Bat but from what I've seen, it looks more like a 3 to me, 4 at most

Could be because it's just roots or because of the cool tone, but that's what I'd call "darkest brown".

Ylva, I agree with the 7 or 8, it's a beautiful color and I wish I had that for henna base

**Ylva** · April 19th, 2023, 08:59 AM

Thank you, Aerya and cookies! It is pretty unanimously 7-8, then. And the charts sure are inconsistent, I've seen my hair colour resemble anything from "medium blonde" to practically "medium brown", lol.

**Bat** · April 19th, 2023, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Aerya

Ylva I agree with Bat, a 7.5 perhaps? Although the color systems are wildly inconsistent, I'm sure your hair would fit either depending on who you ask.

7.5 seems legit lol