Coloring your hair at 50 isn’t all about covering gray.

Hair color can make all the difference between looking delish or drab.

That depends on your skin, hair health and wallet.

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Here’s how to choose the best next hue for you.

You’re far from alone.

Even celebs have hair color drama and decisions.

Julia Roberts brunette (2012), Julia Roberts multitonal blonde (2019),  Cate Blanchett brunette  (March 2019), Cate Blanchett blonde (August 2019)

Look in the mirror without any makeup.

If your hair color isn’t adding warmth and radiance to your skin, it’s wrong.

Are you piling on blush and bronzer because you look washed out?

Sharon Stone, Lorraine Toussaint, Patricia Heaton, Helen Hunt

Do you constantly think your foundation is the wrong shade?

Do you need a bold lipstick to brighten up?

You don’t need more makeup, you need better hair color.

Mariska Hargitay, Jennifer Grey, Niecy Nash

How far is this dream shade from your own?

Will the color require frequent salon appointments, special products and pampering?

Or is it low maintenance with a little root or mix of colors?

Geena Davis, Jane Seymour, Diane Lane, Mary Steenburgen

add balayage highlights to whatever you have.

This free-hand brush-on technique creates low-contrast, multitonal highlights that appear to melt into your base color.

There’s no obvious regrowth line, no dated stripes, and it’s super low maintenance.

Balayage peps up fading or dull color and lets grays comfortably mix in, too.