1Dita Von Teese
Having jet-black hair doesn’t mean you don’t have creative options when it comes to color and highlights. You just need to know how to work with such a dark color—and how to complement it to your skintone. Read our Black Hair Color for Your Skintone article for your best shade, and click through this gallery to see stars who do raven right.
Hair color: Sleek Raven
Skintone: Pale
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Von Teese’s pure black color contrasts beautifully with her flawless skin.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
2Katy Perry
Hair color: Jet black
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Perry’s neutral black is a good choice, because the pure color won’t wash her out.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
3Megan Fox
Hair color: Almost midnight
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: The best black color for medium skintones is a very dark brunette color. Fox’s hair color is just that: this dark, almost-black color compliments her complexion without bringing out yellow tones in her skin.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
4Angelina Jolie
Hair color: Coal
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Even though this is a wig, the color still works on Jolie because the blueish sheen keeps the color from making her skin look yellow.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
5Katie Holmes
Hair color: Black-brown
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: By staying away from putting red tones in her hair, Holmes ensures that her glossy locks won’t maker her skin look yellow.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
6Demi Moore
Hair color: Jet black
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: If you look carefully, you’ll see that Moore’s color actually has a silver sheen, which prevents her warm undertones from looking yellow, which is a common problem.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
7Priyanka Chopra
Hair color: Deep cabernet
Skintone: Dark golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Chopra’s glossy black mane actually has touches of brown and red, which pick up the warm tones in her skin and prevent her from looking olive.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
8Sanaa Lathan
Hair color: Inky Mahogany
Skintone: Dark Golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Lathan’s skintone works beautifully with this bold, brown/black color.
9Kim Kardashian
Hair color: Black-brown
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Kardashian’s cool black locks gorgeously frame her olive skin and dark eyes.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
10Koena Mitra
Hair color: Black
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Mitra’s dark skin can handle a shade as jet black as the one she’s rocking in this photo.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
11Oprah Winfrey
Hair color: Pitch black
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Oprah’s dark skin looks radiant set against her deep black hair.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
