Frankfurt  - When choosing hair colour, it's important to find a tone that matches both a woman's complexion and her personality.

Blond isn't exactly blond as women with fair skin and light blond hair look better with nuances of ash and platinum in their hair, said style consultant Andreas Rose of Frankfurt.

Women whose skin has a touch of light rose should use warm copper tones, while women with light red hair and complexion are advised to use bright copper coloured blond tones.

Bright blond highlights can add zest to a hair style. But after a certain age, colouring one's hair blond is completely inappropriate, and it becomes more and more difficult as women age to look good with dyed blond hair.

"Peroxide blond hair after age 60 is a no-go," said Rose. (dpa)