Grr, I can't seem to find any pictures of my own that are sharp enough to show what I'm talking about, so have a look at this instead -- see those lighter stringy bits layered over the darker base color? Imagine the stringy bits are spread out a bit more sparsely, and range from a very pale shade like the pear-flesh yellow you describe on the outer bits to a slightly deeper gold where they converge around the pupil, and the base layer underneath is like sage, and you've got the picture.
As for dye, I generally stick with stuff on the red/violet end of the spectrum, which works really well with the eyes and my odd skintone -- when I'm not going for the blatantly unnatural true purples, reds and burgundies can often end up looking more natural, and flattering, than my natural blonde shade ever did. Black just doesn't work, though, much as I wish it would...but boy oh boy, do I hear merimask on the not-fun of light roots! Blue-black with platinum roots is, ah, not an experience I'd care to repeat.
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Date: 2007-02-04 05:36 am (UTC)As for dye, I generally stick with stuff on the red/violet end of the spectrum, which works really well with the eyes and my odd skintone -- when I'm not going for the blatantly unnatural true purples, reds and burgundies can often end up looking more natural, and flattering, than my natural blonde shade ever did. Black just doesn't work, though, much as I wish it would...but boy oh boy, do I hear merimask on the not-fun of light roots! Blue-black with platinum roots is, ah, not an experience I'd care to repeat.