Thanks to a whole host of celebrities like Courtney Cox, Kim Kardashian, Michelle Williams and more black hair has really come into its own over the last few years and has moved away from a more gothic Morticia Addams colour.

The A/W catwalks were awash with raven hues moving black closer to the top near blonde and brunette for top hair colours, black complements a cool complexion and both blue and grey eyes gain intensity as well as olive complexion with deep brown eyes. To create that glass like shine on black hair use ghd polishing serum as darker colours have the most potent light reflecting qualities.

If you fancy a change to black and it will suit your complexion styles that work well with it are a blunt fringe and long waves or bobs and long styles as they emphasise sleekness, you can use ghd hair straighteners get the sleek look as short hair will suit this glossy sleek jet black colour.

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