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"  At 4 a.m. On the day of \u00ADfashion up-and-comer Lyn Devon&amp;#039;s spring show, hairstylist Sarah Potempa was wide awake in her Chelsea apartment-and up to her elbows in dye. &amp;quot;Lyn wanted the hair to be really art deco, kind of robotic, striking, and graphic,&amp;quot; Potempa says. Her solution? Fourteen geometrically bobbed wigs in one unmissable hue: red. &amp;quot;The color wasn&amp;#039;t clowny, but it was definitely strong enough to add playfulness, giving everything a quirky, irreverent edge,&amp;quot; Devon says, confessing that one of the wigs is currently stashed &amp;quot;at home, just waiting for a night out.&amp;quot; Indeed, red hair is a classic, potently memorable image maker, a calling card of impish beauties (Pretty Woman\u2013era Julia Roberts), ballsy jokesters \u00AD(Lucille Ball), steamy sex kittens (Ann-Margret), and hopeless romantics (those ringleted, rose-sniffing Pre-\u00ADRaphaelites). &amp;quot;Redheads have the best of both worlds,&amp;quot; says Lena Ott, a colorist at Bumble and bumble&amp;#039;s Meatpacking District salon in New York City. &amp;quot;They have the same eye-catching pop as a platinum blond\u2014without the ditzy connotation\u2014and the intrigue of a brunette.&amp;quot; Is it any wonder flame-haired Kate Walsh is the only Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy star with her own spin-off (or that she was cast as McDreamy&amp;#039;s cheating ex in the first place)? In Hollywood, a fresh wave of warmed-up cognacs, auburns, and honey-browns (hues that Potempa says have &amp;quot;a certain rich naturalness&amp;quot;) are cashing in on the shade&amp;#039;s eye- and skin-enhancing properties without venturing into intimidating territory best left to the porcelain-skinned Karen Elsons and Lily Coles. &amp;quot;In pictures, Mischa Barton&amp;#039;s new color appears brown, but in person, you can see wonderful warm tones that really make her eyes pop and her complexion look amazing,&amp;quot; Potempa says. Likewise, she says, the gold in Jennifer Aniston&amp;#039;s dirty blond &amp;quot;makes her skin look bright and alive, not dull and boring.&amp;quot; A Midas touch may also be what keeps J.Lo and Drew Barrymore ageless. &amp;quot;Adding a little bit of gold\u2014nothing yellow or brassy\u2014can instantly take off five years,&amp;quot; Ott says.  She strikes at the heart of the matter: Fear of brassiness\u2014the orangey cast that appears four to six weeks or so post-dye job\u2014is what prevents hordes of women from warming up their color. Truth is, the effect can result from any chemical process that lifts hair&amp;#039;s natural tone\u2014even if your desired shade is ice-cold Stefani-\u00ADplatinum. &amp;quot;When natural hair pigments are touched with ammonia or peroxide \u00ADsolutions, they oxidize and turn warm,&amp;quot; says Thia Spearing, director of technical development at Matrix. &amp;quot;When the deposited pigment starts to fade, that oxidized color is exposed.&amp;quot; Reinfusing pigment is key, whether at home once or twice a week with colored shampoos and conditioners, or with periodic professional applications of orange-eradicating toners. Spearing suggests that warm-hue-phobes head to a fabric store before hitting the salon. Buy a swath of metallic gold and one of silver (which reflect, respectively, warm and cool light), pull your hair back, and use each piece to frame your face. &amp;quot;The wrong color will make skin look blotchy and undereye circles and lines around the mouth more apparent,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;On the other hand, the right tone makes skin creamy and smooth. It&amp;#039;s amazing.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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