Wig Colour Comparison Video: Match the Original Swatches
This video shows how to compare wig shade codes: identify the exact style, then use its matching manufacturer chart and legend. Hold a swatch beside your own hair and face, compare overall depth, roots and highlights under the same light, and do not rely on screen images for exact colour. The Sawyer BROWN-SPICE / HAZEL-BROWN chart example is discontinued and does not indicate availability.
Hong Kong Cantonese audio · Traditional Chinese captions are already visible in the video. Optional English captions are available in the player. 1:40
This tutorial includes an AI virtual teaching host and general demonstration visuals, not a customer case. Check measurements, fastening and care against the specific style’s original instructions. Original shade photos show a discontinued style solely to illustrate comparison; they do not indicate availability.
Keep these checks in mind
- Confirm the wig style first; use only the corresponding manufacturer chart and do not transfer codes across styles.
- Use that brand’s legend to interpret blends, highlights or darker roots; do not infer meaning from a number or another brand’s code.
- Compare the whole swatch, roots and tonal variation under the same light, including beside the face from front and side.
- Website photos and phone displays are affected by photography, display settings and lighting; they do not guarantee the in-person colour.
- The Sawyer BROWN-SPICE / HAZEL-BROWN example shown is a discontinued style’s original chart example, not a stock or availability claim.
- The presenter is an AI virtual teaching host; generic props do not represent a specific SKU. The English text is a translation; the spoken audio is Hong Kong Cantonese, not an English dub.
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Full English transcript
English translation of the Hong Kong Cantonese narration. The audio has not been replaced.
Choosing the right hair colour,
the first step is not guessing a shade code,
but identifying exactly which wig you are considering.
A manufacturer’s shade code applies only to its matching style and colour chart,
so do not transfer it across styles.
Put the style information together with its original manufacturer colour chart.
website images are for initial reference only,
and do not show the exact colour of the item in your hands.
Some manufacturer shade codes indicate blended colours, highlights, or darker roots fading into lighter lengths.
Read each element using that brand’s own legend,
do not infer the shade from a number alone,
and do not apply another brand’s codes.
Take a hair swatch from the matching chart,
and hold it next to your current hair colour.
First compare the overall depth,
then look for light and dark variation within the swatch;
do not compare only a small highlight.
Move the swatch beside your face,
then turn slightly to the side.
Consider whether you want it close to your current hair colour,
or prefer a noticeable change;
the key is that you feel comfortable with it.
Keep the light source the same while comparing.
Do not compare one option by a window and another under yellow lighting.
Phone screens are affected by display settings and photography,
so they cannot guarantee the exact colour difference in person.
If you are choosing between two shades,
place both swatches together in the same spot,
and compare the overall colour, roots, and highlights,
then read the original manufacturer’s legend carefully.
Finally, record only the shade code actually listed for the style you selected.
If you would like to view a colour chart up close,
you can first WhatsApp OWNSTRAND to enquire,
then visit Room 2103, 利寶時中心, 50 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, to learn more.