Help! I can’t find a hairnet in the right color!

Is it the day before your competition and the dancewear store is sold out of all the hair nets closest to your hair color?  First, I am obligated to say that you should not wait until the last minute to purchase any important items.  Second, discountdance.com and capezio.com both have Bunheads Guaranteed Perfect Invisible Hairnets in more colors than most local dancewear stores or drug/beauty supply stores (so you can stock up in advance).  If all else fails and you need a hairnet with a decent color match right now, here is a guide to what net colors work with what hair colors.

Remember that the purpose of a hairnet (in dance) is to keep “fuzzies” from appearing around a neat bun and showing up under stage lights.  Hairnets also need to be pretty close to the natural hair color in order to be invisible from the audience.  I will be referring to colors associated with Bunheads Guaranteed Perfect Invisible Hairnets, which are the ones that most local dancewear stores carry.  Note that blonde hairnets tend to be super bleach blonde and black hairnets tend to be dark blue-black.

hair Color	ideal net color	ok net colors	avoid this net color
light blonde	blonde	light brown	black, dark brown, auburn
dark blonde	light brown	auburn, medium brown	black, dark brown
strawberry blonde	light brown	auburn, blonde	black, dark brown
light brown	light brown	medium brown, auburn	blonde, black
red	auburn	medium brown, light brown	blonde, black
medium brown	medium brown	light brown, auburn	blonde
darker auburn	auburn	dark brown, medium brown	blonde
dark brown	dark brown	medium brown, auburn	blonde, light brown
black	black	dark brown	blonde, light brown, auburn