What’s the difference between mahogany and auburn hair color?

by Jackie

Aren’t they both a somewhat reddish-brown hair color? Or am I completely wrong about this?

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Eloise February 9, 2010 at 2:14 am: Mahogany is darker with a deep red tint and auburn is a dark sort of ginger

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Kerry C February 9, 2010 at 2:25 am: yeah they are reddish i have had both of those colours before and i cant really see a difference x

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Abby February 9, 2010 at 3:21 am: i cant really tell the difference myself but this is mahogany: http://www.herbatint.co.uk/img/swatches/MAHOGANY%20BLONDE%20%207M.jpg

and this is auburn:
http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/image-files/largeredhaircolor7.jpg

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Karen February 9, 2010 at 3:40 am: Auburn is a pretty name for RED. Mahogany is a pretty name for RED-VIOLET.

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