A new year always brings fresh takes on favorites in hair color to the forefront. This year’s hottest hair colors are twists on timeless shades to take tones from classic to catchy! These trends can be seen on the runway and on our favorite celebrities in the press. Out with the old and in with the new! These are a few of my favorite new colors for the season:
A new and improved ombre has been dubbed “s’ombre” and can be seen on stars like Natalie Portman who’ve taken their natural shades and revamped them with a less drastic ombre look. The s’ombre technique looks more subtle, and uses more color melting to give a less harsh two-toned look that an ombre can sometimes give. Instead the s’ombre hairstyle has a soft gradient of similar tones to give the hair more dimension. On brunettes it looks especially beautiful when caramel tones melt into sunnier honeyed ends.
More head-turning renditions on red hair this year include soft, peachy hues, falling into the strawberry blonde family. A good example of this shade is seen in AVEDA’s latest Heart Land’s collection where a look has been created by highlighting hair to a pale yellow and then toning with a diluted rose gloss. The end result is soft, warm, and bright.
Another noticeable hair trend is the emergence of cool tones on all different skin types. Brunettes with caramel or golden dimensional highlights are moving towards cool chestnuts with icy brown-toned highlights and lowlights. According to Jamie Champagne, senior stylist and director of education at SalonCapri in Boston, “Blondes are going from warm golds to iced-out, almost silvery hues.”
These new bright shades will provide subtle changes in the salon to brighten and refresh winter looks.
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