Only a handful of people can actually swing the carefree, Hamptons-every-weekend lifestyle, where your hair looks kissed by the sun only because it takes you 20 minutes to paddle from your pool float to the swim-up bar. (Yes, this group also rhymes with "one shmercent.") Still, that doesn't mean you can't get that same lived-in colour this Summer from a trip . . . it's just to the salon.
"People are going bolder for Summer, but that doesn't necessarily mean more maintenance."
In fact, the upcoming season's biggest hair trends are taking inspiration from the elements — think: white sand beaches, seashells, the sunrise and sunset — to recreate a laid-back look that screams "I don't have a care in the world other than what I'm wearing to Surf Lodge tonight," even if you're stuck in your apartment hundreds of miles away.
"People are going bolder for Summer, but that doesn't necessarily mean more maintenance," said Stephanie Brown, colourist at IGK Salon in NYC. "Highlights will be lighter and brighter, but since most of these looks are rooted — meaning the colour starts further away from the roots — you don't have to get it done as often." Sounds breezy, no?
Ahead, Brown is breaking down the coolest hair colours to try before the warm weather hits. It's no beachfront holiday, but spending a fraction of what it'd cost to split an exorbitantly-priced house with 10 of your friends can feel like its own kind of ticket to paradise.