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7 Drool-Worthy Autumn Hair-Colour Trends That Look Even Better Than They Sound

20/08/2020 - 08:50 AM

If banana bread had a publicist (and what a good publicist she'd be during these trying times), you can picture her trembling at this autumn's upcoming hair-colour trends [1] — or at least inviting them out for brunch. Frankly, they sound downright delicious.

From "Champagne pop" to "espresso black," clearly these hues take inspiration from the best things in life around you. They're also designed for easy upkeep: "My current recommendation to any client would be a low-maintenance hair colour [2], which means switching from permanent colours to demi- or semipermanent colour, or balayage [3]," Karissa Schaudt [4], a colourist at Maxine Salon in Chicago [5], told POPSUGAR. "These are created to have a seamless grow-out and require minimal upkeep — especially during a pandemic, when touchups aren't as scheduled."

Most importantly, added colourist Rex Jimieson [6]: "This year, we want our colour to transition gracefully into autumn by staying away from overly cool or artificial colours. They are the hardest to wear as we lose our summer glow in our skin. I would stay away from blue-based dyes especially such as grey or extrastrong ash tones. They are great for editorial moments [7] with the right makeup lighting and editing but are very fade resistant and harder to wear against natural skin with no makeup."

For the most mouthwatering hair colours [8] that are somehow — some way! — even better than they sound, keep reading. We're breaking down the seven biggest colour trends to try in the coming months.

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Spiced Gold

Yes, like your spiced latte — with flecks of colour sprinkled on top. "This look is a mix of golden highlights and copper mid-lights using your natural colour as the background, or shifting your base subtly copper to really get that gold to pop," said Jimieson. "It's pretty low-maintenance and easy to wear because everyone's natural hair lifts warm."

Schaudt agrees, and adds that autumn is the perfect time to deposit tone into a previously faded copper colour. "Mixing multiple colours, like brown and red will look incredibly natural," she said.

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Spiced Gold

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Spiced Gold

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Champagne Pop

Schaudt likes to call this hue "ballerina blonde," in that it's ideal for people with bleached hair that want a sprinkle of colour. "This precious pink is perfect," she said. "After the hair is freshly bleached and lifted to a pure white, mix a clear toner with a dash of pink mixer clear to achieve this more translucent tone."

According to Jimieson, adding in blush tones on the lightest blonde shades (or used all over) can give an easily "changed back" twist to your signature look. "Again, it's both warm and cool so it looks good on any skin tone."

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Champagne Pop

Autumnl 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Champagne Pop

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Amethyst Brown

That's right: it's not just faded pink. Purple hues will also be very on-trend (and easy to maintain) these next few months. Oh, wait, don't go!

"I'm not talking a full-on, Duran Duran red-violet but adding a subtle muted violet tone to your medium browns will look rich and chocolate-y," said Jimieson. "Once again, the common theme is that violet is made of red and blue, so it looks good on both warm and cool skin tones. We've become more comfortable with complementing our real hair and real skin tones after months of seeing it on the daily during lockdown."

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Amethyst Brown

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Amethyst Brown

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Chocolate Almond

A slightly tweaked take on the aforementioned copper highlights trend, this colour "falls under the warmer brunette family," said Schaudt. "This look adds golden undertones to brown hair that will create a healthy appearance and reflect tons of new shine."

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Chocolate Almond

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Chocolate Almond

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Suntanned Blonde

Carrie Bradshaw's blond hair circa season 1 was everything you'd expect from a money-strapped (but fashionable) writer: cool, unkempt, but sexy at the same time. This autumn's version checks all those boxes, while also looking just as fabulous during the grow-out stage.

"This trend is for the blondes that don't want to lose their blond," said Schaudt. "[Ask your colourist to] continue highlights around the hairline but add neutral low-lites within the crown area. This creates depth on over-lightened summer blondes."

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Suntanned Blond

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Suntanned Blond

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Black Espresso

Turns out, shiny black is the new black. "It's smart to transition into this dramatic colour during the cooler months, to prevent fading due to sun exposure," said Schaudt. Both her and Jimieson recommend doing a demi permanent dye in case you're feeling noncommittal.

"It's also softer and easier to wear if you add the black to your medium or dark brown base colour with foils or balayage rather than going completely solid," said Jimieson. "Ask for a demi permanent so you can change it down the road and it will be super shiny.

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Black Espresso

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Black Espresso

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Evergreen

For the über bold, this one's for you: "If your style is ultra-edgy, a forest green hair colour is where it's at," said Jimieson. "Green is a mix of blue and yellow, so it looks good on warm and cool skin tones."

Autumn 2020 Hair Colour Trend: Evergreen


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