Maple Mustard: This hue is a hybrid of blonde, honey, and auburn tones. "The maple glaze is diluted yet gives a warm wash of colour that picks up on any pre-lightened areas of hair," explained hairstylist Zoë Irwin who works for Wella as their UK colour trend expert.
Irwin has a very specific way of applying these tones, too. "The technique I love using is 'palm painting', which is from the French way of balayaging. You put the colour onto the back of your hand, and then pick up delicate pieces of colour and paint it on [the hair]. Then using my fingers, I blend it all in so it means that the ends get the right level of lightening because of the warmth of my hands," she explained. However, you can also ask your colourist to use a typical balayage technique when applying these rich, warm, cosy tones (yes, a tone can be cosy, OK?).