"Umbrella" Hair-Colour Trend For Summer
Get Ready to See Summer's "Umbrella" Hair-Colour Trend Everywhere
If you've been colouring your hair for quite some time, you might be bored with the classic options like highlights and lowlights. That's where fun shade variations like "poptarting" and the "umbrella" hair-colour trend come in.
Though you may not know of the "umbrella" hair-colour trend by name, chances are you've seen it before at the hair salon or on social media. The look typically features two contrasting hair colours stacked or layered on top of each other. This gives the effect of an "umbrella," with one colour on the top half of the head and a different colour peeking through underneath. "Umbrella hair colour is a form of block colour," Devin Toth, hairstylist at Salon SCK in NYC, tells POPSUGAR. "Instead of undercut, think undercolor. There's a thin veil of lighter hair colour resting on top of the rest of the hair. which is all a darker hair colour."
Though the look is typically on the bolder side, it can be made more subtle by blending the colours more or using shades that are similar in tone. "It's an extreme version of what hair colorists often do with dimensional highlights," says Toth. "Usually, they keep the brightest areas up top and around the face, while they keep all the hair from the nape of the head relatively dark and natural, which gives the overall hair colour depth."
The hair-colour trend works on all hair types — straight, wavy, thick, and thin hair — but is best for "geometric mid-length" haircuts, such as a bob or lob. "If you want umbrella hair, you should ask for block hair colour that's darker on the bottom and lighter on top," he says. "It wouldn't hurt to ask for a one-length bob or lob haircut with some subtle point cutting on the top layer."
Ahead, check out more inspiration for the umbrella hair-colour trend to take with you to the salon.
