The 5 Hair Colour Trends You’re Going To See Everywhere This Spring
BUTTERY BLONDE
Anthony Nader, Owner, Raw Salon:
“Margot’s beautiful butter blonde is to die for… it ticks all the boxes: bright blonde, darker roots to show dimension and, most importantly, texture. What I love about this very calculated yet relaxed colour is that it will grow out a breeze, as the roots can be left alone and the rest of your hair is where the drama happens. It’s a mixture of adding finely painted highlights with a low peroxide stretch, as you want to only lift up gently, because this will give you the ‘butter’ vibes we’re looking for.”
COLOUR CONTOURING
Joey Scandizzo, Co-Creative Director, ELEVEN Australia:
“Not just limited to makeup, we are all totally applying contouring to the hair at the moment. One huge take on the trend is to shift the hair one to one-and-a-half shades lighter, but only around the front area. This frames and highlights the face in all the right places. Charlize Theron did this when she went dark and short. It’s a subtle thing to do, but works great on shorter, one-colour hair, as it adds dimension and a multi-tone effect that isn’t obvious. It’s like adding highlighter to your cheekbones—you don’t see it straight on, but when you move, you get a really beautiful effect from the light.”
TUTTI FRUTTI TONES
Barney Martin, Owner, Barney Martin Salon:
“Spring and summer 2020 is ‘the summer of love’, in terms of hair colour. Think: soft tutti frutti tones mixed with apricot golds, buttermilk and honey-rose hues… The key thing with all of these upcoming summer colours is [to aim for] a luxe, polished finish with high shine. We see Titian red as a trend for darker hair, mixed with flashes of copper and flame. These looks can be achieved through a combination of hand-weaved lightening and serious glossing treatments. It’s all about hair that glistens and reflects light from within.”
ESPRESSO BRUNETTE
Anthony Nader, Owner, Raw Salon:
“This one’s perfect for brunettes who want to liven up their flat or lacklustre hue with something a little more ‘tasty’. Your hairstylist will mix up a semi-permanent cocktail to achieve this season’s coffee-hued trend. I love this one for porcelain skin tones, as your facial features will pop—especially when adding in a smokey eye or rich berry lip to compliment your hair colour. Those with olive or golden skin tones will also find their skin enhanced by this colour.”
HAIR ‘FILTERING’
Joey Scandizzo, Co-Creative Director, ELEVEN Australia:
“Think of hair ‘filtering’ as the the new colour glossing! Just like our favourite Instagram filters, we are adding this effect to hair colour in real life. Think ‘Valencia’ and ‘Crema’ for blondes, ‘Aden’ and ‘Mayfair’ for brunettes and ‘Hefe’ for your coppers. This is [done through] all-over glossing and it’s super easy to achieve, suits everyone, and can be an in-between service to freshen up your colour and counteract off-tones. Rita Ora does this to her blonde hair when it is fading out. You notice she goes from white, to biscuit, to golden, to rose, and so on.”