16 Fall 2023 Hair Colour Trends to Know Right Now

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Colour blocking is set to be a huge trend this season, so get experimenting with your bold colours and statement placement. From half-and-half manes, to vivid dip-dyes, to chunky face frames, any colour combination and painting technique goes with this show-stopping look. For this particular masterpiece, the model is working neon yellow locks, with emerald green painted through the lower layers of hair. Try it yourself on pre-lightened locks, mixing up Koleston Perfect 0/30 + 0/33 for the yellow, and 0/30 + 0/28 for the green.

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Pumpkin spice hair is virtually synonymous with fall, just as our favourite pumpkin spice latte is a must-have for cool, crisp autumn morning walks. It's a combination of red and brown, giving clients a multi tonal twist on copper hair colour with a mix of rich, radiant highlights and lowlights. You want this look to be as luminous as possible, so opt for the Vibrant Reds range of colours, which you'll find in the permanent, pure-pigment Koleston Perfect portfolio, as well as the demi-permanent, shine-boosting Color Touch collection. Want this exact shade? Then alternate sweeps of Koleston Perfect 8/74 + 7/34 + 12% with strokes of 8/34 + 7/34 + 9/03 + 12%, before rinsing and neutralizing locks. Then follow with Shinefinity Color Glaze 8/34 to blend the tones together. 

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Red hair colours are always big for fall, and for good reason; deeper, rust tones and burnt oranges are reminiscent of the shades of autumn leaves. And one of our favourite seasonal shades is auburn; a reddish-brown that goes deeper than pumpkin spice, but still locks in plenty of multi-dimensional shine. To recreate this hair trend on a natural brunette, first apply sweeps of BlondorPlex to create natural-looking highlights through the hair. Then, tone with Color Touch 7/43, rinse locks, and neutralize, before leaving the Color Fresh Mask in Copper Glow on hair for up to 10 minutes. The layering of copper shades on brown locks gives the final look extra radiant richness.

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We all love dark chocolate hair – a shade that transcends trends and looks flawless year-round. But now let's look at the new chocolate hue on the block: white chocolate hair, aka Milky Bar locks. It's rare that a pale, almost platinum blonde is described as rich (we usually reserve the term for sun-kissed blondes), but something about this colour puts it firmly in the decadent camp. To replicate it for your clients, follow these steps: apply BlondorPlex to achieve the desired level of lightness, then tone using Illumina Color 10/93; a light hair hue with just a touch of gold in it. 

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No milk, no sugar; cold brew hair is all about pure coffee-toned locks that are cool, crisp and dark – often with a scattering of very subtle highlights added in. Case in point: this expensive brunette creation by Wella Professionals USA Brand Ambassador Daniel Mora Ayala, which saw face-framing BlondorPlex ‘lights wrapped in foils to add amazing dimension through the front and sides of a dark base shade. Next up, Shinefinity Color Glaze 07/12 was used to lend locks an ashy brown tone. Each ribbon shimmers and shines in the most delicate way, bringing out the true beauty of this dark fall hair colour.

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One of the biggest trends for the upcoming colder months is gemini hair, delivering a dose of bright colour as the dark mornings and nights start to draw in. It's a two-tone look that reflects a gemini's impulsive and creative side – and a dream come true for edgy clients (or, indeed, hair colourists) who strive to make a statement. For this particular bright pink and purple mane, Koleston Perfect is your go-to. After lightening locks all over with BlondorPlex, apply 0/65 + 9/81 + 55/46 to achieve magenta panels. Then, after rinsing and neutralizing the formula, mix up Shinefinity Color Glaze 00/89 for the violet. Gemini hair has never looked so good.

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Balayage is popping for fall 2023. High contrast balayage is making waves, lending extra definition and dimension to your freehand painted looks. Create the look by sweeping on chunky highlights, or by swapping open-air development for balayage wrapped in foils (AKA foilyage). This particular look is a foilyage masterpiece, which you can recreate with Blondor Freelights to pre-lighten hair, followed by Koleston Perfect 8/03 to mimic those warm caramel highlights.

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If your client prefers a more vibrant red than copper or auburn, introduce them to burgundy red, made all the more striking when combined with dark, brunette ribbons. If their natural hair colour is black, adding red highlights is a sure-fire way to turn heads – and Magma by Blondor has you covered. The shades /65 and /44, applied in alternating sweeps, will lift and tone your client's dark hair to a burgundy red in one step. To further kick things up a notch, rinse and neutralize the colour, then treat locks to a final toning session with Color Touch 66/45 + 77/45 for 15 minutes. Flawless.