11 of the Dreamiest Winter Hair Colour Ideas
Looking for some seasonal shade inspo? Discover a new wave of winter hair colours just in time for cosy season with our round-up of the coolest hues. Whether you’re planning your own transformation or looking for bold new ideas for your clients, here are the luxe winter looks you’re going to love. There’s a shade to suit everyone…
Copper Brown Balayage
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Looking for a change from sun-kissed summer balayage? Warm up brunette locks with a hint of copper instead. Ideal for autumn, this shiny, metallic hue is perfect for adding a seasonal shade shift to darker hair colours. To step up the shine even more, spritz a post-coloured style with EIMI Glam Mist, enhancing luminous, glowing colour as hair catches the light.
Ice Blonde Hair
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Winter calls for frostier finishes, and where better to start than with an uber-cool platinum or ice blonde? If their usual tone of blonde tends to fall on the yellow or golden side of the colour spectrum, try taking things a little whiter with an icy blonde finish. It’s glossy, sleek and impossibly chic. Then, to avoid colour going brassy, recommend INVIGO Blonde Recharge Cool Blonde Color Refreshing Conditioner to your clients. It’s a pigment-depositing treatment that conditions and brightens up their blonde.
Ash Brown Hair
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The perfect new-season update for classic brunettes? Ash brown hair. Moving away from warmer brown shades with touches of red or gold, this look is cool, smoky and rich, weaving together mauve-toned strands with sections of mink. Style in loose waves to show off every shade in this multi-tonal look, then mist with EIMI Ocean Spritz and scrunch through mid-lengths to ends of hair for tousled texture.
Blue Black Hair
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This colour screams flawless Halloween hair. We predict dark-haired fans will be lining up to take the plunge with an inky blue-black hue as the temperatures start to drop. Achieve this bold look by colouring hair a jet black hue, then make like Kai Sohn and apply semi-permanent hair colour, Color Fresh CREATE in Tonight Dusk solo, plus a 10:2 blend of Super Petrol and Tonight Dusk.
Iced Latte Hair
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Take your iced coffee obsession next-level with a blend of cool blonde tones. Weave lighter blonde strands between sections of cooler dark blonde ribbons for a hue that’s freshly brewed. To get the look, use a classic balayage technique to sweep our award-winning pre-lightener Blondor Freelights + 9% through alternate sections of hair, then tone with permanent Illumina Color 10/69 + 1.9%.
Rose Brown Hair
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Everything’s rosy - especially with this rich, glossy shade of rose brown. Proving that pastels aren’t just for blondes, rose brown adds a warm pink tint to light brunettes, and works as an all-over colour as well as a shade-enhancing ombre or balayage. Achieve this filter-finish shade by veiling pre-lightened lengths in our demi-permanent hair colour Color Touch 7/75 + 0/56. This rich formula brings a whole new meaning to ‘dream team’.
Dark Blonde Ombre
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Warm blondes aren’t just for summer. Tone down sunshine-inspired ombre by taking blonde a few shades darker for their winter hair colour. Stretch brunette roots to balance out their colour, finishing with a few scattered blonde babylights to give this look a seasonal spin. INVIGO Blonde Recharge Warm Blonde Color Refreshing Conditioner will keep colour fresh, golden and glossy year-round.
Chocolate Brown Hair
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A classic brunette shade is always a winter hair colour favorite, and we’re addicted to this silky chocolate brown hair hue. It’s deeper, richer and shows off shine like no other. Create your own version of this decadent dark brunette colour by applying 4/71 + 5/1 + 1.9% to roots, with a 5/5 + 5/75 + 1.9% pull-through. Flawless.
Faded Pastel Hair
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Switch up summer’s sugary pastel pinks or aquamarine blues with a faded, smoky finish to make your latest colour work for winter. Create a soft, faded finish to a light-coloured base by glossing hair over with Opal-Essence by Illumina Color in Platinum Lily or Titanium Rose. Frosted pastels = winter hair colour perfection.
Cherry Red Hair
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We’re loving cherry red hair for the cooler season; perfect for those wanting to try something new, fun and dramatic with their winter hair colour. To create this rich, delicious look, apply Koleston Perfect 55/66 + 6% from root to tip. Then, add the cherry on the cake: a post-styling dose of EIMI Oil Spritz for major shine.
Mulled Wine Hair
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Mulled wine hair is a highly requested look for Christmas time. To create this festive colour use Koleston Perfect 15g 55/46 + 15g 6/0 + 60g 6% on the roots, and Color Touch 30g 66/45 + 5g 0/68 + 10g 0/45 + 90g 4% on the lengths.