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Ready for a Fall Hair Refresh? Color Ideas to Inspire Your Next Salon Visit

From luxurious golden yellows to rich reds and burnt browns, fall colors have a way of making the season feel warm, rich, and beautiful. With so many beautiful shades, it’s no wonder these gorgeous fall hues continue to inspire some of the most popular hair color transformations. 

That seasonal palette translates beautifully into hair color, from rich caramel highlights and honey blonde to cinnamon brown and rich burgundy. This season, it’s all about creating warmth, depth, and dimension with balayage, highlights, lowlights, glosses, and rich all-over color. 

Here’s a peek into the hair colors that will be doing the rounds this fall.

Warm, Rich, and Dimensional – The Fall Hair Color Mood

  1. Caramel Cocoa: If you love browns but can’t decide on the right shade for you, then this might be just the one for you. Deep, glossy cocoa color with soft caramel highlights is a perfect mix of cool dark tones and warm light accents. It flatters all skin tones, looks good on straight as well as curly hair, and makes your hair look fuller and more vibrant.  
  1. Warm Chestnut Brown: This rich medium-brown shade with soft red, copper, or golden undertones catches the sun’s rays, making your hair glow with a vibrant, multi-dimensional radiance without looking too brassy. It’s a great choice for people with warm (gold, yellow, and peach), neutral (a mix of warm and cool), and cool (pink, red, bluish-purple) undertones. 
  1. Golden Brown: This color is a beautiful shade of a brunette base and honey, amber, or golden blonde highlights. The golden highlights make your hair look thicker and shinier and suit warm as well as natural undertones. 
  1. Honey Blonde: If you want your hair to mimic the natural tones of honey, this rich, warm and highly dimensional hair color is for you. Also called “expensive blonde,” honey blonde is known for its healthy-looking finish, and it works well on all skin tones.
  1. Buttercream Blonde: From Dakota Johnson to Cher, buttercream blonde is doing the rounds again this season. This rich, warm shade combines creamy blonde shades with subtle highlights, creating a soft, dimensional look that complements a variety of skin tones. When created using balayage or a root-smudge technique, it keeps your natural root color intact, ensuring touch-ups are only required once every 10-12 weeks. 
  1. Ginger Spice: If you love reds, then ginger spice hair color with its copper red base and cinnamon, amber, and golden-brown lowlights adds that festive spirit that’s so apt for autumn.  It works well on both warm and cool skin tones.

Add Some Depth to Your Hair This Fall

Fall is the perfect time to switch your hair color to a richer, warmer hue. Whether you choose the rich sheen of caramel cocoa or the seasonal spirit of ginger spice, there’s a fall color that is sure to suit every style. So, take a cue from the colors around you, find the shade that speaks to you, and make your next hair transformation your own. Still unsure of the right hair color for you this fall? Ask your favorite hair stylist for advice on the colors that will complement your hair and style.

To book an appointment with the haircare professionals at Salon Artigiano, give us a call at 609-581-6600 or send us a message.