I started noticing plum hair in the chair next to mine. Not the dark, almost-black plum that reads as brown in low light, but the kind with a violet kick that catches the salon ring light. It’s not a color you see every day, and that’s exactly why I kept leaning closer. This roundup has …
I kept seeing it in the chair next to mine. A deep red with a brown base, the kind that catches light and looks almost black in shadow. Cherry cola, they call it. Makes sense. 26 ways to wear Cherry Cola Hair Color, from a blunt bob to soft waves to defined curls. Some you …
I started seeing blue black hair everywhere this spring. Not the flat black I grew up with, but black that catches the light and turns something else. People who swore they would never dye dark again are booking this color. This roundup has 19 ways to wear Blue Black Hair on straight, wavy, curly, coily, …
I keep seeing the same thing in the salon chair next to mine. A woman with grown-out blonde gets a darker root shadow that doesn’t look like grow-out at all. It looks deliberate. It looks expensive. And it made me realise reverse balayage is not the opposite of balayage. It’s the smarter version. This roundup …
I keep seeing jet black hair in the chair next to mine. Not the blue-black of a fresh box dye, but a deep, deliberate black that reads as a choice. It is the kind of colour that makes you sit up, especially when the cut is sharp and the style is soft. This roundup has …
I keep seeing women in the salon chair next to me asking for darker bases with lighter ends. Balayage is everywhere, but the real shift is the ratio: more brown, less blonde. It’s not a full commitment, just a smarter one. This roundup has 20 ways to approach Blonde to Brunette Hair, from low-upkeep root …
I keep seeing the same colour in every salon chair next to mine: that cool, almost white blonde that reads like winter in July. Bobs and pixies, mostly. They look sharp, but I know better than to trust a photo. This roundup has 18 versions of Icy Blonde Hair, from a five-minute pixie to a …
I’ve been seeing mahogany everywhere lately. Not the flat brown from a box, but shades with violet, copper, red undertones that catch the light differently. It’s a color that reads brown from across the room and red up close. This roundup of 17 Mahogany Hair Color ideas covers the spectrum from low-maintenance all-over color to …
I spent a solid afternoon scrolling through photos of blonde hair with lowlights, trying to figure out why so many of them looked better than the all-over blonde I’d been clinging to. The answer hit me mid-scroll: dimension. A single flat color reads flat in photos and in life. Lowlights add depth without the commitment …
I started seeing ash brown in every salon chair next to mine this spring. Not the muddy version I tried three years ago, but a cooler, cleaner take that reads expensive without trying. I had opinions. This roundup has 29 takes on Ash Brown Hair, from a five-minute root shadow to a full balayage that …