The big chill (a.k.a winter) is coming, but that isn’t an excuse to let your hair color be any less fire. From surprising pinks to tried-and-true chestnut brown, there’s a hot (cool?) new winter hue for everyone. I caught up with a handful of celebrity colorists to share their predictions on what shades we’ll all turn to come Arctic tundra time.
Ok, there’s no debate that Zendaya basically broke the internet when she popped up at the Emmys with her latest head turning hue.
“This rich red is a perfect complement to fairer skin tones and a dark winter wardrobe,” explains Matrix celebrity colorist George Papanikolas (whose clients include Jessica Stam, Fergie, Camila Alves, and more.) “When it’s so red, it crosses past the line of natural into blue-red territory.”
According to Redken brand ambassador and colorist Matt Rez, this shade works because “in the winter your skin tone tends to get cooler and lighter by one or two shades—the warmth and richness of an espresso wash really balances that out beautifully.”
To make the shade look the most natural—and not like you dipped your strands in a bucket of black dye—he suggests monthly in-salon glosses and the addition of a a mid-light, or an additional highlight that falls somewhere on the spectrum between your natural highlights and your new base. That way, you’ll have more dimension and proper tonal balance. Two of his notable clients (Lorenza Izzo and Jenna Dewan) have nailed this look in the past.
“Rose and pink shades are always popular because it’s interesting without being over the top,” explains master colorist Stephanie Brown, who works with Kate McKinnon. “When the colors are pastel, they even sort of pass for natural now. But bolder purple pinks are coming back thanks to Megan Rapinoe.”……Read more
