Hair Colour Trends for Fall/Winter 2014

The top hair hues and colouring techniques that will be in for the upcoming season.

1. Next level ombre: splashlights

Just call this halo-effect colour ombre’s little sister. It's meant to look like a ray of light is constantly hitting the hair, making it perfect for clients who like to live life in the spotlight. This can include crown lights—a bold style for those wanting a unique look—or fringe lights, which draw attention to the eyes and cheekbones), or a subtle gradation on the mid-length to create shine and dimension on long hair. Search Twitter/Instagram for the hashtag #splashlights for more inspiration from Redken artists.

2. Graffiti-inspired colour placement.

 Roch Lemay, Matrix’s education and events director, says bold streaks of colour—in shades spotted on the runways, like sangria, cobalt blue, cypress green and bright yellows—can be used against lighter hues to create 3-D, transitional shading to create beautiful outlines. The key is to pick a color base that works for your client. Blondes should try an icy platinum. Dark reds can do a deep ox blood shade, but rich gingers, strawberry blondes and warm bronzes are also good bases. This season, neutral bases should have cool yellow undertone. “With any of these bases, add a 3D dimension with MATRIX Color Graphics lift n’tone or lacquers,” says Lemay. Mix bold colours with soft cuts for a contrasting effect.

3. The Mallen streak.

We never thought we'd say this, but streaks are back. They're purposeful, artistically placed and in a trendy shade: grey. Sassoon Colour Director John Beeson says a well-placed Mallen Streak accents a beautifully tailored shape, and can be re-adapted into different styles. “Amplify the lines of a client’s haircut by painting a bold and dramatic Mallen Streak under the parting of the hair. Build colours tone-on-tone to give hair a three dimensional quality. Use tones inspired by nature such as browns, bronzes and silver-toned beige for a modern and elegant look.”

4. Blurred lines.

Give clients a multi-tonal look they want using Redken's new Blur Brush (available in October 2014). The brush, which has long bristles to distribute formula more evenly helps create gentler hair colour transitions between shades and creates a third tone when two colours are blurred together. This can create stark, edgy styles or more natural looking highlights. Blur horizontally, vertically or diagonally for contrast, ombre highlights or soft movement. Use two shades with two to three levels of difference for best results.

5. The top blonde hue: chambre

Icy, cooler blondes have always be in during the cooler weather, but with peachy pastels becoming a huge colour trends this past spring, the big blonde shade of the season, according to pro blonder Kim Vo, Blonde Ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional, is “chambre,” a fusion of champagne colour with an ombre technique. This toned down blonde with subtle gradation is created using freehand balayage highlighting that incorporates cotton as a barrier, using IGORA COLOR 10.

 6. Sunset-inspired shades

Lily Allen already started this colour trend with her sunset ombre hair. For colour-loving clients, amped-up shades inspired by the sky are going to be big. Think fiery, copper reds, golden hues and voilets. Robb Dubré, Kenra Professional® Senior Artistic Director says this kind of hair colour is all about “the subtle delineation of tones and strong diffusion of light.” Click here to download artistic colour placement charts for fiery red and sienna brown.

7. Hot shade: Punky purples

With many celebs rocking pastel purple hair this year, it's no wonder orchid shades are still popular heading into fall. Sue Pemberton, two-time NAHA winning colourist and Vero K-PAK Color International Artistic Director, offers two rock-inspired takes on this new colour trend using Vero K-PAK Color Intensity Color System's new shades: Titanium, Orchid, Magenta, and Light Purple. Try horizontal slices for maximum colour vsibiity on the surface, hidden vertical slices for subtle bursts of colour, or diagonal slices for a diffused colour effect. The results can be pretty bright, so she advises using Clear Mixer to control the intensity, and starting with a level 9 or higher for maximum vibrancy.

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31 Powerful Home Remedies For Hair Growth That Work Wonders

Going the natural way!

Young or old, we love our hair.

Hair health plays the deciding role in factors like styling and personality. Conditions like hair fall, damage, dandruff are few of the common hair problems faced by all. Earlier hair fall used to be a sign of ageing. The ever-rising pollution, hectic lifestyle and never-ending work stress paves way for hair fall.

A. Diet For Hair Growth:

A few dietary modifications are very important for stimulating the process of hair growth preventing hair loss. Abolition of junk and processed food, aerated drinks, smoking and drinking is very beneficial for your body and the scalp health. Include vitamin and mineral rich fruits and vegetables, whole grains, carbohydrates, omega 3 fatty acids and protein rich food in your diet. These are rich in phyto-nutrients which are beneficial for hair growth.

Below are the lists of some foods which you can include in your daily diet for better hair.

Protein-rich Foods:

Our hair is made of a special protein called the “keratin”. We should have a protein-rich diet. Include eggs, chicken, tofu, soybean; kidney beans and other similar foods to your diet. These are the richest source of proteins for hair. They promote the growth of new hair and make your hair shiny and smooth.

Vitamin A:

Vitamin A is beneficial for hair growth. Again, too much of it can cause hair loss. Mango, papaya, orange, prunes, carrot are few fruits with high contents of vitamin A.

Here is an excellent post on how vitamins help hair growth.

Vitamin B:

Vitamin B stimulates the production of haemoglobin in our blood which acts as the oxygen carrier. This increases the blood circulation in the scalp. Include potato, banana, chicken, oatmeal, fish and beans in your diet.

Vitamin C:

Vitamin C helps in the collagen production and fights off the free radicals in the skin. Do not forget to include lots of citrus fruits like amla, orange, kiwi, guava to your daily diet.

Vitamin E:

The scalp capillary function is stimulated by the intake of vitamin E in your diet. Thus it increases the blood circulation and promotes hair growth. Cereals, sunflower oil, soybean oil, tofu etc contain good amount of vitamin E. You must try and include as much of these foods to your diet as you can.

Green Vegetables:

Have lots of dark green vegetables. These contain iron which is really essential for hair growth. Fish is a great source of omega 3 fatty acids and so are nuts.

Natural Solutions:

Proper care and prevention will surely help to cope with any type of scalp or hair trouble. All the natural solutions will show their effect only when you are capable of fighting against indiscriminate hair loss.

‘No’ To Hair Styling Products:

A popular proverb says, ‘no style is the best style’. This is truest when it comes to hair. Many of the hair styling products contain harmful chemicals, and superficial agents, which can be highly dangerous at times. You may look attractive for a few days by applying a hair styling product, but you never know how it affects the condition of your hair and scalp in the long term. Therefore, you should try to minimize the application of harmful styling products like hair colors, serums, and straighteners.

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Hair Color Ideas for Aging Hair

Coloring your locks as they age can seriously backfire and even make you look older—unless you know these hair color ideas.

Whether you want to go bold or stay subtle, following certain tricks when adding a new hue to your ‘do can shave years off your look. Just follow these expert tips depending on your hair’s natural color:

Black/Dark Brown Hair

“As a woman ages, it would benefit her to become slightly lighter,” adds Stanko. “So as a little girl, if you were a soft black or dark brunette, some degree of brunette would be appropriate, but not too dark because dark colors accentuate other dark colors.” Meaning, it can put the spotlight on age spots, dark circles under the eyes or flaws on the skin.

“When hair is really dark and the gray starts to kick in, it bothers women tremendously around the top or temples where they can see it,” says Stanko. “The idea is to blend and cover her gray, keep her dark, rich and shiny, but not make her too brassy chocolate-y.”

Try going one to two shades lighter than your natural hair color, and opt for some highlights around the face—just make sure they are a lighter brown or caramel color, not blonde because that would add too much contrast against a dark base. (Skunky highlights are never a good look.)

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