Discover the Latest Hair Trend: Natural and Contrasting Colors

Asked about current hair trends, editor Oona Oglesby says “ombré is cheugy” (translated as “so 2010” here) and balayage could well follow the same path. This says a lot about what is likely to become of this hair trend that has been strong for decades and evolved with the times. However, do not believe that it has been replaced by solid colors, which tend to look like a helmet.

Bright, shimmering colors are all the rage

Indeed, with regard to colorings, we now take into account the fact that a natural hair color is never monochromatic. However, in a fake color, this is the problem: a color applied uniformly can quickly appear dull and bland. On the contrary, carried out a coloring full of contrasts allows you to gain luminosity, but also gives movement and thickness. But for that, the contrast must be mastered and subtle. “Colors and highlights with high contrast and requiring more maintenance tend to look cheap and poorly done,” says Min Kim, colorist for many celebrities and ambassador for L’Oréal Professionnel at the American site. Glamour. Hence our growing interest in “more discreet, brighter and deeper shades”.

A technique which, moreover, is ideal for transforming overworked hair and damaged, without traumatizing them further. “My clients continue to do highlights, but they are all tone-on-tone,” hairstylist Marc Mena explains to Glamour. If we see wicksthey are fine, because everyone is going to warmer and darker tones.

Contrasting colors, the new crush of the stars

Also, more than a “drastic contrast, we are now opting for a clarification 2 shades lighter” to add dimension to the hair and avoid the fluffy appearance that haircuts can sensitized hair. The idea is also, of course, to ensure that the result obtained lasts as long as possible without retouching, limiting visits to the colorist. Which is not without relieving our wallet, damaged by inflation.

Several celebrities have responded to the call of these colorings both natural and contrasting and destined to give an elegant and sophisticated air. “The balayage process can damage hair and everyone wants it to be healthy,” says Marc Mena. When you know how bad hair discoloration is for your hair, adopting natural tones Obviously. Already big fans of the technique, celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Hailey Bieber, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen will undoubtedly be our models for our next visit to the colorist.