I personally wore this color last October and had strangers in the grocery store complimenting it-mask and all. One lady even stopped me to enquire what toner I was using. It was at that point when I realized that this shade was not only fall-friendly but also flattering.
This style is classic and yet it is contemporary. An excellent foundation when you are teasing future highlights or when you want to look costly at the apple orchard.
Burnished Copper Red Autumn Glow
Copper is the color that people are afraid to wear-until they wear it. and then they never come back. This is a rich, burnished red that enhances all golden undertones in warm skin, and especially beautiful with hazel, green, or light brown eyes. It is warm, decadent, and yes, a little bit makes you look like the protagonist of an indie film in Vermont.
Copper does fade quickly and I would suggest glossing it every 4-6 weeks to keep it bold and dimensional. This is what DpHue Copper Gloss+ is formulated to do: restore pigment and softness in 10 minutes. I’ve also heard top colorists like Matt Rez (yes, the Matt Rez) say copper is one of the hardest yet most rewarding tones to wear. And I concur.
In case you want something daring yet still natural, this is so it. Not too red, not too orange. Only a little warmth to make your skin shine even without foundation.
Curtain Bangs and Mocha Balayage
This is the one of dimension. The rich mocha brown has a slight lift of cinnamon-toned balayage that is light to catch the fall light but dark enough to remain dramatic. The curtain bangs are the ones which do not need a personality change to wear. Not clingy and high-maintenance, soft and face-framing.
The magic in this is that it works on straight and curled textures. I had something like a wedding on last fall and the compliments just did not stop. And it is stunning in jewel tones, olive, rust, deep burgundy.
What do I like best? You do not have to do a complete dye job to do this. A good gloss + partial highlight with a good hand will do it. And to style, a blowout brush and a spritz or two of Amika Un.Done Texture Spray make it have that movement without being stiff.
Seamless Layers Spiced Apricot
All right, this one: it is apricot, but grown. Less bubblegum, more chai latte. This deep ginger-strawberry mix is all that warm skin tones could ask of a fantasy red without becoming too much like cosplay. It is classy, young and sexy.
Layers such as these require a bit of love. Everything is shiny but swingy with a lightweight oil, Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser Invisible Oil. And when the fall wind blows? That oil prevents it becoming a frizz-fest.
Last year, one of my best friends jumped to this very tone, and she said that it was the first time her freckles came out in selfies when there were no filters. That is the strength of a good color match.
I would be lying if I said I did not want to go this direction next it has the perfect amount of glow and edge.
Golden Vanilla Blonde and Glossy Finish
And if you are team blonde, you should not feel like you are out of the fall color game. This is a golden vanilla color which is essentially the blonde version of the PSL, soft, warm and universally flattering. It looks particularly good on golden and peachy skin tones, and it enhances the warmth without competing.
The gloss is working overtime here. That is a matter of toner and care. I would suggest a weekly deep gloss such as Kristin Ess Signature Hair Gloss in Golden Hour- very simple to apply at home and it prevents your hair becoming brassy in the fall light.
I have personally worn this shade and it looked best when I had a fresh brow tint and nude lip. It is a clean girl look that is not trying too hard.
What I adore about this one is that it doesn’t scream “summer blonde” or “winter ice”—it lives right in that cozy in-between. Such as warm cider and cashmere in hair color.
Creamy Buttery Blonde and Soft Movement
This buttery creamy blonde is adding fall lightness without going icy, which is what warm skin tones require to maintain that seasonal glow. The color is somewhere between beige and champagne and it is ideally combined with loose waves that make the entire appearance not to look flat. It is mid- to long, i.e., it flows like a dream and takes the perfect amount of light in golden hour walks.
When you are bleaching your hair to this extent, hydration is not an option. I apply Kerastase Blond Absolu Cicaplasme as heat protection and after-wash smoothing, it makes everything soft and toned and smells like a salon in a bottle. I would also suggest purple toning once a week in case the blonde goes too yellow, but be careful with it, we do not want washed out, we want warm.
It is in this tone that I would literally recommend to anyone who wants to change the post-summer hair, but does not want to make a radical change. It lifts the face, works beautifully with fall makeup palettes (think burnt peach and caramel tones), and grows out soft without harsh lines.
Those are the hair colors that make you feel like you have a new beginning but without the pressure of a complete change. This is one such. It is nice, glowing, and insanely flattering.
Lived-In Blonde and Glamorous Old Hollywood Curls
This is where retro meets wearable a modernized old Hollywood wave with some dimensional blonde tones that just melt into each other. This is not your one-note bleach blonde. The base is warm, the highlights buttery and the lowlights add depth without pulling down the brightness. It is a color that almost glows on warm skin.
