If your usual go-to is red-adjacent but you’re craving something softer, this is the fall update you’ll want to screenshot immediately.
Soft Glam Waves Golden Balayage
This balayage honey blonde is the perfect combination of the two worlds: warm and dimensional roots and bright and shiny ends that look sunkissed and styled. The gradient is not so sharp, there are no sharp lines, it is providing softness, motion and some sort of timeless glam that is so wearable. Imagine: LA influencer and a calm autumn day.
This is one that you will want to treat as an investment. Nourishing color care: use Krrstase Chroma Absolu Bain Riche, and do not over-wash. Brassiness can be tamed with a monthly salon gloss, or an at-home toner, and still maintain that warmth.
As far as personal use is concerned, this is a color I will always suggest when one asks, What is a good low-commitment update? since it will grow out well and will match with your natural colors. It’s forgiving and flattering — basically the best friend of fall color options.
To be honest, it is difficult to make a mistake when dealing with gold.
Vanilla Cream Spiced Copper Highlights
This daring style builds on spiced copper and adds contrasting creamy blonde highlights to make a color story that is fun, wild and trendy. The highlights are not just there by accident- sweeping through the mid-lengths and ends to get the most pop. It’s giving cinnamon swirl meets latte art — in hair form.
To keep this color looking luxe, you’ll want to use a sulfate-free shampoo like Pureology’s Strength Cure and avoid too much heat styling. The color blocking actually loves shine, so a moisturizing leave-in such as Mizani 25 Miracle Milk will assist in keeping strands hydrated and shiny.
This is not a look that is made to be worn by the faint of heart, but that is the point. It is the hair that makes you feel dressed up, even in sweat pants. And, when you want something stronger in fall, something that makes a statement, something that says, I made a choice, then this is your time.
Think of it as the declaration coat of hair colors.
Face-Framing Dimensional Honey Blonde
This dimensional honey blonde is quiet yet full of detail- darker lowlights at the base, and a beautiful creamy golden tone that glows around the face. It is contemporary and romantic at the same time, combined with soft, brushed-through waves and a center part. In case you are a year-round lean blonde but would like a little more fall mood, this is the dream.
In order to maintain the multi-tonal appearance, choose a duo such as Redken Color Extend Magnetics and apply a thermal protectant whenever styling. Amika The Shield Anti-Humidity Spray is my favorite to hold soft waves without stickiness.
The tone is that old-money blonde look that has been all the rage everywhere, rich-looking, effortless, and camera-ready on all sides. It is also one of the most convenient tones to keep since it does not need stark maintenance.
Other times, the glow-up is all about perfecting what you already possess, and this tone understands that.
Sunset Peach and a Playful Fall Pop
When you want to make a statement, but remain completely on-trend with fall, say hello to sunset peach. It is in between apricot and coral, and it is soft enough to make it wearable. The layers and blown-out styling make the entire appearance look lifted and voluminous, which is ideal when one is strolling through the city, taking a spontaneous photoshoot, or having dinner in town.
When I want to do maintenance at home, I use the Overtone Peach Deep Treatment. It prevents the pinky-orange hues to wear off too quickly, and it is ultra-conditioning as well. A wide-tooth comb and satin scarf will assist in maintaining the blowout in between washes.
I have so many friends who say they want to do peach but they think they can not pull it off and when someone finally does, it is immediate why have I not done this before vibes. Fall is a time of taking a step into change, and this shade does it with a smile.
It is daring, beautiful and, to be honest, it is compliment-worthy.
Golden Honey Half Up with Soft Curls
The golden shades of honey can make hair seem to be sunlit even in gray skies. The color is somewhere between warm blonde and creamy butterscotch and the soft waves with a half-up twist are the perfect combination of casual and elegant. It is providing an early autumn brunch, a new knit cardigan, and the golden hour hitting at the right angle on your curls. It is subtle, sure, but by no means unmemorable.
Such styles do not need a lot of heat to appear polished, which is a relief when your hair needs some rest. I leave mine soft and shiny using Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil – it gives it a shine and tames those little fuzzy bits without making everything heavy. A decent dry texture spray such as IGK Beach Club will also ensure that the waves last days without stiffness.
I had this shade on in one of the colder Octobers a few years back, and I still recall how cozy it made my entire vibe feel as though I just returned home after a September vacation. This is so low-key to play into fall coziness without going too dark, especially when your natural color is light.
It is a wonderful introduction tone, the sort that would take you into seasonal color without screaming.
