The latest hair color trends — mocha balayage, cherry cola, soft copper blonde — every shade shown on women over 40 and 50, with gray coverage and grow-out notes.
Champagne blonde is the cool, creamy blonde that looks like the drink it is named for: pale gold with a soft fizz of lightness, never yellow and never gray. After 40 it is a flattering choice — the cool creaminess brightens the face without the harshness of platinum, and it blends with silver regrowth far…
Butter blonde is the warm, creamy blonde that looks like sunlight rather than bleach: golden at the roots, soft through the lengths, never icy and never brassy. After 40 it is a forgiving colour — the warmth flatters skin that has lost a little of its own golden tone, and a well-placed butter blonde can…
Espresso brunette wins converts from both directions: women leaving black dye behind as it turns harsh, and women leaving blonde’s endless upkeep. It sits exactly between the two: deep, glossy brown with lighter ribbons to catch the light, and a grow-out so soft the salon calendar stretches from weeks to months. Twenty-one espresso brunette looks…
Copper is the shade women over 40 ask about with the most hope and the most hesitation. Hope, because a warm copper can light up a face the way good lighting does — softening, brightening, drawing attention to eyes and cheekbones. Hesitation, because copper has a reputation: too orange, too loud, too hard to keep….
Cherry cola is the shade name that keeps coming up in salons right now, and it earns the attention for one practical reason: it is a brunette first and a red second. The base stays dark and familiar, while a deep cherry reflect — cool, slightly plummy red — glows through when the light catches…
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