8 Drool-Worthy Fall Hair-Color Trends That Look Even Better Than They Sound

Yes, like your spiced latte – with flecks of color sprinkled on top. “This look is a mix of golden highlights and copper midlights using your natural color as the background or shifting your base subtly copper to really get that gold to pop,” Jimieson said. “It’s pretty low-maintenance and easy to wear because everyone’s natural hair lifts warm.”

Schaudt agreed and added that fall is the perfect time to deposit tone into a previously faded copper color. “Mixing multiple colors, like brown and red, will look incredibly natural,” she said.

Schaudt likes to call this hue “ballerina blond,” in that it’s ideal for people with bleached hair who want a sprinkle of color. “This precious pink is perfect,” she said. “After the hair is freshly bleached and lifted to a pure white, mix a clear toner with a dash of pink mixer clear to achieve this more translucent tone.”

According to Jimieson, adding in blush tones on the lightest blond shades (or used all over) can give an easily “changed back” twist to your signature look. “Again, it’s both warm and cool, so it looks good on any skin tone.”

That’s right: it’s not just faded pink. Purple hues will also be very on trend (and easy to maintain) these next few months. Oh, wait, don’t go!

“I’m not talking a full-on, Duran Duran red-violet, but adding a subtle muted violet tone to your medium browns will look rich and chocolaty,” Jimieson said. “Once again, the common theme is that violet is made of red and blue, so it looks good on both warm and cool skin tones. We’ve become more comfortable with complementing our real hair and real skin tones after months of seeing it on the daily during lockdown.”

A slightly tweaked take on the aforementioned copper-highlights trend, this color “falls under the warmer brunette family,” Schaudt said. “This look adds golden undertones to brown hair that will create a healthy appearance and reflect tons of new shine.”

Carrie Bradshaw’s blond hair circa season one of Sex and the City was everything you’d expect from a money-strapped (but fashionable) writer: cool, unkempt, but sexy at the same time. This fall’s version checks all those boxes while also looking just as fabulous during the grow-out stage.

“This trend is for the blondes that don’t want to lose their blond,” Schaudt said. “[Ask your colorist to] continue highlights around the hairline but add neutral lowlights within the crown area. This creates depth on overlightened summer blondes.”

Turns out, shiny black is the new black. “It’s smart to transition into this dramatic color during the cooler months, to prevent fading due to sun exposure,” Schaudt said. Both she and Jimieson recommend doing a demipermanent dye in case you’re feeling noncommittal.

“It’s also softer and easier to wear if you add the black to your medium or dark brown base color with foils or balayage rather than going completely solid,” Jimieson said. “Ask for a demipermanent so you can change it down the road and it will be super shiny.”

For the überbold, this one’s for you: “If your style is ultraedgy, a forest-green hair color is where it’s at,” Jimieson said. “Green is a mix of blue and yellow, so it looks good on warm and cool skin tones.”

Named after the sweet toasted almond cookie, “amaretto biscotti” hair color is a warm golden blond that looks flattering on all skin tones. “[It’s] a combination of light and bright confection, toasted almonds with a touch of nutmeg, and organic sugar cane,” said Leianna Hillo, the lead colorist at eSalon. “You can almost taste the fresh-baked cookies as you swish and flip your hair away.”

Hillo notes that this hair color works best on light to dark blond hair. To achieve this look at the salon, Hillo said: “Start with a medium brown or dark blond base, adding natural copper tones to bring warmth and shine to your look. Then pop in a hint of light-reflecting golden tones for those moments when we need to bring a little glow to our facial features.”