It’s officially fall now, even if it doesn’t feel like it in all parts of the country (looking at you, California). If you’re already wrapped in clouds and rain and falling leaves then you might already be in the pumpkin-crazy spirit of the season. But for those who are still struggling through 90 degree weather and stubbornly sunny days, you might need a little help remembering what it’s like to be cold and surrounded by new colors, so we went out and found a few fresh hair colors that should give you a creative taste of autumn until the weather catches up.
Pure Autumn Hair
These are the traditional colors of fall executed perfectly by Mishele DiMaria. She has put just the right amount of fall color into this auburn hair so that it’s not overboard but still carries that sense of bright autumn cheer, and that braid was a great choice for styling to make the whole thing come together with a little structure.
Mishele is a makeup artist, colorist, and editorial stylist from Las Vegas.
Smoky Mermaid Hair
If you’ve ever watched a sunset through a rainy day, this light-colored style by Winnipeg artist Kelly Woodford should bring the memory washing back. The so-light-blue-it’s-almost-grey color cascading into ends tinged in pink is every bit like sun rays refracting through rain drops from a patchwork grey sky.
Kelly owns the Sapphire Hair Lounge up in Winnipeg, Canada.
Grey Skies Hair
Everyone associates autumn with explosions of golden hues, but it’s not all yellow, red, and orange. This overcast color by Rachelle Mariano defies that explosion by bringing us the grey image of a cloudy day and a tree that’s quickly losing all its leaves. It has a minimalist beauty that’s as calming as waking up to the sound of rain on the window.
Rachelle is a colorist from the Titanium Studios Salon in Vancouver, Canada.
Electric Fall Leaves Hair
Actually we’re not sure if this reminds us of changing leaves, a bright camp fire, or a neon sign. Maybe if you could plug a whole forest into a power source and watch the electricity ripple through the branches while the leaves change to yellow and orange you would get an autumn with these colors. In fact, we’re going to unofficially call this color Electric Fall.
Colored with Fanola. Handle with care.
The artist, Crystal Casey, is a colorist and educator in Virginia Beach, Virginia at High Voltage Hair
Cold Winds Hair
This unicorn rainbow by Samantha Tarini still has hints of summer in it. The blue brightness has hints of swimming under the sun, but the change to darker tones brings the clouds rolling in. Never forget the sun will disappear and the temperature will go down. Cold winds will blow, but let this vivid melody of color help you see the beauty in that change.
Samantha is a vivid specialist and Unicorn Tribe Ambassador in Las Vegas.