Spring 2011 Hair Colour Trends

Posted by Lauren | Wednesday February 16, 2011

Nothing gives a boost of confidence like a fresh and vibrant hair colour. Like fashion, hair hues follow specific trends. Here's what we're expecting for Spring 2011:

Blondes

Jason Wu, Carlos Miele, Rodarte (all S/S 2011)

It's all about warm honey tones: platinum and ashy shades are out. Wella Professionals Colour Ambassador Aura Friedman (via Refinery29) advises you stay "within lustrous metallic tones from 24K gold to rose gold - any kind of goldeny tone."

DIY options we like: Garnier HerbaShine or Clairol Perfect 10

Brunettes

Mila Kunis (People's Choice Awards 2011), Rachel Roy Spring 2011, Jessica Biel (Glamour Reel Moment October 2010)

Eva Scrivo of NYC-based Eva Scrivo Salon, colourist and beauty author says this season brunettes are going darker and cooler: "Now it's pale milk chocolate shades, peanut buttery taupes, and violet-based brunettes. The cooler brunettes for spring means a lot of single-toned, solid darker shades that are healthy and full of shine" (via Refinery29).

DIY option we like: Clairol's new Natural Instincts Vibrant (the package comes with a week 2 color refresher package to revitalize your colour and add pigments back to your hair - genius, right?)

Redheads

Christina Hendricks (on Mad Men set), Jayma Mays (at Golden Globes 2011), Burberry 2011

Going red this season? Visit a stylist first to pick the right tone for your skin. Darker skin tones can play with deep orange and plum-based colours, while lighter skin tones can experiment with bright fiery reds, advises Ursula Stephens, celeb stylist--and the one behind Rihanna's 'do.

If you are in the hunt for a new stylist, try one of these top 3 reader-rated salons in Toronto:

Evoke Hair Salon - 2245 Yonge Street, Salvatore Leonetti Salon - 69 Yorkville Ave, Salon Liberte - 365 Yonge Street

Not a Torontian? No problem - browse through our salon reviews for other cities here.

And if you're wondering whether ombré is still In, we're hearing from our friend Beauty Editor that tone-on-tone highlights and multidimensional solid colours are the way to go for 2011. Read here: soft, natural-looking, and less drastic.

Will you change things up for Spring 2011? Which shade are you eager to try?

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6 Comments

	on February 17, 2011 dolce_bellissima 4,214 said: I'm loving the Carlos Miele and Rodarte blonde hues. They look so beautiful and rich. I want to do that to my hair, but it would take so much work to lighten it to that..
	on February 16, 2011 cathy3087 98 said: I'm not into the current trends for brunettes - I prefer warmer tones for almost all skin types. I wish I could pull off the red of that model from Burberry - it's gorgeous!
	on February 16, 2011 meredithk115 4,186 said: I am so glad that you mentioned multi-dimensional...because traditionally boxed haircolor is solid and blaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I was very disappointed in the foam giveaway...Clairol's website couldn't handle the demand and crashed resulting in a lot of people not getting a box! They tried to resolve it by offering an additional 25,000 boxes but history does repeat itself. Unfortunately I have been reading how angry people are over this and while I don't think it's necessary to get that upset over a box of color, I understand the frustration. On the other hand, I did recently visit salon Liberte (so many great recommendations on CA) and got an awesome cut/color from Curtis. I will definitely be back and will look into some 'solid, multidimensional' color! Great post Lauren!
	on February 16, 2011 LaurenBlair 128 said: I'll update my picture on Friday - after I use the refresher!
	on February 16, 2011 Becky 13,128 said: omg girl you have to post pics!! I'd love to see how your hair looks dyed :-)
	on February 16, 2011 LaurenBlair 128 said: It'll be 2 weeks tomorrow since I dyed my hair with the Clairol Natural Instincts. I'll be using the 2 week refresher pack, and I'm pretty excited because I don't feel like my hair has faded all that much yet - should look pretty awesome after I use the pack :)