Blonde: what shades are on trend?

Natalia Savitskaya , top stylist, expert technologist at Estel Professional, shared her expert opinion.

First of all, it's worth noting that "dear blonde" is not the name of a dye technique or shade, but rather a designation for beautiful, clean dye or bleached hair that requires regular maintenance. It is a beautiful blonde that will help reveal femininity and demonstrate to others the attractiveness of her client. The most important thing is to choose the right shade from the presented palette of colors. For work, you always need to choose a series of paints with a rich palette of blonde shades, thanks to which you can create an individual “tasty” color for each client. In my practice, I noticed some statistics about what hair color clients come for (80% of whom are blondes). They all want a clean and beautiful shade, good hair quality and long enough to remain. It is in these requirements that questions arise: do blondes with long hair exist? What does a hairdresser need to do to maintain hair quality? What does the client need to ensure that the shade is beautiful and the hair looks well-groomed?

What to advise the master?

1. Technique, cleanliness and speed in work.
2. Understanding what neutralization, pigmentation, prepigmentation and repigmentation are, and where and how they are all applied. Without knowledge, it is difficult to get an even result from the roots to the ends of the hair.
3. Understanding how pigments appear when the same color is applied to different hair structures.
4. Proper application of paint, isolating areas and using foil (or other materials when painting).

Advice to the client

Follow your hair care professional’s recommendations for home hair care, because without this, the most expensive and beautiful blonde will not be long-lasting and shiny.

What are the benefits of dying in light shades?

1. A woman becomes 5-10 years younger because the blonde attracts attention, distracting from wrinkles and other facial skin imperfections;
2. You can periodically vary the image using different shades: “cold” blonde will make the girl more confident, “warm” undertones will reveal femininity, and peach, lilac or caramel notes will emphasize the extravagance of the image;
3. Thanks to the extensive palette of shades, you can easily find and create an individuality for each client;
4. Stretching the color creates an increase in volume and the hairstyle looks much fuller.

Popular shades of blonde

Ashy - is a cold steel shade without yellowness. Elegant ash, reminiscent of gray hair, adds aristocracy to the image, making it noble and natural. It goes well with dark and light ruddy skin, and is also ideal for hair of any length. It is the ashy shade that can emphasize the expressiveness and beauty of blue and gray eyes. Platinum is the ideal choice for those with regular facial features and pale, slightly tanned or peachy skin. Unfortunately, girls with dark and golden skin will have to give up platinum. It will look vulgar on them. Platinum looks gorgeous not only on traditional bobs, long hair, but also on short haircuts. Honey - warm and rich - these are the words that can describe this wonderful hair color. Honey blonde is suitable for women with a warm color type of appearance (autumn or spring) with blue, brown and amber eyes and dark, light or olive skin. Honey tints give the hairstyle liveliness and natural volume. Keeping it on the strands, like other shades, will be very difficult. To prevent the color from washing out, it is necessary to maintain it with the help of tint balms. “ Rose gold ” (golden-pink hair color) is one of the hottest trends this season that suits everyone. When dyeing, a range of several colors is used: wheat, pink, platinum, gold and others. Depending on which tones will be the main ones, the palette is selected according to the color type. Strawberry and peach - a bold strawberry shade looks gentle, romantic and incredibly stylish. A light pink tone will make your look touching and charming. “Strawberry blonde” exists in several variations - very light, peach, plum, pastel pink. Suitable for girls with summer or autumn color type. It will perfectly complement a tanned face or refresh lighter skin, adding a touch of extravagance to the image. Lavender is the perfect unusual color for both blondes and brunettes. This shade will be bright and rich on the prepared hair. You can use it as a main color or as a blotch to accent another color. Pairs well with a range of both warm and cool colors.