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06.17.2024
Bold and Bright: 5 Most Requested Salon Hair Colors
As a salon professional, staying up to date with the latest trends is essential for meeting client expectations and growing your salon business. This season, five colors have emerged as the most requested looks, from a blend of classic styles to bold and vibrant hues. Get ready to explore the trendsetting shades, step-by-step formulas and haircare recommendations from top salon professionals around the globe.
1. Quiet Luxury
Create a timeless look with sophisticated shades and understated elegance to enhance natural beauty and warmth. Embrace soft dimensional hues and the perfect amount of shine to deliver the epitome of Quiet Luxury. Check out this stunning color created by Sofia Calderone @sofiacalderonehair and get inspired for your next salon session.
ROOTS
Wella Professionals Color Touch 5/0
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
MIDS + ENDS
Wella Professionals Color Touch 7/71 + 6/73 + 55/07
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
TREAT + CARE
Complete the service with Wella Professionals Color Post Treatment to balance porosity, lock in color vibrancy and shine. Follow with Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Shampoo and Conditioner to restore the hair inside and out with AHA and Omega 9.
PROTECT + STYLE
Apply Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Protective Leave-In from root to tip, on towel dried hair and comb through. Instantly protect the hair from 5 key concerns: hair breakage, UV, heat, mechanical damage and excess frizz. Reach for the ghd Helios Professional Dryer, for a fast and smooth blowout, then finish the look with Wella Professionals Glam Mist Shine Spray for humidity protection and flexible hold.
Who says luxury has to be complicated? Check out this color created by @hairby.marianaa at @theroomverona in New Jersey, utilizing a simple formula to create a beautiful result.
COLOR
Wella Professionals Color Touch 7/71
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
TREAT + CARE
Rinse and apply Wella Professionals ColorMotion+ Express Post Color Treatment to strengthen the hair structure and improve color molecule retention. Follow with Wella Professionals INVIGO Brilliance Shampoo and Conditioner to lock in vibrancy, moisture and shine.
STYLE + REFRESH
Continue with Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Miracle Hair Rescue and treat the hair inside and out. Encourage volume at the base with Nioxin Root Lifting Spray, and apply Oil Reflections Luminous Smoothing Oil to smooth the mid-strands and ends. Blowdry the hair with a round brush and finish with Wella Professionals EIMI Ocean Spritz Hairspray to create undone beachy texture. The professional sea salt spray protects hair against dehydration and UV rays. Retail and recommend Wella Professionals Color Fresh Mask Chocolate Touch or Golden Gloss to maintain the look at-home, until the next salon visit.
2. Sun-Kissed Blonde
Bring warmth and brightness to any look with natural highlights and a luminous, beach-inspired glow. The soft tones of this sun-kissed balayage are absolute perfection. Check out the subtle pops of color and seamless blend created by Veronica Hencoski @veronicahencoskihair
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals Blonder Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
MAGMA by Blondor /89+
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
SHADOW ROOT
Wella Professionals Color Touch 6/0
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
GLAZE
Wella Professionals Color Touch 9/97 + 9/96 (just a drop)
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
CARE + STYLE
Follow with Sebastian Professional Penetraitt Shampoo and Conditioner to cleanse, strengthen and enhance color richness. Add a treatment to the service or recommend at-home care with the Sebastian Professional Penetraitt Treatment Repair Mask. The Penetraitt System strengthens hair against damage and transforms dry and dull hair to soft and silky.
We are living for the soft transition of cool, balanced tones created by @donebydayvhud. The perfect amount of brightness and depth for the ultimate sun-kissed result.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals Blonder Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
SHADOW ROOT
Wella Professionals Color Touch 3/0
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
MIDS + ENDS
Wella Professionals Color Touch 8/3 + 8/0
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
3. Amber Glow
Bring the heat with this fiery look created by Elisa Reynaud @labeauteria_, a captivating blend of warm golden tones with a hint of rich earthy reds. Check out the full details below and get inspired to deliver this top requested look in the salon.
ROOTS
Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect 6/41 + 6/0
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
MIDS + ENDS
Wella Professionals Color Touch 6/4
Color Touch Emulsion 4% (13 volume)
CONTOUR
Illumina Color 9/43
Welloxon Pastel Developer 1.9% (6 volume)
CARE
Complete the service with Wella Professionals ColorMotion+ Shampoo and Conditioner. Treat your guest to Wella Professionals Fusion Intense Repair Mask for an extra kick of moisture, formulated with silk amino acids to restore the hair and increase resilience against breakage.
STYLE
Prep the hair with Sebastian Professional No.Breaker, leave-in bonding spray from root to tip. Boost volume at the base with Volupt Spray, and achieve a smooth, hydrated finish on the mids and ends with Potion 9 Lite. Blowdry the hair and finish the look with Wella Professionals EIMI Glam Mist Shine Spray, formulated to add shine and reduce the effects of humidity and UV.
Discover this stunning transformation created by Salon Owner and Color Specialist Kara Burrow, @kara.kpstyling. The attention to detail and carefully curated formulas deliver the perfect amount of depth, sophistication and shine.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals BlondorPlex Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
TIP OUT
Wella Professionals BlondorPlex Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Pastel Developer 1.9% (6 volume)
TREAT
Wella Professionals WellaPlex No.2 Bond Stabilizer
FILL
Wella Professionals Color Touch 9/3 + 8/43
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
COLOR
ROOTS
Koleston Perfect 6/34 + 7/43 + 6/45
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 3% (10 volume)
MIDS + ENDS
Koleston Perfect 7/34 + 8/43 + 6/45
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 3% (10 volume)
CARE
Cleanse and add body with Sebastian Professional's Dark Oil Lightweight Shampoo and Conditioner. Hydrate and protect with Wella Professionals INVIGO Miracle BB Spray, then apply Sebastian Professional Taming Elixir to the mid-strands and ends and blow-dry.
STYLE + RETAIL
Finish the look with soft beach waves, created by the ghd Platinum+ Styler, 1" flat iron and Sebastian Professional Trilliant Spray. Seal with Sebastian Professional Dark Oil Silkening Mist for stunning shine and beautiful results. Retail and recommend Wella Professionals Copper Glow to maintain the look at-home, until the next salon visit.
4. Soft Pastels
Get inspired with this beautiful, soft pink created by Wella Professionals Top Artist Ionela Chiriac @chiriac.ionela. Pastels are setting the stage this season as one of the hottest trends and we are 100% here for it. The perfect plot twist to the classic blonde.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals BlondorPlex Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Developer 6% (20 volume)
TREAT
Wella Professionals WellaPlex No.2 Bond Stabilizer
COLOR
Color Touch 10/73 + 10/6
Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect Special Mix 0/65
Welloxon Perfect Pastel 1.9% (6 volume)
CARE + REFRESH
Cleanse and condition with Sebastian Professional Dark Oil Lightweight Shampoo and Lightweight Mask. Apply Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Miracle Hair Rescue from roots to tip and EIMI Perfect Me Hair Balm Lotion for a smooth and silky blowout. Retail and recommend Wella Professionals Color Fresh Mask Pink to maintain the look at-home, until the next salon visit.
The perfect blend of sophisticated blonde and delicate rose. Summertime hues never looked so good. Discover this beautiful color created by blonde, vivid and pastel specialist, Laila Pettersen @lailapettersenhair.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect 10/96 + 10/16
Welloxon Perfect Developer 12% (40 volume)
TONE
Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect 10/95 + 0/65
Welloxon Perfect Pastel 1.9% (6 volume)
4:1 Ratio
CARE + STYLE
Reach for Wella Professionals INVIGO Brilliance Shampoo and Conditioner to lock in color and maintain vibrancy. Prep the hair with INVIGO Miracle BB Spray from root to tip, then apply Wella Professionals EIMI Extra Volume Hair Mousse at the base and Sebastian Professional Dark Oil to the mid-strands and ends for a soft, bouncy blowout. Recommend ColorMotion+ Shampoo and Conditioner to your salon guest, to lock in color and maintain moisture and shine until their next salon visit.
5. Bambi Blonde
Soft ribbons of blonde and cool dimensional hues come together to create this stunning look. Discover the formula created by @studiodurimi and get inspired to deliver one of the most requested salon colors of the season.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals Blondor Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Crème Developer 6% (20 volume)
GLAZE
Wella Professionals Color Touch 9/96 + 9/97
Color Touch Emulsion 1.9% (6 volume)
CARE
Complete the look with Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Reveal Shampoo and Reboost Mask + Ultimate Repair Protective Leave In.
STYLE
Build volume with a workable texture by using Wella Professionals EIMI Body Crafter Volumizing Spray. This professional volumizing spray gives hair smooth, flexible control to create the perfect blowout. Finish the look with Sebastian Professional Dark Oil and Wella Professionals EIMI Stay Firm Hairspray to reduce frizz and lock in shine.
Check out this beautiful look created by the talented Luljeta Rafuna @anderrateliehair. This soft dimensional blonde is literally everything… with perfectly placed pops of brightness, set against cool, dimensional shades of bronde.
LIGHTEN
Wella Professionals Blondor Multi Blonde
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
COLOR
Koleston Perfect 12/61 + 12/0 +10/0 + 8/0 + 7/7
Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer 6% (20 volume)
CARE
Complete the service with Wella Professionals INVIGO Nutri-Enrich Deep Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner to cleanse and hydrate.
STYLE
Pump up the volume with Nioxin Pro Clinical Volumizing and Thickening Mousse, for a bouncy blowout. Finish with Sebastian Professional Dark Oil and Wella Professionals EIMI Glam Mist Shine Spray to reduce frizz and deliver a stunning, polished result.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Wellastore on Instagram @wellastoreusa for inspiration, education, product knowledge and #PROTIPS. Learn from salon professionals around the globe and tag @wellastoreusa in your trendsetting looks for a chance to be featured. Don't forget to include your Wella Professionals color formula and any additional haircare and styling details we can include in the post. Happy Coloring! We can't wait to see what you create next.
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By: Jaclyn Harwood