brunette in striped top / brunette in leather jacket / woman with bangs
If you are a fan on Facebook,
you may have seen that my internet is not yet installed at the new
house. That makes blogging slightly more difficult, but I will try my
hardest to try to keep this week as normal as possible here on the blog!
I thought it
would be fun to talk about some fall hair trends today. I know I know,
It's Monday--typically a hair tutorial day. . . I simply have not had
time. I wish I would have pre-filmed a few but. . . well. . . I didn't.
So, it's
been interesting being a stylist for nearly 10 years (what!) to watch
the trends slowly take over my clientele. I can tell when new patterns
are starting, and can sometimes predict which client will come in asking
for a new, trendy 'do.
In general,
hair color typically goes a little darker in the fall/winter. And it
usually goes a little warmer too. I think part of the reason is that
women miss the "warmth" that the summer sun gave their skin, so they
make up for that with their hair. Rich, chocolate browns, warm caramels,
even slightly fire-y brown accents are bound to make their way into
hair color before too long.
As far as
ombre goes, I'm seeing it take a turn for a more subtle approach. A
little less contrast between the base and the ombre'd ends. I have to
say, I'm glad to see this turn. I never liked the super severe ombre, so I'm happy to see it soften up a bit.
Women are
chopping their hair too! I'm noticing more and more clients are coming
to their appointments with photos of clavicle/collar bone length locks. And I'm thrilled about that.
I like long hair on some women, but I'm a mid-length kind of gal
myself. I'm happy to chop off several inches at anytime too--that's one
of the most fun things to do as a hairstylist.
Curls aren't
a thing of the past yet, but they keep getting softer and softer. .
.eventually migrating to just large waves. Texture is still desired, so
don't put away those texture powders or dry shampoo's yet. Buy a larger
curling iron if you want to keep styling your hair with curls, but stay
on trend.
Personally,
I'm dying to cut my hair off. I've mentioned this a few times and I
swear I'll stop talking about it soon. I'm excited about this turn
towards slightly shorter locks this fall!