Cool blondes are back and better than ever before. Forget lacklustre grey-hued shades – it's time to embrace the soft iridescence that cool blonde has to offer. From Chantilly Blonde to Frosted Nude, check out the seven cool blonde shades that are trending right now – and learn how to replicate them in salon.
1. Bright White
To master a bright white tone that pops, Jo Robertson, ELEVEN Australia UK Education Director, recommends ELEVEN Australia’s Liquid Demi Permanent Colour. She says: “For bright blondes, the liquid colour allows the luminosity of the tone to shine through, unlike cream colours, which can often lack iridescence."
2. Chantilly Blonde
Lea Shaw, JOICO UK Blonde Ambassador, tells us that Chantilly Blonde has been one of her most requested shades of the year, especially after being spotted on celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter. Sharing her go-to formulation, she says: “JOICO’s new Blonde Life SilverLight Powder is a firm favourite of mine – it givesa much cooler result than a traditional lightener. I like to mix one scoop of Blonde Life SilverLight with 20 Volume Blonde Life Coconut Oil Developer, applying evenly throughout the lengths of the hair. Then for the glossing formula, I use Blonde Life Demi Gloss 10T Titanium, mixed with 5 Volume Blonde Life Coconut Oil Developer to give the look an ice-cool blaze."
3. Bright Balayage
Holly Bullock, NXT Brand Ambassador says: "I have lots of clients still wanting a super bright blonde balayage, so for lots of lift, I opt for NXT Blonde FX. It neutralises yellow and copper tones in the hair in as little as 10 seconds and works on levels 8 and above. When it comes to toners, my personal favourites from NXT are 10-11 ‘Ash’, 10-21 ‘Ice Irisee, and 8-12 ‘Steel’.”
4. Frosted Nude
Danilo Giangreco, Artistic Ambassador for UKI Revlon Professional, says: "Blondes seem to be opting for more expensive cooler hues – we’re seeing more Frosted Nudes and Soft Ashes. To achieve a Frosted Nude, one of my favourite pairings would have to be MAGNET ULTIMATE 9 powder to achieve a clean and uniform lift, toned with COLOR EXCEL GLOSS 10.18 Frosted Nude Acidic Gloss Treatment.These are game changers as they not only give me beautiful results but also help to reverse the damage caused by colouring in just 10 minutes."
5. Ashy Blonde
Shu-Lan Cheung, UK and International Technical Educator with FFØR, shares: “Recently the most popular shade has been an ashy blonde. I use FFØR colour shade 6.13 or 7.13 for the lowlights or base colour intertwined with highlights using the FFØR High:Lift Lightening Powder with 3% developer. I would then tone with 10.12 to blend the look together.This gives me the perfect balance of adding the muted silver tone whilst also helping to neutralise any unwanted yellow tones."
6. Subtle Violet
Brooke Evans, Quif Ambassador and owner of BE Ironbridge, shares her favourite way to counteract yellow tones: "I love using quif magi:colour in the shade 10:2 – it has a violet undertone which counteracts any warmth and leaves the hair a pretty, pearly blonde. If the hair still needs an extra boost, you can also use Quint:essential Toner in Dusky Violet.”
7. Pearly Blonde
Aoife Murphy, ALFAPARF Milano Professional Colour Technician and Educator, explains: “Clients want to see illumination and sparkle in their cool blondes, which I adore. To achieve this, she suggests the new .8 Pearl shade from ALFAPARF Milano Professional.“I’ve been mixing it with everything – it gives a beautiful, bright coolness everywhere it goes/"
Images:
- Bright White, ELEVEN Australia
- Chantilly Blonde, Lea Shaw
- Bright Balayage, Holly Bullock
- Frosted Nude, Danilo Giangreco
- Ashy Blonde, Shu-Lan Cheung
- Subtle Violet, Brooke Evans
Feature image: Philipp Haug
