For many, the New Year starts with a toast of champagne or sparkling cider.
ForAllureeditors, it begins with a new crop of hair color trends.
This is achieved through glossing and/or toning, which can add rich color.
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For blondes, the pros are seeing a shift toward warmer shades.
Theyre seeking the comfort and ease of looking like themselves, but at their very best.
Brunettes, on the other hand, will see coppery boosts in the form of delicate balayage highlights.
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Truer reds are also on the horizon, though theyre much subtler than in previous years.
Theyll be peeking out via deep-red undertones beneath rich espresso bases.
Theres also good news for those who have the urge to do something dramatic.
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If you prefer all-over color in bright, nature-defying hues, rest assured that you have options.
Clients are craving an anchor rather than a fleeting trend.
Enter Hitchcock blonde from stage left, says Ott.
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The result is a universally flattering shade that works for all skin tones and hair textures.
The result is a high-gloss color with depth that shimmers like shadow and light playing together.
Even better: This trend doesnt ask much of you in the way of maintenance.
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Mushroom brown is a cool-toned brown color that can have taupe and gray in it, says OConnor.
If youre up for the challenge, though, the finished look is worth it.
This calming shade looks gorgeous on a range of ages, skin tones, and hair lengths and textures.
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The result: a gorgeous, healthy-looking hair color that sparkles in the light.
After-sun blonde is the sophisticated, grown-up upgrade from those carefree highlights of summer, says Ott.
Ott recommends planning ahead if youre interested in trying this look.
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So, what separates this look from 2025s other blonde color trends?
Its all in the toning, says Ott.
Sabrinas look right now is iconic and infectious.
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I can already tell well be seeing more of her in 2025.
All you need now to complete the look arecurtain bangsand aglamorous (yet terrifying) disposition.
It softens the yellow undertones of copper and introduces a hint of pink or rose, she says.
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Dark espresso
Not quite over thedark academia trendyet?
Ask your colorist for a rich, dark, chocolate brown, says OConnor.
OConnor describes it as deep red with brown undertonesa dark cherry color.
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