In anticipation of this May’s launch of Wella Professionals’ new BlondorPlex Cream Toners, hair specialist and colour guru, Jordanna Cobella, presents her top 4 hair colour trends for SS2023.
Hair and colour expert Jordanna Cobella used the compact palette of four BlondorPlex Cream Toner shades. These range through Lightest Pearl, Pale Silver, Crystal Vanilla and Sienna Beige to create these colour trends.
Jordanna Cobella’s Bamboo Blonde
This light golden blonde takes inspiration from the calming natural materials such as Bamboo and their intricate texture. It features two dimensional tones of warmer beige and light oat milk, seamlessly interwoven. Much like the Tweed Blonde trend that dominated in AW22, Bamboo Blonde is incredibly popular. This is because the tones are so fluid there are no evident lines.
Keep the tones looking fresh between salon appointments with Wella Professionals Color Fresh Mask in Caramel Glaze. This semi-permanent colour depositing mask is great to use at home as it only takes 10 minutes to develop, doesn’t require any skin testing, and contains ultra-nourishing hair ingredients such as Avocado Oil.
Cocoa Lights
Think of faux tortoiseshell and highly polished walnut wood when you think of this rich brunette trend. Coco Lights features a mixture of golden, creamy tones contrasting against a warm chocolate. It is the luxe hair trend for 2023.
To make my clients facial features pop, I like to add lighter tones of cognac or caramel around the perimeter of their face, drawing attention to their eye colour and cheek and jaw bones.
Two products I always recommend my clients using in-between appointments are Wella Professionals Color Fresh Mask in Caramel Glaze and Chocolate Touch and Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Smoothing Oil pre + post blow-drying. The Color Fresh Masks are a zero-damage colour depositing masks that keep colour looking vibrant at home. The Oil Reflections add hydration to the hair, giving the Cocoa Lights a mirror-like shine.
Palm Springs Pink
The ‘Barbiecore’ movement continues to reign supreme (influenced by Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie film)! We’re therefore going to see more clients embrace pink tones. However, instead of brilliant hot pinks, clients will experiment and embrace more romantic nurturing neutral tones such as pastel pinks and marshmallows.
Palm Springs Pink is a great way for clients to express their confidence and sensuality. What I particularly love about the Palm Springs Pink is that clients can experiment with this shade without the worry about long-term commitment.
Lunar Blonde
Ethereal and light reflecting are the two buzzwords for this pure blonde look. Reminiscent of moonlight, this creamy, clean blonde tone isn’t as icy as a traditional platinum blonde as it contains a small amount of gold woven through the hair.
To ensure this delicate tone doesn’t become too ashy, I recommend asking your hair stylist to add small amounts of a slightly golden toner to keep things looking bright. Wella Professionals Shinefinity Glazes are perfect for toning the hair and adding dimension without causing damage.