The weather is turning cooler, and the days are getting shorter. It’s time to switch the summer wardrobe of bright colors and tank tops over to the muted hues, cozy sweaters, and cute boots of fall. But what about changing up your hair color? For everything from blonde to brunette and balayage to bold vivids, read on for your fall hair color trends forecast.

#1: Champagne Blonde

To bring your summer blonde into the changing season, warm it up with a champagne glass. To create this look, bring up the highlights only around your face and use your natural color for dimension and a rooty feel. Then tone faded highlights with a soft golden blonde to enhance warm undertones in your skin and brown eyes.

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#2: Sweet Tea

For a fresh fall take on strawberry or auburn hair, try adding a hint of rose to golden or coppery locks for a sweet tea inspired hue. The added cool-tone gives tons of contrast while maintaining a mellow ginger vibe. This is going to be a new spin on the red/copper tones we see pick up in the fall and will make Hazel's eyes pop!

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#3: Mushroom

Mixing warm and cool tones within one look is super modern and adds interest and mystery to your color. This look will work best for dark blonde/light brown beauties. Try out a shadow root slightly warmer than your natural color and tone highlights using super cool ash tones. The warmer shadow root plays up skin tone and the cool dimension takes summer highlights into fall and winter.

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#4: Dulce De Leche

Weathers’ original, anyone? This season, brunettes are warming up with rich caramel tones. Balayage is my go-to technique to achieve perfectly placed pieces that are heavier around the face for pop and spread out through the back to preserve depth and dimension. For extra ooey-gooey goodness, ask for a gloss with a hint of golden copper for extra pop against chocolatey brown hair!

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#5: Vivids

Vivid colors have been gaining popularity, and this season they are not going anywhere! To experiment with new fall hair color trends, try playing with moodier tones in an ombré effect. I’m getting all the fall feels from this rooted coral balayage. Deep aquamarines, violets, and fuchsias will scream cooler weather as well, and multiple vivid and bright tones will play well together for a dimensional look.

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#6: Pastels

Do you want to try a fun fashion color, but looking for something on the softer side? Try out vivid’s pastel relatives in rose gold, baby blue, and steely lavender. Adding a powdery or smokey undertone will give a worn-in feel that pairs perfectly with your favorite cozy sweater!

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#7: Copper Penny

With the increasing popularity of vivids and fashion shades, natural bases need to pack more punch to keep up. In reds, get ready to see bright coppers as shiny as a new penny! To keep the vibrancy, don’t go too dark, or your copper will become “browned-out.” Too light, and you’ll appear orange…try to find somewhere in the middle for that true copper. To get maximum impact, use a glaze to intensify mid-lengths and ends.

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#8: Merlot

A close relative of its cousin burgundy, Merlot is going to have a more natural and modern vibe. Try this out on a darker base if you want something fun and on-trend, but need to keep it natural for work or lifestyle. This works really well as a global color for a deep and dramatic look or is beautiful in an ombré to pack a little brighter punch through the ends.

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#9: Chestnut Brown

Washed out brunettes can warm up this season with a beautiful Chestnut Brown. This amazing fall hair color trend is going to be flattering for more skin tones than an ash brown and is so reflective it practically glows. Ask for a demi-permanent color, which is ammonia-free for maximum shine and no line of demarcation (invisible grow out!). Your luscious locks will look and feel healthy and revitalized after a summer of fun in the sun!

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#10: Warm Black

This season, blue-black is making its way out. Enter warm black, a shade with all the drama and without all the baggage of appearing harsh or washing you out. Warm tones don’t naturally live in a true black level, so ask for the darkest possible brown and add lots of gold and copper tones. The warmth won’t read as gold and copper, it will appear super warm, rich, and shiny. This is going to be especially flattering on fair skin and brown eyes.

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#11: Silver Fox

Stunning on all ages, this winter we’ll be seeing silver sparkle. Silverworks great as an overall color, as popping highlights, and even as a way to blend in your natural gray sparkle! The more you pre-lighten your hair, the more of a silver effect you’ll be able to achieve. Also, consider an at-home mask to maintain your color and keep it from going brassy. My favorite is the new Color Depositing Mask by Moroccanoil in Platinum. It will maintain your silver fox while conditioning and repairing pre lightened strands.

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 How to Use Hair Accessories Creatively

How much design is too much? This question has been worrying all kinds of artists throughout the times. We are living in the very fun cultural period of fashion, where basically anything goes. Use your imagination and sense of style to buy, craft, and mix hairpieces to make your hair-styling games truly exciting. Use the “Save” option on Instagram to collect ideas — and on Pinterest, of course. Here are some of my ideas of how to accessorize your hairstyles and surprise everyone.

#1: Wrap a Hair Vine

Want an accessory that can’t be missed? A hair vine is a way to go. From full to delicate, they come in a variety of styles for any occasion. I got this floral one from Amazon, and I wrapped it like a headband and around the braid.

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#2: Fresh Flowers

Of course, I can’t get too into this without bringing up one of the most popular accessories, fresh flowers. Baby’s Breath is one of the most popular flowers. What is my pro tip for making sure those flowers stay put? Slip a bobby pin into the stems and then pin them in place. (this works great with big flowers, too. Take a peek)

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#3: Woodland Pins

I grabbed these adorable pins from Amazon, and I love the woodland-fairy vibes they can add to any style. They’re bobby-pin style, so they’re an easy accessory to use!

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#4: Gold Flakes

Glam it up with some gold flakes and hairspray. Grab some gold gilding (you can find this at about any craft store.), and stick it to the hair using a strong-hold hairspray. When you’re ready for a change, they brush right out.

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#5: Double Scrunchy

What’s better than one scrunchy? Two. A quick style with two braids and two scrunchies makes this double the fun.

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#6: Pearl Baubles

You really can’t go wrong by slipping a few pearl baubles into any style, but especially a braid. You can get groups of these at craft stores in various colors, and then slip a pin into them after you’ve put them in place.

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#7: Boho Headbands

If you have a headband that you can remove the elastic part of like the one shown, from Pink Pewter, wrap it around the back part of your head and pin it into place above your braids. You can also do the same trick with other hairstyles as well as loose hair.

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#8: Beaded Hair Combs

Beaded hair combs add an air of elegance. They’re easy to use; just slide them into the style, and they can be bent to fit the shape of your hairstyle. Great for going from day to night styles!

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#9: A Non-Boring Single Barrette

Barrettes now come in a variety of colors and shapes. They’re so much fun and a quick way to snap on a bit of bling on your way out the door. Down hairdos to all your hair up, they fit in anywhere.

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#10: Extra Glam Headbands

The headband is the classic hair accessory. You can choose nearly any fabric, from velvet to solid, matte to glitter, 3D to smooth. Simply pick which one (OK, maybe that’s not so simple), slide it on and you’re done. This black velvet and pearl beauty are made by Pastel Renaissance.

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#11: Oversized Scrunchies

These hairpieces feel dressier and more appropriate for festive events than scrunchies of normal size. By the way, you don’t have to buy one because YouTube is full of DIY Scrunchie tutorials.

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#12: Hair Charmsies

Hair charms are very subtle, yet bold, hair accessories. You can buy a handful of charm sizes or craft some yourself. We should really write an entire article on using these little pieces. There are also some tutorial videos on YouTube; there aren’t that many yet because this trend has just begun.

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