A New Hue: Summer’s Top Hair Color Trends to Try Now

July 18, 2014

Heat Up Your Hair with these Hot Hair Colors for Summer

Balayage

Creating depth and dimension, the balayage treatment leaves you with that perfectly sun-kissed look summer is notorious for. Just check out Olivia Palermo's summery style. With careful touches of color by hand to any base, the result is soft and natural, ideal for easy care and easy wear in the warmer months.
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Balayage

Nicki Minaj
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Balayage

Jennifer Lopez
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Balayage

Chrissy Teigen
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Balayage

Beyonce
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Balayage

Sarah Jessica Parker
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Platinum

Shine bright this summer in pale, platinum blond and ditch the warm, honey tones for something a little cooler and icier, in the same vein as Dakota Fanning's sleek locks.
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Platinum

Miley Cyrus
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Platinum

Michelle Williams
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Platinum

Rita Ora
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Platinum

Gwen Stefani
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Copper

A light, auburn mane reminiscent of rose gold and metallic copper offers up a rich, luxurious feel full of luster — just like Jessica Chastain.
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Copper

Kristen Stewart
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Copper

Bella Thorne
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Copper

Amy Adams
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Rich Chocolate

Complexion-warming chocolate is classic, understated and proves that deep, dark hues don't require highlights for shine and definition. Take Coco Rocha's gorgeous brown color.
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Rich Chocolate

Lea Michele
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Rich Chocolate

Sanaa Lathan
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Rich Chocolate

Emmy Rossum
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Rich Chocolate

Zoe Saldana
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High-Contrast Ombre

A recurring hair trend, ombre gets reinvented this summer with a distinct injection of gradual, high-contrast color on all sides of the spectrum, like Kylie Jenner's bright blue take.
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High-Contrast Ombre

Nina Dobrev
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High-Contrast Ombre

Demi Lovato
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High-Contrast Ombre

Kate Mara
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Megan Correia is a freelance fashion, beauty and lifestyle writer and editor extraordinaire hailing from Canada. After packing her designer bags and moving to the other side of the world on Australia’s Gold Coast, Megan received her Journalism degree to put her fashion knowledge and gift for the written word to good use. While always perusing the latest and upcoming fashion and beauty trends, runway collections and style stars of the season, Megan’s flair for fashion sparked a whirlwind expensive love affair with handbags and now considers herself to be a true bag snob. When she’s not trying to break the record for most Louis Vuitton bags owned, you can find her creating conversation on Twitter and Instagram.