These Low-Maintenance Fall Hair Color Ideas Let You Go Longer Between Salon Visits

The arrival of fall brings about the change of many things: iced coffees to PSLs, green leaves to multi-colored foliage, swimsuits to sweaters. Another shift that tends to happen with the cooler weather is a change in hair color. With so many choices, we called on four experts for their input on the best hair colors for Fall 2020.

“We’ll be seeing a lot of deep browns with cinnamon tones, blonde tones mixed in with deeper base colors, and lots of plums,” says Sess Cannon, owner of Flourish Hair Salon in Dallas. For those concerned with what the winter could bring and whether or not salons will stay open, you’ll want to opt for color with minimum upkeep. "Consider keeping a darker root, with fresh face-framing highlights using low maintenance outgrown balayage,” says New York-based colorist, Faye Coronado. ICYMI: Balayage is a technique for coloring hair that involves directly painting the hair by hand. Interestingly, all four colorists emphasized that this method is the way to go if you're looking for less noticeable regrowth (Read: fewer salon visits). Basically, expect to see richer, warmer tones, grown-out roots, and playful deep hues.

But before you start collecting inspo for your next salon appointment, make sure you've first chosen a colorist that specializes in coloring your type of hair, as placement is key and unique depending on whether you have straight, wavy, or curly strands. "Different coloring techniques for textured and curly hair such as balayage, pintura highlights, and bigger weaved foiled highlights can give that texture and curl more dimension without the color getting lost in the bumps and coils due to density, reflection, and absorption of light compared to a straight or wavy texture," says colorist and curly hair specialist, Natasha Rivera.

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