Summer Olympics? - Going for BRONDE!

Have you noticed that all through Celeb world Blondes have been getting darker?

That white platinum blonde has been non-existent for a good year or so... with the exception of the epic fail that was Kim Kardashian's Blonde ambition.

In the last few years the Fashion and Beauty industry has been pushing the 'Natural is beautiful' tag. Automatically a lot of the fashion campaigns and adverts in general has been selling less bold looks and moved to a far more natural look overall - models slowly started looking a bit more real and the very alien 'fashiony' model took a step back.

Think Cara Delevingne arguably the most present model this past year - possibly because she is someone you can relate to - slightly rebellious, does not conform much -  could easily be the (HOT) girl next door .....and her hair colour? Not quite brown, not quite blonde...it's BRONDE!

The original poster girls for this are of course Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Lopez... but once you have brunettes like Olivia Palermo and Emily Blunt following suit an eyebrow is raised

..when the original dark mistress herself - Eva Green becomes the face for L'Oreal's bronde tones - the world stops for a second.......

and when Anna Wintour takes it on? - well 'That's All!'

It all started with the whole Ombre / Dip-dye epidemic - it was fun girls - but let's face it most of you look like tramps in it, especially the D-I-Y ones!

Going Bronde is basically a return to the clever usage of foils or balayage, depending on the result one would like to achieve. It's a mix of brown and Blonde highlights and low-lights - or alternatively simply have blonde(r)  highlights  in already brown hair.

One would need to be a bit clever on where to place the lights though and more importantly the right tone to work with as having the wrong tone will give you a very 'stripey' result - and when it comes to Bronde - subtlety is key! - as a natural look is what we are really after here!

Bronde is being treated as the HOT new Summer 2015 trend - but in reality it has been around forever. Here at the Hair Colour Clinic we have been at this for a while, many moons ago someone referred to this as a 'New York Blonde' - not quite sure why - but I did like the sound of it - and it certainly sounds better than 'dirty blonde' or 'mousey light brown' ....so we adopted it for a while.

The system is flattering to most complexions as long as the right tone is picked. This current trend seems to be mostly focusing on caramel tones - but in reality you can choose any tone ash/gold/sand etc., as long as it works with the complexion and most of all there is not a big contrast between the colours, in fact the lights should only be a couple of shades lighter than your natural / base colour.

If you have quite olive skin/green eyes then you should stick to warmer or golden tones as they tend to flatter the green undertone, while someone pale should stick to natural  tones as warm tones would enhance that 'pinkiness' in the skin.

At the HCC we have used this system very often for the more mature lady who needs to go lighter from her current dark dye as her re-growth (and those pesky greys) are becoming a nightmare! - going for bronde instead of blonde is a more subtle way to make your life easier with the root maintenance.

Alternatively of course, Bronde is also a miracle worker if you are a brunette naturally but have slowly gone very blonde and over-processed and want to go back to a more natural look but do not want to be a brunette again  - it is the perfect compromise - just have both! - the result is a far more elegant shade of 'blonde' with more depth and dimension.

When it comes to styling, brondes look great in beachy waves or slightly tousled hair - great for the summer months!

It is difficult to tell if a trend will last or not - but after the long run of dip-dye, as colourists, we definitely welcome Bronde! -  it sure is time we got rid of the half dyed-hair!