Attain sun-kissed blonde strands that feel effortlessly lived-in with this low-maintenance coloring technique. Focus the lighter hue on face-framing “money pieces” and use minimal babylights to blend it all in seamlessly.

Mixing blonde and brown tones, this trend has quickly gained traction as an attractive yet low-maintenance alternative to bright platinum blonde shades.

Bronde

Ice-blonde blonde has long been the go-to trend, but more natural styles are making a comeback this year. If you want a subtle, face-framing balayage style for this trend, ask your stylist about adding this softened hue for this more delicate hue.

This soft and seductive shade features golden undertones to create an eye-catching shade that flatters various skin tones. Ideal for adding some extra brightness and radiance, especially with lighter blonde locks, this hue makes a wonderful statement piece.

Bring California sunshine right to your strands with this buttery shade, reminiscent of Californian days at the beach. Its neutral and cool tones help prevent brassy or yellow tones from taking over, creating an enhanced, healthy look that you can easily refresh at home using toning glosses for a fresh summery hue that looks great all season long!

Red

If you’re a brunette looking to lighten up for summer, ask your colorist to begin applying babylights a few inches below your roots using foiling technique – this allows for more precise placement of lighter strands and can prevent an overly bleached look.

Dirty blondes have also become trendy thanks to their vibrant glow that makes you look healthy all season. This warm shade works wonderfully as the base shade for balayage highlights that flow from face-framing layers through to your back end strands for stunning effects.

Vibrant red shades ranging from coppery hues to deep burgundy are making waves in 2024, especially among natural blondes looking for something bolder or brunettes looking for an eye-catching change. This eye-catching hue will certainly turn heads and grab people’s attention.

If you want a subtler hint of red, strawberry blonde may be just what’s needed. Perfect for warm skin tones and any hair style – such as Taylor Swift’s sleek bob with bangs – strawberry blonde makes an attractive and timeless statement.

Foiling

No matter the hue you desire – from Sarah Jessica Parker’s strawberry blonde look to Teegan Hurren’s gold-toned blond shade – foiling is an effective technique for reaching any shade you desire. By wrapping sections of hair in foil before applying color, foiling enables stylists to achieve precisely tailored highlights and lowlights for sun-kissed highlights and lowlights.

Foiling can be used in numerous ways to add dimension, including vertical slicing or panel highlights, which involve taking quarter inch sections of hair and wrapping them individually in foil. Foiling also provides more intense color results and can help those with dark roots to lighten their locks faster.

Foilayage, or the combination of foiling and balayage techniques, has become increasingly popular over time. This combination allows for a more natural yet semi-precise result while still enjoying all of the freedom provided by balayage.

Low-Lights

Bold copper hues that were popular in fall 2022 have made a more subdued comeback in 2024 with more subdued tones – from strawberry blonde to peach hues – giving clients a soft yet warm natural glow, as well as being easily touch-upable with glosses or glazes as their color fades. Take inspiration from Reese Witherspoon’s light medium blonde shade a la her wavy bob or go for darkened and rich caramel brunettes like Michelle Pfeiffer’s rich caramel brunette which works great with olive complexions.

Add subtle depth and dimension by asking your client to add caramel-tinted lowlights around their mid-lengths for subtle depth. You can even use this technique on beach blondes to refresh a lived-in look without needing full head melt maintenance; while on brunettes it adds warmth and brightness.