Buttercream blonde exudes softness, warmth and luxury with its distinctive blend of warm blonde tones. Serving as a more gentle alternative than platinum and honey hues, this delicate dimension tone complements many skin tones.

To achieve a beautiful buttery blonde shade, a colorist must strike an ideal balance of lightening and toning to create an even, silky luster – something achieved through professional techniques such as balayage or highlights and regular deep conditioning treatments to maintain.

Subtle Tones

As spring progresses and temperatures warm up, stylists report an uptick in requests for soft buttery golds and honey wheat blondes compared to classic platinum blondes. These variations add dimension and depth to strands while appearing more natural than the brighter tones usually seen.

These creamy dimensional shades are especially suitable for those with darker or medium hair as they do not require extensive bleaching. Their sun-kissed effect flatters many different skin tones and complement each individual strand of hair beautifully.

To create the look, your stylist will use lighteners to lift your base color, before applying highlights in lighter tones for an undone, natural effect. To maintain this style, using sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner as well as regular gloss treatments will help preserve its silky sheen.

Luxurious Glow

Contrasting with the cold-toned blondes of prior seasons, this warm-toned trend embraces subdued sophistication and understated elegance. Buttercream blonde is a creamy hue featuring pale gold and soft beige tones that conjures images of creamy texture and delicate sweetness from its namesake dessert. Suitable for various skin tones while giving a gentle sheen to complexions alike.

Professional colourists can help you achieve this rich, multidimensional blonde with ease by carefully lightening and toning your locks to achieve an unified, seamless appearance. A custom approach ensures that the tone you receive matches your unique hair type and complexion to prevent brassiness or other unwanted side-effects from occurring.

For silky lustre and crown highlights, Nikki advises choosing sulphate-free shampoos and deep conditioning treatments regularly. To accentuate this dimensional blonde’s soft nuances, she suggests including strategically placed lighter highlights in your hairstyle to accentuate face frames and crown areas.

Low Maintenance

Attaining the soft and subtle look with this warm blonde shade requires careful color selection and highlighting techniques, creating a sun-kissed effect that grows out naturally over time and extends between salon visits.

Gigi Hadid’s lived-in butter blonde highlights work perfectly with her warm skin tone and red undertones. Leary recommends toning with a toner before applying hair gloss between appointments to keep her hue looking its best and healthy.

Cream soda blonde is an attractive warm-toned shade also referred to as honey brown, made famous by Rita Ora’s face-framing highlights which contrast against her light chestnut base, creating an irresistibly creamy glow. To maintain silky lustre and avoid brassiness and extend dye longevity, choose sulphate-free shampoo and conditioner products like IGK’s FUL Colour Care Mask to nourish and protect colour; avoid overwashing while indulge in deep conditioning treatments regularly such as regular deep conditioning sessions as this will also prevent brassiness while prolonging life of dye life!

Versatile Styling

Buttery blonde is a classic hue, combining subtle warmth with lushness for an attractively soft style that suits many skin tones. Unlike platinum, however, buttery blonde’s natural tonality allows clients to go longer between touch-up appointments.

Fredy Siqueira of Wella Professionals Master Colorist Fredy Siqueira created an exquisite example using Koleston Perfect 7/43 to highlight Emma’s walnut bronde mane and toning mixture 9/73 + 9/0 as a neutralizing tone to achieve this beautiful effect.

To maintain their look over time, suggest your client use color-protective shampoo and conditioner and schedule regular gloss treatments to maintain their tone. For deeper roots, our permanent hair color formulas may be better suited for them; try Koleston Perfect Special Blondes Opens in new window which lifts and tones simultaneously for a flawlessly smooth result without harming their precious strands.