The loudest thing about this fall's hair color is how quiet it is. The stylists moving into our suites are all hearing the same request from their Northwest Las Vegas clients: expensive-looking, low-drama color that reads natural in an office and rich in candlelight. Here's what that actually translates to in the chair.
Espresso brunette and old-money blonde
Deep, glossed brunettes — espresso, bitter chocolate, cool chestnut — are the season's anchor, worn with a mirror finish rather than visible highlights. On the blonde side, the ask is what colorists have started calling old-money blonde: a softly rooted, densely blended sandy blonde that looks like a childhood color that never left. Both live or die on the gloss, which makes a standing six-week gloss appointment the real trend.
The end of the high-contrast money piece
The chunky, face-framing money piece that dominated the last few years is quietly retiring. In its place: dimension that starts lower, blends tighter, and never announces itself in a single streak. If you're bringing a photo to your stylist this fall, look for color where you can't tell where the lightener started — that seamlessness is the whole assignment.
Fall books fill fast once school starts. Browse the Salons Elevated directory to find a colorist in a private suite on West Craig Road — and if you're a stylist whose clients are asking for exactly this, there's a suite here with your name on it.
