The 6 Hair Color Trends That Will Keep You Looking Hot in the Dead of Winter

Anthropology majors know: pop culture saturates everything we do. It pervades the clothes you wear, the shows you watch, and, yes, even the hair color ideas you screenshot off Pinterest and bring in to show your hairstylist. It's the zeitgeist of any given time period, which gives you all the more reason to use it as hair inspiration.

"The best thing to consider when thinking about hair trends is to look at upcoming movies and music that are coming out, and celebrities that people are obsessed with."

"The best thing to consider when thinking about hair trends is to look at upcoming movies and music that are coming out, and celebrities that people are obsessed with," said Stephanie Brown, hair colorist at IGK salon in New York City. "All these things have a definite influence over what will be happening in hair color, hairstyles, and fashion." So when Zendaya showed up to the Emmys with a bold copper hair color, you know that's going to be a color a lot of people will want for the next few months to come this Winter."

You needn't seek out the magazine racks or individual Instagram feeds for inspiration, though. Ahead, Brown breaks down the coolest hair colors you'll be seeing everywhere this season — on celebrities, yes, but also on you.

Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper

Hair Color Inspiration: Zendaya

In Spring, after Lady Gaga's debut in A Star is Born copper hair saw a huge spike in popularity across Hollywood. Now, it's making a (slightly darker) comeback: "This neutral copper color we've been seeing on Zendaya and up-and-coming singer Donna Missal will be a big trend — it's bold but also wearable," Brown said. "It's a brown copper with a gold copper gloss to have that bright shine in the sunlight."

Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper

Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper

Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper

Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Copper

Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold

Hair Color Inspiration: Lizzo, Shay Mitchell

"For dark, almost-black brunettes, add an almost-gold undertone in the hair," Brown said. "The blue-black that was popular last year won't be so popular this year. Warmer hair is more flattering for most skin tones anyway, rather than those ashier tones, but be careful to not go eggplant, which is more of a purple, so make sure your colorist doesn't add red to the hair."

Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold

Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Dark Gold

Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite

Hair Color Inspiration: Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart

Kurt Cobain's hair circa 1991 was everything you'd expect from a rockstar at the time: cool, unkempt, but sexy at the same time. The 2019 version hits that last point, but is a little more put-together. "Charlie's Angels IS coming out and celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Kristen Stewart ARE wearing a golden pale blond color with a dark root, almost like Nirvana blond but not as dramatic," Brown said.

Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite

Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite

Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Nirvana Lite

Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color

Hair Color Inspiration: Billie Eilish, Cynthia Erivo

No, Brown doesn't think people will be walking around with green Lite Brite-inspired roots and black ends quite to the extent of Eilish, but "I do think people who like to play with their hair will start to do versions of this," she said. The reason most people won't be doing this is because it's a hard color to accomplish, but people will probably start with platinum hair and do the roots one color and leave the ends platinum, or do a fun pastel color on the ends. Or if you have short hair, a bold teal green like Erivo's is the obvious take on this look."

Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color

Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color

Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color

Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Pops of Color

Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"
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Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"

Hair Color Inspiration: Gigi Hadid, Amanda Seyfried

No time for upkeep? No problem. "For lower maintenance blondes, look to Gigi's flaxen color," said Brown. "It's almost greige — think golden beige, but also ashy. I am noticing a lot of blond clients wanting to achieve this look."

Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"
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Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"

Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"
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Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"

Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"
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Winter Hair Color Trend: "Greige"

Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré

Hair Color Inspiration: Selena Gomez, Ruby Rose

"Selena recently revamped her look with a golden neutral ombré," said Brown. What makes it different from ombré's of yore? "It's more all-over than we have seen in the past when it used to be pops of golden caramel highlights. It's dimensional and it goes from a dark brown to a light, neutrally sandy brown to dark blonde. Ruby Rose also has a short hair version of this."

Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré

Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré
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Winter Hair Color Trend: Gilded Ombré