From Paris to Oslo, Stylish Europeans Are Choosing These 5 Chic Hair Colors This Fall

When it comes to hair color trends, European women have it down. From Milan to Paris and London to Copenhagen, you’ll see stylish women from the fashion capitals adopting the major hair color trends of the season before anyone else.

European women embrace traditional and timeless hair colors, but you’ll often see Londoners and Berliners adopting more vibrant shades too—they’re never not delivering us endless inspiration to take to the salon.

What European hair colors are trending right now? With fall nearly here, I’ve been diving into the biggest hair trends and scrolling through the feeds of the continent’s most stylish tastemakers to see which hair colors are taking off next. I tapped hair trend forecaster and expert hairstylist Tom Smith to decode the fall hair trends and how to get the look.

5 European Hair Color Trends to Try This Season

1. Espresso

One European hair color trend that I’m seeing everywhere (and tempted to try myself) is espresso brown. The cool-toned hue not only looks chic, but the rich color also looks super glossy and shiny, which in turn makes your hair look healthy. If you want to dip a toe in the trend, there are plenty of semipermanent hair masks and color-depositing glosses that allow you to go darker without the commitment.

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2. Cinder Toffee

If dark brunette isn’t for you, toffee tones are a great alternative for this time of the year to add dimension to dark hair colors with caramel tones. “The tones are totally warm and combine chocolate, caramels, and intense golds to give a reflective and youthful shine to the hair,” says Smith. “This can be achieved with an allover color or incorporated into a darker base with various dimensional tones in high/low lights.”

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3. Sunflower Blonde

Sunflower blonde has been trending since the summer, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. “This is as warm as a blonde can be before it turns into a copper. The intensely golden shades have been trending for the entire year so far but continue to grow in popularity,” notes Smith. “Warmer shades help the hair to look healthier and glow in the light and give the feeling of youthfulness and is a great choice to continue the echo of summer for longer. This shade typically works on naturally warmer skin tones of any depth and can be achieved as an allover color or incorporated as part of a highlight or balayage technique if depth and dimension is preferred.”

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4. Terra-Copper

ICYMI, copper is back in a big way right now, and stylish women across the continent are opting for terra-copper, which is set to be one of autumn’s biggest hair color trends. “[This is] a rich and intense terra-cotta, copper shade that is just a bit bolder than a naturally occurring redhead,” says Smith. “This can be achieved all over as a global color or can be done with a semipermanent gloss on top of highlights or balayage.”

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5. Chestnut Brown

Another chic hair color I’m seeing everywhere? Chestnut brown. It’s the perfect middle ground between brunette and copper, adding just enough warmth to brown hair. Whether you go for it all over your hair or as balayage or highlights, this is a pretty way to give a twist to a brunette.

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