Are you thinking of going lighter (or darker) in the coming months to give yourself a new look before the year is over? Don’t book your hair appointment without checking out our guide to the hottest hair colours this season!
1. “Split Dye” or “Half and Half”
The look, which is also known as ‘half and half’ or ‘split-dyed’, is achieved by dividing your hair down the middle, and carefully colouring each side in a different colour.
This new style is popularized by Singer Melanie Martinez as well as many youtubers and instagrammers who dare to flaunt this new style.
The only salon we’ve spotted that has experimented with Split dye thus far in Singapore is Picasso Hair Studio !
Depending on how obvious you want it to be, you can choose different colours or incorporate it within your curls to make it a look that is uniquely yours.
Credits: Hairstyles by Picasso Hair Studio.
2. Pixelated Hair Colours
If Split-Dye isn’t quirky enough for you, pixelated hair colours might just do the trick!
Pioneered by hair colourists Jose Luis Almendral, Marco Antonio Restrepo, and Jorge Cancer, pixelated colours involves getting computer-like pixels “printed” on your hair.
Fortunately for us, we don’t have to travel all the way to Madrid to get this style.
Although a very challenging technique, we’ve found two salons offering it!
We first saw it done by Xavier from Vast Hair Salon earlier this year.
And later on in the year, Picasso Hair Studio was also featured on Straits Times for this revolutionary hairstyle!
3. Granny Hair Colour
Other than the eye-catching pixels and split dyes, granny hair colours have also been making the fashion headlines in 2015.
Yes.. GRANNY hair colours. Thanks to the #GrannyHair trend on Instagram and Game of Thrones where Khaleesi Daenaerys Targaryen looks so gorgeous with her glorious grey hair, a growing number of ladies are colouring their hair in all sorts of stunning silver shades and redefining what it means to “go grey”!
Credits: Instagram
It takes lots of confidence to pull off this style but it seems like Singapore ladies and men have started to embrace this trend as well.
We first saw its emergence at 99 Percent Hair Studio where ladies and men alike have begun asking their stylists for this daring hair colour.
Jaron from 99 Percent Hair Studio shared that this hairstyle is best suited for people with cool and fair complexions and brings out vibrant coloured contact lenses really well!
Credits: Hairstyles by 99 Percent Hair Studio.
You can go full grey like what we see at Vast Hair Salon.
Or you can temper the colour a little with ombre and balayage styles to bring out the natural vibrant silver.
Credits: Hairstyles by Artica Hair Studio.
With a little styling, the smokey grey hair colour can really add to the overall elegant feel.
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- Credits: Hairstyle by Soga from Ame Hair Salon.
Of course, this trend is not just for the girls… Younger men can consider going for the ash grey hair colour for a more matured yet chic overall look!
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- Credits: Hairstyle by Preston from The Cottage by Devonshire Selected Hair Salon
4. Merman Blue
Curvaceous bikini girls with blue hair and body may be the first thing that comes to our minds when we think about mermaids.
But with men adding vibrant blue hues to their locks, you may just have to change that impression of yours.
Juno from Artica Hair Studio mentioned that he has seen a rise in men requesting to add vibrant blue hair colours to their pompadours or mohawks in this new trend called “Merman Hair“!
Credits: Hairstyle by Artica Hair Studio.
It may sound a little ridiculous to some but the colour actually turns out quite well for many of the male customers!
Of course, the more daring ones may even choose to add a pink… just for the heck of it!
Credits: Hairstyle by Art Noise Japanese Hair Salon.
5. Mermaid Blue
If we have mermans, then we definitely must have mermaids.
While the blue hair colour looks good on the guys, we would argue that there seems to be slightly more variation in the application of blue for the ladies.
You can go for full blue as usual or you can add it in streaks of blue in different shades to bring out the Ocean Blue, like the hairstyles we see from CLEO Hair & Make.
Credits: Hairstyles by CLEO Hair & Make.
Of course, you can also ask your stylist to add in Turquoise, purple or green streaks for a more wholesome Ocean blend like what we saw at 99 Percent Hair Studio.
If a full head of vibrant blues is not to your liking, you can request for the stylist to add the blue streaks more sparingly towards the inner part of your hair.
Here are some examples from COVO Japanese Hair Salon!
Credits: Hairstyles by COVO Japanese Hair Salon.
Stylists from Plan B by Vast Hair Salon have also come up with a similar style at the inner parts of your hair.
Let your hair down and you’ll look professional enough for work. Tie it up and you are ready to PARTYYYY!
Credits: Hairstyles by Plan B by Vast Hair Salon.
If you are not keen to bleach that much of your hair, you can consider just having a shade of turquoise/blue near your fringe!
Credits: Hairstyle by Kobayashi Hair Design.
For a more obvious and yet more understated look without bleaching too much of your hair, the Blue Ombres at Artica Hair Studio may be more suitable for you!
Credits: Hairstyles by Artica Hair Studio.
6. Seapunk Green
Green has been around for a couple of years but we’re seeing a resurgence in these couple of months with a combination of balayage and ombre.
Not many can pull off the brilliant green and yellow combination by CLEO Hair & Make but it is sure to be the talk of the town if you dare to sport it!
For most of us though, a Green Balayage like the one by Danson from 99 Percent Hair Studio may just be sufficiently vibrant for us.
Many of the greens above however, requires quite a bit of bleaching.
If you are not keen to damage your hair, we would highly recommend you to go to Artica Hair Studio for the No-bleaching Ash Green Hair Colour!
Apple from Matsui Hair Studio also does a wonderful gradation green hair colour without bleaching!
Read Agent R’s experience here if you are interested!
Green Hair Colour by Apple from Matsui Hair Studio.
7. Ash Hair Colour
Ash Hair Colours may seem too 2014 but is still the preferred choice for many Singaporeans! Other than looking professional for work, ash hair colour gives off a healthy glow and best of all, may not need bleaching to achieve the intended colour!
Credits: Hairstyles by AVENTA Hair Salon.
It however may need retouching if your brown roots grow out. We are therefore appreciative of the Free Retouching within 2 months that AVENTA Hair Salon offers for customers who go for their 3D Hair Colour!
8. Ecaille / Tortoiseshell / Sunkissed Highlights
Different salons call it by different names: Ecaille, Tortoiseshell, Sunkissed Highlights, 3D Colour, Refined Hair Colour but essentially it is technique that pairs your natural hair colour with golden highlights and lots of shine. It tends to be darker at the roots and lighter at the ends and makes the wearer looks a lot more sophisticated than the usual vibrant hair colour!
Branche Hair Salon, one of Singapore’s newest Japanese luxury hair salon, calls this their Refined Hair Colour. Instead of using only 10-20 foils like other salons, they use 30-60 foils of different colour shades to achieve a consistent gradation of gold.
Credits: Hairstyles by Branche Hair Salon.
For superb sunkissed highlights, Izumi is one of our top go-to stylist. On top of being the best haircut specialists we’ve seen, Izumi’s sunkissed highlights look natural and beautiful especially under the hot afternoon sun in Singapore!
Credits: Hairstyles by Izumi Hair Salon @ SoHo Central 1 .
Clover Hair Boutique is another one of our favourites for the Tortoiseshell highlights. Clover calls it 3D hair colour where gold highlights are inserted within the hair to brighten up the overall hair and complexion! Shirley is our most recommended technician for the job due to her many years of experience!
Are you thinking of booking your next hair colour appointment already?
Before you do so, please read our list of 14 things you wished your hairstylist told you before colouring your hair to make sure you are fully prepared for that colour appointment!