These Are The Copper Hair Trends Hairdressers Are Predicting For Autumn

Rust, bronze, strawberry blonde... whatever your chosen shade, copper hair is officially back in style. The perfect way to insert a little romance into your hair routine, it doesn't get more whimsical than pre-Raphaelite-worthy tumbles of copper-coloured hair, so we compiled the very best trends and inspiration for the Autumn season ahead.

'We saw copper and apricot everywhere over spring and summer. Cinnamon and soft ginger hair colours are the autumn cousins of these shades, with a softer way to bring warm, red-based shades to your hair,’ says Stéphane Ferreira, Senior Colourist at Live True London. ‘Mention to your hairdresser that you want warmer, red tones with a softer touch, and don’t be afraid to take in some photos of the exact shade you have in mind. Achieving a cinnamon or soft ginger shade is easier with a lighter base as the likelihood is you’ll just need subtle tint or highlight.Darker hair might need lightening, highlights or a full head of colour to get the cinnamon or soft ginger shade you’re looking for. Talk to your stylist about the level of red you want to achieve, and whether that’s a subtle ginger shade all over or something more tonal.'

What Skin Tone Does Copper Hair Look Good On?

The best bit? It suits everyone. 'Paler skin tones work well with golds and copper colour,' says A-list colourist and the man behind almost every major fashion week hair colour trend, Josh Wood. 'Darker skin tones can have more bold tones like cherry or berry red coppers.'

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Of course, your options are not limited to the above. SZA made a bold case for soft strawberry blonde tones over summer, while Dua Lipa has been boasting a vibrant letterbox red all year long. A top ELLE tip? Find your red headed celebrity look alike and channel their soft or bold orange.

How To Maintain Copper Hair?

'If you're a natural redhead you can go one of two ways: either lighten up your copper shade which would involve highlights or balayage or give shine and intensify the copper tones they already have,' says Wood. 'My Colour Copper Gold Gloss is perfect for this. It helps add vibrancy to enhance a natural red shade or is perfect to experiment if you are a blonde or have balayage as it washes out in up to 6 shampoos.'

So whether you're looking to enhance your own natural copper hue or go for a total copper transformation, we've rounded up all the hair colour inspiration you could ever need in 2024.