The cooler weather of fall calls for cooler hair colors to match. If you're looking to switch things up for the crisp and cozy season ahead, ash-blonde is one shade worth considering. "Ash-blonde hair is blonde hair that falls on the cooler side of the spectrum, with hints of blue, gray, green and violet tones, with hints of blue, gray, green, and violet tones," hair color specialist Laura Estroff says.
There are dozens of ways to play with the shade, including high-level highlights—like balayage, babylights, and ombré—which blend beautifully with both blonde and brunette hair. You could also lean all the way in and go for a full head of ash-blonde hair.
Looking for inspiration? Keep scrolling for 24 ash-blonde hair colors you'll want to copy come fall.
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True Ash-Blonde
In its purest form, ash-blonde is characterized by cool undertones that give it a subtle gray tint. Hilary Duff’s ombré, with its slightly steel roots and blonde lengths, is a perfect example.
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All-Over Ash-Blonde
Rita Ora has tested tons of different blonde shades, but this all-over ash look might be one of her best. Combined with frosty lips and eyes, this glam gives total ice queen (in a good way).
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Ombré Ash-Blonde
Embrace the gray tones that come along with an ash-blonde dye job. This look fades from charcoal to ash-blonde, with a touch of true blonde at the tips.
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Cool-Toned Curls
Curls and coils hardly need help looking dimensional and full of body, but these ash-blonde highlights take things to another level. Paint them on top of a toffee base to create the most striking look.
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Caramel Ash-Blonde
Though ash-blonde is an inherently cool hue, it pairs well with warm brown shades. Tyra Banks' ash-blonde and caramel mix looks subdued and sophisticated on top of her chestnut hair.
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Edgy Ash-Blonde
Lean into fall's moodier vibes by accenting an ash-blonde dye job with some peek-a-boo black highlights, as Miley Cyrus did here. The stark shade helps to ground the bright blonde tones while enhancing the overall coolness of the look.
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Angelic Ash-Blonde
In 2022, Gigi Hadid traded her typical golden look for an ashier alternative. The ethereal result felt straight out of a fairytale and is very much worth copying this fall.
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Ashy Wheat
Slightly more golden than other ash-blonde looks, this creamy cool wheat shade will look gorgeous on hair of any length.
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Peek-a-Boo Roots
Olivia Holt has styled her ash-blonde strands (which are regularly crafted by Redken ambassador Matt Rez) in countless different cuts. With its slightly overgrown dark roots, this look feels worth recreating this fall.
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Dimensional Bronde
A combination of highlights and lowlights—both with the same ashy undertones—come together in this look to create complex layers. The richness of the overall look lends itself flawlessly to the coziness of fall.
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Dip-Dyed Ash-Blonde
This "dip dye" coloring technique creates a clear line of demarcation between the ash-blonde ends and the muted brown base. The face-framing highlights and itty-bitty babylights blend the tones together seamlessly.
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Ashy Platinum Blonde
Kim Kardashian is a hair color chameleon, but she’s returned to this ashy platinum shade time and time again. Her grown-out roots lend a level of effortlessness to the look.
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Pearly Ash-Blonde
This delicate blonde shade has hints of silver, giving it the same slightly luminescent effect as a perfect pearl. The pops of brown highlights throughout the hair balance the dyed look.
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Silver Ash-Blonde
A cohesive combination of different gray tones will give you a multifaceted hairstyle with metallic levels of shine. What makes this particular blend so dynamic are the sheer streaks of light brown, which add a hint of warmth to the otherwise cool look.
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Hazel and Ash-Blonde
This "mushroom" hair (both in terms of its cut and color) can't quite decide whether it's ash-blonde or brunette. It takes on a different tone depending on how the light hits it.
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Ash-Blonde Babylights
Experiment with ash-blonde without making a full commitment by decorating your natural hair with a smattering of babylights, a la Beyoncé.
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Ash-Blonde Balayage
Take a page from Ciara and brighten up chestnut hair with some ash-blonde balayage. The icy highlights at the ends stand out against the deep brown base shade, and a few artfully painted babylights on the crown and bangs make the blonde shades pop.
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Frosty Ash-Blonde
Meghan Trainor's updo captures the beauty of her ash-blonde hair. Her look frostier shades of blonde at the top and more yellow-based blonde dye toward the ends.
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Chestnut-to-Blonde
Adding ash-blonde to your look doesn't mean you must say goodbye to your beloved dark roots. Serena Williams' bob features an ashy blonde-brown shade with rich dark roots. Her look is an excellent example of how the shade can add a bit of brightness and depth to a dark brown base.
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Ash-Blonde Locs
Chloe Bailey has fun experimenting with unique loc hairstyles. For the 2021 Met Gala, she opted for an ash-blonde loc ponytail complete with curly ends.
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Ash-Blonde Lob
Mary J. Blige has sported blonde hair of all shades throughout her career. For this occasion, she styled her ash-blonde hair in a wavy lob, leaving her roots dark.
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Ash-Blonde Pixie
Switch up your color and cut this fall with a layered pixie, like this one worn by Saweetie. The super short haircut makes the usually subtle ash-blonde tones stand out.
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Two-Toned Ash-Blonde
This two-toned ash-blonde will fit flawlessly into the most transitional time of the year. The warmth of the roots creates a seamless fade into the cooler ends, which feels like a metaphor for all those hot and cold fall days.
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Muted Ash-Blonde
Take notes from Zendaya and tone down your blonde for the cooler months ahead. Her approach features icy ash-blonde tones with very subtle hints of brown.
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Article taken from Byrdie
Article written by Zoë Weiner
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