Another reason why cinnamon is so popular is it can easily add dimension. Your hair will look stunning, even with a low-maintenance color. Scarlet Plus, if dark brown is your natural color, a rich auburn shade is similar enough so the maintenance won’t feel overwhelming when your roots grow in. To DIY the shade, reach for the L’Oréal Paris Excellence Créme Permanent Triple Protection Hair Color in Richesse Collection Dark Mahogany Red.

If you want a warmer auburn, choose the Clairol dye. If you want a cooler dye, choose the Schwarzkopf dye. The Revlon dye is lighter while the Garnier dye is darker. How to Maintain Auburn Hair This popular hue combines the seasonal, spiced latte trend with gorgeous, vibrant hair color. Think of auburn with more orange tones, blended with medium brown hues. Get this fall-inspired take on auburn hair, year round, with the L’Oréal Paris Superior Preference Fade-Defying Shine Permanent Hair Color in Lightest Auburn. Next, choose which type of color you’ll be working with. Depending on the effect your client wants, you have the choice between a demi-permanent color , like Color Touch, or a permanent, longer-lasting formula, like Koleston Perfect. Since permanent dye changes the structure of your dye, not all colors are available as permanent dye. This mainly applies to unnatural hair colors, such as pink and purple. But since auburn is a natural hair color, most auburn dye is available as a permanent color. Demi-Permanent Whether you were inspired Halle Bailey's red hair in The Little Mermaid or simply love to change your hair for summer, you can’t go wrong with auburn hair color. The shade is the perfect combination of bold, fiery red and low-maintenance brown, so it's no wonder so many stylists and colorists point to 2023 as the unofficial year of red and auburn.This is a color similar to light auburn, but still has some differences. Cinnamon is a unique color that uses more blonde than brown. The result is a very warm and vibrant shade of light auburn. Follow with your auburn color blend, applying it from root to tip with a tint brush. Try working in a herringbone pattern with two shades for a multi-dimensional effect. Demi-permanent dye is a long-lasting option if you don’t want to change the color composition of your hair. It doesn’t contain ammonia and uses a low-volume developer to open the hair’s cuticle and deposit the color. Because of this, your demi-permanent hair color will usually last up to 24 shampoos (though all dye manufacturers vary). This reparative duo works to strengthen color-treated and bleach-damaged hair inside and out by reinforcing weak hair bonds. Color-treated hair is more prone to dryness, split ends and breakage, so count on this system to restore your hair while protecting against future damage. How well your color holds up largely depends on at-home care, and pros universally encourage the use of at-home shampoo for auburn hair and glosses to ensure it stays bright. Deeke recommends consistently using Kristin Ess Signature Hair Gloss in Copper Penny to all her clients with auburn hair.

Is demi-permanent color a good option if you have grays? If you want to blend in the auburn color with your gray, then choose a demi-permanent color. But if you want to cover grays, then it’s best to choose permanent dye. Semi-Permanent Allow another fall-time drink to inspire your hair color with this warm-toned orange meets auburn brown shade. A mulled apple cider color is a deeper version of the strawberry auburn color with ribbons of dark brown hues that make up this color. To get the look at home, use L’Oréal Paris Superior Preference Fade-Defying Shine Permanent Hair Color in Chic Auburn Brown which offers high-shine vibrant color for up to eight weeks. If your hair is in need of a refresh, it doesn't mean you have to dye it every time. You can always use colour-refreshing gloss masks or glaze masks to bring the colour through the hair again. However, to stop ginger hair dye from fading in the first place, there are some things you should look out for that make your colour fade faster. If you want a rich color that subtly has red hues, then choose burgundy. It’s more intense than mahogany since it adds more hints of red-violet. Recommend clients follow up their shampoo with the INVIGO Color Brilliance Vibrant Color Conditioner and, once per week, the Vibrant Color Mask. The conditioner is perfect for light detangling and enhancing the shine in auburn blonde hair, while the hair mask lends deep hydration to coloured hair, so it stays healthy-looking between salon appointments. 3. A Heat Protection Spray

If you’re still unsure about auburn hair, we recommend testing out the look with temporary color, first. Try the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Burgundy, a semi-permanent, burgundy auburn color that will last four to ten shampoos. This hair color is designed for dark brown hair, so darker hair colors can still enjoy the tint of auburn. Switch the shampoo: Try and use products without drying chemicals like sulphates, parabens, silicones and alcohols. Not only are they bad for your hair in general, but any shampoos with harsh chemicals will also strip the colour from your hair. Using shampoo for red hair will help to maintain your colour. Such is the case for copper hair colors as well. “Some of the best copper shades come from the land of Vidid Hair Colors,” Patterson continues. “Of course, everything will appear brighter on prelifted hair, but you can also overlay these on top of your existing shades as long as you’re at a natural hair color level 6 and above.” To get a more copper-inspired look, Patterson suggests Strawberry Leopard Sundown Semi Permanent Conditioning Hair Color and Fire Semi Permanent Conditioning Hair Color. “I like the squeeze of red here to ground the Sundown shade and give it more depth and staying power,” he says. How to maintain auburn hair color at home Whether hair is already auburn, a warm brunette or a dark blonde, you’ll need to start by applying blonde highlights using a pre-lightener. Use Blondor Freelights for balayage strokes, and BlondorPlex for foilyage or ombre techniques. Allow it to develop until you reach the correct underlying tone, then wash out and neutralize with Blondor Seal & Care. If you’re adding a root shadow to your client’s look, apply it while the lightener is still developing, then rinse your two formulas out in one go. 2. Apply an Auburn Shade You can find warmer and cooler shades of red to compliment your skin undertones. In addition, there are many brown-based shades of auburn. These are safe, since brown hair looks good on virtually anyone.