What's this ?

The fiber remains dark in root and only fades on its tip. Easier on long hair , this radical effect puts everything on the two-color side.

How to get it?

By brightening up (sometimes to platinum) the tips or half-length, simply. " The advantage of this look in contrast is that it does not require regular visits to his colorist, and when you're fed up, it's simple: you cut the tips, " says the colorist Christophe Robin.

For who ?

Blondes or brunettes, we can all adopt the tie and dye provided to display the rock look that goes with it. After 40 years, it becomes a little risky.

VB selection:

Lightening Sun Spray Dessange Professional Skill. Coloring Mixing Colors 8.1 5Blond Vanilla of Saint Algae Syoss.

What's this ?

"A gradient softer than the tie and dye, perfect for the back, since it is completely connected with the end of the holidays, as if the sun had accentuated the lightening," explains Christophe Robin. Here, the hair appears more "faded" than discolored.

How to get it?

"We respect the basic color, brightening it by barely two tones," insisted the colorist Frédéric Mennetrier. With a simple rule: the higher the difference in tones, the more important the passage between the two (roughly, at length). On a chestnut, the result would be as follows: a dark quarter (the roots), two quarters softened (the center) and the last blond quarter (the tips).

For who ?

This effect is suitable for almost all hair colors since it remains soft, like a "shadow".

VB selection:

Preference color L'Ombrés by L'Oréal Paris. Permanent Color Light Dark Brown from Franck Provost.

What's this ?

"It's the new blonde," says Christophe Robin. It offers the same sensuality without the disadvantages of blond. Its plus: a very bright flamboyant side that also allows to play with the reflections in the hair mass.

How to get it?

With these very warm tones, we pay particular attention to her complexion. "A dark-skinned brunette will opt for a mahogany, a light-skinned or fair-haired girl will bet on a copper-orange, and very pale complexions for a Venetian blond," says Christophe Robin.

For who ?

All skin tones, therefore, and all ages. To mask white hair , there is a tendency to lighten too much, which can, by contrast, accentuate signs of fatigue such as dark circles . There is no risk with russet.

VB selection:

Permanent Color Mask, No. 586 Mahogany, from Schwarzkopf. Olia coloring, n ° 5.5 Light Chestnut Mahogany, of Garnier.

What's this ?

New in the fall, the locks of very slender colors mixed with a rather clear base. These strong shades (pink, green, blue or even purple, seen on the last Chanel cruise parade, for example) and disseminated in the mass are also "pastelized" for an almost vintage effect.

How to obtain them?

"To arrive at this very clear tone, it does not fade to white but not far," notes the colourist Romain for Romain Colors. Attention therefore to the damaged hair: these rather advanced techniques sensitize the fiber. "

For who ?

The most junior of us. The freshness of pastel pink or peach will harmonize better with blond hair: colored, highlighted or discolored.

VB selection:

Pastel Pre-Coloring by L'Oréal Paris. ColorBug, Pink, by Kevin Murphy.

Even if the formulas become more and more gentle (we now find non-alkaline or with a pH identical to that of the skin), they attack the hair. Indeed, to change the natural color, the scales are raised chemically to let in the pigments. If you want to preserve your hair fiber, you have to take stock of what lies ahead ...

On the program: adapted shampoos plus care and hyper-regular masks. "We heal as much as possible," warns Romain. Not only to shine the fiber but also to prolong the pigmentation. The less porous the hair, the better it will catch the color. Once a week, one 's hair is coated with macadamia oil for sensitized fibers, or with castor oil , which is more viscous but ultra - restorative. We keep it all night and do a light shampoo in the morning. "

VB selection:

Protector: Magic Elixir from Kiehl's. Restructuring: Lavender oil by Christophe Robin. Anti-Frizz: Rare Blend Oil from Ojon. Bio: Plant oils from Cattier.