When you think of a cozy winter evening, do you picture houses adorned with twinkle lights or your favorite scented candle? Maybe you envision a gorgeous winter sunset. Whether you prefer string lights, candles, or sunshine, finding beauty during these short days is all about looking for light!
- Maintaining a light hair color during winter takes a little extra effort—but is well worth it.
- The right blonde-loving products and styling techniques can keep fair hair vibrant during winter, allowing you to end the year with stunning strands.
- Here are some tips for choosing the perfect blonde hue, keeping your hair healthy, and styling your lovely locks this winter.
Winter Hues: Choosing the Right Shade
Just as summer sunshine might add a golden glow to our skin, freckles to our cheekbones, and highlights to our hair, winter weather also changes our appearance. As the days get shorter and we spend more time inside, those sunshine-induced highlights give way to darker hues.
- While some embrace these shifts and opt for a darker hair color in the winter, feel free to stay true to your style instead of being swayed by seasonal trends.
- To make your desired color work, no matter the weather, you can play up your lowlights or lean into your highlights.
- Here are two shades of blonde to try this winter.
| Warm Up with Sunflower Blonde |
| Despite its summery-sounding name, sunflower blonde is a current popular shade. This golden-toned hue achieves the cozy glow of deeper shades, such as auburn or copper, while staying true to a vibrant blonde base. |
An experienced hairstylist can help you transition your bright summer locks to this rich color. Using a toning purple shampoo weekly between salon visits can help you maintain this warmer hue without unwanted brassiness.
| Cool Down with Icy Platinum |
| If you love staying ahead of trends and wearing head-turning looks, stand out this winter with an icy platinum color. With a sleek, cool-toned hue, you can embrace the cold weather in style. Keep your color bright with a weekly toning shampoo, and give your locks the nourishment they crave with a daily non-toning purple conditioner. |
The right styling and beauty tips can help you sport this sleek color during winter without looking washed out. A subtle touch of bronzer and blush can give you a naturally rosy glow, while a deep lip color can add a striking contrast to your fair strands.
Healthy Locks: How Changing Weather Impacts Fair Hair
| Impact | Cause | Effect on Fair Hair | Solution |
|---|
| Texture Changes | Lower temperatures and reduced humidity | Hair texture may become drier and more brittle; blonde and color-treated hair needs extra moisture | Use a nourishing, non-toning purple conditioner infused with essential vitamins and rice proteins to repair, hydrate, and protect hair. Consider a reparative toning treatment to strengthen and smooth hair. |
| Color Shifts | Less UV exposure due to shorter days and cloudier weather | Blonde hair may appear darker, with deeper lowlights; brassiness may develop | Use a gentle, purifying toning regimen. A high-performance weekly toning violet shampoo can neutralize brassiness and brighten hair in just 60 seconds, with results lasting through several washes. |
How to Style Your Strands for Winter Events
There’s plenty to love about the end of the year, from family gatherings and home-cooked meals to snow sports and hot cocoa. Luckily, the best accessory for any winter activity is great hair.
While a chic and simple hairstyle can elevate your outfit and make you feel like your best self, the right styling techniques can also keep your hair visibly healthy throughout the winter months. Here are styling tips for three winter activities.
| Snow Sports |
| A simple and sleek hairstyle can protect your strands, whether your perfect ski day is spent on black diamonds or the bunny hill. Before hitting the slopes, choose a hairstyle that keeps your strands out of your face and helps you avoid ending the day with snowy snarls. |
| Snow Sports |
| A simple and sleek hairstyle can protect your strands, whether your perfect ski day is spent on black diamonds or the bunny hill. Before hitting the slopes, choose a hairstyle that keeps your strands out of your face and helps you avoid ending the day with snowy snarls. |
Tight braids or secure low buns are easy to wear under a helmet and prevent tangles. Protective hairstyles can keep your fair strands safe from snow, ice, and chilly temperatures—and keep you stylish as you warm up in the lodge. End your ski day with a warm bath, and treat your strands to a nourishing, non-toning purple conditioner to keep them fresh and visibly strong. If your locks could use some extra love after a few days on the slopes, opt for a restorative hair masque featuring shea butter.
| Holiday Parties |
| From workplace parties to family reunions, the end of the year is all about connecting with the people in your life and celebrating being together. Since these short days are overflowing with gatherings, be sure to heat style with care and treat your hair to high-performance products that offer long-lasting results. |
Before styling, apply a leave-in hair detangler that provides thermal protection, seals the hair cuticle, and locks in moisture. Since excessive heat styling can lead to brassy tones and a dryer texture, this step is especially important for winter blondes. It’ll also help detangle any pesky knots.
After styling, finish your look with a texturizing spray hair product that provides a matte finish and a medium, workable hold. Whether you opt for a chic French twist, long and loose curls, or a half-up, half-down style, these nourishing products can help your strands stay visibly healthy and keep your hairstyle fresh.
| Last-Minute Gatherings |
| This busy season often calls for a few last-minute gatherings. When you and your friends make impromptu plans on a weeknight, you’ll probably need a quick hairstyle that makes you feel confident as you keep up with your festive schedule. |
A hair texturizer that offers weightless volume and enhanced texture is perfect for reviving your strands, especially if they just spent all day under your favorite winter beanie. Use a clear argan oil product formulated for blondes to smooth flyaways, combat frizz, and give your hair a welcome boost of nourishment.
Light Up the Room
Keeping your fair hair strong, vibrant, and visibly healthy during winter starts with understanding your hair’s seasonal changes and catering to them with high-performance products.
With the perfect shade of blonde, nourishing products, and protective styling techniques, you can light up any room this winter with vibrant, eye-catching strands.
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