{"id":882381,"date":"2025-05-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=882381"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:00:00","slug":"the-biggest-summer-hair-trends-are-also-the-lowest-maintenance-see-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=882381","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Summer Hair Trends Are Also the Lowest Maintenance\u2014See Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Biggest Summer Hair Trends Are Also the Lowest Maintenance<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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The haircuts, colors, and styles we expect to see everywhere this season.<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Leah Prinzivalli<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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One summer vacation, I got so bored that I took a pair of pink scissors and cut my very long hair into an extremely<\/em> asymmetrical bob. But this story isn\u2019t about that attention-seeking and slightly feral child\u2019s summer hair look. It\u2019s about all of yours. Whether you\u2019re painstakingly planning your next hair change or already in the stylist\u2019s chair\u2014the grown-up version of grabbing scissors and just going to town\u2014this season offers more than a dozen exciting new trends.<\/p>\n

For summer 2025, \u201cClients are gravitating toward colors that feel intentional, effortlessly polished, and naturally flattering,\u201d says New York City-based stylist Jerome Lordet of the shades we\u2019ll examine in detail below. The haircut and style trends of summer feel that way, too. They\u2019re looks are based on taking what\u2019s already working and leaning in. They\u2019re about letting your red dye job fade, your bob grow out, and your hair part on its favorite side. They\u2019re about relaxing and enjoying\u2014the way summer should be.<\/p>\n

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  • Summer 2025 Hair Color Trends<\/li>\n
  • Summer 2025 Haircut Trends<\/li>\n
  • Summer 2025 Hairstyle Trends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Meet the experts:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    • Jerome Lordet is a hairstylist and the owner of Jerome Lordet Salon in New York City.<\/li>\n
    • Christine Bellemare is a colorist and cofounder of Maven A Collect, a collective hair salon in Boston.<\/li>\n
    • Daniella Vassallo is a colorist and the owner of her namesake studio in Brooklyn.<\/li>\n
    • Dimitris Giannetos is a hairstylist and colorist in New York City, Los Angeles, and Paris, and an ambassador for L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris and Moroccanoil.<\/li>\n
    • Jennifer Korab is a hairstylist and colorist at Renaissance Salon and Spa in Hillsborough, New Jersey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Summer 2025 Hair Color Trends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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      We\u2019ve seen shades of red spike all year long, so it\u2019s no surprise that multiple iterations of the trend ended up on this season\u2019s bingo card. First up is golden apricot, a color that evokes sun-warmed fruit trees in an Italian orchard (an image I hope we all get to experience). Lordet describes it as a \u201cradiant mix of soft peach, honey gold, and tangerine, which creates a sunlit, glowing effect that flatters a variety of skin tones.\u201d Its depth and complexity add what he calls \u201ca sophisticated edge\u201d to what would otherwise be a more straightforward gold or red.<\/p>\n

      Leighton Meester swapped her world-famous Blair Waldorf brown for a golden apricot makeover this March, and Ros\u00e9\u2019s take on the color from 2016 is one of her most memorable hair transformations. Golden apricot is \u201cluminous,\u201d Lordet says, \u201clike a golden hour in hair form.\u201d Expect to see more folks embracing its naturally flattering and naturally mood-lifting (what\u2019s more pleasant to contemplate than golden hour?) tones this summer.<\/p>\n

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      If golden apricot is golden hour, our next trending shade evokes the similarly lovely glow that happens when the sun actually starts to set. Boston-based colorist Christine Bellemare paints a picture that will have you heading to airbnb.com to book a shore house: Sunset balayage is reminiscent of the light that drenches the beach during sundown, with soft hints of peach throughout. The shade is more understated than golden apricot, perfect for folks like me who typically brighten up for summer but want to get a little more playful by adding in some gentle red tones. \u201cIt\u2019s perfect for clients who want to experiment with creative color without going too bold,\u201d Bellemare says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Plus, asking your colorist to use the hair-painting technique means that when your roots grow out come fall, the transition will be less noticeable than what you\u2019d get with an all-over dye job. Take the color on Emily in Paris<\/em>\u2019s Camille Razat: She\u2019s got an ombr\u00e9 going on, with her natural color at the top, peachy tones in the middle, and golden at the ends. It\u2019s casual but intentional, and frankly, it would look gorgeous when you\u2019re walking down a beach boardwalk.<\/p>\n

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      This next rising shade is one we know you\u2019ve seen because pretty much everyone on Earth spent the last six months inundated with images from the Wicked<\/em> press tour. Strawberry, Ariana Grande\u2019s current signature color, is our final trending red for this summer. Where golden apricot is built around shades of orange, strawberry takes the ripe red of the classic summer berry and tamps it down a few notches until you\u2019ve got a juicy shade at the nexus of red and blonde.<\/p>\n

      Daniella Vassallo, owner of her namesake studio in Brooklyn, points out that strawberry is a natural transition phase for people who went red earlier this year. \u201cSo many people did, and are now embracing the fade-out of that for the summer months,\u201d she says. With a few dips in a chlorinated pool, the shade that was copper in springtime might be strawberry come July 4. But just because it can be achieved accidentally doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not a beautiful place to choose intentionally.<\/p>\n

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      Don\u2019t worry, brunettes, you are not required to dye your hair some shade of red if you want to keep up with this season\u2019s trends. Meet toasted coconut brunette, an equally summery color that doesn\u2019t involve red dye or references to apricots, peaches, or any other stone fruit. Bellemare defines it as \u201ca rich mocha base with creamy, beachy, and caramel highlights,\u201d as seen here on Lisa from Blackpink and Rita Ora. Just because you have dark hair doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t have a summer glow, and adding in these creamy tones will help achieve it, especially if your colorist hair-paints them, simulating streaks lightened by the sun. The final result will be \u201ca dimensional, low-maintenance look that\u2019s ideal for summer\u2019s laid-back vibe,\u201d Bellemare says.<\/p>\n

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      Just because it\u2019s summer doesn\u2019t mean you have to brighten or lighten your color. Meet smoky espresso, a shade that Dimitris Giannetos, hairstylist, colorist, and ambassador for L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris and Moroccanoil, describes as \u201cnot your average brunette.\u201d Forget anything resembling a beach. Instead, the undertones here are cool ash. The brown has \u201ca deep, smoky richness with medium-dark gray undertones,\u201d he says. Lordet is also a fan of the velvety shade: \u201cUnlike traditional warm brunettes, diffused smokiness adds a refined touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Both colorists describe the shade as \u201cmodern.\u201d Unlike the espressos of yore (and by yore, I mean a few months ago), this doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be a uniform shade. Your stylist can work in various cool browns for a dimensional look that will keep you icy all summer long. Making the shade multidimensional also helps keep maintenance easy. If some strands shift shades (that chlorinated pool again, or even natural lightening in the sun), they\u2019ll just blend right in.<\/p>\n

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      Okay, I admit the shade name is depressing. Recession hair has recently taken off on TikTok among folks who, thanks to the worrisome nature of the economy, are looking to cut back on their salon appointments without entirely giving up the idea of dyeing their hair. The purposefully low-maintenance look is designed to earn you a few extra months between visits to your colorist\u2014and, if we do say so ourselves, is just as pretty as the shades that require more frequent touch-ups. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing a big resurgence of \u2018bronde\u2019 hair. I think that will continue as people embrace a lower-maintenance and more natural look than their previous bright blondes and deep brunettes,\u201d says Vassallo. \u201cThink more medium honey-toned blondes and brunettes with golden highlights for that lived-in look.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Now I\u2019m not suggesting that Jennifer Lopez or Halle Berry are opting for a brown-blonde fusion that won\u2019t readily show their roots out of any sort of financial need. But, as for the rest of us, a screenshot of their dye jobs presented to your colorist every eight months instead of every four might be the decision our savings accounts are begging us to make.<\/p>\n

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      Summer 2025 Haircut Trends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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      The bobaissance of spring continues, and this season, our experts expect to see the soft edges and gentle flips of recent red carpet bobs trickle down to the masses. According to Lordet, this style \u201coffers the sleek structure of a classic bob with subtly softened edges for a more natural, lived-in feel, making it perfect for minimal styling with maximum impact.\u201d This looser, more relaxed version of a bob feels summery; it\u2019s a little more vibey than a traditional blunt bob. Plus, it\u2019s a great option for a season when clients and stylists alike might be taking more time out of the salon: This one doesn\u2019t require frequent visits to keep those edges razor-sharp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      That said, there are ways to make this low-maintenance look feel polished. Giannetos recently took the soft cut a step further with styling, creating a Jackie O-inspired flipped bob on Gigi Hadid. I hope you get to try it this summer during a long, lazy day at your own personal Hyannis Port.<\/p>\n

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      What do you get a few months after a whole bunch of folks get bobs? A whole bunch of folks with mid-length hair. The layered midi cut, a simple, layered shape that falls around the collarbone, is certainly cute enough to reach for in its own right. But if you\u2019re growing out a bob and not sure how to style your newfound longer hair, you\u2019re going to want to read especially closely. The layered midi cut is \u201ceffortlessly stylish and flattering,\u201d says Lordet. \u201c[It] falls around the collarbone with layers that add movement and volume, allowing for easy air-drying or a polished blowout.\u201d And since summer hair is basically either letting your hair air-dry because it\u2019s too hot for the blow-dryer or needing to style it for yet another wedding (just me?), this is the ideal seasonal cut.<\/p>\n

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      Allure<\/em> has spent a few years charting the reemergence of the \u201970s shag. The style works well on almost every texture, plays nicely with various kinds of bangs, and looks incredibly fresh and cool (even 50 years after its advent). Stylists are teeing up a modern version of the shag this summer featuring swoopy, soft bangs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u201cThis modern shag is all about fun, texture, and movement,\u201d says Jennifer Korab, a hairstylist and colorist at Renaissance Salon and Spa in New Jersey. \u201cThe cut features layered, choppy pieces that give the hair an effortless, lived-in vibe. The bangs are soft and wispy, adding a light, flattering frame to the face, while the rest of the hair has that signature messy volume and separation.\u201d (See Sophie Thatcher for a picture-perfect example of that chic messiness.) Bellemare has noticed the trend taking off, especially among curly-haired clients. There, she\u2019s noticing \u201crounder shapes with more emphasis on volume and texture, giving natural curls more definition and movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

      And it might surprise you that our stylists think of the shag as low-maintenance because the hardest part of the job is theirs. Once the cut is complete, the look should fall into place without much additional styling, especially for curly clients, who should try the cut this season for those \u201chumid summer days when you want to embrace your natural curl pattern with ease,\u201d says Bellemare.<\/p>\n

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      Not to go all therapist on y\u2019all, but sometimes it\u2019s important to eschew black-and-white thinking and just focus on gray. Enter the shaggy lob, a mix of a few different things. It\u2019s somewhere between a shag and a long bob, as well as a layered cut and a shag.<\/p>\n

      Your shaggy lob can find its place on both spectrums, leaving you with a truly personalized style. Like the shag, the shaggy lob includes layers of all different lengths and it\u2019s often finished off with some version of bangs. But the difference between this cut and a full-on shag is the length, which falls somewhere in between chin and collarbone, as seen on Jenna Ortega. Lordet likes it for the way a stylist can shape the layers to play with your natural texture, making it perfect for air-drying.<\/p>\n

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      It feels like only yesterday that I was fighting against my cowlick to figure out how to part my hair in the middle after decades of loyal adherence to the early-aughts (not to mention early-\u201950s) side part. Now that my hair is finally parting easily in the middle, it is naturally time for side parts to return. \u201cSorry, Gen Z! We\u2019ve seen [the side part] all over red carpets and the runway recently. I think many people are ready for its comeback,\u201d says Vassallo. She\u2019s right about its prevalence: Lori Harvey and Margaret Qualley have worn the style in recent months. It\u2019s Zendaya, though, who\u2019s channeling the feature of the side part I missed most: The joy of getting to hide behind your hair.<\/p>\n

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      Our trend forecasters are bullish on ponytails, which makes sense: No style says summer quite like a ponytail. In the past few months, we\u2019ve seen sky-high, waist-length, and painful-looking ponies on everyone from Zendaya to Gabrielle Union. But the key differentiator for this summer is the accessories. Korab suggests sleek metallic bands, iridescent ribbon, or even chains, pearls, or beads wrapping around the ponytail\u2019s base. (We like this $13 metallic double cuff, these elasticized strands of pearls, and these pricier yet extremely fun abstract shapes, which look delightful in a bubble pony). \u201cThe result is a chic yet daring style that feels both sophisticated and sci-fi-inspired, perfect for those looking to make a statement,\u201d Korab says. It\u2019s a sneaky way to add in a bit of extra bling, like Coco Gauff, or to add some interest to what would otherwise be a traditional ponytail, as with Sadie Sink\u2019s two-inch-long wrap tied with a bow.<\/p>\n

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      Not an accessories girl? Skip the wrap and spice up your ponytail with a braid instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Giannetos is a fan of the style, whether it\u2019s a \u201ctight, sculpted braid or a more playful bubble ponytail\u2026 It\u2019s bold and sophisticated, and works for everything from red carpets to summer nights out.\u201d Even better is its time commitment, which we\u2019d clock at the minus-five-minutes mark. All you need to make this style work are two hair ties and knowledge of how to do a basic three-section braid.<\/p>\n

      The key here is to minimize flyaways and frizz for a slicked-back look at the top, letting the braid or braids (breaking up the pony into a few separate braids adds a bit of extra flavor to this style) really stand out. Of course, nothing is stopping you from having a wrap and a braid.<\/p>\n

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      Read more about the latest trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • 2025’s Top Haircut Trends Are a Masterclass in Timeless Sophistication<\/li>\n
      • The Top 2025 Hair Color Trends Are Straight Out of Film Noir<\/li>\n
      • This Summer\u2019s Best Nail Art Trends Scream \u201cThe Beach Is That Way\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Now, watch Janelle Monae get ready for the MET Gala.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

        Source URL: https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/summer-2025-hair-trends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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