TREND ALERT! What is the Cold Brew Hair Color Trend and Why Your Clients Will Love It

It’s fall, ya’ll! Clients are deepening their summer shades with rich tones. 

In this formula from Kimberly Bonondona, a blonde and balayage specialist (@hairby_kimberlyy) in Staten Island, New York, she converts a natural level-3 with old yellow-y highlights to the perfect fall shade she calls Cold Brew. As any coffee aficionado would note, just like a shot of espresso, there are multiple layers of rich "flavor" in this formula: the heart, the body and the crema.

She began by using Schwarzkopf Igora lightener and 30-volume and thick teasy lights and weave sections.

“I left about 2 inches of her natural in between for dimension,” says Bonondona, who has only been doing hair for four years but already is a master at the balayage, colormelt effect. “I let that sit for about 25-30 minutes until it reached a level 6. Then I applied Wella 3n to the root and combed through and let that sit for about 5 minutes.”

She then toned the whole head with Itely Hairfashion's Colorly Delyton 5CP and a little 4CP.

“CP is a chili pepper color,” she says. “I left that for 15 minutes. Then I put in a little Moroccanoil and blow dried it and curled with my Babyliss 1-inch iron. I finished with spraying Schwarzkopf Osis Shine Spray.”

When she posted this image on Instagram, it wasn't long before the world took notice--she's already been featured on Cosmopolitan, Allure, InStyle, Glamour and Refinery 29. Get ready! It won't be long before you start getting requests for Cold Brew color!