We are seeing a lot of auburn tones, and we love it!

Cowgirl copper is one of the hottest colors of the season. It’s a luxe auburn copper tone which is a little bit caramel, a little brunette, and a little red, and softer and more wearable than a brighter copper color.

The look features a super glossy, rich caramel tone with a base color that sits right between brunette and blonde, and is inspired by the super rich, caramel hues of Western leather. The cowgirl copper trend is more muted and natural-looking than colors with prominent copper tones, and it is perfect for those who prefer a statement color which is wearable and a little more low-key. 

This look has been seen on celebrities such as Chrissy Tiegan, Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski, Riley Keough and Megan Fox, and has been showcased in the latest collections of brands such as Chloe, Jacquemus, and Isabel Marant.

The Color:

The key to a gorgeous cowgirl copper is softer copper tones. This look avoids an overly bright finish and adds more muted auburn tones which are easier to maintain and which have a natural finish.

Blending a color with prominent copper tones with a neutral color will give you a softer auburn finish. Sometimes less is more.

The softer, more muted copper tones in the cowgirl copper colors is achieved by blending 3/4 tube of a neutral color with 1/4 tube of a copper color.

• The copper tones are achieved by blending either 1/4 of Palermo 7.43 Golden Copper Blonde or 1/4 of Trieste 6.34 Light Golden Copper Brown with
• a neutral such as either Genoa 6 Light Brown, Napoli 7 Dark Blonde, Sicily 8 Medium Blonde or Amalfi 9 Light Blonde (depending on your natural color level or if you have lightened your base color).

A blend of a neutral and a warm color is also the best approach to cover and add warm tones to gray hair. Gray hair lacks all pigments, and adding warm tones only to grays will result in a lighter, brighter effect over grays, as the warm pigments will ‘pop’ more over grays. Blending a warm color with a neutral color will fill pigments which are missing from grays and anchor the color, leaving a consistent color and tone from roots to ends.

Our colorists can recommended the exact neutral and copper blend that would work best for you, depending on you natural color level and color goals.

*Both Chrissy and Julia also have some softer highlights framing their face and in the lengths of their hair. This can be achieved by adding foilyage highlights with our Highlights Kit and finishing your highlights with a semi-permanent application of the above color blend. Highlights around the face are particularly effective and you need only apply a few highlights to frame the face.

Order:

To achieve a cowgirl copper, your first order would be a Duo order with one neutral color (level 6 Genoa, level 7 Napoli or level 8 Sicily) and one copper color such as Palermo 7.43 or Trieste 6.34.

As you will only be using 1/4 of the copper color with each color application, the copper tube will last longer than the neutral color.

For ongoing color maintenance, for color applications 2-4 you will need a color kit with just your neutral color only, and you can blend the neutral color with the remaining Palermo color.

You would need a Duo color Kit order with your neutral color and copper color once every 4 color applications.

Select the 20 vol developer for standard permanent color coverage, the 27 vol developer for stubborn gray coverage, or the 5 vol developer if you want a semi-permanent color result.

Application:

We recommend a full length application for all new colors, to achieve a consistent tone and color from root to ends.

This coloring approach will preserve the health and condition of your hair by limiting permanent color applications to once only for each section of hair, at the roots. We call it color Perfection.

Applying a semi-permanent color will keep your color and tone boosted and fresh, without lifting, damaging or impacting your base color level or hair condition.

Select the 5 vol developer to create a semi-permanent color finish.

Maintenance:

Cowgirl copper tones can be easier to maintain than brighter copper tones, which can fade faster. As the auburn copper look is already softer, these more subtle tones will still look great if the color fades a little bit.

You can maintain regrowth with a root smudge application applied close to the roots only with a permanent developer (20 vol developer or the 27 vol if you have stubborn grays), and boost color in lengths with a semi-permanent color application blended with a 5 vol developer.

You can use either the same color blend for a semi-permanent full length color application to boost the copper tones.

Alternatively, you can use a single warm semi-permanent color such as Torino 8.3 Golden Blonde to add some golden tones and shine to your lengths. Torino has a medium blonde base color and warm golden tones. Using a Torino semi will deposit golden tones and shine only in your hair, adding a golden gloss to your color finish.

Best For:

Natural color levels between medium to light brown and dark blonde to light blonde base color levels.

Grounded in a neutral base, cowgirl copper tones are suitable for those with cool or warmer complexions. create a flattering, energising contrast between a paler cool complexion. The naturally softer auburn tones can also fantastic on warmer olive complexions.

Base Colors:

Cowgirl copper tones have a wide variation in depth, accompanied by a softer, more muted and natural looking copper tones.

Julia Roberts base color is light brown, so she naturally has more depth to her copper tones.

If your natural color is lighter, then adding just a hint of copper will help you achieve a softer version of the cowgirl copper trend.

There is nothing more opulent than warm and glossy copper tones seen in the different variations of this trend.

Commitment Phobic:

If you’re interested in trying the shade but aren’t completely willing to commit, try using a semi-permanent color. You can add semi-permanent copper tones if your existing color is currently light brown-light blonde. This method is especially useful for blondes as the light-toned base color will help the nwly added copper tones to appear vibrant. This approach is also helpful if you plan to keep your copper tones temporarily. A couple of copper months were good enough for Emrata and can be just the on-trend, fun color change you need for right now. If you’re thinking of transitioning back to to a lighter shade, a non-permanent color can be the best approach.

Styling:

You can add some soft waves, volume and movement to your locks with the Silk Curler Set. Finish your look with our Grooming Spray, which will add some light hold and body, without adding crunch and heaviness to your hair.

Pros:

• Fun and fresh, bold and elegant!
• It is healthier to add copper tones to a mid-light brown or dark blonde base than to repeatedly lighten hair to a blonde color level.
• Try a softer copper result commitment-free, with a gentle semi-permanent color.
• A blend of a neutral and a warm color is the best approach to add warmer tones to hair with any grays as the neutral pigments fill and anchor the color and leave an even, consistent color result over grays.

Cons:

• Warmer copper tones can fade quickly. You can boost your tone and color with semi-permanent color applications in between your permanent color root touch-ups.

Considering a new look? Softer, muted copper tones can give you elegant warm tones with an updated finish and it could just be your favourite new look.