True Summer hair colours
Hair is the one part of your colouring you can change, and changing it badly costs more than any wardrobe mistake. These shades keep the undertone and depth that make True Summer colouring work.
- Ash blonde#C9B99B
- Ash brown#A69784
- Cool medium brown#847465
- Mushroom#B8A99A
- Cool dark brown#6B5E56
What to ask your colourist for
Bring the hex codes above, and ask for a tone on the cool/ash side. Depth matters as much as tone: ash blonde to ash or cool medium brown, never golden.
If you are covering grey, ask for a shade one level lighter than your natural depth — full-depth coverage on greying hair usually reads harsher than the colour looked on the chart.
Makeup that goes with it
Lip
- Cool raspberry
- Rose
- Soft pink
Frequently asked
What hair colour suits a True Summer?
ash blonde, ash brown, cool medium brown, mushroom and cool dark brown. The principle: stay within a couple of shades of your natural depth and keep the undertone on the cool side. Going far outside either is what makes dyed hair look like a wig.
Can a True Summer go blonde?
Yes — blonde is natural territory for this season. Ask for ash blonde rather than a generic blonde, and keep the tone ash rather than golden.
Does hair colour change my season?
Not fundamentally. Your season is set by skin undertone, which dye does not touch. But dye absolutely changes your contrast level, and contrast is one of the three axes — so a naturally dark-haired person who goes blonde may find that a lighter version of their palette suits them better day to day.