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Brightening-up Brunettes

Vogue: Drew Barrymore, Sarah Michelle Gelar, Mandy Moore and Mary Kate Olsen

Pecan. Caramel. Toffee. Everyone agrees that warm, rich browns are hot for fall 2003. Redken lists warmer brunette as a very hot "Trend at a Glance"; National Educator Mezei Jefferson backs a bronze base with copper and gold as popular for ethnic hair, and Atlanta Color lead Susan garner says chocolate will be the hue.


"...the trend is toward a more sophisticated playfulness. Hair this fall will feature bold slices of color that move."

Shannon King, International Artistic Leader


"This past spring and summer, haircolor was definitely more playful. We were doing a lot of strawberry blondes and reds," says International Artistic Leader Shannon King. "Now, the trend is toward a more sophisticated playfulness. Hair this fall will feature bold slices of colors that move. And the hot colors this season--caramel, pecan, toffee and hazel--will add a fun factor to hair."

In fact, brunette is so popular that several diehard blondes tried it this year, including Mary Kate Olsen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Drew Barrymore and Mandy Moore.