It's a Barbie world

The pretty-inpink aesthetic is on the rise – explore the trending shades of the season and how to master the techniques for your clients

Palm Springs Pink

JAMES EARNSHAW

As the Barbiecore movement continues to reign supreme, clients will begin to embrace pink tones. But instead of going all in with those hot pinks, clients will be experimenting with neutral tones and pastel pinks.“Palm Spring Pink is a great way for clients to express their confidence and sensuality,” Jordanna Cobella, Wella Professionals Colour Digital Craft Expert tells us. “Clients can experiment with this shade without the worry about long-term commitment as the Wella Professionals Shinefinity service doesn’t lift your natural base colour.”

Fabulous Fuchsia

KELLY SHONE-ADAMS

The perfect shade for those braver clients who love a vivid colour. Sarah Bates, UK Lead Educator for Elgon tells us the best way to achieve this bright, statement colour.“Elgon I-Light Hot Pink will give you the foundation shade and Pure Red can be added to create your perfect fuchsia tone.”

The Perfect Peach

UBERLISS

Give your clients those ultimate summer vibes! The team at Vanity Doll Salon, Ambassadors for Directions Hair Colour recommend using the Directions Peach shade:“This summery shade is so versatile, it can be used alone to create a beautiful and vibrant peach, diluted to make a soft, sweet peach, or added to pink shades such as Carnation Pink to warm them up. We recommend applying this on damp hair, to ensure the pink and orange tones that make up this colour have an even coverage.”

Cute Candyfloss Pink

@VANITYDOLLSALON

The perfect pink for clients who are after an introduction to something new. Kelly Shone-Adams, OSMO Technical Advisor says,“This fun-loving, light pastel shade of pink can be created with either OSMO IKON Semi-Permanent Strawberry tone, or you can mix Colour Revive Platinum Blonde and a dash of Colour Revive Hot Pink to get the shade you desire.” What’s more, Kelly advises adding a few drops of red pigment into clients’ leave-in conditioner or primer to keep up the colour in between salon top-ups.

Viva Magenta Vibes

KELLY SHONE-ADAMS

As 2023’s Pantone Colour of the Year, we’re expecting to see a whole host of magenta varieties out in full force taking clients straight from cool and light to a much edgier approach.“It involves a number of colours to bring this shade to life, including pink, red, and violet, and its appearance – although still magenta – can differ depending on its formula,” says Molly Addams, Manic Panic UK Content Specialist.