From plum to eggplant, from pastel lilac to darker and more intense shades, here are all the trendy purple hair variants of 2021!
Eccentric, glamorous and captivating, purple hair is depopulating in 2021! From shades of aubergine, plum, lilac to modern color block looks where purple is the protagonist. Let’s find out all the purple hair trends 2021 with the hair color proposals of international hair stylists and hairdressers famous for her and for him. Many images and ideas from which to take inspiration.
DARK PURPLE HAIR
Dyeing with bold colors is one of the hottest trends of the moment and purple is one of the most interesting spring summer hair color trends! In fact, among the coolest summer 2021 purple hair trends, the darker shades stand out, such as the color proposed by Thomas-Armin Mathes and Maihan Ghawsi, combined with one of the coolest bob cuts for the summer, the geometric one with even bangs. L’Oreal Professionel suggests coloring the hair purple by focusing on the smoky hair shaded technique which creates purple reflections only on lengths and ends. How to recreate them? Starting from a dark brown base, the hair stylists of L’Oreal Professionel suggest us to apply on the roots Majirel 1 + oxidant 12.5 vol, half head 3/4 majirel 3 + 1/4 majirel Glow D17 + oxidant 12.5 vol and on the tips Majirel 4.20 + oxidant 20 vol. The ideal choice if we want to focus on long purple hair with a degrading and refined natural effect. Do we prefer short purple hair? Dominik Podwika mixes the energy of the mullet cut with a purple hair dye with cool reflections, perfect on a base of black or dark brown hair.
LIGHT PURPLE AND VERY LIGHT HAIR
Light purple and lilac hair is best suited for light complexions and porcelain skin with cool undertones. Instead, they should be avoided with dark skin and warm undertones. To get a deep purple hair color, unless we already have a white hair base, we have to go through the bleaching step. Hooker & Young shows us how to make a pixie cut more gritty by leaving the platinum blonde side shade and dyeing the tips with lavender, for a modern and trendy look. Patrizio Di Serafino, Simone Minella and Fiorindo Di Claudio invite us to show off light purple hair with gray accents, another very successful trend this year. Do we dream of a modern but more romantic look? Here is the refined bob cut by Genny D’Auria with long tufts and periwinkle-colored hair on a pearl gray base. While La Biosthétique introduces the patchwork technique to offer a particular light refraction effect aimed at illuminating the complexion. All in very light wisteria cold purple hair tones, ideal for enhancing green and blue eyes. We remind you that warm reflections can emerge on bleached hair, which can be turned off using an anti-yellow shampoo!
PURPLE PLUM HAIR
Do we have a penchant for warm-toned purple dyed hair? Plum purple looks very good on women with warm undertones and can also be chosen by those with olive or dark skin. An example is the plum hair color proposed by Framesi, an eclectic tone full of personality that certainly does not go unnoticed. A less daring and very refined choice is that of plum purple streaks. Team Gogen for Alter Ego Italy proposes to those looking for particular curly hair cuts its longer and voluminous haircuts above embellished only by some purple streaks in strategic points. More romantic is the violet hair color with pink accents chosen for the chin bob by Dominik Podwika, ideal for smoothing high cheekbones and the marked features of a diamond face.
PURPLE AUBERGINE AND INDIGO HAIR
For women with a dark hair base, shades of eggplant purple are an ideal choice. Elgon presents her gritty looks with purple black hair all played on contrasting color effects, combined with rock and unconventional cuts for women who love to dare. For those who dream of red purple hair, here is the pixie cut for straight hair that boasts a thousand expertly alternating shades of purple, mahogany and plum. The indigo shade is beautiful made with purple balayage while keeping the base dark. Certainly ideal looks for the younger ones, but which can also enhance very short oversized haircuts for mature women and ladies who want a clear and decisive change in their look!
PASTEL PURPLE AND PINK LILAC HAIR
As in the case of light purple, to get light lilac hair with intense and noticeable shades, we must start with a bleaching, unless we already have white hair or basic platinum. Elgon shows us how to obtain pastel lilac hair with an almost holographic finish by playing with nuances of different intensities. All on one of the most beautiful scaled haircuts of the season! Harri Akerberg also relies on pastel hair reflections for her androgynous and bolder 80s-style mullet cuts. And always on the eighities theme, space from Moving Hair to very short hair cuts with shaves. Light lilac and pink hair are alternated with style on the upper part, an idea of haircut with short lilac hair for women who do not want to go unnoticed!
COLOR BLOCK WITH PURPLE COLOR
One of the hottest trends of the year, color block hair also works very well with accents of purple in different shades. Elgon combines bright purple with orange with slight degrading effects for her more particular wavy hair cuts. Wella Hair Usa shows us how to flaunt purple and blue hair with more intense accents focused on the tips, all on a super eye-catching hime cut base haircut. Rudy Mostarda celebrates the reflections of wine purple alternating with those of aubergine, but we can also opt for contrasts between electric blue, fuchsia purple and plum purple: the only limit is our imagination!
SHADED PURPLE HAIR
Do we prefer a more discreet gradient effect to a monochromatic shade or a sharp contrast? The solutions we can choose from are different. Genny D’Auria shows us how the combination of shades of orchid purple on the roots and ice on the lengths works perfectly. Ideal shades for a porcelain complexion with light eyes. From the mix between a white and a purple black, the hairstylist also created the Violight shade, ideal for enhancing a long bob with fine hair, creating optical volumes at the top thanks to the darker color. On the contrary, at Davinia Cuñat Ripoll the shades of purple move to the lengths, while the base remains lighter. A very trendy idea to illuminate even medium-light and olive skin tones.
PURPLE BLUE HAIR
In terms of shades more suitable for dark skin, blue violet is also an excellent choice, especially if we have dark eyes. HC Salone shows us how to enhance a base of black hair by adding accents of blue purple only on the front of the hair and on the bangs, to sculpt the features. More daring and degrading lightening give charisma to Genny D’Auria’s sleek bob style bob. And for those who love cold colors, make room for the mix between denim blue and ultraviolet, a bold idea to hide and cover gray and white hair.
PURPLE MAN HAIR
Is purple hair just for a woman? Not necessarily, inclusiveness and genderless are the keywords for the most interesting stylistic revolutions of recent years! Purple therefore also becomes a male hair color, chosen for degrading shades in pastel tones or to highlight only some sections of the hair. Cristian Sanchez, for example, enhances the most daring men’s haircuts such as undercuts by adding intense purple locks only on the crest, or by coloring the long tuft combed backwards with purple. But we can also opt for men’s short haircuts in very light or brighter pastel shades, with slightly colored skin shaving.
FOR WHOM PURPLE HAIR IS GOOD
Purple hair suits both basic blonde women and brunette women and is suitable for all ages, from young girls to mature women. But in choosing the shade, the color of the complexion and the undertone of the skin must be respected.
- Warm purple (plum) looks good if you have a warm – sunny undertone and is suitable for both light skin and medium to dark skin.
- Cool purple (indigo, lilac, purple blue) looks good if you have a cool – lunar undertone and medium to very light skin.
Purple is not a color that gives those with basic red hair and a pinkish complexion in general. In this case we prefer only light purple shades, and we place the highlights away from the face. Purple does not even suit those with freckles due to the evident contrasts it creates, it also accentuates dark circles, spots and wrinkles, so it is essential to combine it with the right makeup. To overcome these problems, we prefer nuanced, degrading effects or just a few streaks. Purple is great for those with dark, black, chocolate and dark brown hair as a base, especially if we choose the hottest shades of purple, such as plum. Light skin, hair and eyes? The more subdued pastel shades of lilac and lavender will be fine, as suggested by Cristiano Suzzi, perfect in particular for enhancing blue and gray eyes.
Which dress to show off with purple hair? Heads in shades of black and silver remain the most popular if we choose dark purple hair, along with accents of brown, hazelnut and forest green. The darker shades and blue purple will look great with denim dresses and looks. Lilac and light pink hair? In this case, pastel shades will be the most suitable to choose in clothing, from light blue to powder pink, to the more bon ton wisteria.
All the hair colors we have shown you cannot be easily recreated in DIY mode, at home: the risk of not getting the desired color is very high. We advise you to rely on the expert hands of professional hairdressers, if you want a permanent purple color. The colorists will also be able to give you the best advice for the care and maintenance of color. If you are undecided about the change of look and you have a light base, you can try a temporary coloring shampoo, which resists on the hair for 5/6 washes. This allows you to get an idea of how you would look before proceeding with a permanent color.
What do you think of the 2021 purple hair trend? Which shade do you like best among those we have shown you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
