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Must-Try Fall Hair Colours

Updated on October 6, 2025 | 5 min read

Jaclyn LaBadia, Davines Writer

Summer is over, the temperatures are dropping, and that means it’s time for a seasonal hair refresh. We tapped our colourists for the coolest colours to try this autumn and we’re sharing them ahead. Read on for the biggest fall hair colour trends, plus the products to preserve your colour and keep your hair healthy all season long.

Key Takeaways

Your Guide to Fall Hair Colours

Fall is the perfect season to update your look with a fresh hair colour.
Popular shades like Espresso Brown, Cinnamon Spice, and Rusty Chocolate offer the perfect warmth to balance the season’s cooler temps.
Choosing the right style to pair with your colour enhances its impact and keeps your look modern.
Maintaining vibrant fall hair colours requires colour-safe, hydrating products and consistent care.
Davines’ MINU line and Restoring Leave-In Mask help preserve shine, hydration, and long-lasting colour.

Embrace Fall with Trending Hair Colours

The summer months can wreak havoc on your hair. Over-exposure to the sun, saltwater and chlorine can leave your strands seriously stressed. And besides the hair rehab that you’re so desperately in need of, less time outside means your skin is less sun-kissed. Losing your summer tan means your summer hair colour is likely less flattering to your skin tone than it was all summer. It’s no wonder that by fall, you’ve got the undeniable urge to change up your look. Enter the season’s best fall hair colours. Inspired by autumn leaves and ranging from warm browns and reds to cooler, darker hues, these are the coolest fall hair colours to try for fall, and the products to make your colour last.

Top Autumn Hair Colours

Ready for a new autumn hair colour? Whether it’s a different shade or just enhancing your natural pigment, we’ve got you covered with the coolest hair colours of the season. From cinnamon to rust and multidimensional, rich brown, fall’s trending hair colours are warm and cozy, offering an instantly chic upgrade to summer-weathered strands. And the best part is there’s a version of each shade that’ll work for everyone. Read on to find your favorite, and don’t forget to screenshot it to show your colourist your vision at your appointment.

Warm Espresso Brown

Brown fall hair colours reign supreme for the season according to our colourists, and first up is espresso. This warm shade of brown flatters all skin tones and eye colours, and is easily customized based on your base colour. If darker strands are your vibe for autumn, try warm espresso brown.

Cinnamon Spice

From a root smudge to highlights and all over colour, cinnamon is another hair trend our colourists say is hot for fall. A toasty reddish-brown adds instant warmth and adds depth and dimension to the season’s best hair. Try cinnamon spice for a cool girl autumn hair look.

Rusty Chocolate

Brown fall hair colours are always in style, but rusty chocolate is dominating the season. It’s a rich, multi-tonal, metallic brown that feels fresh and modern for autumn. Rusty brown is the perfect colour for fall, especially if you're transitioning from a summery blonde to darker strands

Maintaining Vibrant Fall Hair Colours

Colour-treated hair takes a little more upkeep than hair that hasn’t been treated. And that’s because colour-treated hair’s chemical state has been altered, so it operates under a different set of rules than virgin hair. This includes all-over colour, highlights, lowlights, balayage and gray coverage. Maintain your fall hair colours by using colour-safe products, masking weekly, avoiding excessive heat styling, and using heat protectants when you do. Skip the daily washing to allow your hair’s natural oils to produce and protect your ends with a nourishing serum.

Hair Care Products

From cleansing and conditioning to treating and styling, every product you put on your colour-treated hair this fall must be colour-safe. Colour-treated hair has the tendency of already being on the dryer side, so it is key to use nourishing formulas that are gentle on your hair and free of ingredients that can further dry it out and lead to fading. Colour-safe hair products are free of sulfates (SLS or SLES), parabens, sodium chloride, and petrochemicals- all of which can strip the colour (and moisture!) from your already drier than normal coloured hair.

Product Recommendations for Fall

When it comes to choosing the best products for your fall hair colours, look no further than the Davines MINU line, an illuminating and protective product range for coloured hair. MINU is formulated with a blend of natural ingredients, including Salina caper blossom extract, a sustainably sourced ingredient from Italy rich in amino acids and polyphenols, which help protect and nourish hair colour. The products of the MINU line, including MINU Shampoo, MINU Conditioner, MINU Hair Mask and MINU Hair Serum will help you protect and prolong the tone and intensity of your colour, especially if used in combination with our Alchemic range of shampoos and conditioners with pure pigments to intensify and brighten colour. By using MINU in your hair routine, your autumn fall hair colours will stay shiny, vibrant and strong. Let’s take a closer look at what each product in the line does.

MINU Shampoo: For Glossy, Colour-Protected Hair

MINU Shampoo is a protective shampoo for coloured hair made with a gentle formula that doesn’t strip the hair, gently cleansing while boosting hydration and lasting shine. Characterized by a rich and full-bodied foam, preserving the vibrancy of your coloured hair, with ingredients that help to nourish and protect your strands through the fall and beyond.

MINU Conditioner: Hydrate Your Coloured Hair

MINU Conditioner is a protective conditioner specifically formulated to hydrate and illuminate colour-treated hair. It helps preserve colour, adds vibrancy, and helps manage damaged strands from overprocessing or bleaching. By deeply hydrating strands, hair colour appears more vivid and holds onto colour more effectively, keeping your hall hair colours fresh between salon visits.

MINU Hair Mask: Deep Conditioning for Vibrant Colours

MINU Hair Mask is a mask for coloured hair designed to deeply nourish your autumn hair colours, making your hair soft and silky, while extending the life of your colour. It’s deeply hydrating, without weighing the hair down. Use it once or twice a week (depending on the condition of your hair) all season long to keep your colour vibrant though fall.

Beautiful Things Restoring Leave-In Mask: Repair and Protect Your Colour

The new Restoring Leave-In Mask from Davines' Beautiful Things line is designed to enhance colour-treated hair in every way. Not only does this leave-in treatment restore damaged hair fibers, it also provides extensive protection from heat, UV radiation, and pollution. Adding this simple step to your routine will leave your hair soft, shiny, and wholly protected from everyday stressors to make your colour last.

MINU Hair Serum: Keep Your Colour Shiny and Bright

MINU Hair Serum is a protective leave-in treatment serum for coloured hair. With a moisturizing formula that protects your fall hair colour, extending its duration and giving lots of shine. If your hair is coarse, apply MINU Serum to towel dried hair after MINU Conditioner. If it's fine, use it in place of the conditioner.

Embrace the Autumn Look

Summer is over, the temps are dropping and it’s time to change up your look for fall. The coolest for the season are browns and reds with one thing in common- they’re warm and cozy. Espresso brown, cinnamon spice and rusty chocolate add depth and dimension to any style for an instant fall vibe. However you choose to upgrade your look this season, whether it's a brand new shade, or just a tweak to your natural hue, preserving your colour is a must for healthy, shiny coloured hair that lasts. Keep your colour vibrant by masking weekly, avoiding excessive heat styling, and using heat protectants when you do. Skip the daily washing to allow your hair’s natural oils to produce and protect your ends with a nourishing serum. And most importantly, focusing on quality coloured hair products that lock in moisture. Our MINU line of colour-loving formulas are free of toxins and use the highest quality natural ingredients to keep your coloured hair happy all season. For more on caring for your autumn hair colours with Davines, check out our Fall Palette.

FAQs

What is the best hair colour for fall?

The best fall hair colours this season are warm and toasty shades of red and brown. The best version of these shades for you ultimately depends on your skin tone (warmer shades complement warm skin tones, while cooler shades offer a contrast) the level of maintenance you’re willing to deal with (highlights and balayage mean less salon visits than all over colour) and a consultation with a professional colourist (who can help you select a shade that works with your colouring and hair type).

What hair color makes you look younger if you’re over 50?

If you’re over 50, choosing warm hair colours that add brightness, softening features and minimizing imperfections can help you appear younger. Avoid bright, bold all over colour, opting for subtle highlights or balayage for a more natural growth, avoiding an obvious demarcation. Think warm, rich tones for a more youthful appearance.

What colors are trending for fall and winter 2025?

Whether in the form of balayage, sombre, root smudge, highlights, lowlights or all over colour, the coolest colours for fall and winter 2025 are warm and cozy shades of red and brown. According to Davines colourists, shades of espresso, rusty chocolate and cinnamon spice will be trending well into next spring.

Should you go lighter or darker with hair as you get older?

It's generally better to go lighter with your hair as you age to avoid a stark contrast that can wash out your complexion and accentuate fine lines. Adding subtle highlights or lowlights helps to soften features, complement skin changes and blend grays naturally.

What hair colour is trending right now?

The hair colour trends currently dominating the season are warm and cozy red and brown shades like espresso, rusty chocolate and cinnamon spice.

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