Green hair is a high-fashion, elemental hair color that will get you the spotlight wherever you go. From vibrant emeralds to rocker neons to leafy pastels, the green hair trend has taken over the feeds of famous personalities like Kim K and Dua Lipa and is getting colorists thrilled and inspired to create similar looks.
It’s an impeccable color that promises magic and attention, but also requires lots of love and maintenance. To get started, having well and evenly bleached hair is a must to maximize dye absorption. Washing your tresses with cold water and using color-safe and color-depositing shampoos and conditioners also help prolong this grassy green goodness.
It may take a great deal of effort to maintain a viridescent mane but the results are astonishing and always worth it! Flaunt one of these modish green hair colors and experience a truly verdant look!
Mermaid Hair
Q&A with style creator, Justine Louise
Color Specialist / Independent Stylist @ Wicked Hair Salon in Leominster, MA
How would you describe this look?
For my green-loving guest, this was a look inspired by nature that we fondly dubbed “Forest Nymph.” With Pulp Riot as my paint, our palette was fully customized with the use of 8 different colors (Noir, Absinthe, Area 51, Nightfall, Lemon, Firefly, Aquatic, Nirvana) utilizing the contrast between rich greens and electric neon prisms to bring balance and movement to her hair, whether styled straight, wavy or curly. Every brush stroke and hair flip reveals something different, and that’s the best part!
Any advice for someone considering it?
For anyone willing to invest in not only the initial service but also the proper home care products, these greens won’t disappoint. (I recommend Pulp Riot’s color protecting Bangkok shampoo, Tokyo conditioner, and Berlin dry shampoo in between wash days.) Seven weeks later, at two washes a week, this beauty is still rocking her vibrancy.
I hear so often, “I’d love to have fun colored hair, I just couldn’t pull it off,” but rainbow hair is for everyone. I have clients over 60 who ask to be unicorns and mermaids.
If you’re considering dipping a toe into green hair but are hesitant, ask your stylist to start you off with some hidden or peekaboo panels. Keeping a natural colored root with either a melt, balayage, or ombre is also a great way to ease into the unconventional.
Pink and Green Balayage
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Flaunt your mermaid hair with flattering beach waves on your long and flowing locks. Surely, all the mermen are going to dive in for this look.
Bold Green Dip Dye
Q&A with style creator, Erin Holder
Owner @ Kaleidoscope Hair Studio in Colorado Springs, CO
How would you describe this look?
I have a lot of clients who request something edgy and vivid, but also low maintenance. Colored ombres are one of my favorite colors to do. The natural root is forgiving to grow out, and they’re not committed to coming back every 4 weeks for a touch-up! Pulp Riot’s “Absinthe” pops against the dark base, and it’s not something you see every day! The coolest thing about this look is that it’s edgy, but still easy for her to maintain.
Any advice for someone considering it?
Any of my clients who I apply vivids on, I ask them to purchase Overtone in their shade. (In this case, Extreme Green) A color depositing conditioner lets them maintain the color themselves in the shower, and it’ll last as long as they keep using it! This is a must for any vivid colors!
Be ready to stain a few pillowcases and towels with any bright color, but it’s worth it. I advise clients to keep the base close matching their natural one, so the grow-out is forgiving if they’re not someone who tends to get their hair done very often. Surprisingly, this is a great look for someone with a busy life, that doesn’t have a ton of time for the salon!
Pastel Green
Q&A with style creator, Bree Little
Hairstylist in Encino, CA
How would you describe this look?
This minty fresh pastel is one of my favorite colors to do. Green has always been a favorite color of mine. Mint tones remind me of spring, as the cold starts to fade away and we start to see all the fresh new life growing in nature. It always gives me a calm soothing feeling. I find it to be a beautiful hue on either cool or warmers ranges.
Any advice for someone considering it?
Mint tones like this are a soft way of wearing a color that often times can be intimidating to people. A lot of people feel that green may not suit or complement them. I find that most people can wear any color – it’s just finding the right tone and level of it. I love it on long layered soft or beachy waves as much I love it on a nice textured lob/bob.
Black and Green Ombre
Q&A with style creator, Amanda Campbell
Hairstylist @ Salon Virtu in Sedona, AZ
How would you describe this look?
This look is what I call a green ombré. I darkened her base color and lightened her ends then applied the green. I cut it using a layering technique and various texturizing techniques. It’s styled with flat iron waves.
Any advice for someone considering it?
This style is more for a client who is okay with a bit of maintenance. These fashion colors can stain towels sheets clothing and more especially when wet. These colors also fade very quickly. I recommend using a pigmented shampoo to keep the color looking great!
Bright Green
Q&A with style creator, Yesenia Fredrickson
Hairdresser in Riverside, CA
How would you describe this look?
This is a multidimensional green. What I love the most about this look is the way the neon green pops, giving it that pop and body.
Any advice for someone considering it?
These color are very high maintenance. Your hair has to be blonde for the vivids to grab on to. For those who have darker hair, lightning sessions are required.
Maintaining the color requires a color care shampoo and conditioner. For example, Eufora’s Bodyfying shampoo has a vibrant color complex which helps extend the life of the color, so I highly recommend it.
With that being said you don’t want to wash your hair often, and dry shampoo is your best friend (Davines hair freshener is my favorite). When you do wash it, make sure to wash it with colder water to retain the color in longer.
Light Green
Q&A with style creator, Rebecca Dorsey
Stylist / Director of Education @ Laboratorie in Baltimore, MD
How would you describe this look?
This look is casual and unrestrained. The cut and color reflect a modern, easy going, and daring person. The coolest thing about it is how the look speaks directly to her personality. I love how the curls are slightly flyaway and soft and how the color complements her skin tone so nicely.
Her hair was prepped with a leave-in conditioner and hair oil. I like easy styling, as it can be air dried or diffused. After it’s dry, add a little more oil on the ends and a gentle rake through with fingers open wide, starting at the scalp and running them out through the ends, to expand the shape and rough it up a little. I also like pulling small pieces on the surface outward from the ends to enhance the flyaway look.
Any advice for someone considering it?
Firstly prep their hair before their color visit with a treatment like Olaplex #3. Doing several treatments over a few weeks prior to getting their color done and continuing weekly treatments thereafter.
I also recommend a cream cleanser. I love New Wash, for curly hair and color treated hair. It is super gentle on hair color and nourishing to scalp and hair. It seriously helps color stay longer and curls love it. It cleanses and conditions in one step.
Even though the look shouts easy going, the color requires on scalp lightening every 6 weeks. The color will be refreshed at each lightening and could be refreshed between visits if needed.
Since it is a pastel, it will fade more quickly than a deeper hue. Cleansing only once a week or when absolutely necessary is ideal to help the color last longer and help keep the curls from losing necessary oils. Even getting it wet can take a tiny bit of color out each time.
If someone’s hair is chemically damaged or weak, I would not recommend this type of color process.
This is a natural curl that is fine with a medium density. The cut length and shape works well for most face shapes. I think this look is also about the feeling the person gets from wearing it. If they love it and it is suitable for them, then go for it! The bangs are best for someone with a deeper forehead and they are prepared to get them trimmed about every 4 weeks.
I always recommend following your stylist’s recommendations for at home care. Keeping the hair in it’s best condition will do wonders for the longevity of the color and the health of the scalp and hair.
Ash Green
Q&A with style creator, Jase Lee
Hairstylist @ Le Classic Hair Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
How would you describe this look?
The customer came in with a warm tone. I then figured to put a cool tone which is ash to give it a fresh look, and ash green it is! A warm tone such as red/yellow/orange usually looks bored when you keep it for a long period. Full head color is bored either, hence I decided to do ombre hair for her.
I love the hair cut that I did for her as the long and defined layers add a lightness to her hair that make it much easier to curl and wave on its own. Just a scrunch or two and she is good to go!
Any advice for someone considering it?
Not everyone is able to carry this hair color I would say. One will have to wear makeup to prevent herself from looking pale, as this is a cool tone. Without makeup, it will make you look pale and fair.
Besides that, hair serum and hair mask are a must to make the hair fewer tangles and also to make your hair stay healthy and shinier. Maintenance-wise, wash your dyed hair with sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner after 72 hours, and it is better to use color shampoo for the dyed hair too.
Blue and Green Balayage
Q&A with style creator, Hannah Rodriguez
Cosmetologist / Barber @ Milk and Honey Salon in Austin, TX
How would you describe this look?
This look is a multidimensional, blue to green balayage. Her roots are actually her natural dark brown color and highlighted to melt into the blue. We used a dark blue, a pure green, and yellow to achieve the melt. I had to take into consideration the amount of color bleeding that would happen during the rinse out, which is why I used yellow on the ends. By the end of the rinse and shampoo, that yellow became the perfect lime green.
For her cut, I did a hairline bob. I felt the graduated layers would work nicely with the color, making the hair stack upon itself. The greatest thing about Julia’s hair is how we can make something that would normally be very high maintenance, into something she can wear for months with it still looking great!
Any advice for someone considering it?
This look is something you have to take care of, use the correct products on, and is expensive to upkeep. Because this look requires the hair to be very light blonde, there are multiple bleaching services required before the green can even go on. The bleach can make the hair fragile, so I suggest regular haircuts, deep treatments, and protein masks at home. I usually suggest anywhere from 6-12 weeks for the next appointment, depending on how your hair holds onto color and how fast it grows.
Julia uses a conditioner that has green pigment in it. That way every time she shampoos, she is getting some color back in there. This look is definitely not for everyone, but can be very fun on the right client! The most important things before considering green hair are maintenance, the integrity of the hair, and the time and money spent in the salon!
Mint Green
Q&A with style creator, Alexander Scott
Hairstylist @ BANG in Seattle, WA
How would you describe this look?
This look is a silvery mint color on a textured bob shape. I love the reflection of this ultra-light pastel tone!
Any advice for someone considering it?
Pastel tones are beautiful – and fleeting. A color like this requires the lightest possible blonde undertones, and every time you shampoo the hair, it will change and fade. Typically with proper products and home care, a color like this will last 4-6 shampoos and then the hair will be back to blonde.
Emerald Green
Q&A with style creator, Natalie Reak
Designer Hair Stylist @ Body Bliss Salon & Spa in Wake Forest, NC
How would you describe this look?
This look is what I call a lived-in vivid. That means, my client is able to grow her hair out without the worry of having any harsh lines. The dimension in this hair color is my favorite thing about this look, as my client has low lights and roots that are her natural color.
Any advice for someone considering it?
My biggest advice for maintaining the vibrancy of this emerald green is washing minimally, which means stocking up on dry shampoo! When you do need to wash, I recommend using cool water to keep the cuticle as close as possible.
As far as other things you should consider while thinking about coloring your hair green, I suggest taking a look at your wardrobe and decide if you will feel comfortable in those clothes while your hair is green. You don’t want to look like a Christmas present when you put that red shirt on!
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