When it comes to hair, beachy blonde is always in the summer playbook. But Joey King has just debuted the perfect trans-seasonal shade that not only nods to summer but also drops a massive hint about the hair color set to dominate in fall.
It seems the cooler months are already on our minds, and some celebrities are keen to press fast-forward on the season. Last week, Selena Gomez debuted an autumnal twist to a red manicure with her custom-made pumpkin-spicy nail shade. Now Joey King has joined in with her "vintage wood” hair transformation, a term coined by celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos after taking Joey's strands from brunette to a multi-dimensional teak-stained shade.
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“Vintage wood is a combination of mahogany and oakwood,” Dimitris told UK Glamour, adding: “It's the shade you're going to find in a loft in Manhattan.” He created the look using a combination of blonde highlights and Moroccanoil Colour Rhapsody Permanent Colour in 6.3 for the lowlights.
“After the highlights, I used a light chocolate blonde toner," he notes, so you get a “natural warm effect - it's color after you come back from vacation," he says of the sun-kissed brunette shade.
He then added some loose bends to King's waist-skimming lengths using a curling tong and dry texture spray for a more lived-in look. “I always like a messy texture,” he says, and King's smudged-out eyeliner reflects that vibe.
Vintage wood is a deeper, warm-toned spin on “brookie blonde” (a portmanteau of blonde and cookie), which blends buttery blonde and brown tones.
The focus for the lighter highlights in the vintage wood blend is still on areas where the sun would naturally hit the hair – the face and the top strands. However, the key to pulling off the vintage wood color trend is the way the mahogany base is blended seamlessly, with no hard edges, to add dimension. “People always need to put some dimension into the hair when they have lighter shades because the blonde pops more,” says Dimitris. It also adds movement and volume to the hair.
A look at your Instagram feed will reveal individual takes on vintage wood, from those looking for the sweet spot between blonde and brunette to those who are already working a deep brown shade but want to tease some lighter strands, like Daisy Edgar-Jones.
This post originally appeared in Glamour UK.
