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‘Lemon Honey’ is the new Lucy Hale-approved blonde hair trend

Here’s how to get the sweet and sour hue

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / April 23 2021

As soon as we start to think we’ve seen every shade of blonde the universe has to offer, a celebrity colourist inevitably comes through and blows all of our preconceptions out of the water.

The latest blonde hue that’s making us eat our words? The kinda-sweet, kinda-sour ‘lemon honey’ colour that Lucy Hale’s been rocking of late.

Celeb colourist John Clark is the hair whiz responsible for Hale’s new look (he’s also the genius we can thank for Jodie Comer’s enviably creamy blonde locks FYI) and while we love Lucy’s stunning natural brunette tresses, there’s something that just hits different about this surprisingly warm shade of yellow-leaning blonde.

Keen to get the honey-hue for yourself? Well, right this way ladies and gents...

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The woman who kicked off our obsession with this colour in the first place… Ahh doesn’t ‘lemon honey’ just make the actress’ eye colour sing? We are mesmerised to say the least.

Image credit: @lucyhale

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We love this take on the trend; the piecey streaks of platinum highlight this honey-hued look perfectly.

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Still on the money piece bandwagon? Switch up your face-framing strands with the lemon-leaning shade.

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Usually a platinum blonde, Peltz has ditched the toner to let some seriously flattering yellow tones seep into her strands.

Image credit: @nicolaannepeltz

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This creamy honey shade is perfect (and a bit more forgiving on chemically treated strands) for those of you wanting to transition from a darker shade.

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Let your roots do their thang and add depth to your lemon-toned look with your natural colour peeking through.

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Curly girls rejoice, this one’s for you. Focus your honey-hued highlights through your ends to add light to your look where needed and keep your roots dark.

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Pair your lemon honey hair with your eyebrows in a matching shade. Either use a lighter shade in your preferred brow product or bleach them for a more permanent fix.

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The streaky tiger stripe colouring technique of the ‘80s has returned. Channel your inner Siouxsie Sioux and get a little bit rock ‘n’ roll with it.

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Sometimes when it comes to colour, you just need to commit. Fall headfirst into the honey hue and let your colourist’s handiwork really sing, we say.

Image credit: @academie_salon

Pair your new hair colour with the latest hair style trend that's sweeping our social feeds. The ‘70s blowout is back and going strong.

Main image credit: @lucyhale

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).