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Orange hair is the cool-girl colour to get this summer

All the tangerine inspo you need

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / February 01 2021

There are few hair colours as invigorating as orange. From neon bright soda strands to deep rusts, burnt gingers and ripened peach, the warm-toned hair colour looks good on *literally* everyone, serving citrus-centric refreshment year-round.

So why not amplify the electricity of summer and take the plunge with a hair colour that can be seen from space? Here are the copper-coloured tresses we’re taking inspiration from in 2021. Orange hair awaits...

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Whether you’re more of a Fanta or Sunkist fan, this orange soda moment is a sweet departure from your natural hair shade.

Image credit: @evohair

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Out of your textbook and onto your head, this neon orange highlighter hue is the punk-rock answer to the fiery-haired trend.

Image credit: @scaredy.cat

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Make double the statement by pairing your tangerine tresses with a choppy short style.

Image credit: @laura.spinney.creative

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Take advantage of the never-ending E-girl trend and carve out some sunset strands to frame your face.

Image credit: @christinesilvermancolor

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Grungy dark roots and electric orange are an easy way to get editorial-worthy cool-girl strands.

Image credit: @christinesilvermancolor

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Shining like a new penny, this copper moment delivers lustrous shine.

Image credit: @bleachlondon

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Create a subtle ombre style with rusty roots that turn into tasty tangerine ends, just like DJ Havana Brown.

Image credit: @djhavanabrown

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Rusty reddish-oranges are the natural take on this eye-catching trend.

Image credit: @academie_salon

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This copper Peter Pan crop delivers the right amount of metallic shine.

Image credit: @rawanthonynader

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Burgeoning on strawberry blonde territory this look is all about softness, pairing creamy colour with plush waves and baby bangs.

Image credit: @xianghair

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Peach is the perfect hue for those a little unsure about committing to orange. We love this wearable pinkish ombre style.

Image credit: @evohair

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Curls that look like they’ve literally been kissed by the sun, this is a peaches and cream dream.

Image credit: @evohair

Orange hair not quite for you but interested in trying something new? These will be the biggest hair trends of 2021, according to experts.

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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).