This season’s most in-demand color doesn’t come from the icy blondes or cool browns of past seasons. It comes from warmth—layered, luminous, and full of depth. Today’s modern warm hair color trend is glossy, dimensional, and ultra-customized—designed to enhance tone and texture with movement and most of all—shine.
From coral-inspired melts to coppery blends with reds, golds, and mahogany, artists are reimagining what warm hair can look and feel like. And making this movement even more appealing is the influx of a glass hair finish that gives it a modern, editorial edge.
Here’s a closer look at how two standout techniques—Coral Glass Hair and Copper Glass Hair—defining trends in hair color in 2025.
The Trend: Coral Glass Hair
Picture the sky just after sunset—peach, coral, pink, even a hint of violet. Coral Glass Hair captures that moment and turns it into a coveted color story. It’s playful yet refined, dimensional but never overdone.
The look begins with BlondorPlex and Koleston Perfect to add brightness and build a dimensional base. From there, a Color Touch Melt blends browns, reds, golds, mahogany and violets to create a seamless Coral glow.
“Bianca has these beautiful brunette curls,” shares Wella Professionals Global Ambassador Briana Cisneros (@brianacisneros). “I wanted to create a wearable, glossy, coral color finish that was completely unique and personalized to her—while still respecting her hair’s natural texture. That’s why I love Color Touch. I have so many shades to be creative with.”
The next step is what gives Coral Glass Hair its shine. A Shinefinity Glaze adds a shimmer veil, a tone-perfecting finish with zero lift and zero damage—delivering up to 250% shinier hair¹, up to 50% smoother and softer hair². To complete the look, ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum locks in that glassy glow with a lightweight feel that smooths without weighing hair down.
¹Vs. untreated bleached hair ² Instrumental testing Vs. our regular demi
The Trend: Copper Glass Hair
Copper remains one of the most-requested colors—but this season, it's about depth, dimension, and vibrancy. The look isn’t just about achieving an orange or red, but a balance of them to catch light from a variety of angles.
“Copper hair continues to be one of the most requested colors, but this season we’re seeing coppers are more rosy,” explains Wella Professionals Global Ambassador James Earnshaw (@jhair_stylist). “So I’ve melted together combinations of reds, golds, and oranges with mahogany to create this ultra-modern copper finish.”
The technique starts with BlondorPlex for lightening and brightness, followed by Koleston Perfect for rich foundational tone. Color Touch is then used to layer deep, dimensional warmth throughout the mid-lengths and ends and then combed together for a seamless blend.
To finish, Shinefinity Glaze is applied to seal in tone and enhance reflection. And finally, Ultimate Smooth Miracle Oil Serum delivers up to 85% smoother hair⁴, frizz control for 96 hours³, and a glass-like shine that lasts up to 3 days¹. ¹If unwashed for 3 days Vs. untreated ³Vs. untreated ³When using Miracle Oil Serum ⁴Vs. untreated.
How It All Works Together
The key to enhancing warm hair color and achieving glass-like shine lies in the layering—a system of tone, condition, and shine built in specific steps:
- Base Layer – Use BlondorPlex and Koleston Perfect to create a soft, dimensional lightened canvas.
- Color Touch Melt – Melt a curated blend of warm shades through the mids and ends for rich tone and seamless transitions.
- Top Glaze Layer – Apply Shinefinity to add a shimmering veil and up to 250% shiner hair¹.
- Finish Layer – Complete with Ultimate Smooth Miracle Oil Serum to seal the cuticle and leave hair smoother, frizz-free, and effortlessly shiny.
¹Vs. untreated bleached hair
Even More Reasons To Love Koleston Perfect
Koleston Xpress already stands out for its ability to deliver efficient, uncompromized results and up to 100% grey coverage in just 10-minutes thanks to its Non-Progressive formula with Control-X Technology that helps prevent over-processing. And now, the range is offering even more versatility with an expansion of 5 new shades to the smart line-up for a total of 18 Koleston Xpress shades to choose from.
