Hair Colour Trends in Australia Right Now

Australia’s hair scene is having a major glow-up moment. 2025 is all about colour that looks expensive, feels effortless, and moves with you. From cool-girl brunettes to golden-hour coppers and ultra-glossy blondes, this season is about personalised luxury colour that enhances you.

At QUE Colour, we’re seeing clients ask for natural movement, seamless tones, and finishes that feel lived in but polished. Think healthy shine, high gloss, and a tone that feels like it was made just for you.

What’s Driving Hair Colour Trends in 2025

If there’s one word to describe this year’s hair moment, it’s realism. The colour direction has shifted less high-contrast, more nuance. We’re seeing a return to refined tones that enhance natural beauty, led by cultural icons like Hailey Bieber, Sofia Richie, and Kaia Gerber.

Fashion and pop culture are leaning into warmth, texture, and authenticity tones that mirror skin, sunlight, and softness. Australian clients are matching that energy, choosing hues that are wearable, versatile, and low-maintenance, yet always luxe.

Blondes are moving from cool platinum to creamy beige. Brunettes are finding light through espresso glosses and mushroom tones. And copper? Still reigning but softer, more candlelit than ever.

The Tones Everyone’s Talking About

No Bleach Brunette

Understated, dimensional, and quietly expensive. Brown is that neutral, earthy brunette that gives depth without darkness. It’s ideal for cooler or neutral skin tones and perfect for anyone who wants movement and shine without obvious highlights.

Hot White Blonde

The clean, Scandi-inspired blonde that looks freshly glossed always. This shade is high-shine, high-maintenance, and high impact. It flatters lighter complexions and looks incredibly styled with bounce and polish. At QUE, we love finishing icy blondes with Wella Shinefinity for a reflective, glass-like finish.

Copper Gold

This one’s pure glow. Copper gold is having its comeback moment, adding warmth, dimension, and a golden radiance that works beautifully with olive or warm undertones. It’s your hair’s version of golden hour.

Espresso Glaze

Rich. Sleek. Luxe. Espresso tones are giving major “quiet luxury” energy. Deep brunette shades with mirror-like shine elegant, timeless, and effortlessly put-together.

Personalising Colour for You

The key to making trends wearable? Tailoring them to you. Every tone shifts depending on your skin tone, natural base, and how your hair reflects light.

• Warm undertones love honey blondes, golds, and rich caramels.
  
  
• Cool undertones shine in ash, beige, or neutral mushroom hues.
  
  
• Neutral undertones can go either way rose beige or soft brown work perfectly.
  
  

At QUE Colour, every shade is custom-blended. Your stylist will assess your undertones, texture, and goals to create something that looks high-impact in the chair but effortless day-to-day.

Because the secret to great colour isn’t just trend it’s translation.

How QUE Colour Brings Trends to Life

Every season, QUE Colour translates global trends into wearable, bespoke colour stories always anchored in hair health.

Led by Monique McMahon, one of Australia’s most respected colour experts, our team uses tailored Wella formulations and in-salon rituals like Wellaplex and Colour Shine to keep your colour vibrant and your hair strong.

Each appointment is an experience in precision hand-painted tones, invisible blends, and a finish that feels premium, modern, and distinctly you.

Your Turn to Shine

Ready for your 2025 colour moment?

Book a Colour Consultation with QUE Colour and discover which of this season’s trends are made for you.

And to keep your tone luminous between visits, explore our Colour Maintenance Essentials from Christophe Robin’s hydrating masks to Wella glossing treatments; these are our go-tos for salon-worthy shine, always.