If you're up to date on Made In Chelsea's 24th season - available to watch on All4 - and you've just finished the Bali special, you might have noticed that a new hair trend is starting to dominate the borough. Meet the_Made In Chelsea_ bronde. Unfamiliar with the term? Bronde is where blonde meets brunette in the hair colour world, it's a seamless, sun-kissed-style hair colour that pairs cool, chestnut tones with subtle highlights. And it seems this season's MIC cast members are big bronde fans. Take Melissa Tattam, for example.
A natural brunette, Melissa made her MIC return this season, fresh from a breakup, flaunting a relatively new set of gleaming honeyed highlights. Then there's Yasmine Zweegers, who made her show debut midway through this season. Yasmine's look is a masterclass in root-to-tip highlights and money pieces - dyed face framing sections of hair. Inga Valentiner,Emily Blackwell and Maeva D'Ascanio also feature in Made In Chelsea's bronde cohort.
Feeling inspired? Grazia spoke to Katie Freeman - colourist at Larry King - is a huge fan of bronde, and notes they're incredibly popular at the moment, both in and outside of Chelsea.
Why is bronde so popular at the moment?
'It's a very flattering colour for autumn,' says Katie, 'it's low-maintenance - you don't have to book in for a root retouch every few weeks - it looks effortless and lived-in.' 'A lot of clients ask me for a bronde look,' continues Katie, 'as a brunette myself I'm familiar with the usual dilemma of choosing a hair colour, of wanting a touch of blonde but not wanting to go too blonde for fear of looking washed out, or of the colour going brassy.' 'Another thing to note,' says Katie, 'is that going bronde is a lot kinder to your hair than going blonde, in general it doesn't require tonnes of bleaching or dying.'
If there's a bronde look on Made In Chelsea that you're keen to emulate, scroll on down. Katie decodes every bronde iteration on the show, and tells you what to ask for at your next hair colour appointment:
Every Bronde Look On Made In Chelsea And How To Ask For It At Your Next Colour Appointment
Made In Chelsea Bronde Looks - Grazia 2022
1 of 3Melissa Tattam
The Look: 'It's a laid-back but expensive-looking bronde,' says Katie Freeman, colourist at Larry King.
Ask Your Colourist For: 'Subtle baby lights, you'd only need a top-up around once a year for it to look super natural and really soft. You want movement and texture. The tones involved are golden honey, and the technique I'd use involves maintaining depth at the root, and a gloss to make the colour warm and shiny for a natural glow.'
2 of 3Yasmine Zweegers
The Look: 'Yasmine's look is all about money pieces with contrast,' says Katie.
Ask Your Colourist For: 'Face framing with tips around the front to connect the face framing sections with the rest of the hair. The tones used are an ashy bronde and technique-wise I'd go for face-framing highlights with some pulled-through pieces on the ends to blend, and I'd look to maintain some depth at the root as well.'
3 of 3Inga Valentiner
The Look: 'I'd describe Inga's look as a soft, rogue blonde with an all-over cool tone,' says Katie.
Ask Your Colourist For: 'Ask for a bold face frame, cool highlights and a few Balayage pieces on the ends. Tone wise ask for a neutral, ash bronde and the technique I would use for this is a bold face frame for some high-impact colour around the face, and a classic set of highlights with some painted Balayage pieces for some brightness and boldness.'
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