Sunny Girl Blonde Is the Bright, Beautiful Shade We’re Obsessing Over for Summer

You’re in the market for a new-season switch-up. You want a fresh feel for your strands. You’re not sure you want to commit to anything too peroxide. But then you spotted the beaut summer hair shade dominating the ’gram.

Sunny girl blonde is everywhere. The ultimate clap back against meh winter hair, when we had to go it alone. The question this summer is, Are you going blonde or are you going blonder?

“Blondes have had it tough with salons being closed, and so now that they’ve been reunited with their colorists, they want to go brighter, bolder, and blonder,” says Harriet Muldoon, top colorist at London’s Larry King Salon. “I’ve been amazed at the number of clients asking for blonde services. Even my brunette clients have been asking for lighter tones—anything to make them stand out in the crowd. This summer it’s all about making a statement. It’s going to be a real blonde moment.” 

She’s not wrong. The hashtag #blondetransformation has hit 8.4 million views on TikTok, and  searches “how will i look with blonde hair” are up 80% on Google.

So what is it about sunny girl blonde that sets the shade apart? “What is sunny? We use this term to describe a bright blonde with a golden undertone,” explain the experts at Los Pastel salon based in Australia, the land of sunshine. “It’s bright and golden, like the sun,” they explain.

Essentially, it's tailor-made for gorgeous warm weather.

However, there is the awkward question of damage. “As always, consumers have concerns when it comes to going blonde—due to fear of irreversible damage,” says Muldoon, who recommends Redken’s Shades EQ Bonder Inside salon treatment. The actives in the formula help to protect the naturally occurring bonds in the hair during the chemical coloring and bleach. It reinforces the hydrogen bonds inside the hair fiber, leaving the hair feeing healthy and soft.

Then you can top off the good work with at home bond builders—the Glamour team took Olaplex’s Moisture Mask for a spin and were blown away.

Which means, with a little consideration and some high-performance care products, beautiful blonde summer hair is more accessible than ever.

This story originally appeared on Glamour UK.