Any time of the year is good to cheer ourselves up with a change of look, but when autumn approaches, it seems that we feel like it much more. A haircut or color review is essential to recover the vitality of the hair. For this reason, September is a very busy month for hair salons, to renew highlights or revive hair color again.
After summer, there is a lot of hair homework to do if we want to restore all the splendor to our hair. Cut ends to achieve a healthy effect, opt for the trendy highlights that illuminate and integrate gray hair the most, or opt for a 2026 haircut. Some of the best hairdressers have spoken in InStyle magazine, and have given the details regarding what needs to be done to refresh the image after the summer.
Before dyeing your hair, you have to look at its actual condition
The hairdresser Pablo Bogado suggests that before getting down to work he prefers to observe what the hair's needs are: “After the summer, before thinking about the color, for me the first thing is to look at the hair. It seems obvious, but not all hair comes back from vacation in the same way. The sun, chlorine, salt and heat may have altered both the fiber and the color itself, so I would always start with a good hair diagnosis with a professional,” says the expert.
Dying your hair or highlighting it after having been exposed to long days of sun, chlorine or salt spray can be aggressive. Precisely for this reason, Pablo only recommends doing the color when it is really necessary. “First we understand what the hair needs and then we decide how far we can go with the color. I don't believe too much in the rule of 'you have to wait X weeks'. You have to look at the hair, not the calendar. And above all, don't be in a hurry,” says the hairdresser.
The same opinion is held by the pharmacist and hair care specialist Helena Rodero (@helenarodero), who through her Instagram account has left this advice: “Don't think about getting some highlights after the summer, because it can be the best way to ruin your hair, especially if you notice it is very dry or if you already have very fine and delicate hair, although some of these designs of highlights can be super attractive and beautiful, I don't advise it. Likewise, if you have more resistant hair, don't worry. I forgot to do a chelating treatment first,” claims Rodero.
How to prepare hair to receive dye after summer
It is very normal that after the summer the hair needs repair. The sun or dips on the beach end up taking their toll and before launching into a new hair color or a color review, you have to prepare beforehand.
What Lucía Amor recommends is to deeply hydrate the hair, especially when it comes to fine, dry or damaged hair, because “the healthier the hair is, the better results we will have,” says the professional. Before hair coloring: “To be honest… if the hair is not in the right condition, the most sensible thing is to visit your stylist and have them implement a routine to recover your hair and then perform the color without any limitations and adapted to our taste and style,” Amor recommends.
Pablo Bogado also agrees on the importance of hydrating beforehand. “If the hair is sensitized, spend a few days restoring hydration and nutrition before doing technical color work,” he says. On the other hand, hairdresser Astrid Cango comments that hair accumulates residue during the summer that affects the condition of the hair. For this reason, he advocates that before coloring, “the ideal is to start with a cleansing or detoxification treatment that helps eliminate them,” he points out.
The stylist recommends that “once the hair is clean and prepared, we can assess which is the most appropriate coloring procedure to achieve a beautiful and, above all, healthy result,” says Astrid.
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