How To Get Kate Middleton Hair Color For A Classic Look

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This helps hold it better and gives it more time to fall, says Nicholas Penna, Jr., owner and lead stylist at SalonCapri in Newton and Dedham, MA. Penna recommends using Shu Uemura Sheer Laquer Hair Spray ($45). “These salon professional colours are ultra conditioning and give richness and intensity. The colour ebbs away naturally and you only need to have it re-done every few months,” Richard explains. To recreate Kate’s look on me, he started with the base — a blend of Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue and Pixi Beauty Balm.

‘Kate’s got great skin, so she doesn’t need a heavy foundation, and so I imagine she uses these sort of lighter, more sheer bases,’ says Desmond. Then, he sets the entire centre section of my hair around large velcro rollers, giving me a sort of mohican of rollers from back to front — which, it seems, is the secret to Kate’s bouncy castle-esque curls. With my colour sorted, it’s time to work on the length and volume. And skin as smooth as gold-top Duchy milk (does Kate even have pores?), with smoulderingly smokey make-up. Kate's longtime hairstylist, the aforementioned Richard Ward, did a complete breakdown of his signature "Chelsea Blow Dry" in a video tutorial with People and the essential first step includes detangling. "This look is all about having the hair in the best condition possible," says Richard.

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Richard says this is wrong as being too inconsistent causes the hair to get frizzy. Instead, he recommends gently lifting the roots and blow drying them directly in all directions all over your head. He also suggests always using a nozzle on the end of your blow dryer saying, "A nozzle is what concentrates the heat and takes the frizz away—always use a nozzle." From cut and colour, to styling the duchess’ thick hair, here’s how to achieve Kate Middleton’s signature look according to the experts. The Duchess of Cambridge debuted her newly chopped locks in her signature curls as she attends the first round on the opening day of Wimbledon 2017.

To achieve a proper Kate-Over, I must first address my colour. Back in 2011, when she married Prince William, we shared similarly dark brown hair. Today, though, she’s updated her look, softening and lightening in a flattering way; plumping for a lighter brown with almost golden streaks through it — a shade some call ‘bronde’. While fans aren’t exactly sure when Middleton got her hair done, this did mark her first outing after officially becoming the new Princess of Wales (after William’s father became King Charles III following the Queen’s passing).

How To Score Kate Middleton's Hair Colour — According To The Pros

While we now have plenty of time to perfect the Kate Middleton blowdry at home, professionals have warned Brits off cutting and dyeing their locks themselves. “Ask your stylist for three different shades of lowlights, one lighter than your natural base colour, one about the same and one slightly darker to create a multi-tonal affect in the same hues. Dying just a few strands of hair in each shade, as opposed to large sections, achieves a more natural look,” says Richard. Many of them have taken to social media to document their DIY cuts to share the success stories as well as less-than-perfect results. Post-shower you likely rough dry your hair, well, roughly, right?

"This is how I prepare Kate Middleton's hair in my dreams," jokes Dmitri. "To achieve Kate's hair style you would first prepare your hair with the appropriate shampoo and conditioner. The hair must be clean so that the style bounces and lasts. In the 90s there was your Jen Aniston 'do and your Winona Ryder crop. In the noughties there was Mischa Barton and Sarah Jessica Parker's respectively poker straight and curly tresses. And, more recently, lovey locked ladies like your Blake Livelys and your Alexa Chungs.

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Here at The Urban List, we all have a bad case of royal fever , and there's one mane we want to transplant onto our heads more than any other, the Kate Middleton. When she traveled to Scotland, she stepped out in a rare updo. Her hair was intricately pinned in a half-up half-down style, while the rest cascaded down her back in tight curls. After Prince Louis’s arrival, she returned to her oldie but goodie go-to—a chocolate brown mid-length blowout—from late 2018 onward.

Ever since Kate Middleton began dating Prince William in college, we’ve been obsessed with her shiny, beautiful hair. Just like us, the Princess of Wales has made quite a few tweaks to her look since then. "Instead you could try applying a hair mask to nourish and condition any split ends, instead of trimming them." To achieve the look, the hair professional said you need to apply a golf-ball size amount of volumising mousse to damp hair and brush through for even distribution. The salon is responsible for many of Kate’s looks, and a stylist will go to her royal residence so she can have privacy. The exact color Richard uses in his salon are by L’Oreal and Funete Organic.

Wearing her brunette curls side-parted with a soft smoky eye, Middleton looked all done up at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman in 2008. Arriving at the St. Andrew’s School in Berkshire, England, in 2012, Middleton wore her brunette curls with side swept bangs and a nude lip. Attending the naming ceremony for the new Princess Cruises ship ‘Royal Princess’ in 2013, Middleton paired her tousled half up do with a chic black hat. Depending on how naturally curly your hair is, you may find that this leaves you with enough of a wave in the hair, but if you want to add a little more, then use a large curling tong—I like the GHD Curve with the larger, 32mm barrel. Always use a nozzle on the hairdryer and keep the air flow going down the hair shaft to reduce frizz and flyaways. ‘As you go in to the winter, you need to address the general state of your hair,’ he says.

‘You’re never going to get rich girl hair without a good blow dry. This particular look does't have too much volume but the style is incredibly pretty and natural. For the curls, you can use a curling tong at the ends and hairspray to hold everything in place. She suggests asking your colourist for some soft caramel diffused highlights in through the ends of the hair to enhance movement and give dimension. Stay up-to-date on every breaking royal family story by subscribing here. When Princess Catherine stepped out in sparkly Cinderella pumps at an Action on Addiction dinner event, we couldn’t help but notice her usually chocolate brown hair had a lighter, caramel tint to it and even more volume than usual.

She and Prince William offered the world their first glimpse at the little princess outside the Lindo Wing on May 2, 2015. On the day of Princess Catherine and Prince William’s official graduation from St. Andrew’s University in Scotland, she showed off the prototype for what would become her signature hairstyle. To get overall smooth and shiny hair like Kate, Penna recommends the Kérastase Fusio Dose hair treatment that you get at the salon to heal the hair cuticle.

Her dark brown hair is still soft, thanks to the perfect curls at the ends, reminiscent of Old Hollywood glam. For her wedding, the duchess opted to wear her hair half-up half-down with a tiara and veil. Attending the wedding of Laura Parker-Bowles and Harry Lope in 2006, Kate Middleton wore her brown hair in soft curls with a natural lip color. During a visit to Cornwall in June 2021, the duchess debuted a brighter hair color for summer. Instead of uniformed curls, Princess Catherine styled her locks in barely-there beach waves. A stylist from one of The Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite hair salons has revealed how you can achieve her signature bouncy blow dry without needing to see a hair stylist.

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But, what he's most famous for is his signature "Chelsea Blow Dry" that you can get at his London salon and is the same blowout that has become Kate's go-to. “It’s not just about Kate’s hair – it is beautifully finished, frizz-free, shiny hair,” says Ward. “It’s a hairstyle that is well finished," Richard told People. Here's everything you need to know for achieving royal locks at home. Middleton’s wedding hair is timeless, with an emphasis on volume.

Blowdry-wielding, hairstyling wizard and Dmitri Papas from Papas & Pace gives us a blow-by-blow (get it?) run down of how to recreate the Kate Middleton look at home. Mi Color's Director Megan says, "Kate's colour consists of rich chocolate tones with subtle caramel highlights that blend together to create a luminous color with beautiful shine. For the 2020 royal tour of Ireland, the Princess of Wales opted to cut her hair even shorter for a straight-up lob. She also freshened up her curtain bangs and enriched her color with what appears to be an auburn gloss. She stunned us all when she wore her hair pinned up in a faux bob at the Remembrance Sunday service in November 2017. To introduce Princess Charlotte to the world, the Princess of Wales stuck to her go-to sleek bouncy blowout.

Hair Secrets Kate Middleton Follows For Enviable, Healthy Hair

Gambrell recommends creating a “cocktail” of Eufora Sculpture Styling Glaze ($27) and Eufora Illuminate Shine Mist ($24). After running the products throughout your hair, it’s time to blow dry it. If Kate Middleton isn’t the best real life example of Cinderella, then we don’t know who is. She’s got it all-the svelte body, the flawless skin, the harmonious asymmetrical teeth, a handsome prince for a husband-oh, and did we mention the hair? We talked to leading professionals in the beauty industry to find out how she gets those luscious locks.

Ferretti grew up in a family of hairdressers and barbers in a small village outside of Parma, which he left behind for London’s fashion scene after a year at the hairdressing school he enrolled in when he was just 14. From there, he hit it off with the late Italian Vogue editor Franca Sozzani, who soon tapped him to fill in for a hairstylist at Giorgio Armani‘s shows in Milan. After Ferretti, then 17, finished one model’s hair, the designer asked him to do all the others’—putting him on a similar path to success as Vidal Sassoon, whom he also worked with. ‘It was great to learn the ins and outs of the blow dry and get so much training. ‘I also use a couple of drops of root-lifting spray with a blow dry,’ says Richard Ward.