36 Trendy Lavender Hair Color Ideas for 2021
Lavender hair is mesmerizing, and depending on the shade, it can suit any skin tone. When you see it, you almost feel that pure smell of a beautiful lavender field. With this fabulous color, you can style ravishing braids, buns, ombres, or highlights that will totally transform your look.
Lavender Hair Color Ideas
Lavender hair colors can vary a lot, and you can opt for pale faded nuances that only give your mane a high tint. Darker shades such as smoky or ashy nuances are also available, and you will obtain a glamorous, state-of-art look.
Every time you want to make a good impression or need a dramatic change that stands out wherever you go, opt for a lavender hair. To make your search easier, you can find below the best examples of colors and styling ideas! Get ready to rock any party and to receive all the compliments about your new look!
1. Braided Lavander Bob
This silver lavender hair looks gorgeous because it has an inverted bob cut, and the knits make the hairstyle pop. Use two thick strands from the forehead hair and braid them to the back to obtain a hair crown. Pull off the edges to give the braid more dimension.
2. Silky Long Lavander Hair
To recreate this beautiful look presented in the image above, opt for a dusty & smokey lavender hair. Cut the hair blunt and style loose, glamorous waves that will give your mane a mesmerizing texture and glow.
3. Pale Lavander Ombre
Get a light lavender hair with dark roots and opt for a bob haircut. You can also get short bangs and part them in the middle. Trust us, and you will look fabulously cool!
4. Blonde Hair with Lavander Highlights
When having a yellow blonde shade for your mane, get some layers and chin-length bangs that are tossed on one side. Lavender and blonde hair is beautiful, and it will give you a gorgeous transformation.
5. Dark Lavander Ombre with Waves
Go for lavender and pink hair if you want a mane that grabs all the attention. Opt for a purple lavender hue for the top that beautifully transits into a pink tint. Build your curls and let the hair fall on your back.
6. Lavender Hair Curled to the Side
One of the easiest ways to show off a new color is to curl the hair to the side. This allows the light to bounce off of the lavender, showing depth of color and allowing the hair to really shine. This is best on women who have thick and long hair.
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7. Lavender Highlights
Dyeing just the tips is a great way to add lavender color to hair without a huge commitment. This is a fun way to try out this color and still enjoy natural hair color, as well. Having a professional dye just the tips is a great way to incorporate this color without going overboard.
8. Blunt Bangs + Long Hair
These blunt bangs are a lot of fun and are a great option for women who have very long straight hair. By allowing the rest of the hair to grow long, it can even out the shorter bangs and give the look a bit more movement and freedom.
9. Twisted in a Loop Braids
Lavender hair looks great when braided and twisted so that the different shades can easily be seen. This quick braid is very thick and twisted up off of the neck, helping to contain hair while also making the colors really shine.
10. Pixie Bob
Thanks to the longer front on this cut, it already has a ton of personality. The hair color really updates the look and makes it even more fun. By streaking the the hair without dyeing the whole head, it adds personality and movement as well as color.
11. Shaggy Bob
Bobs don’t have to be neat and blunt, as this shaggy look shows. It’s a bit more fun and it also has a ton of personality thanks to the uneven edges.
Adding a bit of product to the look helps make it stand out and ensures that it won’t fall flat during the day.
12. Long Lilac Hair
Long hair doesn’t have to rest flat around the head. Here, it is flipped up and over the head to the other side, adding volume at the roots and ensuring that it won’t fall flat. This means that the roots and undersides of the style have to be perfectly dyed.
13. Bob Weave
A chic and straight bob is very sleek and stylish. The blunt ends on this weave are all business and keep the hair from looking wild and crazy. It’s a fun look for women who want to add some levity to their life, but still need a work-appropriate cut.
14. Lavender Purple Pixie
Lavender hair dye is easy to use on short hair, as this look shows. The longer top flops down over the shorter sides, which adds some interest to the look and keeps it from being boring. Keeping the bangs above the eyebrows is key to preventing the look from appearing shaggy.
15. Dutch Braids Bun
This gorgeous braid does a wonderful job showing off all of the different tones in the lavender. The end is curled up and around on the head, making it stand out from other types of braids. Leaving a little hair loose around the face softens the look.
16. Faded Purple Hair
Thick hair looks exceptional when pinned away from the face. This style is particularly bold because the lavender color in the hair perfectly matches the eyeshadow and lipstick. It’s a wild look for a confident woman.
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17. Half Up Hairstyle
Roots aren’t something to hide, although some women shy away from them. Here, they are put on display.
A bow made from hair rests on the top of the head, and longer wavy locks flow down around the face, softening the look and matching the eyeshadow.
18. Medium Beach Waves
Loose waves allowed to flow down the back and around the shoulders set this look apart. It’s very easy to take care of, and as long as the color is applied by a professional, doesn’t require a lot of upkeep or maintenance, making it perfect for busy women on the go.
19. Blunt Bob with Side Part
Bobs that have blunt ends are impressive, even though they do require regular upkeep. This lavender bob just barely brushes the top of the shoulders, making it a bit longer than others.
This additional length, as well as the thick and full style of hair, makes it appropriate for all settings.
20. Silver Lavender Hair + Pixie Cut
Short hair is attractive on most women, especially when paired with wild makeup. The rainbow eyeshadow that is seen here is a great option to wear with lavender dyed hair.
The hair is cut up and around the ears and the bangs are pushed off to the side so they don’t get in the way.
21. Lavender Hair Color + Short Hair
A full pompadour for women is bold and looks great in dark lavender. This dye job contrasts beautifully with the shorter dark hair on the sides and back. Plenty of product is necessary to hold the hair in place and prevent it from falling during the day.
22. Chin-length Bob
This style has longer bangs that are cut so that they fall across the face, even partially hiding one eye. The rest of the hair is a bit longer, and cut in a modified bob that curves around the face and gently hugs the chin.
23. Lavender Purple Hairstyle
Lavender hair color looks great on all women, but this darker shade is one that will really stand out. The hair is then curled away from the face so that the woman’s beauty can easily be seen. With longer layers and thick ends, it’s a bold look that stands out.
24. Longer with Brown Roots
This longer look is a bit faded, but shows how great pastel lavender hair can look even as it washes out. The darker roots are a gorgeous contrast to the lighter color.
Tucking some of the longer strands behind the ears keeps the hair out of the way. Bangs are pushed off to the sides to allow women to see without them covering the eyes.
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25. Lavender Ombre
Instead of evenly dyeing hair lavender, women who want to stand out can opt for an ombre look. This look is darker, thanks to the roots, and then fades to a much lighter lavender at the tips.
Lavender Highlights
A lot of women don’t see themselves in hair highlights other than brown, black, or blonde. There are a few, however, who are bold enough to go for colorful highlights like lavender. If you’re one of the few who is confident enough to rock lavender highlights, though, kudos to you! Check out these awesome lavender highlights.
26. Chocolate Amethyst
This gorgeous look can be achieved by adding lavender highlights to long brunette hair. It’s a great look for those who don’t want anything too bold or too loud but still want to get some sort of a subtle statement going on in their hair.
It’s great, too, for those who want a pop of color on their dark hair without having it fried in bleach.
27. On Gray Hair
It’s hard to pull off grey hair. You might totally nail it and look like the queen that you are or you could totally fail and look like an old lady dressed up like a millennial.
One thing that can help you pull off the look is to add bold highlights to your grey hair and lavender is the perfect color for that. Think Kelly Osbourne or Katy Perry – gorgeous, right?
28. Fairy Hair
Love the ethereal look of fairies? Why not try to recreate the look with lavender highlights on your hair. This look is best achieved with a light base like blonde or light brown and with long wavy hair.
You can go all out with your highlights or you can be as subtle as you like. To complete the look, add twists and fishtail braids then accessorize as you see fit.
29. Magical Rainbow
Do you know what would look great with lavender highlights? Other pastel highlights! This would look especially epic on blonde hair and it’s the perfect way to achieve that trendy rainbow/unicorn hair that’s all over Pinterest right now! The only downside to this look, though, is that you might not be able to wear it to the office or to school
30. Short Purple Pixie
Rocking a pixie cut is no joke. It’s one of those hairstyles that’s not that easy to pull off. One of the risks of getting the pixie cut is that it might age you. Luckily, it’s easy to spruce it up and make it look cool, edgy, and modern by adding highlights in bold colors like lavender.
31. Going All Out
You’ve done it! You got your hair dyed a gorgeous purple ombre color so why not add the final touches and top it off with lavender highlights? This is a great way to keep your hair from looking dull and adding different shades of purple/violet as highlights and lowlights will bring a ton of dimension to your ‘do.
32. Royal Ice
Not the type to shy away from attention? Going platinum blonde with pastel lavender highlights makes for a great statement look, whether for winter or for summer. This look is the perfect cross between edgy and playful so if you’re looking for something in between those lines, this might just work for you.
33. Black and Purple Lavender
They say the downside of having black hair is that your highlights won’t show up as vividly as they would if you had lighter colored hair. If you’re looking for something subtle but cool, though, you might appreciate the look of lavender highlights on black hair.
34. Peek-a-boo Hair
If you’re looking for another way to add a subtle statement to your hair, peek-a-boo lavender highlights might just be what you need. These are going to look great, no matter what your hair color is.
What’s more is that you can rock these and sneak them in at work just by keeping your hair down and, when it’s time to party, you can get your hair up to reveal the surprise. Or, you can just keep your hair up in a bun with a cute lavender swirl.
35. Sneak-a-Streak
Streaky highlights aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if it’s yours and you want something cool and unique, getting lavender highlighted streaks on your hair might just be something that’s right up your alley.
36. Cosmic Curls
If you love wearing your hair curly and you’re looking for a way to add a bit of a street style edge to your look, why not add purple lavender highlights to your hair? It’s the perfect way to get that cute, curly, cosmic look on your locks and it makes the texture of your curls look more interesting, too.
Lavender highlights are not for everyone. If you’re looking for ways to freshen up your ‘do and add some edge to your look, though, then this might be a great way to do so. It’s a different take on the purple trend and looks great on all lengths, especially when the hair has some curl or wave to it.
