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“Geode Hair” Trend Adds Pops of Color Hidden within Natural Hair

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Photo credit: Hair by Muriel

Hair color inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. From Mermaid-hued locks to hairstyles that resemble famous works of art, the world-at-large seems to be fodder for these stunning color choices. Geode hair is one the latest trends that incorporates the shiny, iridescent qualities of these spectacular rocks and translates them onto your head. Like the crystals themselves, there are a bevy of spectacular possibilities for both hue and application.

If you can't picture a geode, imagine that it’s a small rock lined with crystals or minerals inside. They begin as bubbles in sedimentary rock, and over missions of years the outer shells harden and the right conditions allow the crystals to form. When cracked open to reveal their layers of minerals, the sight is dazzling.

Similarly, geode hair incorporates this multi-faceted aspect by having many different colors in one hairstyle. When the wearer moves their head, more of the hues are revealed. Hair by Muriel provides a great example of this—beneath a blanket of brown hair, she’s dyed her client’s locks a brilliant sapphire. It’s like cracking open a real geode, where the crystals are concealed beneath an ordinary rock surface. Here, the vibrant hair color is only shown once the wearer moves her conventional coloring out of the way.

Check out more geode hair inspiration below. Would you wear it?

geode hair trends

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Geode Hair Trend

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hair color inspiration

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Here are other variations of Geode Hair that focus on the shiny materials within the rock—aptly known as “Crystal Hair”:

Geode Hair by Rebecca Taylor

Photo credit: Rebecca Taylor

Geode Hair Trend

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geode hair trends

Photo credit: Rebecca Taylor

geode hair trends

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Crystal Hair Trend

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Crystal Hair Trend

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Crystal Hair Trend

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Crystal Hair Trends

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Crystal Hair Trend

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Crystal Hair Trends

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Crystal Hair Trends

Photo credit: @lysseon

Crystal Hair Trends

Photo credit: @lysseon

Crystal Hair Trend

Photo credit: @lysseon

Crystal Hair Trends

Photo credit: @lysseon

Crystal Hair Trends

Photo credit: @hairbyhaleyscomet

h/t: [Elite Daily]

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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