My personal queen of rainbow hair looks, colorist Caitlin Ford, brought neon rainbow hair to my attention. (She seriously boggles my mind with her creativity.) In the past, the St. Louis-based hairstylist has brought technicolor looks like Lisa Frank hair and rainbow pits into our lives. Now she's all about neon rainbow hair — and I am, too. It's like the rainbow hair trends that we've seen pop up over the years put under a black light — without any actual ones, of course. TBH the Lite-Brite look reminds me of a wig I would have loved to slip on when I was in elementary school and laser tag birthday parties happened every other weekend. Just look at this hair color under a black light.
The newest neon hair dyes on the market have inspired hairstylists all over the country to experiment with vibrant, glow stick-like shades. Ford, in particular, used every single one of the fluorescent hues in Pulp Riot's Neon Electric line. She even blended some together to create additional shades.
The difference between neon rainbow hair and several of the multi-colored trends that have come before it is the application technique. We've seen neon dyes used for color misting and hair marbling to create soft, tie dye-like effects on hair. For neon rainbow hair, the trend goes back to the basics. Colorists paint on different colors on each section of hair like balayage to create a multi-hue, highlighted look.
Here's some more neon rainbow hair looks for your viewing pleasure. Use these as the ultimate inspiration for your next hair color appointment.
