This Is Everything You Should Know About Metallic Hair Colour

    Go on. Shine on.

    Gyan Yankovich
    by Gyan Yankovich

    BuzzFeed Staff, Australia

    Attention: universe. Now is the time to fall hard and fast in love with ~metallic~ hair.

    A little different to bold, bright, and pastel hair colour trends of the past, metallic colour is all about the shine, baby.

    Once you've decided you need metallic hair right-now-or-else, the first things you need to think about are the natural colour and texture of your hair.

    If you've coloured or lightened your hair before you'll be all too familiar with the importance of ashy tones. Turns out, they're a vital part of the process of making metallic shades, well, metallic.

    If you've got dark hair and don't want anyone reaching for the bleach, stick to darker, cooler tones like emerald, purple, and darker shades of blue.

    And when it comes to texture, almost anything can work.

    As the iridescent metallic shades are created by playing around with the colour pigment concentrate, it's probably best to go visit a professional for this one - just to make sure the mixing is going to be done right.

    But once you've chosen your colour, booked that appointment, and memorised your care instructions, all that's left to do is slay.

    Seriously. Just. Slayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.