As winter finally begins to fade and the days get longer, it's the perfect moment to breathe new life into your hair. The colder months, combined with central heating and winter accessories like hats and scarves, can leave your hair dry, lacklustre, and your colour a little worse for wear.
By the time spring arrives, that once-vibrant shade may look brassy, faded or just a bit flat. But the good news? You don’t need a full trip to the salon to give your colour a seasonal reset. With a few expert tips and some luxurious, at-home treatments from Christophe Robin, you can restore vibrancy, shine and nourishment — all from the comfort of your own bathroom.
Ready to welcome spring with fresh, glowing hair? Here’s how to do it.
Start with a Fresh, Clean Scalp
Before refreshing your colour, it’s essential to create the perfect foundation which starts with your scalp. Over time, products, pollution, and natural oils build up, making it harder for colour treatments to take hold.
The Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt is a cult favourite for a reason. It deeply exfoliates without stripping, lifting away residue while calming the scalp with mineral-rich sea salt and natural plant oils.
A clean, balanced scalp encourages even colour application and ensures longer-lasting results, much like prepping your skin before makeup.
Top tip: Use weekly before any colour mask or treatment. Gently massage into the scalp, let it sit for a few minutes, and rinse with lukewarm water to help close the cuticle and lock in moisture.
How to RefreshYourColour at Home?
Once your scalp is detoxed and your hair is clean, it’s time for the fun part — reviving your colour! Christophe Robin’s Shade Variation Masks are the ultimate in at-home colour maintenance. They’re deeply nourishing treatments packed with pigments to enhance or adjust your shade, all while deeply conditioning the hair.
Whether you're blonde, brunette, copper or somewhere in between, there's a formula to suit your hair tone and needs.
Why Shade Variation Masks Work:
- Colour-boosting pigments: Neutralise brassiness, restore richness and refresh tone
- Botanical oils & butters: Apricot oil, carrot oil, cocoa butter and more to nourish and soften
- Custom wear time: 5 minutes for a quick refresh or 20 for more dramatic results
- No-commitment colour: Washes out gradually, making them ideal between salon visits
Baby blonde
Ideal for: Platinum, icy or cool blondes
What it does: Neutralises yellow and brassy tones using blue pigments and iris Florentina, helping restore a crisp, clean blonde with beautiful softness and shine.
Golden blonde
Ideal for: Warm blondes, honey or golden tones
What it does: Adds warmth and revives dull or faded golden hues with apricot oil and golden pigments, creating a healthy, sun kissed glow.
Chic copper
Ideal for: Redheads, copper and auburn tones
What it does: Restores vibrancy and intensity to red hair with copper pigments and carrot oil, while toning down dull yellow hues.
Warm chestnut
Ideal for: Brunettes with chestnut, caramel or warm brown shades
What it does: Revitalises warmth and richness with caramel pigments and cocoa butter, neutralising any unwanted ashy or yellow tones.
Ash brown
Ideal for: Cool brunettes or those looking to remove red/orange undertones
What it does: Uses blue pigments to neutralise warmth and refresh cool, smoky brunette tones for a sleeker, more modern finish.
How to Use the Masks?
Apply to clean, towel-dried hair
Work through from roots to ends using a comb or fingers
Leave for 5–20 minutes depending on the intensity you’d like
Rinse thoroughly
For an even deeper treatment, wrap your hair in a warm towel while the mask develops.
How to Protect Your Refreshed Colour
Once your colour looks vibrant again, the key is keeping it that way. Colour-treated hair tends to be more porous and prone to fading — especially in spring when UV rays, warmer weather, and outdoor exposure all increase.
Here’s a simple care routine to help your colour last longer:
1. Use a Gentle, Colour-Safe Shampoo
Avoid sulphate-heavy shampoos that can strip colour. Christophe Robin’s Colour Shield Shampoo with Camu-Camu Berries gently cleanses while helping to lock in pigment. Camu-Camu is naturally rich in antioxidants to protect against pollution and UV damage — a must as we head into sunnier days.
2. Condition Every Time You Wash
Follow up with the Colour Shield Mask, which provides intense hydration and helps prevent fading between washes. This rich formula seals the hair cuticle and leaves your strands shiny, soft, and manageable.
3. Add Weekly Deep Care
For a weekly boost or when your hair feels particularly dry, reach for the Colour Shield Cleansing Mask — a triple-action treatment that cleanses, nourishes, and protects colour in one step.
How to use: Apply to damp hair from root to tip. Leave on for 5–20 minutes. Gradually add water to emulsify and massage into the scalp. Rinse thoroughly — no need for a separate conditioner.
Ready for a Fresh, Spring-Ready Look?
Refreshing your hair colour for spring doesn’t have to mean a full colour appointment. With Christophe Robin’s color-boosting masks and protective care, you can keep your hue vibrant, shiny, and full of life all season long.
From baby blonde to chic copper and everything in between, there’s a solution for every shade and every hair type.
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