7 Pink and Purple Hair Ideas for a Mermaid Mane

Why choose one of this season's hottest hair trends when you can wear two together? Shades of pink and purple are the dreamiest team, whether you paint them in pastel hues or go for bold splashes of color. So, let's discover the most covetable pink and purple hair color ideas right now, from a two-tone pony that screams 'unicorn hair' to a surreal color melt that goes beyond imagination...

Your Pink and Purple Hair Color Inspiration

1. Ombre Pink and Purple Hair

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Have you ever seen an ombre like this? Combining hot pink painted roots with muted purple lengths, it segues seamlessly from magenta to mauve and bold to soft with the help of Color Fresh CREATE. The ammonia-free, semi-permanent color is all about vivid hues that pastelize from wash to wash, so you keep the essence of the colors even as they soften over 20 washes. When you leave the salon, don't forget to take the Color Fresh Mask in Pink and Lilac Frost home with you. In 10 minutes, these tinted treatments top up your ombre to keep the colors bright.

2. Pastel Pink and Purple Color Block

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Bold color blocking gets a pastel twist in this pink and purple look, featuring pearlescent panels of soft lilac and blushed rose painted side by side. The perfect combination for light-reflective mermaid hair, it combines swathes of peachy warm and cool purple hues, creating a look that works in harmony with all skin tones and eye colors. Your colorist may need to pre-lighten your hair first – a task for BlondorPlex's bond-strengthening formula, which gives you up to 9 levels of lift and 97% less breakage¹. Then, they can recreate the soft pink pastel purple hair colors with a SHINEFINITY Color Glaze, giving you a zero-damage, zero-lift, translucent veil of color with a healthy shine you can feel.

3. Bright Pink and Violet Unicorn Hair Color

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Talk about a power pony. This half-pink and half-purple hair look is giving unicorn, thanks to the brightness of the vibrant colors and the sleekness of the style. Get the look with demi-permanent, vegan and ammonia-free Color Touch for a true-to-tone finish. Across 90+ shades, it harnesses Metal Purifier to neutralize metals in your hair, so you enjoy the richest, most vibrant and reliable results. Then, style with ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum; a hair oil-meets-serum that nourishes hair in 30 seconds while giving you smoothness that lasts up to 3 days².

4. Pink, Purple and Blue Hair Color

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We are floored by this multi-tonal masterpiece. Breathing new life into a platinum blonde base color, it's a statement spectacle that (almost) rivals the Northern Lights. Coveted hair shades of blue, pink and purple catch the light through the lower layers, and show just how bright our semi-permanent hair color, Color Fresh CREATE, can get. It's your answer to low-commitment, vibrant colors that make hair bright then fade to a pastel tone over time. Ask your colorist to create the look for you, and then you can maintain it with the Color Fresh Mask in Pink, Blue and Lilac Frost in between salon visits. Simply apply the mask to clean, damp hair, let it develop for 10 minutes, and rinse for a speedy shade refresh.

5. Lilac Hair Color with a Hint of Pink

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If you're all about purple shades but you still want a pink pop of color, try peekaboo highlights with hints of fuschia painted through your lower layers. The lilac hair color can be achieved with our demi-permanent Color Touch, with more than 90 shades to allow your Wella colorist to mix up almost any combination of pink and purple colors. And, if you're lucky enough to be blessed with curly hair like this – natural or not – don't forget to style with NutriCurls Curlixir Balm for a shine and shape boost in one.

6. Surreal Pastel Hair Color

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Do you keep finding incredible color inspiration only to find out it's made with AI? It's a problem our colorists are facing too, as their clients head to the salon with unreal references (literally). That's why we created the Surreal Color menu; a collection of six signature services inspired by AI, and now brought to life by professionals using Wella color products. You're getting a sneak peek at the Surreal Pastel look, an iridescent blend of pink and purple hair tones so ethereal it looks like we dreamed it up. (We didn't – what you're seeing is real.) Now, your Wella colorist can create the look with new, zero-damage, zero-lift shades of SHINEFINITY, painted with a color melt technique to veil strands in a hyper-real pastel glow.

7. Vivid Pink and Purple Hair Inspo

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Is it pink? Is it purple? This show-stopping ombre is just the right balance of both, teaming a platinum blonde base with a burst of vivid hair colors that blend in harmony. This look was created with BlondorPlex to lift and pre-lighten hair, providing up to 9 levels of lift and 97% less breakage, plus an anti-brass complex that keeps yellow tones at bay. Then, hair was painted with shades of Color Fresh CREATE for a power-packed, pigmented dip-dye. This really is the color product you want when low-commitment bolds are your dream, so head to your nearest Wella salon to try it. Festival season is calling, after all...

How to Maintain Pink and Purple Hair Color

1. Make it Glow

Shine is everything when it comes to pink and pastel hair, so reach for color-safe hair care products that dial up smoothness and radiance. ULTIMATE SMOOTH is your glow-to regimen, featuring a gentle Shampoo that preps for the glossiest hair styles – especially when combined with the rich and creamy ULTIMATE SMOOTH Conditioner.

But don't miss the most essential step: ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum. It's a hero hybrid that deserves its hype, thanks to the lustrous, healthy finish it bestows on every mane. You can mix it with ULTIMATE SMOOTH Intense Mask to give your treatment a turbo-nourishing boost or apply it directly to damp or dry hair as a shine-enhancing heat protectant that locks in mirror-like reflections. The best part? Its blend of Squalane and Omega-9 gives you nourishment in 30 seconds, locking in stunning smoothness that lasts up to 3 days².

2. Keep Damage at Bay

Nothing kills your pink and purple vibe like damage, so whether you're preventing it or fixing it fast, ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue is the revolutionary treatment you need. It's a weightless yet hard-working leave-in that repairs hair damage in 90 seconds³ (yep – you read that right), while also giving you 99% less breakage⁴. No wonder it's going viral. Plus, it's quick and easy to use. Mist it through clean, damp hair after washing, let it absorb for the full 90 seconds, and then style your hair as usual. You can even apply ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum over the top for a power pair.

3. Turn Down the Heat

ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum has styling protection down, but blow dryers and flat irons aren't the only source of heat you should worry about. UV exposure can also cause colored hair to fade faster – another problem covered by the Miracle Oil Serum, thanks to its built-in UV shield. And don't forget about hot water from the tap; while you don't want to wash your pink and purple hair with cool water, as it won't remove shampoo properly, you may want to turn the temperature down a little. Steamy hot showers are out, lukewarm wash days are in. This isn't just good news for your color – it's a routine upgrade that improves condition, too.

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¹ When using Wellaplex N°2 with Blondorplex, versus Blondorplex alone.

² When using ULTIMATE SMOOTH Miracle Oil Serum, if unwashed for 3 days, vs. untreated.

³ When using ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue.

⁴ When using ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue instrumental test vs. non-conditioning shampoo.