NewBeauty Facebook Pinterest Instagram Youtube find a doctor Face Adult Acne Antioxidants Anti-Aging Celebrity Chronic Skin Conditions Eye Hydration Hyperpigmentation Makeup View All Eyebrows Eye Color Foundation Fragrance Lip Color Makeovers Male Skin Care Peels Pre-Event Prep Sensitive Skin Skin Care Skin Health Smile Sun Care Treatments Fillers Microneedling Post-Procedure Skin Care Neurotoxins Regenerative Aesthetics Skin Lifting Body Body Sculpting Breasts Butts Cellulite Hair Removal Hands + Nails Legs Pregnancy Find a Doctor Hair Bond Repair Celebrity Dry Hair Frizzy Hair Gray Hair Hair Color Hair Growth Hair Repair Scalp Health Styling + Tips Awards NB100 Awards 15th Annual Beauty Awards 2025 NewBeauty Readers’ Choice Awards Shopping Gift Guides Product Reviews NewBeauty Storefront Wellness Fitness GLP-1s Health Menopause About Us TESTTUBE Search for: Search HomeHairHair Color Pantone’s ‘Cloud Dancer’ Is Sending Blonde Hair in a New Direction Consider this your early heads-up. Liz Ritter Published: Dec 19, 2025 Photo on UnSplash Pantone’s newly crowned Color of the Year, “Cloud Dancer,” is already influencing beauty trends beyond interiors and fashion. According to Fresha, a beauty and wellness marketplace powered by all-in-one business software, Google searches for “cloud dancer hair” have increased by 180 percent in the past month alone, a jump tied to the reveal of the airy white shade and growing interest in trying it on hair. “It’s rare to see a color trend translate into hair searches this quickly,” says Annabelle Taura, Fresha’s beauty expert. “Cloud Dancer represents a desire for a fresh start, which helps explain the immediate uplift in interest. The shade is beautifully minimalist and sophisticated, and that translates perfectly into the icy blonde tones I expect we’ll see a lot more of in 2026.” According to Taura, the movement reflects a wider shift toward softer, cleaner aesthetics, and the salon industry is clearly seeing it. “We’re seeing…

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