Schwarzkopf Professional reveal two exciting new initiatives to help salons grow their colour business in 2026 and beyond.
This year, Schwarzkopf Professional is helping salons take their colour services to the next level, focusing on premium colour services that elevate your craft and diverse inspiration that ignites your creativity
With an exciting new colour service supported by state-of-the-art Bonding Technology, plus fresh hair inspiration from around the globe, Schwarzkopf Professional is providing hairdressers with everything they need to colour in total confidence, crafting bespoke, premium looks to grow their colour business.
Polychrome Colour Service: A New Dimension of Premium Colour
The Polychrome Colour Service is a celebration of premium colour craftsmanship—where every blend, contrast and shimmer creates multi-tonal dimension and tells your story. This is a new, exclusive upgrade that elevates your colour offering into a personalised masterpiece.
Commercial and consumer-relevant, Polychrome techniques achieve the new hair aesthetic. Designed to enhance any tone—from subtle naturals to bold fashion shades—on any hair texture. Using easy, customised placements and 2-4 carefully chosen shades, hairdressers can craft a multidimensional, luxe finish that feels bespoke but is fast and efficient to execute in salon. Perfect for attracting new clients and keeping existing clients loyal for longer.
To inspire, Schwarzkopf Professional hair artists have crafted 8 variations of the Polychrome Colour Service on diverse hair textures and bases, demonstrating how Polychrome is a simple, yet high-impact technique to transform every client’s hair into a bespoke masterpiece.
• Polychrome Pearl
• Polychrome Butterscotch
• Polychrome Peach
• Polychrome Caramel
• Polychrome Champagne
• Polychrome Cherry
• Polychrome Apricot
• Polychrome Honey
Be Inspired by HAIR BY SCHWARZKOPFPRO—Out Now!
HAIR BY SCHWARZKOPFPRO is a carefully curated collection designed to inspire the global hairdressing community. A platform that empowers artists to share not just their craft, but their stories too. Showcasing looks from 59 artists worldwide, HAIR BY SCHWARZKOPFPRO is a true celebration of creativity and inspiration FOR EVERY YOU. Inside you’ll discover:
The global edit championing hair inspiration and the freshest trends from around the world.
Influencers and celebrities containing insightful interviews with a range of inspirational creatives.
Services of the year featuring personal stories from a diverse collective of leading hair artists alongside their interpretation of our 2026 Colour Services, Polychrome and Chunky Colour.
Community and culture reporting on key cultural moments including Primavera Sound Festival 2025 and the NOISE hair show, bringing our Schwarzkopf Professional global hair community together.
Chunky Colour Creative Service: The Bold Colour Statement
Amid the many creative festival hairstyles across Primavera Sound, one distinct style kept reappearing and quickly stood out as a rising trend. We call it Chunky Colour, and we built a creative service around it. The looks are defined by patchwork-style colour placements, carefully positioned to create a face-framing effect.
Chunky Colour focuses on strategic placement, such as contouring around the hairline and fringe. A wearable form of hair contouring, this sophisticated take on creative colour suits all hair types and lengths and can be tailored to be subtle or striking—a standout look compared to more commercial styles.
HAIR BY SCHWARZKOPFPRO is an inspirational platform, available as a print magazine and online at www.schwarzkopf-professional.com/gb/en/inspiration-education/hair-by-schwarzkopfpro-2026.html
Schwarzkopf Professional also invites hair enthusiasts to embrace the community, celebrate individuality, and explore the latest trends via @schwarzkopfprouk on social media and keep up with HAIR BY SCHWARZKOPFPRO via the #schwarzkopfpro and #hairbyschwarzkopfpro hashtags.