No hairstyle made bigger waves this summer than Mika Abdalla’s “Allie-Cat Cut” in Amazon’s breakout series, Off Campus.
Aptly named after Abdalla’s character, the “Allie-Cat Cut” echoes Allie Hayes’ effortless confidence with shaggy layers of tousled brunette waves with golden blonde highlights that had fans swooning for more than just hot hockey players. However, not long after production wrapped on season two, hair colorist Miichelle Sharma revealed that Abdalla has officially ditched her character’s blonde ribbons for a double-chocolate brunette that’s perfect for fall.
Abdalla’s fall refresh enhances her brunette base by darkening her root and replacing those golden ribbons with warm brunette tones for lived-in dimension. “Mika can pull off just about anything, but I think this color really complements her soft features and skin tone,” says Sharma, who works out of Lure Salon in Vancouver. “She has incredible depth and richness, but there’s still that subtle reflection of light that makes it feel so alive and beautiful.”
For Glamour, Miichelle Shrama broke down all the details of Mika Abdalla’s double-chocolate brunette hair—and explained exactly how to ask for the look at the salon.
What is double-chocolate hair?
Sharma describes Abdalla’s hair as a “tone-on-tone, dimensional brunette” featuring a deep chocolate shade with warm undertones and “very subtle” highlights in a slightly lighter brunette shade.
“I started by applying her roots at a level slightly darker than her natural color,” Sharma says. “Since she had existing highlights from Off Campus, I used a filler color to add back the warmth that was lost when lifting her hair to her previous golden blonde. Once that processed, I finished with an all-over toner at a level 6 neutral to lock in that rich, dimensional brunette using all Goldwell color.”
