The 2025 wedding season has crowned a new colour champion: brown hair, driven by the influence of Pantone’s Colour of the Year—Mocha Mousse. Godrej Professional reports a nationwide rise in demand for rich, dimensional browns as brides move away from flashy hues to embrace elegance and understated glamour.
“Brown adds depth, dimension and quiet luxury,” said Shailesh Moolya, National Technical Head at Godrej Professional, explaining why the shade works exceptionally well with India’s traditional wedding palette of reds, golds, champagnes and metallics.
The trend spans molten mocha, caramel ribbons, butterscotch lights and brunette glosses—techniques that enhance texture, shine and movement. Stylists say these browns photograph exceptionally well, making them ideal for a wedding culture defined by reels, portraits and candid captures.
Brown’s universal suitability is another driving factor. The shade complements all Indian skin tones and adapts beautifully to different wedding lights—sunlit haldi ceremonies, earthy mehendi settings and spotlight-heavy sangeet stages.
With smart beauty taking centre stage, salons are also using hydration-lock colour formulas, shine boosters and heat-protective blends to maintain hair health through pollution, humidity and continuous styling from haldi to reception.
Brown’s emotional warmth and natural aesthetic appeal resonate strongly with contemporary brides seeking authenticity amid the extravagance of Indian weddings.
