It's confirmed, pumpkin spiced latté is the official hair colour of Autumn 2022. Marsai Martin is the latest celeb to jump on the trend and we can't get enough. The actress just served up the most delicious coppery, chestnutty pour-it-in-my-keep-cup-with-oat-milk take on the trend. And we sincerely wish we could drink it.

We've just seen Megan Fox rock sultry deep coppery pumpkin locks, Cara Delevingne's soft golden orange tone, and Nicola Coughlan's pastel take on the trend that is so perfect with her fair complexion. Now, Gen Z has entered the building, co-signing the colour palette.

Worn for the Wakanda Forever premiere, the orange-hued locks were styled in a sculptured braided updo, and every bend and curve of that braiding was a moment for the glossy, rich colour to sing. And boy did it sing.

The stylist behind the look, Alexander_Armand told followers; "Sheesh! I’ve outdone myself with this hair❕🔥 The Look is ON ❕❕"

And not one lie was told.

The colour was first debuted at the Wearable Art Gala a couple of days before, styled in glossy 'Old Hollywood' curls, again by Alexander Armand, with Marsai looking every bit the bombshell.

We can't get over how grown and gorgeous she looks, having watched her grow up on-screen in Black-Ish, alongside Yara Shahidi and Tracey Ellis-Ross. The 18 year old is certainly taking after her TV family in the (serving) lewks department.

Way better than a super specific shade of ginger trending, pumpkin spice latte hair is a mood, a moment, a... feeling, if you will. Philosophy aside; from peachy pastel to borderline burgundy, it's all about that draw on warm, orangey pumpkiny goodness.

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Elena Chabo
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Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's former beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn.