Brown hair is an eye-catching hue that complements every length and style.
To maintain healthy locks, choose a shampoo and conditioner without sulfates that protect the color of your locks.
Highlights and balayage add dimension to natural brown locks, giving them extra dimension.
Check out some of these styles:
Chestnut Balayage Highlights
Subtle highlights are an ideal way to add dimension and warmth to chestnut brown hair without looking stark against its rich cocoa base color. Plus, they require less maintenance than complete dye jobs – only needing touch-ups every three or four months!
This gorgeous style is ideal for brunettes looking to add dimension and brightness to their natural shade. Chestnut balayage highlights are skillfully blended into dark caramel locks for an eye-catching style that complements most complexions – creating a radiant yet warm hue reminiscent of a light golden ombre!
To keep your new balayage look low-maintenance, select a lighter chestnut shade than your hair color – this will produce an ombre that blends seamlessly with it and won’t look harsh or bright. This shade works for any hair type, from swishy waves to textured bobs or pixies!
Light Golden Ombre
Golden brown hair color can be an excellent way for brunettes to amp up their look without fully transitioning into blonde hues. Its warm brown shades blend perfectly with light brown highlights and lowlights for an authentic sun fade effect that complements all skin tones and eye colors.
This casual medium brown ombre style works beautifully on straight, curly, or wavy hair types. The deep caramel brown base color features soft golden blonde highlights through the mid-lengths to the ends for an overall gradient effect from light brown to blonde hues.
Kai Sohn used Magma by Blondor on roots and gray areas for this natural-looking light brown to blonde ombre, then applied lighter hues using freehand techniques for more realistic effects on mid-lengths and ends using EIMI Glam Mist. She used TRESemme Pro-Color Series Blonde Brilliance Shampoo containing jojoba oil that maintains healthy-looking locks with brilliant hues for extra shine and vibrancy.
Warm Brown Balayage
Warm brown balayage highlights add a soft and subtle lightening effect that’s ideal for those wanting highlights but worried about going too light and ending up with orange-tinged hair. Balayage uses a hand-painted technique, so its colors look more natural and blended than weaving or traditional highlights.
For an effortless yet flattering look, try blending caramel and chestnut brown balayage into dark chocolate brunette locks for a soft yet flattering style. The warm tones work beautifully against its deep hue to provide a gorgeous sun-kissed glow – this shade looks particularly stunning on long, wavy locks!
Cool Ashy Brown Balayage
Cool Ashy Brown Balayage can complement olive complexions beautifully by lightening face-framing pieces and highlighting ends, creating an effortlessly natural look with just a few glosses at the salon to maintain vibrant hues. Regular touch-ups, such as sulfate-free shampoo and an intensive conditioning mask routine, should last months without touch-up touch-ups requiring touch-ups!
Deep Brunette Balayage
Even if your hair color is quite dark brown, balayage is still easy to achieve. Select colors that complement the shade of chocolate in your locks – honey tones work exceptionally well for brunettes!
Cool shades of blonde can bring out the natural shine in dark hair and add vibrancy. For optimal results, your stylist must apply small sections of dye at once to maintain an organic appearance.
If you’re not quite ready for an extreme color transformation, try opting for this gentle transition from brunette to blonde with subtle ashy brunette-to-blonde balayage. It is an excellent low-maintenance choice that adds dimension and brightness without needing frequent salon appointments for touch-ups – not to mention this gorgeous style looks incredible on either curly or wavy hair!
