Welcome, warm dimensional browns that add a soft glow to your locks. This hue works wonderfully with your natural skin tone and the cottagecore aesthetic popular on Instagram and TikTok.
The Best Brunette Hair Color 2020
Burgundy hair can make for a stunning summertime look for brunettes. To achieve optimal results, lather your strands with a sulfate-free shampoo for best results and prevent the color from washing out over time.
Burgundy Hair
Warm-brown hues offer more versatility in matching skin tones than cool-toned red shades and platinum blondes, providing dimension without drawing attention to every strand of fine hair. Ask your stylist for a caramel and auburn balayage like this to frame your face like Priyanka Chopra’s. Additionally, combine soft baby lights or tealights for an authentic bronde look.
Warm Blonde
Geri Halliwell made an impactful statement with her fiery ginger locks during the 1990s, and this trend has made a comeback today. A ginger balayage gives brunettes an alternative way to lighten their locks that doesn’t require frequent salon visits for touch-ups. Start this look by having your colorist blend baby lights a few inches from the roots for this style. GMA meteorologist Ginger Zee made waves last month by sporting this shade in a gym selfie and dismissing those who said she looked better as blonde.
Ginger Spice
The chestnut brown shade is ideal for brunettes who want to transition lighter but are uncomfortable with going all-out blonde. This warm tone recalls honey, caramel, and hot cocoa, making this the perfect choice for morena skin types. Kiernan Shipka (aka our modern-day Sabrina Spellman from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) flaunts an elegant lob that frames her face with strawberry blonde and chestnut highlights, adding sophistication to this dark color trend.
Chestnut Brown
Mushroom brown highlights provide an effective way to experiment with an ashy brunette look without bleaching your entire mane. With its excellent tone and neutral undertone, this shade works best on light to medium complexions, while warmer skin tones may appear too orange. Contact your stylist and request a combination of lowlights and baby lights in icy hues for this beautiful hue. It will keep your look shiny while helping prevent muddy brown hair.
Mushroom Brown
Copper hair colors look stunning when worn on long, wavy balayage locks. To maintain vibrant hues, use only color-safe shampoo and blow out with heat protectant every day for best results. Copper’s unique ability to complement brown tones makes it the ideal shade for brunettes with naturally dark hair. It creates a subtler yet striking look suited for brunette balayage techniques such as Lucy Hale’s golden copper balayage, showing how versatile this hue truly is.
Copper Blonde
Summer was all about rosy-toned blondes and vivid reds; fall brings richer tones, such as mocha brown balayages that add dimension without becoming garish. Celebrate your natural brunette shade by using mocha brown balayage balayages that enhance its depth and complexity without looking stark or boring. This beautiful dark brown hue with golden blonde face-framing highlights works beautifully on all hair textures, bridging the gap between warm honey and cool ash tones. Additionally, this hue looks stunning against both warm and cool skin tones.
Mocha Brown
While Bella Thorne is known to sport her signature red locks, she’s also been seen sporting strawberry brunette highlights. These striking shades make an attractive alternative to red hair color and work beautifully for light and dark brunettes. If you’re considering leaping dyed locks, ask your stylist to use temporary color on just a face-framing money piece first so you can test how the hue suits you before coloring all your mane. If you don’t love it, wash it out at your next shampoo session!
Strawberry Red
Brunettes looking to add some blonde hues should consider choosing a soft sandy shade with cool undertones that evoke summery vibes. Pair this look with long wavy locks or shaggy bob styles; your locks will shine with beachy charm! This color transition from ash brown to blonde is ideal for those wishing to lighten without drastically transforming. Ask your stylist about adding face-framing highlights and lowlights near the roots to lighten a darker base color.
Subtle Blonde
Make an elegant statement with rich mahogany brown tones in your hair using regular toning gloss treatments to maintain this luxurious hue. Plus, this dark shade stays vibrant thanks to common toning gloss applications! Pair it with a long bob or lob for a seductive style that turns heads. This luxurious hue is ideal for brunettes looking to lighten their look without risking root growth pains or going too blonde. Garnier Nutrisse in shade 415 Soft Mahogany Brown (Raspberry Truffle) can help achieve this look.
