There’s an impressive variety of chic dark blonde hair colors – from strawberry blonde hues to more excellent ash brown hues – perfect for nearly every complexion. These stunning strands make an impressionful statement and flatter most faces.
1. Shoulder-Length Dark Blonde Hair
Dark blonde ombre shades are an ideal solution for brunettes looking to go blonde, as this shade effortlessly transitions from dark to light for an easy transition and natural sun-kissed look with minimal maintenance required. Ask your stylist to do partial balayage on this style; choose highlights and lowlights with warm and cool tones to complete this style. Incredible burnt blonde is an eye-catching trend, perfect for adding texture and dimension to wavy locks. Its vibrant shade complements every skin tone and pairs wonderfully with beachy waves. Give this trendy hue a try on mid-parted bobs for an effortless, chic style, or use it on choppy bobs for dimension and lengthening purposes.
2. Medium Dark Blonde Hair and Money Piece
If you want the look of blonde hair without going too light, medium dark blonde can help soften its presence by subtly deepening lighter blonde shades or leveling up darker brown strands to a warm golden tone. This ashy dark blonde shade is ideal for women with cool skin tones, as its rich dirty blonde hue with subtle grey undertones creates an overall neutral overall tone. It perfectly complements straight and wavy hair textures and works wonderfully to emphasize face-framing highlights. Medium dark blonde hair can benefit from using the balayage or ombre technique for stunning highlights, giving it a natural finish with money piece highlights of various thicknesses added by your stylist.
3. All-Over Dark Blonde Hair with Highlights
If you like the idea of an ombre style but are reluctant to commit fully, ask your stylist to add darker hues for contrast. A loose beachy wave, with darker blonde strands mixed in, looks particularly striking. With its warm golden tones, this sophisticated blend of blondes provides the ideal complement to light skin tones. Additionally, this shade also works beautifully on women with medium complexions. Add face-framing ash-blonde highlights to your strands for an easy way to achieve an excellent blonde hair color that complements most skin tones. Ash-blonde highlights can illuminate brow lines and cheekbones for an inherently fresh, natural look without needing regular touchups.
4. Dark, Dirty Blonde Hair with Dark Roots
Using the balayage technique will bring out its natural depths if you have dark blonde hair. Ask your colorist to combine warm and cool tones for an eye-catching dirty blonde effect; this will prevent brassy tones while forgiving outgrowth, so less frequent root touch-ups may be needed. Beverly Hills colorist Matt Rez excels at crafting balanced dirty blondes that compliment the dark skin tones of Rita Ora and olive complexions, such as her wavy locks and olive complexion. His midlight technique blends neutral, warm, and cool tones without lifting the base color. Jennifer Lopez loves this summery shade, which combines brown at the roots with ash-blonde middles and ends for a sun-kissed hue. This hue works particularly well on medium complexions and pairs perfectly with any length or style strand.
5. Dark Blonde hair with Loose Waves
Dark blonde locks look excellent with soft waves. Try a face-framing bob for an elegant style, or go longer length with subtle highlights for more relaxed vibes. Mushroom blonde is one of the ideal dark blonde shades for pale skin and is suitable for balayage highlights. Its combination of warm and cool tones resembles that found on mushrooms – creating a look similar to its namesake fungus! Redken colorist Matt Rez suggests highlighting your natural dark blonde shade with an ash-brown base for a more neutral effect, preventing brassiness while providing more time between touchups.
6. Cool Dark Blonde Hair
As a wealthy and glowing dark blonde shade, this hue makes an excellent option for natural blondes looking to gradually lighten their shade or brunettes seeking to achieve an alluring blonde mane without resorting to platinum. Inspired by your favorite caffeinated drink, this light brown hair shade combines golden and ash tones to form a neutral shade that suits warm, olive, or neutral complexions and cool-toned eyes with blue, green, or brown eye colors. One easy and low-maintenance way to add depth and dimension to a dark blonde shade is by using root smudging techniques when coloring. This allows your new color to seamlessly integrate with its roots while helping prevent any awkward patches or uneven tones from developing.
