This balayage technique combines a chocolate brown base with hand-painted honey blonde highlights for an organic sun-lightened effect. This style is excellent for brunettes looking to try their hand at blonde, as it requires much less maintenance than platinum or ice blonde colors. Honey blonde shades with sandy tones make this style ideal for anyone wanting a natural-looking sunny hue that complements beachy tans beautifully. Additionally, this option requires less upkeep as this shade fades more gradually than brighter blonde hair colors. Help your clients keep their new hue looking its best by suggesting they upgrade their at-home hair care regimen with a system designed specifically to treat color-treated locks. Pureology’s Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner provide intensive nourishment for dry, bleach-damaged strands to offer smooth, vibrant ends.
Honey Coffee
Ask your stylist about balayage honey blonde if you prefer low-maintenance colors. This technique involves pre-lightening to create a blank canvas before having each strand colored a shade lighter than its natural base hue – creating sun-kissed highlights with natural-looking face-framing effects suitable for all skin tones. To keep your new hue vibrant, use a hair mask with ingredients such as hibiscus (which helps prevent dandruff), amla, and methi (which promote hair growth while fighting premature graying and relieving itchy scalps). Or apply natural remedies like henna every four weeks to maintain vibrant locks. Henna can help your dark roots recede more rapidly, allowing you to go longer between touch-ups.
Warmlights
If your client’s hair features dark roots, suggest she leave them be and add a light layer of honey blonde over them for face-framing balayage to brighten her complexion without clashing too starkly with its natural brown shade. This subtle highlighter can help your client look her best. Warm-toned versions of platinum or ice blonde are easily achieved by mixing them with ashy or beige hues, creating a more neutral effect than classic platinum or ice blonde. This style works exceptionally well on light complexions with pink undertones, adding warmth. This technique is ideal for brunettes who can’t decide between blonde and brunette colors, or those with naturally dark strands prone to brassiness. Ensure your client uses a brass-busting toner such as Matrix Total Results Brass Off Opens in a new tab to maintain fresh highlights.
Bronde Honey
Consider getting a somber honey blonde instead of an ombre hair color. This look combines dark chocolate brown roots with honey blonde highlights throughout mid-lengths and ends, for an attractive yet subdued finish that works exceptionally well on textured locks. Strawberry honey blonde shades are impressive when worn against dark complexions, paired with lengthy, wavy locks. To maintain this vibrant shade at home, switch up your coloring routine by opting for low-sulfate shampoo and conditioner formulated for color-treated hair, such as Redken’s Nature Science Color Extend system that gently cleanses, nourishes, and prolongs color for up to 8 weeks at once!
Honey Accents
Warm honey highlights will add dimension and warmth to any blonde look, achieved through high-contrast balayage or low-key ombre techniques. They create lively yet organic results, combining brunette and blonde shades for an energetic hue palette. Ask your stylist to add subtle honey bronde highlights on top of a dark brown base for a soft moonlit effect using twilight (opens in new tab). This technique, known as twilighting (opens in new tab), can lighten hair without adding too much warmth or platinum blonde tones. Use this look with a shaggy or chin-length asymmetric bob, pairing it with a side-part or beach wave for an effortless yet laid-back style that suits every season. To keep the shade vibrant and toned down, switch out your regular shampoo and conditioner for one designed specifically for color-treated hair, such as Pureology Hydrate.
