Brown hair may seem tedious at first glance, but its versatility cannot be ignored. There are endless styles and ideas for brunette locks, from low-maintenance bobs to shoulder-grazing lobs, from low-maintenance bobs to shoulder-grazing lobs!
Cinnamon Brown
Cinnamon brown hair pairs beautifully with warm skin tones and brings out the green in your eyes. Try an ombre for an extravagant style.
Chocolate Brown
Chocolate brown hair is an elegant and timeless color choice for brunettes. This rich, warm shade makes a striking impression against all skin tones and perfectly complements green or brown eyes. For an added high-contrast effect, consider highlighting your locks with caramel highlights for added depth of contrast.
Milk Chocolate
Milk chocolate hues like this one are incredibly flattering on warm and cool skin tones, and its caramel highlights add an irresistibly sweet feel. Pair this color with bangs to bring out its full potential.
Keep Your Brown-Haired Beauty Looking Lush
Keep your brown-haired beauty looking lush with regular coloring treatments, using TRESemme Root Touch-Up Spray on roots and gray areas to conceal any regrowth between color services.
Dark Brown
Dark brown is ideal for brunettes looking to go darker without going all-out black. Opt for a warm, burnished shade accentuating warm skin tones while drawing out green and hazel eyes.
Soft Balayage for Medium Brunette Locks
Soft balayage can brighten medium brunette locks without creating an unintended two-tone appearance, as seen on Regina Hall’s center-parted bob, featuring caramel, cinnamon, and blonde highlights.
Subtle Highlights for Deep Brunette Shade
No other thing can bring life back into a deep brunette shade like subtle highlights. Try an ombre, as seen on Alison Brie – her chestnut strands faded to honey blonde near her face to enliven her cheekbones and add extra glow. Add some face-framing bronze highlights for extra shine!
Light Brown
Brunette hair may get overlooked for platinum blonde or fire-engine red hues, but it is an adaptable shade that can be classic, edgy, or mysterious depending on its formulation – with warm chocolatey tones or cooler and sandy tones depending on its formulation.
Natural Balayage Ombre for Lighter Blonde Hues
Natural balayage ombre will gradually lighten your brown locks without needing to visit a salon every four weeks for touch-ups. It’s an ideal look for brunettes who wish they could try lighter blonde hues without committing.
Subtle Balayage Technique for Sun-Kissed Highlights
For a subtler brown shade, ask your stylist to use a balayage technique that feathers thin pieces of lightened hair through the ends for movement and sun-kissed highlights without bleaching away too many of your dark roots. This gives your locks movement while creating movement without over-bleaching it!
Light Beige Brown
Beige brown is an ideal hue for brunettes who want a gradual transition towards blonder locks, as its warm tones help bring out green and hazel hues in their eyes. Additionally, this shade makes for great balayage highlights on shorter styles.
Dark Base with Blonde Streaks
Opt for a dark brown base with blonde streaks for a bolder style. This look works best on brunettes who can keep up with regular toner treatments and balayage appointments every few months. Lily Collins demonstrates a subtly sun-kissed look with her medium brown to light copper hair color – it suits all skin tones beautifully! Plus, its natural lightening properties will gradually fade with time in sunlight.
Auburn Brown
Auburn hair color stands out from its cooler cousins by being rich with red hue pigments that lend it an eye-catching vibrancy. This shade works great on many skin tones but particularly suits dark brunettes with neutral or warm undertones.
Fiery Red Splash on Medium Brown
Try a warm auburn hair dye on medium brown hair to add an exciting splash of fiery red to your look, like Rachel Bloom’s gorgeous russet hue. This hue stands out under specific lighting yet still appears natural most of the time. Add red highlights for a reddish tint without going full force with bleaching and coloring all your locks simultaneously. This approach offers an ideal compromise.
Natural Brown
Rich, natural brown hair color gives you that beautiful brunette look without using chemicals to achieve it. This hue works excellent if you want subtle highlights to complement the complexion and make you stand out.
Glaze Treatment for Subtle Shine
Create subtle shine for dark brown locks without lightening them with a glaze treatment that won’t lighten them, such as one featuring red undertones for an eye-catching fiery look that works great with golden and fair complexions.
Subtle Red Undertones for Transitioning Redheads
If you’re a redhead looking to transition to brunette, opt for a natural brown with subtle red undertones like this sweet cappuccino hue. Your colorist should create a rooted look using either balayage or dip dye techniques to soften any harsh grow-out lines.
