Brunettes have many options when it comes to styling their summer hair color. From casual golden honey strands to subtle caramel sun-kissed balayage on corkscrew curls, adding a summer tint looks stunning on brunettes! This season, a light brown hue suits everyone, whether you’re a natural blonde looking to add brightness or a redhead seeking low-maintenance alternatives.
Light Brown
Light brown hair colors with blonde highlights look warm and radiant in the heat of summer. They create an effortless color graduation that complements all complexions. A dark brown to sweet honey balayage provides an easy maintenance solution, even for corkscrew curls! Ginger brown is another option that looks lovely against olive skin, pairing perfectly with blue or green eyes. Streaking or highlighting this shade in soft waves gives an enjoyable look and playful vibe. Request that your stylist apply lighter brown highlights near the face and style them with modern loose waves for an eye-catching effect that accentuates fine hair while making it appear thicker and fuller. This look emphasizes finer locks to create thicker-looking locks!
Medium Brown
Classic brown is an ideal hair color option for girls with warm complexions. It looks stunning and complements various eye colors, making you stand out. Medium brunettes with some ashy tones look very natural and are a great summer hair color choice for women who are still deciding whether to switch up their hue. Adding golden peekaboo highlights to dark brown hair color is a quick and easy way to brighten it up for summertime. This low-maintenance shade only requires toner every 6-8 weeks.
Dark Brown
Embrace your brunette beauty this summer with rich caramel tones that capture the warmth of sunny beach days. Opt for face-framing highlights that blend seamlessly into your dark brown strands for added flair. Another option is to ask your stylist to add light brown baby lights to your dark chocolate strands for an organic summer sun-kissed effect. This warm hue looks especially lovely against olive skin tones and pairs beautifully with blue or green eyes. It is also an excellent choice for people with cool complexions, as it’s not as stark as platinum blonde but still requires pre-coloring treatment to reach its ideal condition.
Golden Brown
Golden tones add dimension and vibrance to brown locks, making you shine brightly. Golden highlights are a great way to highlight olive and warm complexions while drawing attention to green or brown eyes. You can try them as full head highlights or for root touchups. The lightest golden brown shade captures the warmth of summer light, giving a sun-kissed glow that makes you shine throughout the season. This soft brown balayage looks wonderful on long, wavy hair with natural movement and is also an ideal mid-tone addition for darker ombre hair colors.
Caramel Brown
Rich caramel shades complement all skin tones, from fair peach to pink complexions, to medium and dark golden tones, as well as brown, green, and blue eyes. This versatile color seamlessly transitions from fall to summer and suits cool and warm skin tones. For optimal results, pair caramel brown with chocolate brown hair featuring light highlights for a natural sun-kissed effect. Garnier Nutrisse Color offers a long-term, radiant brunette hue infused with avocado, olive, and shea oils to nourish and hydrate the hair. This non-drip creme formula is free from ammonia and peroxide for easy application – the ideal semi-permanent dye to try this season.
Toffee Brown
Rich toffee brown hues add a warm, toasty appearance to dark brunette hair, making a statement about its wearer. They complement medium skin tones beautifully and go exceptionally well with blue or gray eyes. Light toffee balayage adds contrast and shine for a sun-kissed effect on darker strands, making it an excellent option for those wanting something more delicate than blonde but not as light as ash. One technique to achieve this look is using a Blondor Magma lightener to brighten the dark espresso brown base, then adding Koleston Perfect Shadow Lights 08/38 9/07 to create toffee-brown highlights.
