How to Style Super Dark Brown Hair

Dark brown locks are stunningly easy to care for. To add more dimension, chestnut highlights may add the perfect pop. This soft shade with subtle red undertones adds brightness to dark brown locks without going full-on red. Use a highlighter with nourishing ingredients like murumuru butter to keep your strands safe from color damage.

Ash Brown Highlights

If you like the look of ash-brown hair highlights without lightening all of your locks, try adding silver highlights at the ends for a practical, cool-toned touch that still appears natural and stunning. If the platinum blonde streaks of Gigi Hadid don’t appeal, try opting for a dark ash brown ombre instead. Its cool tones will brighten your complexion without overpowering your face shape or eye color. If your hair is naturally dark, your stylist will need to lift it a few shades before applying an ash-brown dye. Be sure to use a salon brand of toner designed for color preservation for at-home maintenance to help your cool tones last longer.

Caramel Highlights

Dark brown hair can appear dull without proper highlights. Make your layered haircut shine with soft caramel face-framing babylights that draw the eye towards the contours of your face while accentuating any golden flecks in your eyes. Add lighter caramel highlights throughout your locks for an inviting, multidimensional look. This cascading display of shades starts from dark chocolate brown and cascades into blonde tips in an entirely natural fashion. Wavy textures are an effective way to showcase caramel highlights, especially when combined with beach waves. Add salt spray for texture and scrunch your hair into mermaid-esque waves to show off those gorgeous light streaks.

Face-Framing Strands

Face-framing layers look fantastic with all hair lengths, but long styles significantly benefit from having face-framing layers. Their movement adds volume and texture, giving your look more volume and texture while making you appear put together. Plus, they’re much more straightforward than bangs regarding maintenance! If you want to try this trendy look, ask your stylist to introduce minimally-framed light brown highlights into your dark brunette hair color. This subtle shade blend will help revitalize your appearance without diminishing its depth of chocolate hue.

Espresso Highlights

Espresso is an intense coffee hue. It is one of the most sought-after options for brunettes seeking to lighten their look without going all out with permanent color changes. Add a subtle, low-contrast lift that blends beautifully with natural chocolate base skin by dotting some buttery blonde highlights around the face. These highlights brighten complexion and frame eyes for an eye-catching effect for an alluring and youthful appearance. Try employing a balayage technique, which creates lighter ribbons throughout their hair for an even subtler effect. This method also allows your client to keep a dark hue at their roots while having some flexibility with their shade choices.

Chocolate Balayage Ribboning

Dark brown hair can be alluring and mysterious, but adding a few highlights can enhance its allure even more. Ask your stylist to use the balayage technique so that the highlights appear seamless and natural. Brunettes with cool skin undertones (auburn colortype) should try a rich, dark chocolate shade like this one, accented by warm copper ribbon balayage, to add depth and shine. If you have long, wavy brown hair, try this stunning cascading balayage look that resembles the appearance of a bottle of roses. It is the ideal way to highlight your locks without visiting the salon every three or four months!

Low-Maintenance Highlights

Not all highlights must be blonde to be beautiful; subtler hues like caramel provide just as much elegance. Pair your rich dark brown locks with caramel highlights for a look that is easy to maintain and won’t overtake your natural shade. If you like the idea of adding highlights to your dark brown locks but are uncertain whether or not to commit to an entire color transformation, lighten only those strands that frame your face for an easily sun-kissed finish. Try creating highlights with cool-toned brunette hues featuring red highlights to add eye-catching depth against your darker roots.

Beachy Waves

Beach waves are an effective way to soften the look of wavy brown hair and can easily be achieved without using heat styling tools by braiding it into pigtails and leaving it air dry. Additionally, this heatless method reduces damage caused by hot styling tools. Brown hair suits women with cool skin tones, especially when accented by lighter brown highlights that give it a multidimensional effect. Padma Lakshmi’s caramel blonde lowlights add dimension and beautifully highlight her chocolate brunette shade. Rich chocolate brown with delicate blonde balayage highlights is an exquisite choice for wavy brunette hair and makes a charming statement in cropped styles with long side-swept bangs.