Brunette Hair Color

The color brown brings up visions of boring and drab color. But don't mistake brunette hair color to be merely a boring brown. Brunettes can range from rich caramel and walnut brown to warm chocolate and chestnut. Rich brunette highlights can add interesting focus on your brunette hair style. If you want to sport a rich mysterious dark shade, read up our tips on brunette hair coloring.

Brunette hair color

Choose a brunette color that compliments your facial features and skin tone. Instead of sticking to a single brunette tone throughout, go in for multi tones of rich brunette combinations. The trick to brunette hair color lies in choosing a shade that complements your skin tone. Fair skinned women must stick with warmer browns, copper browns or mahogany tones of brunette hair color. Go in for a light chestnut brown if you are medium skin colored.

Darker skin tones go well with honey or gold highlights. Try to avoid going in for a hair color that is totally contrasting to your original hair color. Don't forget that brunette colored hair is likely to become dry if not conditioned regularly. You can lift your dark brown mane to a lighter hue. You can move to a sandy or light ash brown or go all the way to a blonde. You can deepen brunette hair into a rich chocolate. Another look is the 'bronde' look - golden highlights on your brown. Brunettes can go in for the trendy 'ombre' coloring - dark brown at the roots moving to a lighter shade and finally golden hues at the tips.

Brunette hair highlights

A natural or colored brunette can for mild highlights. This can be skillfully done to flatter your hairstyle. Brunette hair highlights can be done in copper, warm coffee, beige or even warm gold. Seductive shades of cinnamon, caramel, nutmeg and cocoa offer a range of brunette hair color and highlight options.

Grays show up more on browns than on blondes. Keeping the grays retouched is often high maintenance. If you choose to touch up the roots at home, don't forget to condition each time you wash. Deep condition your hair once every few days. Use shine serums to keep the color glossy.

Brunette hair style

Keep your brunette hair cut well groomed and conditioned. This allows the hair to reflect light thereby appearing shiny. If you have short brunette hair, try a bouncy look with tight or large curls. Alternatively you can go straight – smooth and shiny brunette hair worn with a hair band or barrettes. Pull back your hair into a high ponytail for a casual look. For a formal occasion, a good brunette hair style would be a chignon or French twist.

Yet another brunette hair cut that is popular is one with long bangs. Brown hair is best set off with an even skin tone. Go in for a neutral beige foundation. If your skin appears tired and sallow, go for a slightly rose tinge. For hiding reddish skin blotches, mildly yellow tinge foundation.