Beautiful Brunette Hair

There is nothing quite as classic and timeless as beautiful brunette hair. Quickly making a fashion comeback, brunettes are proving that blondes don't always have the most fun. If you're trying to channel a serious and determined look in the workplace or are hoping to add a little mystery to your appeal, why not richen up your locks and take a walk on the dark side?

Richen your locks!

Obtaining Beautiful Brunette Hair

If you already have brunette hair and are looking for ways to save some hard earned, beauty-splurge cash, why not go back to your roots and go the natural route? Despite popular fears that brown hair is boring, there are plenty of spicy ways to add a timeless look to your already beautiful brunette hair.

• Enrich: Enrich your natural color with an allover shade a few shades richer. To add some contrast and interest, ask your stylist to weave in a few copper hair highlights.
• Deepen: Go chocolate! If your natural brown borders on mousey, richen it up with a decadent shade of chocolate brown, which will add instant drama with little investment.
• Shine: Shine or color glossing treatments add sparkle and sheen to dark hair. A glossing treatment can be done in the salon for a bargain price and will instantly add some life to your locks.
• Vanilla and Chocolate: Want the best of both worlds? Brunettes can still play with blonde without a large commitment. Ask your stylist to add a few strategically placed blonde hair highlights around your face to brighten your look while keeping the rest of your color natural.
• Chunk: Although not as trendy as days gone past, statement chunking techniques on a dark base add instant pop and a low maintenance color choice for those seeking a dramatic and bold look. Experiment with shades of blue, blonde, or red chunks. Get creative!

Coloring Tips for Brunettes

Brown is beautiful!

Coloring brunette hair is normally a task best left for the professionals, especially if you are going back to brown from previously lightened locks. Whether you choose a hair color that is permanent or if you prefer temporary hair color, pre-lightened locks will need to be filled prior to richening the pigments in the hair shaft in order to hold the color and ensure the results are true to shade. Blondes going brown often turn green or drab when the hair hasn't been filled properly, so avoid at-home coloring until your hair is predictable and the desired changes less drastic.

Drugstore color may be tempting, but should only be used for minor changes, such as richening your brunette hair or adding a different tone to your natural level. They are not intended for extreme makeovers.

Color Enhancing Shampoos for Brunettes

If you seek to enhance your brunette color without the use of chemicals, try a henna or color enhancing shampoo and conditioner. Color enhanced cleansers can be bought over the counter at beauty supply stores with a wide range of colors to choose from, or can even be custom blended at elite salons. Aveda hair products offer a full array of plant based, custom blended color enhancing products perfect for at home maintenance or to substitute chemical services.

Hennas, although not as popular as they were in the seventies, can still be bought at beauty supply, health food, or specialty stores. Normally hennas are mixed with hot water and applied directly to the hair shaft. It should be noted that henna can build up on the hair shaft and make future hair color services difficult. Always advise your stylist if you have used at home henna coloring to ensure perfect salon results.

Making a color change is always an exciting and creative venture. The next time you consider the world of beautiful brunette hair, rest assured going brown can be liberating, affordable, and breathtaking, without ever being boring.

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