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Brown hair color: the different shades of brown to fall for

If you want a new hair color and you've set your sights on a brown color, know that there are a multitude of shades of brown to choose from depending on the natural color of your hair, possibly that of your eyes and the color of your skin to enhance your face. So there is necessarily a brown color made for you!

The range of brown hair shades is very wide, it encompasses both a dark hair color such as ebony brown bordering on black, and a light brown to softer brown like chestnut hair. In addition, brown colors are not necessarily uniform. Cocoa, chocolate, iced brown, hazelnut, caramel or honey: there is no shortage of greedy browns to give your brown hair pretty highlights, when the brown coloring is not copper or mahogany to rather flirt with the red .

First thing to define before you start: what intensity of brown do you want ?

If you want to sport dark brown hair, it is towards the shades of ebony brown, cocoa brown and chocolate brown that you should turn first. These dark browns have the advantage of highlighting all skin and eye colors. Ebony black brown is the darkest brown in existence. Its extreme hue will give you a lot of character and make light eyes stand out perfectly. The cocoa brown color, also very dark, shows on the other hand a dominant more brown than black, which is easier to adopt if you are not a fan of the side dark black brown. As for chocolate brown, it is very natural with its dark brown color containing a touch of red and its very subtle golden nuances giving it a warmer look. It will give you crisp dark brown hair! For extra flair, dye your hair mahogany brown. This dark brown bursting with orange and red highlights will let you flaunt dark hair. Its intensity and purple shades are perfect for sublimating dark skin and the complexion of redheads.

If you prefer a medium shade of brown, you can adopt a so-called light brown coloring, which looks a lot like dark chestnut. This brown is called clear without actually being, due to its slight golden sheen which illuminates the base evenly without any streaking effect. It is ideal for women looking for an all-purpose warm brown that gives a healthy glow. In the same vein, but this time with more marked golden reflections, the caramel brown (or caramel brown hair on social media) offers a warm, delicious color that doesn't lack sparkle. Those who prefer cool browns can opt for an icy brown color with ashy and glossy reflections that draw on gray. A very chic medium brown that is perfect in winter, which will not, however, go to very pale skin, which it gives gray.
Another charming option for those who do not have a dark complexion: the copper brown color. This medium brown with orange highlights is slightly reddish to bring maximum pep to your hair. This is the ideal alternative for those who want a luminous brown without coming close to blonde.

If you want a less intense brown color, it will then be necessary to adopt brown colorings with trendy warm reflections, which draw on the blonde (#golden brown hair). Bet for example on honey brown. Lighter than caramel brown, it features lots of golden streaks melted into brown tones with a darker base. Obtained through partial lightening, it is only achieved on light brown to brown hair so that the blonde strands blend discreetly into the brown mass and create a solar brown that illuminates the face. More radical still, the hazelnut brown is a very light brown close to the chestnut and which borders on the blonde. Very bright, it is more uniform than the honey brown obtained by balayage. Well suited to dark skin, it also goes wonderfully with light golden complexions with which it is in perfect harmony.

Our favorites brown hair colors

Olia coloring without ammonia iced chocolate – GARNIER

Olia de Garnier is a permanent coloring with natural flower oils offering an iced chocolate chestnut and deeply nourishes the roots. Formulated without ammonia for a subtle and light fragrance, the treatment protects hair against dryness.

Why we love it : A coloring treatment at a reasonable price and quality, ideal for hair with chocolate brown highlights. Its delicate floral scent leaves hair nourished and silky.

Natural Ombre Repigmenting Shampoo – MULATO

This coloring treatment from the Mulato brand helps maintain beautiful color and shine in colored or natural chocolate brown hair, for at least 4 weeks. It is guaranteed without ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, silicone or paraben.

Why we love it: Its composition with 92% of ingredients of natural origin based on pigments and fruit extracts gives it a very pleasant smell (Mica, shea butter, sunflower oil, crushed cherries and blackberries), which leaves shiny hair and soft to the touch.

Organic chocolate vegetable coloring care – LOGONA

As for organic products, Logona's chocolate vegetable coloring care is made from henna extracts and 4 organic plants from India. Shikakai, Amla, Mahakanni and Neem reinforces the result and helps bring balance and softness to the entire hair.

Why we love it: In addition to strengthening and nourishing the scalp, this treatment helps to intensify the natural effects, to cover gray hair and to bring shine to all the hair.
The guarantee of a quality treatment dedicated to sublimate the hair, without risk and with a perfect result.

The advantage of choosing a brown color

Unlike blonde hair color, which is an oxidation color (which removes natural pigments from the hair), brown color only adds pigments to the fiber. It therefore does not sensitize hair as much as a blonde color which sometimes requires complete bleaching before being able to color the hair blonde. You therefore have all your chances of keeping beautiful, healthy hair by choosing brown coloring if you do regular care and use products adapted to the shade of your hair!

Brown coloring: what techniques to enhance a natural brown?

Women with natural brown hair have several options for going brown. Tone-on-tone hair color is of course the easiest way to transform brown hair by darkening it slightly or adding a lot of shine to highlight its natural highlights. But brunettes can also opt for brown colors with blond or red highlights melted into the mass which will radically change their base, without necessarily having to resort to a complete coloring. A simple blonde balayage can indeed be enough to shade natural brown for ultra-trendy brown hair, and purple balayage to go to mahogany brown in red tones.

A beauty tip however : Avoid choosing brown hair colors that are too light if your natural base is dark, as this will require you to go through a thorough bleaching process to obtain it, which will damage your lengths.

How to become a brunette when you are blonde or redhead?

Usually, the process is fairly straightforward, as you don't need to bleach your hair first. You can go straight to coloring! If your base is light, it is still best to entrust your hair to a pro, because only a colorist will be able to anticipate any reflections that the brown coloring could take on your golden or red base. So avoid homemade hair colors, at the risk of being disappointed, because a beautiful brown is a brown with perfectly controlled reflections.

Also note if your base is very light blonde : the best is still to adopt a light to medium brown, because on regrowth, the light roots would swear with a dark brown coloring by creating too much contrast with the lengths.

How to maintain its brown color?

At home
Like all hair color, brown color requires special care to maintain its beauty. To maintain its intensity and shine, it is important to use a shampoo for colored hair to wash your lengths without damaging your color. Also remember to regularly make repairing masks for colored hair that preserve the pigments of the coloring, while providing intense care for brown hair.

If your brown color fades after a while, you can also bet on coloring shampoos for brunettes, whose formulas contain brown pigments that bind to the hair during the exposure time to revive the brown color. What very quickly find a pretty brown not dull at all!

In salon
To display perfect color and avoid the bar effect at the roots, it is necessary to do color touch ups at the roots every five to six weeks or so. So plan regular appointments with the hairdresser to wear a beautiful brown color and a result that meets your expectations.

Read also : Hair coloring for black and brown hair

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