Chestnut brown hair is an elegant classic, complementing every skin tone beautifully. No matter if your preference lies towards light or dark locks, chestnut color has something suitable to offer every hair style and individual.
Consider semi-permanent dye, like that seen on Jolie, to experiment with new shades before making a permanent commitment. That way, regular trims will help to refresh your look.
Beach Waves
Beachy waves look effortless with chestnut brown hair and are the ideal style to help maintain its color while adding texture and dimension. Beachy waves look fantastic on all lengths – from long wavy locks to shorter bobs; their outgrown and sun-kissed style brings a youthful vibe that instantly revitalizes your face.
If you’re not quite ready to commit to full single-process coloring, why not add chestnut tint or highlights instead? Chestnut highlights give the illusion of dark-to-light ombre without the risk of showing too soon.
For an even more natural-looking color, choose a warm chestnut brown hue with subtle reddish undertones reminiscent of strawberries. This captivating hue looks beautiful on all skin tones and exudes femininity.
Sombre
Chestnut brown sombre is an effortless and gorgeous way to add dimension and shine to dark hair, perfect for brunettes who don’t want a drastic transformation. A colorist will apply lightening agent before blending face-framing chestnut highlights for an effortlessly gorgeous and completely seamless result.
Sombre hair works especially well on short and pixie cuts, while its low maintenance requires no frequent touch ups as its subtle gradient masks any line of demarcation. Some colorists also enjoy adding lowlights through the ends for an additional natural effect. Before an appointment takes place, encourage clients to save social media photos they like as sources of inspiration for this style.
Money Piece
Money piece highlights are a face-framing highlight technique designed to lighten and brighten the front of your hair, which flatters any complexion while drawing attention to your eyes. Money pieces focus on just framing the face frame – unlike ombre or balayage which cover more surface area of your head.
When seeking a quote from your stylist for money piece highlights, make sure that you detail how thick or thin you want the highlights to be. Also bring photos that provide inspiration so that your stylist can achieve the look you are striving for.
If you have brown hair, a money piece in cool-toned blonde will channel Shego from Kim Possible; for everyone else it works great as warm butter blonde highlights! Although these light, face-framing highlights will need to be touched up more often than balayage highlights, keep in mind they require frequent touch ups (more so for blondes than brunettes) in order to prevent brassiness from occurring. To do so successfully.
Chocolate Highlights
Chestnut brown hair is an elegant shade that pairs beautifully with various highlights and glazes, as Jessica Alba demonstrates by creating a honey-forward hue in her wavy pixie cut – creating an eye-catching shimmery dye job that works perfectly when worn with jeans and t-shirt!
Cool ashy tones temper the heat of this chestnut chocolate color for a stunning result that flatters every complexion.
If you love the look of deep auburn but need something easier on the maintenance front, try this rich chestnut brown shade with subtle copper highlights and light face framing. It looks just as great with messy buns or chic updos as with straight locks!
The money piece is an updated take on classic ombre fashion. Ask your colorist to combine a medium chestnut brown base with chocolate brown balayage highlights for a striking transformation. Be cautious not to overdo highlights this dark as they can overwhelm an already patchy base color and look patchy.
