Caramel brown highlights have taken the beauty world by storm, combining sophistication and warmth. They can easily be tailored to accommodate various hair colors and textures for optimal results.
Your choice of highlight color should complement the natural tone of your hair, or try an earthier caramel-tone balayage shade for an effortlessly sun-kissed effect.
Soft caramel ribbons
Caramel highlights are an effective way to add dimension and depth to dark locks without overshadowing a brunette base, plus they can be mixed with different hues to create stunning looks.
Dakota Johnson wears soft caramel ribbons to accentuate her angled bob. The low maintenance highlights frame her face-framing placement as an affordable money piece while its subtle caramel tones blend beautifully into her cool brown base – creating a natural-looking lived-in hue sure to turn heads.
Classic caramel swirls
Tillamook’s classic caramel swirls combine ribbons of real caramel with their extra creamy vanilla ice cream for an irresistibly tasty treat that guests can either dine-in on or take away to enjoy! Available either as dishes or cones for maximum enjoyment!
This recipe is quick, easy, and tastes just like homemade! Simply blend, drop, and swirl. It’s nearly as satisfying as stirring pot of caramel over an open fire; but much simpler! Plus you’ll feel good knowing that proceeds benefit childhood hunger relief programs.
Sun-kissed caramel balayage
Warm caramel balayage highlights are an elegant way to inject some warmth and sunshine into your locks. This beautiful technique blends caramel-blond highlights into a rich cinnamon brown base color for a look that is both playful and sophisticated.
Caramel balayage is the ideal choice for darker skin tones who seek natural-looking highlights. The golden tones in this look complement all skin tones beautifully and frame the face effortlessly.
No matter the length or style of your locks, balayage highlights will look beautiful on you! Make sure that your daily care routine includes color-safe shampoo and conditioner to preserve those vibrant highlights and ensure their vibrancy remains.
Muted caramel highlights
Muted caramel highlights bring warmth to brown hair. Perfect for dark or light brown shades, these subtle highlights create a stunning yet natural appearance.
Caramel highlights can be applied using different techniques, including foils and balayage. Balayage highlights tend to create more subdued and natural looking results while foil highlights require greater precision nearer the scalp – consult with your stylist on which approach will best achieve the look you are going for.
Brushed caramel highlights
Caramel highlights look stunning on a long bob or lob. This style is ideal for anyone wanting a new look without making major commitments in terms of haircut or color changes.
Brushed caramel highlights add warmth and depth to any brown hairstyle, whether they be strategically placed to emphasize facial features or scattered for an all-over sun-kissed glow.
Based on your natural hair color, bleaching may be required in order to achieve the caramel shade that you desire. Consult your stylist about this for optimal results.
Strawberry ombre
Try strawberry ombre for a subtle color upgrade. This stunning style features golden blonde roots that fade into strawberry-toned blonde ends for an eye-catching effect, perfect for darker brown hair that needs an upgrade without going too light.
For this technique, you will first need to pre-lighten your client’s mid-lengths and ends using WellaPlex No1 Bond Maker as a bond-strengthening color treatment, in order to preserve each strand as they’re lifted.
Babylights
Babylights, like the highlights you might remember from when you were young–fine streaks of lightened hair that add dimension–are an excellent, low-maintenance way to add dimension and depth. This coloring technique creates a natural sun-kissed effect and works on all hair colors; particularly brunettes.
Kener refers to this caramel balayage as “rooted golden copper,” and recommends it for warm skin tones. Babylights require less maintenance than other highlighting styles as they don’t create heavy lines of demarcation and instead grow out more seamlessly over time.
Espresso brown
Espresso brown highlights are ideal for dark-haired clients looking to add warmth and dimension to their look. Reverse balayage allows you to use lowlight ribbons that gradually blend into an espresso hue for softly blended lowlight ribbons that blend naturally with this rich shade. To maintain that rich, vibrant look, recommend that they regularly use color-protecting hair care products that keep their strands looking healthy and vibrant.
Caramel highlights are an exquisite way to complement any shade of brown hair and will suit a range of skin tones. From subtle strawberry ombre to intense caramel balayage highlights, the results are always captivating.
