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6 Autumn Balayage Hair Trends for Brown Hair

amomentwithfranca · 29 September 2023 · 2 Comments

Autumn Balayage Hair Trends for Brown Hair: As the leaves begin to turn, it’s time to transition your hair colour for Autumn. For brunettes, balayage continues to be a gorgeous option that adds dimension and warmth. By hand-painting colour in soft, natural strokes, balayage creates beautiful contrast and depth without the harsh grow-out issues of traditional highlighting.

6 Autumn Balayage Hair Trends for Brown Hair
This season, be inspired by these six balayage trends perfect for enhancing brown hair with rich, dimensional hues that reflect the colours of autumn.

Table of Contents

  • 6 Autumn Balayage Hair Trends for Brown Hair
  • Deep Caramel Ribbons
    • Smoky Bronde Contouring
    • Flowing Shiny Brown Hair
    • Golden Hour Illumination
    • Lived-In Chestnut Shimmers
    • Effortless Airy Volume

6 Autumn Balayage Hair Trends for Brown Hair

Deep Caramel Ribbons

Sweeping strokes of decadent caramel painted solely on the lower lengths create a beautiful ombre effect for brunettes. When focusing the buttery tones from mid-shaft down, the colour builds gradually for a natural-looking pattern.

Ask your colourist to use a dimensional blend of hues like melted butterscotch, warm honey, and gilded amber for a multi-tonal caramel effect. This adds incredible shine while avoiding the brassy tones often associated with lightening brunettes. Complementary tones like cinnamon or hazelnut can also be incorporated for further nuance.

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Smoky Bronde Contouring

One of the edgiest balayage trends, smoky bronde blends brown and blonde shades with a touch of shadow root for gorgeous definition. By keeping the roots and base neutral, then graduating into sandier bronde hues mid-shaft and ends, fantastic, contoured shapes can be sculpted.

To really make the colour pop, enhance the contrast between the deeper lowlights and lighter accents. The bronde shades will pick up on the warmth of the brown base while amping up dimensions. Finish with a cool-toned toner on the lengths to reduce brassiness. The result is beautiful modern balayage contouring.

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Flowing Shiny Brown Hair

After lightening, deeply nourish and hydrate hair with masks. For instant glossy shine between washes, spritz a lightweight liquid shine treatment like R+Co Gemstone to get shiny hair immediately. The micro-fine mist adds brilliant luminosity in minutes while smoothing flyways.

Follow with a few drops of strengthening serum or elixir, concentrating on mid-lengths and ends to restore suppleness and prevent drying out.

Golden Hour Illumination

Inspired by the rich hues of sunset light, balayage featuring soft champagne, peach, and gold painted through brown hair replicates that natural golden hour patina. Hand-painting the warmer tones from mid-shaft down creates a lit-from-within effect.

Discuss the particular shades of peach, amber, and champagne that will best complement your complexion. Your colourist can then customize the density and placement of the painted ribbons to enhance your hair’s dimensionality. When strategically blended into neutral brown base hair, the effect looks like natural sun-kissed lightening.

Result of makeover. Young woman happy with her beautiful hair after dyeing and styling in a professional salon.

Lived-In Chestnut Shimmers

For a dimensional balayage look with baby lights, consider a base brightening treatment followed by hand-painted chestnut micro-baby lights added throughout the lengths. After lightening the overall base to lift shine, painting occasional cinnamon and chestnut brown ribbons sporadically creates almost a “lived-in” appearance of natural highlights.

Heavier placement mid-shaft to ends prevents it from appearing too bold. The babylight ribbons should melt seamlessly into the base colour. For cool-toned brown hair, add touches of espresso brown babylights to tone down brassiness while boosting dimension. Finish with hydrating hair masks and lightweight glossing treatments to make those chestnut accents gleam.

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Effortless Airy Volume

In addition to adding colour dimension, balayage can also create the illusion of fuller, lifted hair at the roots. Ask your stylist to hand-paint fine ribbons of lightener starting from the part line and radiating outwards towards the front and crown. Focus the balayage heavily within the interior under layers.

By leaving the surface lengths neutral brown, visible lightening is minimized while discreetly creating an airy lift at the crown. Enhance the effect with volumizing mousse and texturizing sprays. Your stylist can also incorporate face-framing highlights around the hairline and eyes to play up the volume.

With the right balayage technique and trend to complement your complexion and style, brown hair can be utterly transformed this Autumn. Meet with your colourist to determine which gorgeous hue makes the perfect addition to your hair.

Make this Autumn a season of hair rejuvenation and glow by taking your brown locks to fresh new depths. The possibilities are endless when you find inspiration in the beauty surrounding you.

Which of these autumn balayage hair trends are you most excited to try, or do you have a favourite trend not mentioned here?

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  1. Siobhan N says

    7 October 2023 at

    I love the look of the Smoky Bronde Contouring!

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  2. Pamtay says

    11 October 2023 at

    I have been having balayage on my brown hair with various tones for a few years .it was a revelation! Low maintenance too.

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