Coloring on brown hair: what colors to choose and how to color?

The main component in the image of a modern girl is a stylish hairstyle. In order to further emphasize her shape and give volume, the fair sex performs hair coloring, while such a coloring technique as coloring is very popular with fashionistas.

Coloring is a modern and fashionable type of staining, in which individual strands acquire a shade. For painting light brown curls usually use several natural colors, which can be darker or lighter than the natural shade of the hair. If a girl wants to attract the attention of the opposite sex in an unusual way, then she can choose more contrasting tones.

Today, beauty salon specialists using this technique of coloring can use up to 20 shades simultaneously. At the same time, choosing tones close to the natural light brown color, it is possible to get a chic bow without major changes. A rich palette of shades and midtones refreshes the haircut and gives it a gentle touch of femininity.

Despite the fact that coloring can be applied to any color and type of hair, it is best suited for fair-haired beauties.Thanks to the correctly selected haircut, such coloring effectively transforms the image of the girl, emphasizing the features of the face.

The main advantages of coloring on brown hair include the following.

• Ease of execution and maintenance. This type of painting takes a little time. The procedure does not require preliminary clarification, since the light brown color itself is light. After the procedure, there is no need to make frequent adjustments. Since the shades do not mix during the painting process, this greatly simplifies the styling of the hairstyle, allowing the strands to look different every time.
• Transformation of appearance. Such staining visually young, gives volume with curls and goes well with any style.
• The ability to carry out the procedure as natural blond, and previously dyed light hair.
• Suitable for all ladies regardless of age category.
• The ability to experiment. Thanks to various paint application techniques, you can maximize your imagination and get a chic look. The ombre technique and the effect of strands burnt out in the sun are very popular.
• Minor damage to the hair. Compared to other types of painting, coloring is more gentle, as it is carried out only in certain areas, which make up no more than 30% of the total hair cover.

As for the disadvantages of coloring, there are few of them:

• some painting techniques are complex and require experience in colorization, so in order to get beautiful coloring, it must be done only in beauty salons;
• to obtain a chic effect, you need to use several colors of various colors, this entails additional costs;
• difficult to do for a short haircut;
• the brightness of tones may fade over time, therefore, when hair care, you need to constantly use restoring balms and masks.

You can vary the light brown color with several color options, each of which is characterized by its own execution technique and effect. To date, masters for coloring use the following popular types of design.

• Patterned. The technique is to create different textures and patterns on the surface of the hair. To translate the original idea into reality, experts use stencils, with the help of which the applied composition takes on the curls a look of an interesting composition. For such a painting, you can choose different colors, ranging from discreet, calm and ending with acid tones. Patterned coloring on short haircuts looks especially interesting.

• Pearl. To perform such a coloring, special dyes are required that give the strands a gentle overflow and a slight shine of nacre. At the same time, you can stain both the root zone, the ends, and individually selected curls.

• Color. Provides for the use of more rich and contrasting colors. As a rule, light brown strands are selectively or completely stained in blue and red shades. The tips painted in this way in the parietal and temporal zone also look interesting. This image is too bright and catchy, therefore not suitable for everyone. Usually it is chosen by the owners of medium and short hairstyles who like to stand out from the crowd. Such coloring looks interesting on elongated hairstyles.

• Natural. Based on the use of only natural shades. The color scheme in this case is not rich - as a rule, it consists of golden, light chestnut, chocolate and milk tones. The main advantage of such coloring is considered to be that when it is done, the hairstyle looks natural.

• Balayazh. Represents the French painting technique, which is characterized by a colorful game on bright strands. Colors can either gently turn into the base color, or stand out sharply against their background. This style can be used for representatives of any age, regardless of the length of the haircut.

• Degrade. It consists in a combination of two tones, which are located in a vertical plane and have both blurry and clear borders. To perform this coloring, you can select different colors. Degrade is ideal for stylish girls who want to complement their look with charm and personality. You can apply the technique to any length of blond hair.

The following types of coloring are no less popular.

• Bronzing. It is characterized by a combination of light and dark strands, which allows girls to stand out from the crowd. The classic performance of the paint is much like classic highlighting, but in contrast to it, only colors that are close to natural are used. Blonding is carried out in a row, choosing the lightest shades. For fair-haired ladies, it is best to use platinum, honey, light wheat and golden tones. After such a procedure, the hairstyle begins to shine and beautifully shimmer.

• California colorizing. With its help, the effect of strands burnt out in the sun along the entire length is created. Staining in this case is carried out on the crown and near the face. Thanks to this technology, the hairstyle acquires additional volume, grooming, and the girl looks much younger.

• Blond ombre. Suitable for long curls and only the tips are lightened. Upon completion of the coloring, they interestingly highlight each step of the hairstyle and create an amazing volume.

Most girls have a Slavic type of appearance and have brown hair, the color of which is considered universal and suitable for all coloring techniques. Light brown curls are characterized by five color shades, depending on which colors should be selected for painting. They include such.

• Dark brown. This is a cold and soft tone of the palette, often having a golden tint. Such curls are able to visually lengthen the oval of the face and hide defects of the broad cheekbones. Red, platinum and light golden colors are ideal for their coloring.

• Light brown. This shade is often called "blond." This type of hair does not require radical clarification, therefore, when coloring, it is less exposed to the chemical effect of paints. To get femininity and softness in the image, you should correctly select the color for coloring, giving preference to golden tones. Ash staining will help to give rigor, but brave ladies should choose extraordinary colors.

• Ash. They have a pronounced gray tint. Hide color shades will help color coloring using beige, light nut and coffee colors. It will also be interesting to look in the painting and white, they can highlight individual strands and bangs.

• Golden Differ in caramel and honey reflections. Owners of such hair are suitable for all shades of bronze, red, chestnut and ashen.

• Copper blond. This color is rare in nature. Such hair must have a chocolate shade, which can be combined with honey and caramel. Thanks to these colors, the natural shade of the hair will sparkle in a new way, making the image of the girl fresh and sunny.

Coloring is considered a complex procedure, but it is quite realistic to cope with it at home.The easiest way to do this is to light-brown hair, as it does not require additional lightening procedures. Before proceeding to coloring, you need to decide on the style, colors and prepare the appropriate tools. To do this, you need paint in several shades, a comb, a brush, chopped foil, a container for mixing the composition (preferably glass or plastic) and gloves. To easily lock the strands, you will also need hair clips.

Hair must not be washed before coloring, the time before painting and the last wash should be at least 48 hours. Due to this, the strands will acquire a protective fat layer and will be less susceptible to the chemical effects of dyes.

The painting procedure itself, regardless of the length of the hair, is carried out in stages as follows.

• First, you should comb the curls well and divide them into four parts: the parietal, occipital and two temporal. First of all, it is necessary to color the occipital area, then the parietal and finish with patches on the temples.
• After that, several locks are separated on the back of the head, each of them needs to be fixed at the base with a hairpin. The first strand is taken, foil is placed under it and paint is applied with a brush according to the previously selected scheme. Then the curl is carefully wrapped in foil in such a way as to avoid leakage of paint to the remaining areas. The foil is fixed at the base with a clip or a hairpin. Then you can proceed to dye the remaining strands.
• When the back of the head is colored, they move to other areas, performing a similar procedure. The applied composition is kept on the hair for at least 30 minutes (the exact time is indicated by the manufacturer on the paint packaging). It is first washed off with warm water, then using shampoo.
• The procedure ends with drying the curls and styling.

For owners of long blond hair, it is best to use vertical coloring according to the ombre technique with 3-4 colors that are close to natural. If it is done correctly, you will get a smooth transition of shades at the ends.

Painting is carried out as follows.

• Hair should be combed and divided into three equal parts.
• Starting from the sides, you need to evenly distribute the paint on the ends of the strands, after which they are wrapped in foil and leave the composition for half as much time as indicated in the instructions.
• The foil is removed. The paint from the tips is distributed along the entire length of the hair, keeping the remaining time.
• Curls are washed, their ends are oiled and dried.

A great solution for long blond hair will be the technique of coloring balayazh. For such a painting, you can choose both fiery and muted shades with notes of ash tint. You can do it yourself like this:

• First of all, you need to highlight the internal volume of the hair where you want to apply the paint;
• then the tint composition is mixed and the curls are divided into two identical parts, one of them will be located on top and the other on the bottom;
• the upper strands are fastened with hairpins, and the lower ones are still repeatedly divided into three parts;
• painting starts from the side zones, the coloring composition is applied from the roots to the ends, then the strands are wrapped in foil and can withstand the time specified in the instructions;
• The procedure ends with the removal of foil, washing, drying and styling curls.

Now hairstyles of medium length are very popular among girls. In order to favorably emphasize the beauty of light brown strands, stylists advise using California coloring, after which the roots turn out painted in a dark tone, and the ends in light. To implement this technique, ash and light chestnut tones are usually used.Thanks to this method of painting, an unusual effect of burnt strands is created.

At home, painting takes place as follows:

• hair is divided into several parts, which are planned to give a shade;
• since the painting needs to start from the back of the head, all the strands located in other areas are fixed to the base with a hairpin;
• in a chaotic order, strands of small thickness are selected, they paint a dark palette from the roots, making a smooth transition with a light shade to the tips;
• then the strands are wrapped in foil and wait a certain time (it is indicated on the packaging for the paint);
• after that, the hair is washed and dried.

Brave girls can experiment with brighter colors, preferring red, blue and green. As a paint material, it is recommended to use unstable gels, which are easily washed off over time. If a fashionista has coloring skills, then she can be done with patterned painting using various tones.

Coloring for short haircuts can be performed according to various schemes, it all depends on the personal preferences of the girl and the desired image. For brown hair, both full and partial coloring is excellent. Nowadays, natural color deepening is in fashion, therefore, it is recommended that light-haired ladies paint using tones 4 shades lighter or darker than the natural color of curls. Dyeing is done on unwashed hair. To do this, perform the following steps.

• First of all, the hair itself is prepared - it is combed and divided into several zones, each of which will additionally be divided into separate locks.
• Each thin strand is alternately painted with a corresponding shade, choosing a different width, starting from several millimeters and ending with several centimeters. After that, the colored curls are carefully wrapped in foil so that there is no mixing of tones.
• After a certain time (after about 30 minutes), the paint is washed off, the hair is treated with a nourishing mask and styling is done.

See how to make coloring on brown hair in the video below.