There is a joke that claims that everything is simple in women: straight hair should be braided, curly – relaxed, short – extended, long – cut. We could go on and add that blondes want to be brunettes and girls with dark hair see themselves as blondes in their dreams. With highlights, every change in hair color becomes softer. It can be very subtle and absolutely in harmony with your natural hair color. Or for example you can become a “bronde”, which is a mix of a brunette and blonde, why not? Moreover, there are numerous interesting solutions with full/partial highlights and lowlights. Here's a gallery of 50 most notable.

Highlights spice up your dark brown or light brown hairstyles. Even the simplest hairstyle looks beautiful with the right selected and applied highlights. They bring out your eye color and skin tone, give your hair volume and look stunning, whether you wear your hair down or style it in a sophisticated cut.

Basically, highlights are at least 2 shades lighter than your natural color. When applied all over the head, these are full highlights. Partial highlights are applied more locally, for example from the crown to the bangs, or especially for the sides. Sometimes lowlights are added before the 3-tone replacement. Lowlights are normally at least 2 shades darker than your natural hair. To create highlights and/or lowlights on brown hair, colorists use either traditional foil techniques for precise streaking or the balayage method where the dyes are applied with special paddles.

The latest hair trends suggest natural looks and subtle transitions of hair colors and shades, which make your base color more radiant and accentuate your eyes and skin tone. For example, pale skin and soft brown hair go well with highlights that are only 1 shade lighter. However, you can also opt for more contrasting, bolder solutions.