Maxine Kroll

It’s your turn, brunettes: One of the hottest trends right now is a dark brunette shade on the outgrowth and mid-length with a lighter caramel color on the ends. Colorist Leslie Shores doesn’t think this look is going away anytime soon because it’s classy with a bit of an edge. And it allows you to cut back on highlighting.

Examples of celebrities embracing this look are Penelope Cruz, Keira Knightly, model Lily Aldridge, Megan Fox, and Olivia Palermo.

For brunette clients whose old highlights have grown out, Shores touches up their hair in a dark brown shade without touching or refreshing the ends. The existing highlights are saved on the ends.

If someone has bright highlights that are still new, she paints a few balayage highlights onto the under layers of the hair, then creates a few caramel strands on top, one-and-a-half to two inches away from the new growth. Afterwards she touches up the new growth with a dark brown shade.

So if you want to try something different, or find yourself overdosing on highlights, this would be a perfect solution for you.