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Looking to breathe life into your short brown hair? Enhance your style with highlights and lowlights that bring vibrancy and radiance to your locks. Bid farewell to dullness and embrace a playful new look that turns heads. Discover the best ways to get short brown hair with highlights in 2025 and get ready to unleash your inner trendsetter.
With unmatched expertise, Romeu Felipe, the brilliant colorist at Rom.Academy in São Paulo, Brazil, creates stunning hair transformations! This flawless brunette bob with subtle light brown highlights us just one example.
@romeufelipe
With a dark chocolate base and hot caramel highlights, this look is a stunning example of the beauty that emerges when a skilled hair colorist works their magic on a luscious mane. Credit goes to Rodrigo Cintra from The Art Salon.
@rodrigocintra
Salah Masri, Dubai, has crafted a remarkable brow hair color blend. The low maintenance balayage concentrates on the ends and introduces a delicate transition of hues, shifting gracefully from dark chocolate to light brown.
@hairbysalah
Chocolate and cinnamon pair well not only in confectionary but in yummy hair colors too! Meg Mizuno tones client’s blonde hair down for a fall season and added cinnamon red highlights to take the spicy brown base to a whole new level of deliciousness.
@megumicolor
Who would have thought that a brassy finish can work wonders for your hair? Summer S Evans masterfully captured perfect fall vibes through these beautiful auburn highlights on a deep brown base, leaving her client with an absolutely stunning ‘do!
@summerevansstudio
The midium bob is a trendy cut that combines the best of both worlds. Sitting perfectly at the midpoint of the neck, this hairstyle brings a delightful sense of freedom, requiring minimal maintenance effort and setting a perfect canvas for highlights and lowlights.
@kbbsalon
It’s strongly advisable to do a strand test before getting blonde highlights to check whether your hair can handle bleaching. If your hair doesn’t pass the strand test, don’t get discouraged. You can apply a toner to the ends to achieve a bright brunette effect, like Joah Mendes did it.
@joahhmendes
Combine stunning hues of brown with blonde highlights to craft an unparalleled dimension in your curly pixie cut. Dimensional coloring does not only elevate your perfectly textured curls, but also add an extra dash of girly charm to your look.
@jeanclaudeelmoughayar
Want to give your classic lob a makeover? Treat yourself to a delectable hazelnut balayage that will breathe new life into your locks. Applied on the chocolate base color, it creates a mouth-watering color combo of highlights for short brown hair.
@vitosatalino_official
Looking to rock some highlights that are low-key but still deliver major impact? Brown tones are where it’s at! We absolutely adore how this color choice makes a statement on this soft feminine pixie.
@romeufelipe
Sal Salcedo from Nova Arts Salon in Los Angeles, USA, shares the secret to this voluminous tousled look. “Internal layers equals internal volume!” says the creator. We also low how subtle highlights create a sun-kissed effect on the dark brown bob.
@salsalhair
This fabulous brown bob has received a dose of warm-toned highlights that perfectly complement the base. This awesome balayage bob gives off serious sun-kissed vibes as if you spent countless hours soaking up rays.
If you’re yearning for highlights but not quite ready for a bold contrast, this brown balayage is here to save the day. With this technique, the color won’t cover your roots, so you won’t have to stress about that dreaded harsh line as your hair grows.
@slickback_buttahtoast
Golden face-framing highlights are a game-changer for owners of luscious brown locks. It’s the ultimate highlight option to infuse your mane with glorious gold hues while keeping your beloved dark brown shade intact.
@alanaugustto
Level up your short bob with some seriously bold peekaboo highlights! These playful pops of color will add an extra dose of excitement and personality to your hair.
@thaiscarvalho_hair
One of the things that makes this short bob so cool is the asymmetry. The bangs and textured layers create awesome dynamics. The highlights are rocking this part too! They start a bit off the roots and gracefully cascade to the sides.
@joahhmendes
This edgy yet feminine asymmetric pixie features long, beautifully highlighted bangs that add a touch of drama and flair. Even the tiniest touches of highlights add an exciting twist to the already bold cut.
@jeanclaudeelmoughayar
Unlike traditional highlights, hand-painted balayage allows achieving effortless, leaved-in look and minimize salon visits to upkeep the color. Colorist Vito Satalino from Monopoli, Italy, did a great job on this short dark brown hair by placing highlights around the face, where they make the most impact.
@vitosatalino_official
Shine like a star with luscious copper and dirty blonde highlights reflecting light and radiating pure elegance! The colorist behind this style, Kierras Taylor from Chic Shades Hair Atelier in The Woodlands, USA, loves “toning with both warm and cool for most dimensional blondes.”
@kierrastaylor
Luis Alfredo, the stylist behind this gorgeous look, believes that a well-executed cut and a suitable color have a transforming power on a person. With this look, the client’s face looks as if it is illuminated from within.
@luisalfredo.mechas
If you’re craving a touch of mahogany without straying too far from your beloved brunette, keep this look by Casey from Bokka Salon in Coconut Creek, Florida, as an example. This stunning shade of brown will infuse your strands with instant warmth.
@bokka.salon
Rock the coolest hairstyle on the block: the textured bob with toffee highlights! These highlights created by Katie Francis from Awe Salon add a delicious touch of warmth to the haircut. You may also want to enhance depth by adding deep brown lowlights to your mane.
@prettypeople_bykatie
Warm brown and copper shades are like the ultimate dream team! These hues know how to work their magic together, creating a delightful harmony. The lighter pieces are like the icing on the cake, perfectly accentuating the incredible texture that has been expertly crafted into the hair.
@marmaladesalon
This sensational hairstyle combines the richness of espresso with the magic of chunky blonde highlights. The partial highlights leave most of hair intact but add a touch of brightness and dimension that will leave you feeling like a total superstar.
@styled_by_carolynn
If you love a touch of red, get ready to fall head over heels for these fabulous red highlights. They are absolutely perfect for adding that extra oomph to your dark brown, wavy locks. You way tone the base a dark mahogany hue for added zazz too.
@salonstemmler
If you, like Yan Boaz’s client, crave to “bring naturalness and softness” to your image, opt for a golden brown tone that adds dimension and warmth to your short brown hair. Embrace the balayage technique, where hand-painted highlights create a seamless and natural blend of colors for a truly stunning result.
@marcosyan_boaz
We love it when artists choose minimalistic bleach-free tones for brown hair for damage-free hair color experience. Not only does this no-bleach balayage look stunning, but it is also easier to maintain.
@paintmyhairr
Chris Weber Mirlach from Vanilla Loft managed to achieve the perfect balance of edginess and softness with a messy bob featuring a stunning velvet rose color. Just the right touch of romance and allure to short brown hair.
@chrisweberhair
A bob cut is a timeless classic, but you can easily step it up with a few soft waves and cleverly placed golden streaks. These strategic highlights by Casey from Bokka Salon work their magic by creating depth and texture, so you might want to copy the look.
@bokka.salon
Turn up the style meter with dark blonde highlights for your dark hair! These highlights radiate that effortless glow wherever you go and help you define the texture of your beautiful locks.
@maduda.hair
Experience the enchantment of dark short hair with highlights and let your style speak volumes! Whether blonde, brown or rose gold, highlights effortlessly elevate short brown hair, adding a touch of allure and sophistication.
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