It's finally summer, so let's take a moment to celebrate the best things about the season: Taking vacations with your loved ones, eating ice cream sandwiches, and trying out new hairstyles. So it's a good thing there's a new color on the hair scene: bronde.
Yes, it looks like a typo, but "bronde" is actually a combo term for a dye job that mixes blonde and brown shades together, says Suave Professionals hairstylist Marcus Francis. Less intense than ombre hair yet more impactful than simple blonde streaks, this look is all over Pinterest hair inspo boards right now. So, how do you make it work for you?
"If you have darker hair and a tan skin tone, ask for golden, multidimensional tones," says celebrity stylist Mario Ortega of Rik Rak Salon in Florida. "But if you're paler, ash tones will look great. Either way, just make sure the contrast isn't too far from your roots."
If you're not ready to take the all-over bronde color plunge, try face-framing highlights in warmer tones like gold, honey, caramel, and cognac, says Meri Kate O'Connor, senior colorist at Eva Scrivo Salon in New York City.
"Keeping your color bright around your face and darker at the crown and back is the key to natural, sun-kissed hair," says Meri Kate. "Plus, it mimics the way the sun will lighten your hair as well."
Which leads us to the other bonus of this new hair color technique: It's low-maintenance. You won't get the high-contrast dark roots that come from dyeing your hair totally blonde or the straight-across root line that shows up when you go full-on vibrant red or brown. Similar to the foilyage trend, bronde hair keeps your roots looking natural as they grow in, making upkeep less urgent each month. Plus, you'll look sun-kissed and glamorous. We'd call that a win win.
Sam's enthusiasm for makeup is only rivaled by their love of all things relating to cats. In their spare time, they enjoy watching scary movies, putting avocado on everything, and seeing how many shades of the rainbow they can dye their hair before 30.
