If you thought rose gold hair was mesmerizing, just wait until you see this season’s rose brown hair; a darker take on the metallic hair trend that brunettes are going to love. It’s one of Google’s top-searched hair colors of 2021, and now rose brown is hitting fever pitch, with a deluge of punchy, pink-tinted manes popping up all over Instagram. So, how do you get the look? Keep scrolling for everything you could possibly need to know about rose brown hair, from what gives it that rosy glow to how you can lock the trend down for longer..
It’s simple, really. Rose brown hair is what you’d call brunette locks that have been enhanced with a subtle dose of pink. It’s a little like rose gold, except it relies on a deep base color, rather than a blonde or red. Above, you can see a clear difference between the two trends, with rose gold (on the left) offering a lighter pink finish, while rose brown (right) is all about a softer kiss of color in a berry, raspberry or pastel tone. In fact, the rose brown trend plays perfectly into this season’s Insta-Vintage movement, which is all about giving your favorite hair colors (whether that’s blonde, red or, indeed, pink) a lived-in makeover for an ultra-wearable look.
ROSE BROWN HAIR IDEAS TO GET YOU INSPIRED
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE
Just look at this raspberry chocolate mane. For true pink hair lovers, this rose-to-brown ratio will fit the bill, as it features only hints of brunette peeking out through boldly-colored waves. If you create this kind of look for your clients, make sure you add a salt spray, like EIMI Ocean Spritz, for texture when you style.
ROSY GLOW
That glow, though. Shauna Forman created this luminous look using Color Touch, starting with a root blend of 15g 6/0 + 5g 6/75 mixed in a 1:2 ratio with 1.9%. Through the ends, Blondor Freelights 6% was applied to prep for rosy color, before the mid band was toned using Color Touch 10g 7/75 + 3g 9/36 mixed in a 1:2 ratio with 1.9 %. Mid-lengths then melted into ends thanks to a combination of 10g 10/0 + 1g 55/65 + Special Mix 5g /56 + 1g /68 1:2 with the pastel developer. Dreamy.
