Looking for picture perfect highlights to grace your gorgeous dark skin tone? Read on for ideas on hair highlights for dark skin that will complement your complexion!
Blonde highlights for dark skin tones
Dark skin looks fantastic with a few strategically-placed blonde highlights placed through dark hair. Some of your options involve buttery blonde or champagne sections placed where light would naturally hit the hair, and help to bring radiance to your face.
Ask your stylist whether you have warm or cool tones in your skin, which will help you choose the best blonde highlights for your hair. Light ash can work well when used as highlights for black hair and brown skin with cooler undertones.
Alternatively, if you really want to stand out, you could embrace some colour contrasting with an all-over platinum blonde look. Visible roots are also now a popular hairstyle trend, so a few inches of grown out roots is a look of its own if you want low maintenance with your colour!
Brunette highlights for dark skin tones
Here are a few of the most flattering shades of brown highlights for different dark skin tones:
Light brown skin tones
From dark honey and even vibrant cherry red, light brown skin is showcased with red and orange warm highlights, which help to make your complexion glow. For those making their first venture into lightening, caramel highlights for dark skin tones can be a gentler approach.Medium brown skin tones
If you've got medium brown skin and cool undertones, the best highlights (and lowlights) for your hair are shades of coffee, chocolate or mocha. Alternatively, try a delicious combination of all of them for even more depth to your hair!Dark brown and black skin tones
Dark brown and black skin colours look incredible with deep red, and dark mahogany highlights. You could even throw in a hint of purple to add depth to your hair.Bright hair colours for dark skin tones
Speaking of purple, why not think outside the square and try some vibrant colour highlights in your locks?
These days, hair colours are like make-up: you can play around with unlimited combinations from right across the rainbow. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look "natural", it's about expressing your creativity with the help of your L'Oréal Professionnel expert stylist! Get your imagination gears going with options from silver/grey highlights to bright pink tips or a more discreet dark blue that shimmers in the light. Another beautiful trend for dark skin is rose gold highlights on black hair, with warmth from the rose gold and hint of metallic shimmer that's sure to turn heads.
Hair highlighting vocabulary 101
Struggling to understand the difference between foils, balayage, ombré, dip-dye or the latest technique of "strandlighting"? They might all be ways to introduce a different shade of colour to your hair, but it's important to know the difference when it comes to asking your stylist for a new look.Here is a handy glossary for your reference.