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Chunky highlights, which are usually between an inch or two thick, are a great way to brighten dull hair as well as add shine to it. Also, if you are planning to dye your hair, it is a good idea to get highlights put in, before you take the plunge. This way you can check out how a certain shade looks against your skin tone, without causing any adverse damage to your hair. If chunky highlights for brown hair is what you are looking for, then you need to know which color highlights and hair coloring ideas are best suited for brown hair.

Natural Highlights

The highlight color you settle on should be based on the shade of your hair. Highlighting dark hair which is brown in color with chunky highlights in lighter shades of brown would look great and add a lot of depth, while blonde highlights in brown hair may be a bit jarring. However, if you want to turn heads, you know what to do. For natural looking chunky highlights, color your hair with highlights that are only a shade or two lighter than your natural hair color. Another factor to be considered while deciding on a chunky highlight color is if your brown hair is. Choosing the color of highlights for brown hair also depends on whether your hair is cool-toned or warm-toned. What this means is that if your hair is cool-toned, then you have ash and beige undertones, while if your hair is warm-toned, then you have golden or reddish undertones. Your highlights should correspond with the undertones of your hair. Light brown hair with chunky highlights in blond can look fabulous. If you have light chestnut colored hair, then chunky highlights in honey blond will look great. Strawberry blond chunky highlights look beautiful on medium brown hair.

Loud Highlights

If you want an attention grabbing look, then you can get chunky highlights in a shade much lighter than your natural hair color. The disparity between the two shades is sure to make the highlights stand out. For these kind of streaking or highlighting, you may streak your long layered hair all over, but preferably only in select areas of your bangs and around your face for shorter hair. You can add four ash or platinum blond chunky highlights on the crown of your head or color your bangs blond. If an expressive punk or memo style is what you are trying to achieve, you can get one chunky highlight in pink, blue, purple, or even add multiple colors.

To put highlights in brown hair, you will need to bleach those portions. The time period you will leave the bleach in for, will depend on how light you want your highlights. Many people end up with orangish or brassy highlights, when they try this themselves, which is why it is ideal to get chunky highlights put in by a stylist. However, if you decide to give it a go at home here are some tips that may help you in learning how to highlight your own hair:

• Do some research, ask your friends, and try to ensure that you use the right product. Technique is important too and you need the box with the cap and hook for short hair, and paint brush for long hair. Follow all the directions the products come with.
• Some hair products suggest washing your hair a day or two ahead of coloring, so as to ensure that your natural oils are present at the time of the process, which will protect your scalp and hair to a certain extent.
• It is of utmost importance to get the right color for your hair. For warm highlights, select gold or caramel tones.

Chunky highlights for brown hair can add luster to your hair, but remember that any coloring process damages your hair, which is why proper hair care is essential. Give special attention to your hair, with frequent conditioning or with the use of a deep conditioning mask to help it recover.