Style Hair Twilighting Is the New Low-Maintenance Hair Color for Brunettes By Kaitlyn Yarborough Kaitlyn Yarborough Part of the Southern Living team since 2017, Kaitlyn Yarborough Sadik is a Georgia native living in Austin, Texas, who covers a wide variety of topics for both the magazine and website, focusing on culture and lifestyle content, as well as travel in the South. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on May 27, 2022 Close Photo: @justinandersoncolor We're suckers for a hair color trend with a jazzy name—Peach cobbler hair? Where do we sign up?—but when it also delivers in both looks and maintenance, we're officially impressed. And that's exactly the sweet spot that twilighting hair color tries to hit: pretty, low maintenance, and a name that fancies us intrigued. Twilighting brightens your natural brunette base color using subtle shades like caramel, gold, bronze, and even warm chocolate to get a natural result. By staying two to three shades within your natural color (and focusing around your face!), you minimize your hair's exposure to bleach, while still looking like you spent plenty of time marinating in tin foil. Win-win. "It grows out seamlessly," says Kate Reid, Global Design Director at COLOR.ME by Kevin Murphy. "Clients can retouch their hair every 12 to 16 weeks, which makes it very wearable and affordable." Here are 10 twilighting ideas to show your colorist. 01 of 10 Sunlit Brown @morganparks901 This hair color shows off twilighting in action. Focus warm, sunny shades (only 2 to 3 shades lighter than your base!) on the money pieces around your face and on your ends. 02 of 10 Sun-Kissed Caramel @nikkilee901 A sunset has nothing on this sun-kissed brunette shade. Subtle balayage makes sure the lighter color blends seamlessly with your base color. It's a sight to behold. 03 of 10 Honey Gold Touches @justinandersoncolor As if curls needed any more personality. Brush golden honey color all over those ringlets, and you're set for months. Easy and stunning. 04 of 10 Baby Chocolate @mizzchoi Only slightly lighter than her natural chocolate brown, this toasty hair color delivers major fun without any commitment. 05 of 10 Butter Gold Balayage @karissakolorist You can't beat classic gold balayage—oh wait, making sure it will last at least four months? Consider it beaten. 06 of 10 Gold Babylights @taunidawson Twilighting is all about using balayage and babylights to create a lit-from-within look. Those golden babylights? Lit. From. Within. 07 of 10 Bronze Melt @jamiewilhelm.hair Twilighting doesn't always have to be muted. This all-over bronzed caramel color is the perfect example. 08 of 10 Frosted Brunette @hairby_chrissy Mocha brown gals can get in on the fun, too. Add low-key frosty bronze balayage to up the ante without making a big commitment. 09 of 10 Tawny Touches @karissakolorist Keep things at the most low-maintenance levels possible with smooth, tawny touches of hair color that frame your face. 10 of 10 Honey Caramel @justinandersoncolor Instant warmth, coming right up. Honey-tinged caramel takes chocolate brown hair to the next level. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit