When your crown feels more lackluster than lustrous, it’s time to head to the salon and refresh.
(And yes, it’s inspired by your favorite tortoiseshell sunglasses.)
Tortoiseshell hair mixes dark shades with touches of warm caramel, honey, and gold.
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Check out these tortoiseshellhair color inspirationsbefore your next salon trip.
The subtle ombre covers all of the tortoiseshell hues: chocolate, chestnut, caramel, and gold.
We love the way the warm blonde color works with the long, face-framing layers.
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There’s no doubt they’ll be catching the sun all season long.
Baby Balayage
Want to spice up your bob?
A deep chocolate base color gets a welcome kick from baby balayage highlights in rich chestnuts and caramel.
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Piecey highlights and heavy face-framing help add texture and blend the color.
Ribbons of randomly placed honey balayage highlights add just the right amount of shine and reflection.
It’s the perfect laid-back, lived-in, warm blonde look.
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We’re all for this shiny tortoiseshell blend.
A black-brown base color gets warmth and lightness from chestnut, amber, caramel, and gold.
Amber Balayage
This tortoiseshell blend works well for lighter brown or bronde hair.
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Rich honey and amber highlights enhance a light chocolate base.
The super subtle balayage makes for easy upkeep and natural-looking results.
Sombre
When hair color looks totally natural, you know you’ve done it right!
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This incredibly subtle soft ombre starts with a warm brunette base and melts into a robust covering of caramel.
This blend will pop on olive or tan skin tones.
This style adds a little extra honey blonde, making it summer-approved.
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Golden Caramel
Talk about some summertime sunshine.
you’re free to’t go wrong with this bright blend of color.
Bronze Sombre
We’re swooning over the rich metallic finish of this bronzed tortoiseshell mane.
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Bronze is characterized as a shade of brown that emphasizes gold and red undertones.
A little extra honey and gold around the face and ends make this color look naturally sun-kissed.
Heavy face-framing and shadow rooting make it super flattering and low maintenance.
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This multi-dimensional chestnut brown uses rich ribbons of color to achieve the perfect blend.
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