Achieving Bronde Hair Color at Home

What is bronde hair? A gorgeous multi-dimensional color that sits right between blonde and brown. How to get bronde hair color at home? The shade and color application will vary depending on your existing color. Want to learn more? Then keep reading this post!

What Is a Bronde Hair Color?

Bronde hair color is a combination of blonde and brown, a beautiful combination of the two that can be achieved by toning, highlighting, lowlighting, or balayage. It looks gorgeous on a range of skin tones and adds some interest to your overall color since it is not quite blonde or brown.

Bronde hair color is perfect for both natural blondes and brunettes. If you’re among the first group, bronde will add a touch of elegance and depth to your hair; if you’re among the second group, it’ll lift your look and illuminate it!

How to Achieve Bronde Hair Color at Home?

How to get bronde hair color at home? Again, it all depends on your starting point. 

If your hair is currently blonde:

You don't necessarily need to add any more highlights since there is already blonde lightness in your hair. In this case, you want to add some depth and darkness without going too dark. Try Madison Reed ColorWonder Demi-Permanent Hair Color in 8AG, Iconic Bronde. It’s a perfect shade to add just the right amount of darkness with a soft beigey tone (not overly ash and not overly warm) to blonde, light brown, or highlighted hair. ColorWonder takes just 20 minutes and lasts up to 25 washes – plus, it works on every hair type and texture.

If your hair is currently brunette:

You may need to add some lightness to your hair first in order to get you closer to the blonde family. You can either do foil highlights or balayage highlights. You don't want to go too light blonde, so a soft balayage may be the way to go. Once your hair is lightened, you will choose a toner to help combat brassiness without going too ashy in tone. Madison Reed's Balayage LightWorks Kit in Lazio can help you achieve that beigey bronde tone you want to see.

Don’t Overdo Your Highlights

If you’re a brunette, you might fall in love with your blonde strands after seeing them – we get it, blonde is gorgeous! But if you really want to get the perfect bronde hair color, you shouldn’t overdo your highlights. What we recommend is thinking about them as “lighter hair strands or dark blonde” – an addition to your brown base.

Keep Your Hair Cool

Bronde should be somewhere between cold and neutral with some warm touches. This means that you really need to be careful with the undertones from the hair level chart.

Don’t go too far into the cool undertones when choosing your lowlights – opt for slightly cool or neutral shades. Otherwise, your bronde hair color might end up looking too ashy. 

It’s All About the Blend

If you are adding highlights to achieve a bronde look, go with the theme of “natural.” You want to avoid anything that contrasts too heavily with your darker base color. Balayage highlights that have a softer blend rather than harsh lines will help create the overall bronde effect you’re going for.

Best Bronde Hair Color Ideas

Now that you know what goes into bronde hair color, let’s look at some inspiration – gorgeous bronde hair color ideas that you can achieve with our salon-quality hair color products!

Sandy Bronde Hair Color

Looking for a bronde for long hair? You’ll fall in love with sandy bronde. It’s a sun-kissed hue that’s perfect for any time of year, though it’ll look truly amazing in the summer when contrasted with the golden sands of a tropical beach. 

Pearl Bronde Hair

Pearl bronde is the go-to option if you are searching for a dark bronde hair color. It’s a flashy cool vibe that’s also reflective and multi-dimensional.

Dark Bronde Balayage

Bronde balayage on dark hair is also a gorgeous option, and it makes the perfect choice if you’re still unsure about going full bronde. You can achieve it by adding subtle blonde strands to your dark hair.

Ash Bronde Hair

Ash bronde hair is trendy and looks good on almost anyone, but is especially flattering on a cooler skin tone. Do you want to feel cool, fun, and unstoppable? Then lean into this hair color ASAP!

Curly Bronde Hair

Bronde hair color is all about making your hair look dimensional, and what could be better for that than curly hair? It looks natural and evokes the feeling of movement and brightness, plus it works with several variations of bronde! You can try it out with the classic bronde hair color, a mixture of slightly warm and neutral brown, but also experiment with more golden blonde hues for a warmer look!

The Takeaway

Now that you know what bronde hair color is and how to achieve it at home, you’re ready to test it out! Again, if you have blonde, light brown, or highlighted hair, try our ColorWonder Demi-Permanent Hair Color in 8AG, Iconic Bronde to add just the right amount of darkness with a soft beigey tone. Or check out our guide on how to highlight your hair with our Lightworks Highlighting Kit, and choose one of the wonderful bronde hair color ideas showcased in this article – we know you’re going to look absolutely gorgeous!

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