30 Face-Framing Highlights to Enhance Every Face Shape
28. Highlighted Hazelnut Brown. Sometimes all you need to spruce up your brown is a play of light and shadow fueled by subtle golden balayage getting just a tad brighter around the face.
Opting for face-framing highlights is never a bad idea when it comes to updating your hairstyle. Not only are they relatively low-maintenance and inexpensive, but they also come in so many shades and finishes that you will find something to flatter every face shape, skin tone, and hair color.
Not sure what we are talking about? In short, we are talking about sections of highlighted hair concentrated around your face so that they brighten your eyes and skin tone. These are a quick flattering tune-up any woman can try to go for a glow-up.
1. Blonde Money Pieces. If you’re wondering what front highlights will look best on brunette hair, you can’t go wrong with the beige blonde. Go heavy around the face and subtle everywhere else.
2. Peachy Face-Frame. This brown hair gains much better shine and definition with light-reflecting caramel pieces placed near the face and toward the bottom while the peachy tone perfectly chimes with the girl’s warm complexion.
3. Ashy Front Streaks. Here is a nice way to spice up the trendy mushroom hair color — it adds a brighter blonde to the muted taupe shade and brings dynamics into the barely-there waves.
4. Mushroom Brown and Ash. These cool-toned blonde ribbons around the face blend perfectly into the overall muted scheme yet create a bit of brightness for the dark color to pop and shimmer with brown and gray hues.
5. Dark Brunette with Caramel. Brunettes looking for a more lived-in way to incorporate caramel balayage may ask for front ribbons diffused toward the roots and gaining momentum toward the bottom.
6. Blonde Highlights on Black Hair. Balayage for dark hair can come in many colors, but we definitely like the contrast of blonde and black. The placement of these money pieces doesn’t start directly at the roots but just an inch or two lower to really bring focus to the eyes.
7. Chunky Front Streaks. This caramel blonde front balayage looks beautiful on the long brunette hair. If you’re a natural blonde, a lighter shade of blonde is guaranteed to look amazing.
8. Bright-Blonde Money Pieces. Let your locks seamlessly transition from dark roots through ash brown lengths to champagne blonde ends while keeping a couple of front tresses on the brighter side.
9. Inverted Bob with Money Pieces. Are you a woman with a modern brunette bob haircut? Two thin blonde strands in the front ensure the first thing anyone notices on you is your gorgeous eyes.
10. Highlighted Very Dark Hair. Here’s another perfect example of blonde money pieces on dark hair. These are most noticeable up front but they also highlight the hair’s wavy texture throughout the length.
11. Soft Front Hair Streaks. Going just two or three levels lighter will get you to a totally natural-looking light brown with medium blonde strands on the sides.
12. Brunette with Caramel. For brunette women, warm caramel front highlighting brings a little light to the face. Style your look by leaving the top of the hair straight, curling the middle, and straightening the bottom.
13. Buttery Blonde Front Layers. These front strands beautifully illuminate the face and then spread their brightening magic towards intensely layered ends to enhance the play of blonde shades.
14. Tiny Front Highlights. The next blonde before and after transformation clearly shows how the “less is more” rule works by turning the dull base color into a rich shade of dark chocolate filled with flickers.
15. Medium Brown and Honey Blonde. A masterfully done front balayage works absolutely fine with bangs, making them melt into side tresses effortlessly while delivering the desired dimensional effect of hair contouring.
16. Contrasting Money Pieces. Vise versa, you can infuse your dark tresses with tiny strips of blonde from the face down to arrive at more impressive depth and texture throughout the mid-length.
17. Smokey Highlighting. If you are looking for cool tones but without going too ashy, you should consider pairing an iced brunette hue with a toned-down sandy blonde like the balayage sported by this beauty.
18. Long Shag with Face Framing. A lavish mane full of rich texture emphasized by highlighting could easily steal all the show if it weren’t for the high-contrast streaks directing attention back to the face.
19. High-Contrast Front Pieces. Well, this striking scheme offers an approach that is contrary to natural blending but the placement still allows for linking the money piece with the blonde on the ends.
20. Ash Blonde Front Ribbons. The ash blonde front money pieces almost look gray but don’t cross the line on the beautiful long hair.
21. Chunky Creamy Highlighting. Although these front pieces are rather wide, they don’t look splashy even against the dark brown roots due to the right mix of hues.
22. Blonde Balayage Money Pieces. It makes sense to tone down your blonde front layers and keep them neutral rather than gold if you want to avoid excess warmth that can add a yellow tinge to your skin tone.
23. Around-the-Face Soft Balayage. There is nothing sharp and garish in this color job since it is aimed at keeping the overall look neutral yet illuminated and dimensional.
24. Golden Blonde with Ash. That’s why we love near-the-face balayage: they can connect your preferred hair color with the shade that complements your skin tone best, for example, by giving a bit of warmth to otherwise ashy strands.
25. Warm Front Highlighting. “Expensive brunette” is the hottest trend, and this is one of its cute versions — rich, dimensional, effortless-looking, and forgiving to root grow-out.
26. Mid-Length Bronde. If you prefer to keep your hair neither blonde nor brunette but don’t mind gaining some extra attention for your facial features, this hairstyle definitely deserves to get to your mood board.
27. Bronde with Chunky Strands. When your hair is heavily highlighted, you can safely go bolder with your front strips to make them really pop without feeling too splashy.
28. Highlighted Hazelnut Brown. Sometimes all you need to spruce up your brown is a play of light and shadow fueled by subtle golden balayage getting just a tad brighter around the face.
29. Contrasting Ash Blonde. To add some lightness to a brunette hairstyle, try ash blonde front money pieces. Those locks will look extra gorgeous when styled in waves.
30. Cool-Tone Front Layers. Girls with green eyes and fair complexion should steal this version of espresso brown hair ASAP, as it intensifies the color of the iris and creates a stunning contrast for the face.
The best thing about highlights that frame your face is that they’re suitable for anyone, easy to manage and not so expensive to maintain, and can be added to your current hairstyle in a multitude of ways. From thin and minimal to chunky and contrasting, such front coloring in the right shade will be a beautiful addition to your current hair color.
