ILLUMINATED BRUNETTES

For new-age highlights inspiration, those with dark hair should look to South America. Brazilian hair colourists are currently causing a sensation with their subtle shading skill. Look up #morenailuminada (Portuguese for “illuminated brunette”) on Instagram and prepare to marvel. Stylists like (João Bosco (@jobosco) and Cris Ferreira (@crisferreira23) are proving that brunettes can have just as much fun as blondes in the highlights department. The trick is never to go more than three shades away from your base colour and ask for fine sections of colour placed irregularly throughout your hair, not in chunky sections. Browse Instagram or Pinterest and show pictures to your colourist. Choosing the depth and tone of your colour is a complicated business verbally; pictures ensure nothing gets lost in translation. >>