15 Hair-Color Terms to Know Before Your Next Salon Appointment

"[Tortoiseshell] is more highlighted than sombré, and it's less ombré than ombré," Hill says. "It basically adds more highlights to the top portion of the hair, and it makes the ombré even more subtle." The key to getting the tortoiseshell look on brunette hair is to ask for golden tones. Key words to use with your colorist are honey, caramel, and copper.