"Roasted Caramel" Is the Most Luxurious Spring Hair-Color Idea For Brunettes

We're all for bold highlights and creative color combinations, but there's also something about beautifully done, natural-looking hair color that we can't get enough of. Our latest hair-dye obsession is exactly that, in the form of this sumptuous "roasted caramel" hair color.

Oregon-based hair colorist and educator Presley Poe is the master behind the seamlessly blended, multitonal brunette hue. "The roasted caramel color was created to push the limits of what business casual means in the workplace and give my client something that is 'natural' with edge and sophistication," she told POPSUGAR. "Throughout the pandemic more and more people have been asking for sustainable color with less upkeep to maintain their personal style."

This trend has also been seeing an uptick of popularity after the show The Queen's Gambit, and makes for a great option for anyone willing to try a completely new hue. "An evolution of pink shades we saw in 2020, for 2021, I'm seeing shades of red-orange becoming increasingly popular to those willing to experiment," said NYC-based colorist Aura Friedman.

As for the process, Poe started by creating a balayage base, and then went over it with a "warm tone", likely a glaze. Due to the complexity of the coloring process, it's not something Poe would recommend to try at home. However, "people with pre-existing balayage or highlights ranging from medium brown to lighter tones," can use an at-home gloss (Poe said you might need to do more than one application to get your desired results) to try and achieve the multi-tonal effect. "A good at-home hair care regimen will also help with shine, I suggest a treatment like Olaplex or Schwarzkopf's Bond Treatment."