It can be achieved by afoiling or a balayage," adds colorist Tiffanie Richards.
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Contrary to your typical Instagram trend, Tuttle thinks tiger eye hair has more staying power.
He recommends bringing a list of questions and deferring to your colorist for the best combination of tones.
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In general, “the base color should be in the brunette family.”
Maintenance level:Medium to low.
Your geographic location can also impact the cost, so call ahead to get an estimate.
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Keep scrolling for all the tiger’s eye inspiration you could possibly need for your next coloring appointment.
Her deeper roots give way to well-placedblonde streaksand an explosion of curls.
Here,auburnhighlights add warmth and dimension to dark brown tresses.
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Blowout
Tiger eye can also flatter those with straight hair or a straight style.
“The reason for this is because it will really showcase the subtlety between the highlights and base.”
A side braid further accentuates caramel highlights and lowlights to create the perfect tiger’s eye updo.
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Lots o' Texture
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Waves can help you show off the different facets of tiger’s eye hair.
Use a texturizing product like Ouai’s Air Dry Foam to add that wind-swept quality to your strands.
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This reddish-brown shade, however, has a hint ofrose goldthat makes it really stand out.
Whether you choose this over more traditional warm highlights will likely depend on your complexion.
We love the piecey cool blonde highlights threaded throughout a brunette base.
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Long and Glossy
Tiger eye works beautifully on hair that goes on for days.
The length really allows for room to play with highlights, color shifts, and loads of dimension.
To get this next-level shine, Tuttle suggests keeping strands healthy by using both acolor-safe conditionerand aleave-in.
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Wavy With Texture
Effortless texture and multidimensional color combine to bring us this covetable style.
She proves that these color techniques can work beautifully onshorter styles.
Just keep in mind that “less is more” when it comes to highlights.
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The highlight should only be a shade at most lighter than the base," Richards advises.
Voluminous Waves
J.
Lo is practically the pioneer of tiger’s eye hair.
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It’s a classic look that won’t go out of style any time soon.
Pin-Straight
Chrissy Teigen’s pin-straight hair with blunt ends really shows off the depth of her color.
Hercenter partlooks utterly modern while maintaining a bit of a vintage ’70s vibe.
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Balayage Brown
Thisbalayage browntake has a goldish tinge that works to brighten brunette hair.
However, thisbalayage blondebob proves that the trend also looks great against a shorter, cooler-toned palette.
The effect is interwoven layers of caramel color that we can’t take our eyes off of.
Honey Brown Highlights
Hints ofhoney brownwork their way into this tiger’s eye look that radiates warmth.
The brand Overtone has color-specific formulas.
It’s best left to the professionals.
