32 Hottest Long Brown Hair Ideas for Women in 2024

Avery Hunt
Avery Hunt Hair Colorist

Brunette goddesses are always looking for a way to change their long brown hair without having to cut it. Here are some great ideas to keep your length, update your look, and maybe get out of your comfort zone of your everyday style.

So before your next hair appointment, check out these trendy photos of long brown hair ideas!

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#1: Bouncy Curly Hairstyle for Brown Hair

Amazing curls with warm brown tones create a beautiful and easy-to-maintain style. Medium skin tones that have a warm undertone wear this color well. Hair that is naturally brown is an easy base to add soft ombre’ highlights that are kept a warm light brown to give that golden glow.

#2: Long Muted and Dusty Brown Balayage

If you’re looking for a fresh and modern hair color, consider a style with muted and dusty brown hues using the balayage technique. The style we suggest combines muted brown tones and lends your hair a sophisticated look with its subtle dusty overlay. This hair color works well with a variety of skin tones, particularly those with warm undertones. If you want a natural-looking, trendy, and low-maintenance hair color, then this style with muted tones achieved through dusty brown balayage is a great option.

#3: Done-Undone Long Brown Hair

This light brown hair is described as done but undone hair. If doing extensions, you need to consider the care and maintenance. For clip-in extensions, take your time when taking them out or it will rip your hair.

#4: Glamorous Deep Brunette

If you’re looking for a color to warm up your brown hair, consider a rich color warm chocolate brunette. In fact, the color is versatile for all skin tones. The golden tones will add brightness to your facial features. When doing chocolate colors, my favorite trick is to do a glossing in addition to their service. It adds shine.

Golden Brown Hair with Blonde Highlights
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#5: Golden Brown Hair with Blonde Highlights

Three cheers for the warmth of golden brown hair with blonde highlights! Keeping the hair more natural-looking ensures longer-lasting color as you aren’t fighting unnatural tones. Long, beachy waves can be worn for multiple days by using dry shampoo in between washes.

#6: Mushroom Brown on Long Layered Haircut

As we head toward cooler weather, consider a mushroom brown on a long layered haircut. These earthy tones are great on darker hair hues. Make sure you give your hair a day or two between washes to preserve the mushroom tone. Finish hair with a big curling iron to achieve a waterfall of waves.

Lengthy Brown Shag
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#7: Lengthy Brown Shag

Rock a lengthy brown shag if you are looking for a style that is stylish yet versatile. The layers will add instant volume and texture to your hair. Talk to your stylist if you’re ready for an edgier look!

Long Ash Brown Hair
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#8: Long Ash Brown Hair

Consider long ash brown hair if you’re wanting to add smokey tones to your brunette while keeping it natural-looking. The hues of warm and cool tones will leave you with a beautiful dimensional brunette. Try a gloss color to give your hair instant shine and luster!

#9: Chocolate Brown Layers

Opt for beautiful, shiny, and natural chocolate brown hair with long layers. Ladies love how shiny and healthy the hair appears with this shade. It’s low-maintenance, yet so elegant, too!

natural and romantic-looking cool brown hair
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#10: Natural & Romantic-Looking Cool Brown Hair

A cool brown shade can make for a very soft, natural, and romantic look. It’s very flattering on most skin tones as it’s very soft and neutral.

#11: Rich Dark Chocolate Brown Hair

This color is described as a rich dark chocolate. It’s a dark brown color that isn’t too dark! It’s very hard to find a good dark brunette that doesn’t resemble a black.

natural gloss on brown locks
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#12: Natural Gloss on Brown Locks

Long shiny brown hair should capture a woman’s vision while complimenting her features. This subtle brunette has a very natural and dimensional look that will suit almost any skin tone. If you’re wondering if this color and style would suit you, ask your stylist what would best complement your features.

oak brown on long straight hair
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#13: Oak Brown on Long Straight Hair

An oak brown color on lengthy hair creates a natural look that complements a light skin color. The easiest way to be noticeable is to have super crazy colors and a total huge change from the previous look, but that wouldn’t meet the request of being natural. Bring your color down to a slightly lighter shade, and also do a hair treatment so that the hair will have a nice healthy shine to it. The treatment will also bring out the color and lightened up your whole face.

dark coffee brunette with honey caramel balayage hair
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#14: Dark Coffee Brunette with Honey Caramel Balayage Hair

Achieve this brown hair color with a shade of dark coffee brunette with honey caramel balayage. The dark pieces and lighter pieces really contrast and complement each other. It’s low-maintenance if you’re already a brunette. The roots are kept dark and the colors added are blended in so that there will not be a line where the color grows out.

#15: Sun-Kissed & Tousled Brown Hair

This brown hair is a natural, sun-kissed balayage hair color that is styled with tousled, loose curls. Warm brown balayage hair color ideas are perfect for a woman who wants something low-maintenance.

#16: Warm Toasty Brown Balayage for Long Wavy Hair

A brown balayage with a gorgeous warm tone goes great with several types of skin tones. You can make it darker for an easier transition and lighter to go with the seasons. You can also take it lighter or darker to help to go with each person’s skin tone.

long chestnut brown
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#17: Long Chestnut Brown

This is a chestnut brunette brown hair color. This long brown hairstyle is for women who want to enhance their own natural brunette color. The front is highlighted along the hairline to give that impact money piece!”

#18: Lived-In Dimensional Brown Hair

Opt for beautiful, fresh, lived-in, dimensional brown beach waves. The best thing about this long brown hair is the color melt with the balayage.

#19: Effortless Fall Ombre Brown Hair

Go for an extremely effortless fall ombré brown hair idea. I recommend this look to most women. I always suggest going a few shades lighter than their natural color so it gives them brown sun-kissed hair.

#20: Toasted Chestnut Long Brown Hair

Opt for a rich chocolate brown base with a chestnut-colored balayage. To maintain this color, use hair care products for color, such as Redken’s Color Extend line. Before heat styling, use a heat protector like Redken’s Medium Control Thermal Holding Spray to keep the color from fading.

#21: Long Chestnut Waves with Highlights

Try a foil balayage painted on dark brown locks using Kevin Murphy Color. From the Kevin Murphy styling line, I used Body.Builder that’s applied wet before the blowout.

#22: Dark Chocolate Brown Hair Color

The dark brown-chocolate color gives a dramatic look but adds incredible shine with a subtle balayage.

#23: Curly Pompadour for Dark Brown Hair with Red Highlights

Adding a bright red highlight (or extension) is a great way to brighten up your beautiful, long, dark brown hair without getting too crazy! This long dark hair is a great style for an evening out with friends or a special event. If you’re not ready to commit to the color pop, grab a clip-in extension, tease hair at the root, and clip it in!

#24: Dark Chocolate Hair with Caramel Highlights

Milk chocolate brown with flicks of caramel ombre’ at the tips is a great way to soften your dark mane. Adding tight waves brings this color to another level of fun!

#25: Deep Golden Brown

Take your long tresses to another level with this warm and rich golden brown! It has the most subtle highlights that look as if the sun made them.

#26: Voluminous Brown Hair with Mahogany Accents

Rich, dark brown hair with a soft glow of mahogany paired with amazing volume and texture will turn all the heads in any room you enter!

sophisticated wavy style for brown hair with highlights
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#27: Sophisticated Wavy Style for Brown Hair with Highlights

Timeless brunette beauty with subtle highlights of lighter brown and brown meet to create a look that is both sophisticated and fun!

#28: Dark Brown Hair with Face-Framing Contrasting Highlights

Radiant dark brown hair paired with contrasting blonde face-framing highlights creates texture and fun!

#29: Long Dark Brunette Hair Color

A rich golden brown hue is beautiful if paired with full, voluminous waves!  The best part is they’re easy to achieve!

#30: Long Natural Brunette Hair with Curtain Bangs

Sweet waves, a natural-looking brunette brown color, and a longer curtain fringe bring the girl-next-door look to another level! The best part is that this look is easy to maintain and will always get you noticed.

long brunette brown hair with waves
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#31: Brunette Brown Hair with Waves

Long brown waves, rich color, and bold makeup make this look extremely striking. The trick to these gorgeous waves? Only curl the middle of the hair, then slide the ends through your curling iron!  Easy and beautiful.

soft mocha brown mane
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#32: Soft Mocha Brown Mane

Soft and sleek, this mocha brown hair has both! Tone-on-tone highlights varying within two levels of light and darkness create a beautiful palette.