27 Trendy And Soft Mousy Brown Hair Ideas

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Summer might have pushed us to “go blonde!” but autumn is about taking it easy. There’s no better time to embrace your natural light brown roots or even ask your hairstylist to create the low-maintenance color. We’ll say it: mousy brown hair is having a moment, and you better take advantage. There are easy ways to update your natural brown locks for fall, and it’s all about subtle color that looks effortlessly styled.

Mousy brown hair is a great solution for those of you have color-colored eyes like blue or grey – it will highlight your natural features. Mousy brown hair has a colder undertone, so cold complexions are also welcome!

a beautiful long wow with a black root, mousy brown hair and blonde at the ends for an ombre effect

a beautiful long wow with a black root, mousy brown hair and blonde at the ends for an ombre effect

a blunt bob with a black root and mousy brown ombre hair is a chic and bold idea that looks sleek and catchy

a blunt bob with a black root and mousy brown ombre hair is a chic and bold idea that looks sleek and catchy

a cool long bob with a mousy brown shade and blonde babylights, with messy waves and bangs is great for a delicate and sophisticated look

a cool long bob with a mousy brown shade and blonde babylights, with messy waves and bangs is great for a delicate and sophisticated look

a medium mousy brown chopped layered haircut with much volume is a great idea for the fall

a medium mousy brown chopped layered haircut with much volume is a great idea for the fall

a messy mousy brown updo looks very nice and unobtrusive with blue eyes without being too bold

a messy mousy brown updo looks very nice and unobtrusive with blue eyes without being too bold

beautiful dishwater brown is a lovely idea for the coming fall, and it will look great with your leather jacket

beautiful dishwater brown is a lovely idea for the coming fall, and it will look great with your leather jacket

beautiful long mousy brown hair with a touch of shine and messy waves is a lovely idea to look chic

beautiful long mousy brown hair with a touch of shine and messy waves is a lovely idea to look chic

brighten up your strands with this low-maintenance way idea. Let the color fade into a warm caramel or sandy blonde at the very end

brighten up your strands with this low-maintenance way idea. Let the color fade into a warm caramel or sandy blonde at the very end

delicate mousy brown hair with subtle highlights and waves looks very stylish and very relaxed, without being too much in your face

delicate mousy brown hair with subtle highlights and waves looks very stylish and very relaxed, without being too much in your face

embrace your naturally dark strands and enhance them with rare sweeps of barely

embrace your naturally dark strands and enhance them with rare sweeps of barely

Gigi Hadid is the master of ultra-long locks and perfectly highlighted shades, and this season she's wearing mousy brown

Gigi Hadid is the master of ultra-long locks and perfectly highlighted shades, and this season she's wearing mousy brown

Hailey Bieber’s mousy brunette roots make for another amazing take on this cool color trend, with her subtle light ends

Hailey Bieber’s mousy brunette roots make for another amazing take on this cool color trend, with her subtle light ends

How to highlight your mousy brown hair to avoid any boring looks? Think barely-there balayage highlights around the face and seamless color melts or babylights to give more volume and dimension to the hair. Go for ombre with a black root, mousy brown on the whole length and blonde at the ends – that will be a very eye-catchy look! Try choppy layered cuts to add interest to the color or, if you are going sleek, you may add babylights for some dimension. Get more of these and many other ideas below and try this chic hair color yourself!

Kate Mara wearing a cute and chic long pixie haircut highlighted with a mousy brown shade

Kate Mara wearing a cute and chic long pixie haircut highlighted with a mousy brown shade

long and sleek mousy brown hair with delicate blonde babylights to give a touch of shine and interest

long and sleek mousy brown hair with delicate blonde babylights to give a touch of shine and interest

long and wavy mousy brown hair with much volume is always a good and very subtle idea to rock

long and wavy mousy brown hair with much volume is always a good and very subtle idea to rock

long mousy brown hair with a bit of highlights and messy waves at the ends is a cool idea to try right now

long mousy brown hair with a bit of highlights and messy waves at the ends is a cool idea to try right now

long mousy brown hair with blonde babylights and a bit of volume is a lovely idea for a modern and fresh look

long mousy brown hair with blonde babylights and a bit of volume is a lovely idea for a modern and fresh look

long mousy brown hair with central parting and a bit of blonde babylights, with waves is a gorgeous idea for a delicate look

long mousy brown hair with central parting and a bit of blonde babylights, with waves is a gorgeous idea for a delicate look

medium length mmousy brown hair with a bit of caramel strands to frame the face look eye-catchy and cool

medium length mmousy brown hair with a bit of caramel strands to frame the face look eye-catchy and cool

mousy brown hair with gold and blonde babylights and subtle waves for a delicate and beautiful look

mousy brown hair with gold and blonde babylights and subtle waves for a delicate and beautiful look

nothing jazzes up light brown roots like a golden wash of balayage color from midway down to the ends

nothing jazzes up light brown roots like a golden wash of balayage color from midway down to the ends

super long mousy brown hair with a large messy fishtail braid and waves down is a chic and lovely idea

super long mousy brown hair with a large messy fishtail braid and waves down is a chic and lovely idea

supermodel Cara Delevingne ditched her signature bright blonde for a neutral brunette, which is mousy brown

supermodel Cara Delevingne ditched her signature bright blonde for a neutral brunette, which is mousy brown

this beige blonde-brown mix is like a pumped-up version of classic mousy brown

this beige blonde-brown mix is like a pumped-up version of classic mousy brown

this in-between brown for fall—it's not full-on dark cocoa brown but not caramel is cool, with some leftover summer highlights from the sun fade to rich chocolate

this in-between brown for fall—it's not full-on dark cocoa brown but not caramel is cool, with some leftover summer highlights from the sun fade to rich chocolate

this subtle version lets natural brunettes ramp up their signature shade. The dark chocolate base is given a multi-dimensional look

this subtle version lets natural brunettes ramp up their signature shade. The dark chocolate base is given a multi-dimensional look

update a plain brown base with caramel babylights to make your hair feel like fall

update a plain brown base with caramel babylights to make your hair feel like fall