What are babylights and how do they differ from traditional highlights or balayage? Here is your ultimate colorist's guide to babylights with 20 awesome ideas to copy.

Well, it's happening. My hair is slowly turning gray. I fought it at first and started coloring my hair more often, but that resulted in a lot more damage than I like to have on my hair. So, I dialed it back and made peace with the white strands that are stubbornly making an appearance

16. Copper Highlights When it comes to winter hair colors for dark hair. If you don't want to change your hair color completely, you could try this look. Copper highlights are red highlights which can be added to any hair color and would work well with dark hair as it gives contrast perfectly.

As the golden rays of summer light cascade across the horizon, they bring with them a renewed spirit

25. Brunette Hair with Red Stripes. Girls wishing to enhance texture in their straight dark strands can opt for more defined splashes of copper, the more so as the ribbons of highlighted hair work great to create movement.

29. Milk Chocolate Highlights. Chocolate brown is a go-to option for brunettes with warm skin tones, and this hand-painted combination of natural warm browns and iridescent golds shows how rich and dimensional this yummy color can be.

48. Caramel Macchiato Coloring. Bleaching some strands of your brown locks to one of the lighter blonde shades gives dimension and depth to your mane. Choose your highlights in a shade that is close to your natural hair color and fits your color type.

Balayage remains one of the best hair color ideas for straight hair. Look through some of the best examples of balayage on straight hair for ideas and inspiration.