These are the colours that suit brunettes best

For brunettes, straying from your natural hair colour isn't always easy. For starters, brunettes have far less options than other shades—i.e. blondes—particularly when taking skin tone and eye colour into account.

Not to mention new colour trends often only work for those with naturally lighter hair.

When it comes to a colour change, you shouldn't be aiming for anything too extreme, but rather a tweak, highlights or some subtle texture. "It's about enhancing, not extremes" colourist Marie Robinson told Allure.

Usually, a few shades lighter or darker than your original colour is a rough guideline. That being said, brunettes often look great with a honey tone, or some well-placed tortoiseshell highlights, particularly coming into the warmer months.

Here, we round up 23 women with exceptional brunette hair. Save this gallery for your next trip to the colourist: