14 Gorgeous Money Piece Hair Highlight Ideas to Try in 2022
Frame your face and look like a million bucks.
Hoping to spice up your hair this season? Allow us to introduce you to so-called money piece hair highlights, a.k.a. the face-framing hair color technique that's more popular than ever among celebrities and influencers alike. It's a great option if you want to help define your facial features by framing your face with an alternative hue. This trending look is achieved by balayaging the front few strands of your hair with a different color than the rest of your strands. If you want to go bold, you can opt for a chunky money piece in a shade of blue, pink or red. A lot of celebs and trendsetters have also opted for subtler money piece highlights that are either a few shades darker or lighter than the rest of their hair.
Money piece highlights look phenomenal on any hairstyle or cut. From bobs to braids, having a stark, stand-alone shade framing your face is guaranteed to look glamorous and priceless — hence the name itself. Need evidence? Celebs like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lawrence and Khloe Kardashian have all sported this stunning look.
But don't be fooled by the name (or the stars sporting it), because this hair color is totally affordable and achievable — it just makes your hair look expensive. Just remember, after dying your hair, you'll want to use a color-safe shampoo and conditioner to maintain your new look, because the last thing you want is for your money piece to fade quickly. Ready to look like a million bucks? These are the best money piece hair highlight ideas to inspire your next color change!
Money Piece Highlights on Dark Hair
Singer Beyoncé is slaying honeycomb-colored money hair highlights. With thick blonde pieces framing her face, Queen B looks flawless, as usual.
Money Piece Highlights with Bangs
Cut with wispy bangs, actress Jennifer Lawrence looks classic and chic with these subtle money-piece highlights. Talk about a timeless look!
Balayage with Money Piece Highlights
For a natural look, combine a classic balayage style and frontal money piece highlights, like singer Perrie Edwards. This straight hair look is versatile, taking you from casual to elegant.
Blue Money Piece Hairstyle
Ready to spice up your style? Well, singer Meghan Trainor has all the inspo you need. Blue money piece highlights are perfect for anyone who doesn't want to do daring color all over.
Money Piece Highlights on Brunettes
These caramel money piece hair highlights on singer Rihanna are serving all the inspo needed for brunette babes. Plus, curling your hair helps show off the streaks.
Money Piece Highlights on Blondes
Blondes can pull off money pieces too. Model Gisele Bündchen looks refreshed with her light blonde frontal frames.
Copper Money Piece Hair
Leave it to media personality Khloe Kardashian to style her hair with money piece highlights before they were trending. The strong copper color works well with her skin tone and adds a ton of depth to her hair.
Pink Money Piece Highlights
Pretty in bubblegum pink, actress Rachel McAdams' money piece highlights are sexy and super bold. This retro 'do is a total show stopper.
Money Piece Highlights on Short Hair
Actress Sandra Bullock is glowing in a glam Old Hollywood hairstyle, perfected with chestnut-colored money piece highlights. The definition of short and sweet!
Braided Money Piece Hairstyle
For something fun, actress Margot Robbie styled her money piece-highlighted hair into two braids, framing her face and emphasizing the highlights even more. Genius!
Red Money Piece Hair Highlights
Forgoing the chunky money piece hair look, actress Olivia Wilde looks stunning with cool red undertones that highlight her facial features. Her beautiful green eyes really pop with this 'do!
Soft Blonde Money Piece Highlights
Sophisticated and subtle, actress Cameron Diaz is radiant with her multidimensional blonde money piece highlights.
Money Piece Highlights on Black Hair
Brown money piece highlights look fabulous on Black hair and actress Kerry Washington is all the proof you need. They help add contrast and depth to a single-tone shade.
All-in-One Money Piece Hair Highlights
Okay, Debby Ryan, we see you. The actress is effortlessly working bangs and light pink money piece highlights. So whimsical!
Marielle Marlys is a freelance writer at Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan who graduated from New York University with a degree in Journalism and Global Liberal Studies, and with a Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs. Additionally, she has held internships at Modern Luxury, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan magazines, CNBC, The Borgen Project, and Almost 30 podcast. Although Marielle is a proud Jersey girl, she has also lived in Florence, Italy and Madrid, Spain.
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