The walnut tone adds depth, making your platinum appear even brighter.
Consider this option if you have naturally darker features, as the walnut elements create harmony between your hair and brows/lashes for a cohesive overall appearance.
6: Grey Pixie with Chocolate Tips
Add a playful dimension to your short grey cut with chocolate brown concentrated just at the tips and crown.
This strategic placement creates visual interest while maintaining the sophisticated silver base.
You’ll love how this technique adds youthful energy to a classic pixie while keeping maintenance minimal.
The brown tips create texture and definition, enhancing your cut’s natural movement.
Ask your stylist to hand-paint the chocolate pieces for a soft, natural-looking transition between your grey base and brown-tipped pieces.
7: Silver Bob with Espresso Shadow Root
This striking combination creates dramatic depth. It features a deeper brown root area that gradually transitions to silver throughout the lengths.
The deliberate shadow root adds sophistication and edge.
You’ll appreciate how this technique grows beautifully, with your natural regrowth blending into the intentional shadow root for an extended time between appointments.
The contrast creates a striking dimension.
This approach works particularly well on bobs where the architectural shape showcases the color transition beautifully, creating a modern, fashion-forward appearance.
8: Grey with Golden Brown Money Piece
Frame your face beautifully with warm golden-brown pieces concentrated around your hairline while maintaining silver throughout the rest of your hair.
This strategic placement instantly brightens your complexion.
You’ll find this technique particularly flattering as it illuminates your features while requiring minimal brown placement overall.
The face-framing warmth draws attention to your eyes and cheekbones.
Style by directing the front pieces away from your face when blow-drying to showcase the brightening effect of your golden-brown money piece against your silver base.
9: Smoky Grey with Toffee Ribbons
Add a rich dimension with thin ribbons of toffee brown woven throughout a smoky, darker grey base.
This combination creates sophisticated depth with a contemporary edge.
You’ll love how the warmer toffee tone brightens the deeper grey, creating movement and preventing the color from appearing flat or one-dimensional.
The ribbon technique creates natural-looking highlights.
This approach works beautifully across all hair lengths but creates particularly striking results on longer styles where the ribbons can create flowing movement throughout.
10: Grey Pixie with Mahogany Crown
Create striking contrast with this short cut, featuring silver sides and back with rich mahogany brown concentrated through the longer top section.
The two-tone approach adds interest and dimension.
With this bold combination that intentionally showcases both colors, you’ll make a confident statement.
The mahogany crown creates height and focus at the top, while the silver sides keep the look bright.
This architectural approach works particularly well on pixie cuts with longer tops, where the color placement enhances the cut’s natural structure and movement.
11: Silver with Subtle Brunette Babylights
Add a delicate dimension with ultra-fine brunette highlights woven throughout your silver base.
