Bright highlights of hair: what coloring technique to choose brunettes, blondes and redheads. How to make thin hair bulkier and dull - radiant. Popular models and techniques of staining strands.
Beautiful well-groomed hair, original haircuts and fashionable dyeing techniques guarantee the attractive appearance and popularity of men for the fair sex. One of the most popular dyeing techniques is white highlighting - dyeing hair strands in a very light shade.
Types of light hair highlighting
- Classic. The technique involves a uniform staining strands from root to tip. The thickness of the strands can vary - from very thin to wide.
- Zonal. Characterized by dyeing only part of the hair, for example, the procedure is performed only on the upper or lower layer of the hairstyle, only the roots are painted, left or right parts of the head, diagonally or asymmetrically.
- Venetian. Clarified strands do not wrap foil, freely contacting with adjacent curls. The result is an interesting result that creates natural highlights on dark hair.
- Reservation. Several colors are used in coloring at once for highlighting, including white. Light strands can alternate with dark chestnut, golden, dark and light brown, creating a spectacular tint game.
- Ombre. A two- or three-tone coloration that allows you to create a gradient (smooth transition) from a darker shade to a lighter shade. In this case, white highlighting is used at the very tips of the hair, completing the coloristic image.
What highlighting to choose depending on the color and length of hair?
- Black hair. Lightening black hair poses some difficulties due to persistent pigment (melanin). But experienced master hairdressers and modern dyeing agents make it possible to achieve a lasting effect and a stunning contrast of natural hair and colored strands.
- Dark hair. Highlights of dark hair will help to add freshness to the hairstyle and image in general. Brown hair is easier to dye than hot brunettes. But for the best result, professionals recommend to first clarify the entire head of hair, and then perform highlighting in its various variations.
- Light and blond hair. They seem to be created for the classic white highlighting, which gives the image of sensuality and innocence. In addition, the technique will help to give a special shine to light strands, which themselves are prone to dullness.
- Red hair. The peculiarity of the fiery curls is the considerable thickness of the hairs, due to which they are difficult to bleach. But properly chosen paint and professional approach can cope with the situation and achieve the effect of white strands without unnecessary yellowness and “rusty” hue.
Choosing a type of highlighting for hair, you should make a start not only from the original hair color, but from their length. So, the owners of long hair have a huge scope for imagination and hairdressing: smooth neat transitions or sharp contrasting strands, ombre or “Venetian” - you can try everything.
Medium-length hair is also fertile ground for highlighting, especially if you have to work with light brown or blond hair. They can be lightened by the classical method, dye only the tips of the hair or play on contrasts.
They can implement the original asymmetrical highlighting or dye only the top layer of hair, thus adding a volume to the hairstyle.
Before carrying out the procedure of staining with any paint or agent, an allergic reaction test is required. To do this, the finished composition is applied behind the ear or on the crook of the elbow. for 12 hours. If after this time there is no redness or rash, you can safely use the tool.
Technique of light (white) highlighting
Classic bright highlights - the most simple and affordable hair coloring technique that can be done even at home. There are two basic methods of dyeing - using foil or a special plastic cap.
The final color of the curls will depend on the correct oxidizer. For thin and weak hair, 4 percent oxidizer is used, for light hair - 8 percent, and for dark hair - 12%.
White highlighting with foil
Tools and tools:
- bleaching composition - powder and oxidant,
- brush or sponge for applying paint,
- foil - special for dyeing or regular food, cut into rectangles in accordance with the length of the hair,
- comb with a long narrow handle to separate the strands,
- gloves,
- container for the preparation of the coloring composition
- cape on the shoulders or a towel.
Before starting to dye your shoulders should be wrapped with a waterproof cape or thick towel.
- Means for coloring is prepared in accordance with the instructions.
- The foil is cut into strips, each of which should be 20 centimeters longer than the processed strands. The edge of each piece is wrapped a couple of centimeters inward. This is done so that the paint does not trickle onto the adjacent curls and scalp.
- The hairstyle is zoned, each section is cracked with a barrette. Each zone is processed separately.
- A long hairbrush separates a thin strand under which a piece of foil is placed so that the folded portion is located at the roots of the hair.
- The strand is smeared with paint and wrapped around the free end of the foil.
- Another strand of hair (it will remain unpainted) is separated and placed on top of the colored one.
- The procedure is performed over the entire surface of the head.
- The minimum time for holding the paint is 30 minutes. After this time, you should check one of the strands - how much it brightened.
- With a satisfactory color, the foil is removed, the hair is washed with warm water and shampoo.
- After highlighting, it is recommended to apply a balm or mask and dry your head in a natural way.
The highlighting procedure with a cap is carried out using a special headdress with holes. A fine strand is passed through each hole and painted. Depending on the intensity of the desired highlighting, a different frequency of holes is used. The rest of the technique is similar to staining with foil, with one exception: the hair is washed under water with a cap.
Advantages and disadvantages of white highlighting
As with any technique of exposure to hair, white highlighting has its pros and cons.
The advantages of the technique include:
- soft and gentle “revitalization” of the hair color (but this does not apply to the bleaching of dark strands),
- helps to gradually return to the original shade without solid staining of strands,
- visually makes the hair volume, and curls - radiant,
- perfectly masks the grayed strands,
- does not require too frequent tinting,
- refreshes and rejuvenates the image, suitable for women of all ages,
- Growing roots are minimally contrasted with bleached hair.
Disadvantages of highlight:
- white highlighting is carried out clarifying drugs that harm the structure of the hair and dry curls,
Regularly use masks and balms on bleached hair - they will provide curls with the necessary nutrition and moisture.
- the procedure requires a certain skill and skills - it is unlikely to be able to spend it outside the salon the first time,
- the technique is quite long, takes at least two hours, depending on the complexity of staining,
- After chemical perms and henna exposure, light highlighting cannot be performed.
Despite the presence of some minuses, bright highlighting has been and remains one of the most popular salon procedures. This is an out-of-age technique that will help to update the image, adding notes of slight negligence or originality to it, as well as allowing you to always remain in trend.
Shades that are ideal for highlighting on dark hair:
- cognac,
- copper,
- chocolate,
- coffee,
- caramel,
- nut,
- honey.
The shade of the strands should be selected depending on the original hair color. In order to get the effect of beautiful expensive hair color, the strands should not be contrasted and stand out from the main body of hair. Enough differences in 1-2 tones, so that the hair looked uniform, but at the same time new shades created the depth of color.
Classic highlighting on dark hair
Uniform staining of the strands along the entire length from root to tip is called classic highlighting; this technique does not lose its popularity year after year and is a top procedure in a good salon.
For dark-haired girls, there are some nuances of highlighting in the classical technique:
1. Strands of hair take very small (2-5 mm), so as not to get too contrasting result.
2. After highlighting it is often necessary to resort to the procedure of rendering - in order to give the straightened strands a fashionable shade.
3. Toning strands is best done in muted shades as close as possible to the natural hair color.
Zonal highlighting on dark hair is a gentle coloring technique.
When conducting zone highlighting only the upper part of the hair is dyed, the rest of the hair remains intact.
This technology of coloring is suitable for girls with thin not thick hair, or for girls who doubt whether highlighting is suitable for them.
Advantages of zonal melirovna on dark hair:
- the hair is practically not damaged, as the upper zone is colored (for example, approximately 50% of hair is colored during classical highlighting).
- you can get the effect of burnt hair in the sun,
- if you don’t like highlighting or doesn’t fit, it will be easier to return the native color,
if you wish, you can only slightly brighten the strands framing the face, this will undoubtedly refresh the image.
Of the minuses It may be noted that you will have to wear the parting in one place so that the straightened strands are visible.
Bronding on dark hair
This technique is also called multi-color highlighting. When coloring is selected several shades close to the main hair color, usually it is nutty, honey, caramel, chocolate, coffee shades.
Thanks BROND Dyeing the effect of a soft overflow of hair is created, if the procedure for bronding on dark hair is done correctly, you will get your unique shade.
The special feature of brondirovaniya is that it has no clear boundaries, the color is maximally shaded and is selected within 2-3 related tones.
At first glance, you may not notice that your hair has been dyed in several tones, but at the same time the image will become more effective, the hair color is “more expensive”, and your face will be more expressive.
Ombre on dark hair
The hit of the 2015-2016 season is definitely ombra on dark hair. There are various techniques and types of ombre, you can choose for yourself suitable.
Ombre is a great option for those who want to keep their hair healthy, it can only be done at the tips, while staining can be renewed much less often than, for example, classical highlighting.
This can be a slightly perceptible overflow of color to the tips or, conversely, a contrasting transition from dark to light shade. The classic version of the ombre is a two-tone hair coloring with a smooth border of color transition from dark to light. There is also a similar Shatush dyeing technique, thanks to which the effect of sun-bleached hair is achieved.
If you do not want a dramatic change in appearance, then choose a shade as close as possible to your color, the transition will be soft, but this change will certainly refresh your hairstyle.
Ombre looks very impressive on dark hair with light-colored tips, but be prepared that this is a rather aggressive procedure for hair.
A bright Ombre will suit for extraordinary and courageous girls, they look great on dark hair red, red, eggplant shades for ombre.
Dark highlights on blonde hair
Toning with dark shades is a gentle procedure for dyeing blond hair, in which the strands are not brightened, but, on the contrary, darkened. The technology involves the use of ammonia-free compounds that do not penetrate deep into the rod.
Brondirovanie suitable owners of damaged hair or girls who want to "get out" of highlighting.
How is the dyeing dark strands on blond hair:
- For a start, the master applies light coloring to the roots with light strokes. This is necessary to darken the strands and to further create the effect of a beautiful transition. If you look at the video of the process of work, it seems that this coloring is like drawing through hair. Hairdressers use several schemes for applying the dye composition: zigzag, circular, sequential.
- After, the individual strands are worked out. For this, the mop is divided into 5 zones: the occipital, parietal rhombus, two temporal lobes and the crown. For convenience, all you need to fix the clips.
- Each zone, except the diamond, is painted the same. Separate strands are selected from the curl. To do this, use special ridges with widely spaced teeth of different lengths. Some professional craftsmen are able to choose eye-to-eye patches. Temko does not touch at all.
- Each strand is stained from the tip to the roots with soft movements. Tonic is not rubbed into the curl, and covers only its upper part. The result is a soft stretch effect.
- After washing the paint, the roots remain dark, light locks — light, and bronzed sites — darkened with a contrasting shade to the original. It can be dark brown, chocolate or any other (at the discretion of the master or at the request of the client).
The advantage of this technique is its delicacy. Curls under the influence of toning powder and balms almost not damaged. The disadvantages include fragility. The paint is washed off within 3 months.
Why do you need it
Someone will say that blond hair is so beautiful, and it will be absolutely right. But only in the case when it comes to natural blonde or light-brown shade. If you take a closer look at such a head of hair, you can see that its color is not uniform. Some strands on tone and even two differ from the next. And the color at the roots is always more intense than at the tips.
Blond, created artificially with the help of a clarifying solution, does not have such overflows. Even hair not burned by an oxidizer looks flat, the hairstyle has no airiness and volume. And if their structure is spoiled, then the picture turns out to be simply depressing - hard puppet curls or yellowish tow on the head. Bring back the hair naturalness and helps highlighting the blonde hair.
Advantages and disadvantages
Regardless of which type of highlighting is chosen, such coloring done correctly on blond hair:
- creates additional volume
- gives dyed strands naturalness,
- perfectly disguises gray hair,
- brightens and refreshes the face
- puts the right accents
- minimally damages the hair,
- updates the image without radical changes,
- makes it fashionable and modern.
An added bonus is that frequent correction is not needed.Even if the regrown roots are dark, you only need to tint them, and the streaked strands look great at any length.
This method has its drawbacks, the main of which is a high risk of burning the hair. Incorrectly chosen shade on light brown hair can further emphasize gray hair.
Errors in coloring or home care provoke the appearance of an ugly yellowish shade on clarified strands. But these troubles are pretty easy to prevent or fix.
The play of light and shadow
The task of any non-uniform coloring is to obtain the effect of the play of light and shade, which creates additional volume. In the classic version, these are smooth transitions, the difference between which is no more than 2-3 tones. But modern technology uses color contrasts and unnatural tones - red, eggplant, plum.
The most courageous use such complex methods as highlighting "Zebra" and "Veil". They give the image originality and always attract the attention of others.
Blonde hair is good because there is a choice in which direction the color will change. You can make the highlights blond and become even lighter or toned selected strands of dark shades.
Additional clarification
Bright melirovka looks best in the classic version on natural hair. For it, you can use a relatively weak oxidant to only slightly brighten the selected strands.
In addition to the classics on the blond, these kinds of highlighting look very good:
- California - creates the effect of light natural burning of the hair in the sun,
- zonal - when additional clarification is done only on bangs or other selected zones,
- diagonal - perfectly emphasizes graphic haircuts and is able to adjust the shape of the face,
- ashy - gives the original shade of nature to cold blond hair,
- American - a kind of coloring in which 3-4 light colors are harmoniously combined,
- feathers - an ideal technique for short haircuts, in which only the tips of the strands are emphasized with light,
- reverse basal highlighting - allows natural blondes, previously painted in darker tones, to return to the natural color by lightening the roots and upper hair zone.
The choice is quite large, besides, some of the types of highlighting require a good paint application technique.
Therefore, if you are not confident in your own strength, it is better to turn to professionals. It is very easy to spoil blonde hair - they are thinner in structure. And the mistakes on them are always noticeable and more difficult to correct than on the dark ones.
Dark strands
To perform highlighting dark strands on blonde hair is very important to choose the right shades. You can use only one dark color - in the classic version, as well as the Zebra, brondirovanie and Voile techniques. Or pick a few - then it will turn out coloring or reverse ombra.
It is very important to correctly determine which palette the main color belongs to, whether it is natural or acquired after dyeing. Mixing shades from cold and warm gamut is categorically unacceptable - it creates a cacophony on the head, and the whole hairstyle looks unnatural.
Beige, nutty, mocha, coffee with milk, eggplant, burgund, cherry are well suited to the cold blond and ash-light shades. Warm blond will be in perfect harmony with all shades of red, wheat, gold, chestnut, milk chocolate.
The effect obtained depends on how many strands are colored dark. With a small amount of them, only light accents are obtained that make the hair more voluminous. Sharp contrasts lend graphic, emphasize the structure of the haircut.
The predominance of the dark makes it possible to smoothly turn from a blonde to a brunette and even stop halfway, remaining fashionable and stylish.
Performance technique
The technique of white highlighting depends on its variety. A detailed description of most of them and even instructional videos can be found quite easily now.
It is very important to bleach the hair delicately, with the help of a weak oxidizing agent - no higher than 6% and strict adherence to the dwell time of the paint. Blond hair, especially if it has already been dyed, is very easy to burn, so it’s better not to experiment with it at home.
Independently make brondirovanie on medium and long hair at home easier. Even resistant paints are not as aggressive as the clarifier, and "forgive" minor errors in the work.
The technology of this staining is as follows:
- Up to 3-4 shades are selected, which harmonize well with each other.
- The hair is carefully combed and a parting is formed.
- If the base tone (the darkest) differs from the natural tone, then roots will stain with it and up to 3-4 cm in length.
- Then, in strict order or randomly, additional shades are applied on the selected strands - from dark to very light.
- To prevent dark strands from coloring neighboring ones, they must be wrapped in foil.
- The paint is kept according to the instructions time.
- The foil is removed, and the remaining paint is thoroughly washed out under running water.
- Excess moisture is cleaned with a towel.
- A moisturizing balm or mask is applied to wet hair.
- After 3-5 minutes, it should be washed off, dry your hair and put your hair.
As you can see, the technology of coloring is rather simple and the only thing that is required from the performer is attentiveness and accuracy. But the result of home highlighting is often very different from the salon. This is due to common mistakes that inexperienced hairdressers make.
Major mistakes
The most common mistake of all beginners and homegrown craftsmen is too slow work. As a result, the strands are stained unevenly, since the chemical reaction time is limited. To avoid this, they should try to choose symmetrically from the right and left temporal zone. Then even uneven coloring will look like a master's idea.
Here are some mistakes you can make more:
poor quality or overdue paint - it often gives a completely different shade than the one you expected,- yellowing of bleached strands - it happens if the brightener is applied to hair that has been previously painted in dark or red color or is strongly overexposed,
- burn-through hair - exceeding the paint time recommended in the instructions or the percentage of oxidizer that is too high,
- inharmonious combination of shades - most often obtained by mixing cold and warm gamut,
- uneven indentation from the roots is a common phenomenon when self-highlighting a house, it is very difficult to control it through a mirror,
- paint on the root or unnecessary strands - it happens when the composition is inaccurate or too liquid,
- the unequal width of the strands is also common for beginners, since precision comes with experience,
- darkening of the hair when washing off the paint - it turns out when poor-quality paint is used during dark highlighting.
poor quality or overdue paint - it often gives a completely different shade than the one you expected,Most of these errors can be easily fixed by professionals. But it is better not to carry out an independent correction - its results often only worsen the situation. The only thing that is recommended to be done at home is toning the yellow with silver shampoo or a tint balm.
Hair care
Blond hair is thinner and more delicate than dark hair, so it requires thorough care without dyeing. Highlighting and the use of resistant paints further destroy their structure.
The hair loses moisture, becomes dull and lifeless. Nutrient and regenerating masks help to restore her lost radiance, which should be applied at least 2 times a week.
A very important stage of care is washing the head. For light and dyed hair, you should use only delicate shampoos, enriched with nourishing oils and extracts of medicinal herbs.
After cleansing it is necessary to neutralize the remnants of the shampoo with a rinse, and then it is useful to pour them with a decoction of calendula, burdock root, chamomile, coltsfoot, and St. John's wort.
Salon procedures may be necessary for severely damaged hair: biolamination, keratin straightening or screening. It is better to consult with specialists about the expediency of their use - they are not effective in all cases. But even the hair restored by such technologies cannot be subjected to frequent thermowells and must be protected from the sun.
We select a shade
It should be noted that dark hair is most often highlighted, the individual strands of which are colored in a light color. Of course, there are also blond hair with dark strands, but this option is not so popular. (See also the article Sparing hair color: features.)
When painting the main thing is to choose the right color.
The most common use of the following shades:
- dark hazelnut
- coffee,
- dark brown,
- copper,
- light brown, etc.
This coloring technique can visually increase the volume of hair.
Note. If it is necessary to add light tones to dark curls, it is customary to use cold shades.
The choice in favor of natural tones minimizes the negative effect of dye on the health of the hair.
Brown shades are recommended to use dark shades:
- cocoa,
- caramel,
- use of paint of nut color is possible.
Choosing paint
Of course, you need to focus on well-known brands that produce formulations for dyeing. There are a lot of them and we will not indicate specific ones.
The choice of paint - not an easy task!
We give general recommendations.
In particular, it is imperative to carefully examine the packaging and the information on it:
- make sure the tool is not expired - at best, it simply will not work or will work partially, and at worst it will lead to hair loss,
- not recommended to purchase products with a high content of ammonia,
- but the complete absence of ammonia is undesirable - such paints are washed away literally in a couple of weeks,
- bypass damaged packaging,
- price is not the main indicator of quality - often the high cost can be formed under the influence of a large number of additional substances that are absolutely unnecessary in the composition of the funds. However, the cheapest brands are not worth buying.
Council If you bought a brand of paint that was not used before, it is recommended to test for allergies.
To do this, a couple of days before the procedure, apply one drop of the product to the inner bend of the elbow and follow the reaction - if there are no redness, irritation and itching, you can safely use the composition.
Why it is recommended to contact a hairdresser
According to experts, lightening strands on dark hair is better to do in the salon.
Since the dark hair color pigment is very stable and in order to ensure a quality result it is extremely important to choose the right:
- desired tone
- appropriate oxidizer.
If you are highlighting for the first time - contact the hairdresser
Much depends on the characteristics of your hair. For example, light strands on light brown hair will look harmonious only if you really choose the right shade that will not stand out too sharply against the background color of the curls. (See also the article Brightening non-yellow hair colors: how to choose.)
Therefore, if you are doing a similar experiment on your hair for the first time, you have never chosen a shade before, then we still strongly recommend you to seek help from a professional master.
Strands lightening
In order to avoid a vulgar appearance, it is extremely important to choose the right clarification technique.
How does the clarification of individual strands
Since the laurels of blondes do not give rest to dark-haired beauties, many of them decide to make themselves brightened strands of dark hair.
There are several basic techniques:
To better understand what is being said, carefully read the description of each technology.
- Platyphysis is a special blonding procedure that uses only a pronounced platinum color and no other!
- The Scandinavian point provides for dyeing dark curls at the roots in a lighter shade, and at the tips - in a darker shade.
- Shnurochek - this technique involves applying paint in such a way that the bleached curls do not have clearly distinguishable contours, but the impression is that they are independently scattered on the head of hair.
An example of a uniform distribution of white strands over the entire head.
To ensure this effect strands are wound on special cords. It is also possible to overlap cotton strips with a clarifier, which affects only the upper layer.
- Strainer - this technique allows to achieve the effect of the game of light. To this end, not only the clarifier in the form of powder, but also a little hydrogen peroxide is applied on the top of the head. After that - the selected toner, and then again the peroxide.
- Zigzag - this technology of blonding involves twisting the strands on hair curlers of various sizes in a checkerboard pattern and applying a light dye.
An example of separately straightened strands.
How to make light strands at home
Above, we talked about the fact that highlighting is recommended to do in a barbershop, but if you have a faithful girlfriend, and you are sure that you can independently choose the right shade, you can perform the procedure at home. Our step-by-step instruction will help you.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- good comb the strands
- put on a special hat with holes,
- in the holes, using a special hook, stretch the strands,
- once again comb the strands that are pierced through the holes.
It looks like a hat for highlighting
Note. It is not recommended to perform too highlight.
Otherwise, dark and light colors will merge, and the result will not be very attractive.
The staining process is as follows:
- take a brush
- paint on the curls,
- You need to start coloring with the upper strands, then go to the side and finish the back.
After the time allotted for the effect of the paint has ended, rinse the strands with warm water.
Note. The cap cannot be removed until the flowing water with which you wash the curls becomes completely transparent.
Do not forget to use air conditioning!
We use foil
There is a fairly common method for which you will need a foil. This method was developed in the United States.
Its essence is as follows:
- paint is applied to the selected strands,
- then they are wrapped in foil,
- This will protect the adjacent strands from the effects of paint.
Foil example
The technology is easy to use, it is completely safe and equally well suited for:
Before starting the process, you should choose the location and width of the strands that are going to highlight.
Some more tips
Lightening strands on dark hair is a responsible process, and therefore it is necessary to adhere to certain rules:
- if you decide to do the highlighting yourself, choosing a particular technique, read the reviews about it, which will help you understand the process and learn about the "pitfalls", if any,
- carefully study the photos of the result - it also allows you to form an opinion about a particular method.
In addition, it is extremely important to consider the overall condition of the hair. Perhaps their treatment will be necessary.
For example, if you have observed:
- dryness,
- fragility
- dullness
- Excessive oily hair.
Example of high quality highlighting
You should not get involved in too frequent clarification, because it causes significant harm to the health of the hair.
There are certain prohibitions for highlighting:
- you can not lighten the strands, if you have irritation of the scalp,
- it is strictly prohibited to use any metal products when painting - whether it be a container for mixing the product or just a stick for stirring,
- it is impossible to apply lacquer and eyebrows for frequent lightening.
In conclusion
As you can see, highlighting is quite diverse, but equally attractive!
However, to make it quite realistic even at home. The main thing is to choose the right color of paint and accurately follow our recommendations.
An interesting video in this article will allow you to get additional interesting information on this topic.
Can I make highlights on blond strands?
Clarify bleached curls can, however between staining should be a period of at least 2 weeksand ideally a month. During this time, the curls will be restored, will become softer and ready for new "trials".
It is important to pay attention to how the curls were colored. If it is a permanent dye with a high concentration of ammonia, it is better to refrain from highlighting for about a month and a half. When dyeing with a low percentage of oxidant, the pause should be a month.
Thinking about how to change hairstyles, get acquainted with all the advantages and disadvantages of highlighting.
Advantages of the procedure:
- refreshing image
- less actively damaging hair, compared to full coloring,
- disguises gray hair,
- gives you the opportunity to go for a natural hair color without losing the aesthetics of the hairstyle,
- visually rejuvenates
- there is no need to adjust the color every month,
- hair look more voluminous.
Disadvantages:
- paint damages hair
- after dyeing it is necessary to take care of the curls,
- the procedure lasts more than 1 hour
- high cost in the cabin,
- without experience it is difficult to make highlighting at home.
How to choose the right shades?
When choosing a shade for highlighting, be guided by the color type classification:
- For girls with fair skin, gray or blue eyes, a cool range is suitable: platinum and pearl shades.
- For girls with dark skin and brown or green eyes, a warm range will suit: honey, cognac, golden tones.
For light curls fit muted dark shades, but not saturated black color, choose:
- chestnut,
- cognac,
- mocha,
- chocolate,
- coffee with milk,
- red tones.
Frequent staining with fine strands
A popular technique that involves dyeing about 60 percent of hair. The remaining strands remain unpainted or undergo gentle toning. The procedure is performed using a cap with holes through which the strands are extracted.
The technology is suitable for changing hair shade by 2-3 tones. Also, this method is suitable for women who do not want to damage the scalp with paint, because when applying the paint, the hair roots are not affected.
Provides for dyeing a small number of wide strands in contrasting colors. Usually strands are located at a distance from each other. Rare highlighting attracts attention because it looks impressive. It is recommended for girls with thick hair who want to make bright accents in their hair.
Transverse
Unusual technique that refreshes the image. Curls are painted in not too contrasting shades. For example, at the roots of the hair color is darker than at the ends, and smoothly turns into a light shade. In this case, during regrowth, the roots will not spoil the appearance of the hairstyle, and even contribute to the overall image.
Method of conducting
Straightening strands can be in the cabin or at home. Two options of coloring are offered:
- using a special cap,
- using foil.
If there is no experience in partial coloring, it is better to choose the first option - it is easier to work with a cap.
Dyeing process:
- On the selected pre-strands applied coloring composition of a suitable shade.
- For clarification, you can use supra or standard 3% clarifier.
- Withstand the applied dye from 20 to 30 minutes, taking into account the recommendations in the instructions.
- Wash off the paint with warm running water and shampoo.
- If you need to give the strands a shade, apply tinting powder or balm on the hair.
How to get out of the blond properly in highlighting? In order to do this, it is recommended not to use bright contrasting shades during the first dyeing. First, choose a paint color with a difference of 2-3 tones. The next color can increase the saturation of the hue.
How long will it hold?
Light highlighting on bleached hair lasts as long as possible. White strands will remain so, because the hair is already discolored, even with repeated washing, they do not darken. But if the toning of the strands was performed, then the shade may slip away - it will become brighter in 3-4 weeks.
If you need to refresh the color after staining the strands, contact the same master who did the procedure. To maintain shade, do the full length toning every 4-6 weeks. Since not all curls were painted, no borders will be visible on the regrown roots. The less likely to do highlighting, the better for the hair.
Further care
To make the curls look alive and healthy after highlighting, it is important to care for them:
- The main thing is to wash your hair properly.. Do not use too hot water, always use conditioner after shampoo. After washing, rinse the hair with cool water each time. It is not recommended to rub the hair with a towel and comb until it dries.
- When laying, try as little as possible to use curling and ironing. To twist the curls, it is better to take the usual curlers, and straighten the hair with a hairdryer and comb with natural bristles. Ideal - let your hair dry yourself.
- Protect hair from moisture and hot air. thermoprotective agents: sprays or balms.
- Monitor the state of hair, timely cut the split ends, even if your goal is to grow long hair. Such an event prevents fragility and stratification of hair.
- After highlighting, lamination can be performed. - It will help improve the condition of the curls and keep the color for a long time.
- Do not do perm after dyeing and henna dyeing.. This can cause severe damage to the curls, an increase in their fragility and even loss.
Contraindications
To delay the staining of the strands is necessary in the following cases:
- After lightening, the hair became brittle and split. Locks will be difficult to transfer the next aggressive impact.
- Less than 3 months ago, a perm was done - it is an ordeal for hair.
- Lightening was performed less than 1 month ago - the curls had not yet recovered after staining.
- Used natural dyes, for example, henna. The result of highlighting on henna-colored hair can be an unpleasant surprise.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding. At this time, the hormonal background of the girl is changing, the result of staining may not coincide with the expected effect.
Thus, we considered the types of highlighting techniques, how to make partial coloring to blondes. On bleached hair, the highlighting procedure looks spectacular and attractive. It refreshes the image and makes the hairstyle visually thicker and more magnificent. However, if the hair is badly damaged after bleaching, then it is better to wait a little with the procedure.
Types of gentle hair highlighting
The use of innovative soft lightening dyes and the latest delicate highlighting technology allows you to make the procedure of lightening hair as gentle as possible, even for very sensitive and thin hair.
Colorists, technologists of beauty salons "Bianca-Lux" will offer you a variety of a variety of gentle ways to highlight hair, with which you can get acquainted on the pages of our site.
Zone classic hair highlighting
It is not a secret that super-thin classical highlighting creates the most natural, “expensive” effect of a soft overflow of flowers, but at the same time, most of the hair is exposed to lightening.
If your hair is very gentle and does not respond well to the lightening procedure, but, nevertheless, you feel comfortable only with light-colored hair, then the gentle way out of the situation is a gentle, classic, highlight hair.
At the same time, only the top layer of hair is subjected to classical highlighting, and the remaining part of the hair “rises in color” a little with the help of a light tint dye, or it remains natural.
BROND multicolor highlights. Zonal hair reservation
Of course, fashionable brondirovanie hair, made according to the technique of multi-color highlighting in a walnut, coffee and light brown palette with light elements of honey or wheat blond can also be attributed to sparing hair lightening.
Even more gentle for the hair is the zone bronzing of hair, when only the upper zone of the hair is exposed to the type of bronding, and the rest of the hair is colored or tinted in a darker color, such as light brown or chestnut.
In the absence of gray hair, the base color can be its own color, which can be given the necessary fashionable shade with the help of a light tint.
The undisputed favorite of this season is the armoring of hair with the effect of Ombre Hair Color. This version of bronding involves darkening in the natural shades of the root zone of the hair, and dyeing using the BROND technique starts from the level of the ears or cheekbones. This type of brondirovanie allows you to do the procedure of coloring rather rarely and thus saves hair.
Glare highlighting
Fashionable nuance of the season - light glare. Such highlighting looks most advantageous on dark blond, chestnut and dark brown hair, but it can also be recommended to natural blondes and light blond who want to revive natural hair color with bright highlights.
There are various fashionable techniques of glare highlighting, through which you can get the effect of a gentle overflow of several, similar in tone, shades. Professionally made glare looks really luxurious, with different lighting glare in the hair creates an indescribable play of shades and give the hair movement, volume and "depth."
For easy glare highlighting, various fashionable colors are used: coffee, wheat, pearl, honey, beige, shades of cinnamon, combinations of caramel and nutmeg, cocoa, as well as cold and warm light-brown shades.
Gentle classic highlights for brunettes and brunettes
This type of gentle highlighting is used in salons quite often.
Gentle classic highlights are distinguished by the fact that the strands are not lightened much - only by 2-3 tones.
Such highlighting is done if the hair is damaged or very thin and weak in its structure, as well as when there is no need to achieve the most light shades of the strands.
Gentle classic highlighting is usually performed using delicate dyes with a high content of moisturizing and enveloping hair components.
Brown and dark blond can be recommended to turn their attention to the shades of gold, ocher, walnut or wheat, which are the most popular in this season.
Light brown, bronze, copper, cognac and coffee shades of highlighting are relevant for brunettes this season.
French highlighting - careful lighting
This is another kind of gentle highlighting, which is recommended for blond and light brown-haired women.
French highlighting is done without the initial use of lightening agents, strands are lightened immediately with a special lightening paint.
The French cosmetic giant L'Oreal was one of the first to develop a dye that, when applied to hair, allows them to brighten by 2-4 tones, hence the name “French highlighting”.
In French highlighting, masters can combine several colors: from honey-golden to creamy white and beige palettes.
The dyes used for such careful highlighting, due to their composition, do not destroy the hair structure, but, on the contrary, nourish the hair and give it shine.
This method of highlighting visually gives hair volume and creates a beautiful game of glare, but you need to take into account the fact that dark hair, in order to create light strands, this type of highlighting is not used, since the result will be almost not noticeable, or the strands may have reddish shade.
But, on light brown and light brown hair shades turn out to be unusually beautiful using gold-beige or ashen-light-colored palette for highlighting.
Highlight Balayazh (or Baliyazh, Degrade, Ombre Hair Color.)
The technology of highlighting Balayazh - coloring the tips of the hair, remains relevant for many years and every year returns in new ultra-fashionable variations.
Highlighting Balayazh, of course, can be attributed to the category of gentle highlighting, provided that only the lower part of the hair is subjected to dyeing, and the upper part of the hair remains either of a natural color, or is painted using natural technology in natural shades of light brown and dark color palette.
Balayazh is used to give a trendy accent to the hairstyle and to emphasize the silhouette of a haircut. The effect of coloring looks extremely interesting both on short haircuts and on long hair.
Highlighting Shatush
Highlighting Shatush - one of the varieties of gentle hair lightening, remains at the peak of popularity this season. Coloring Shatush allows you to create on the hair a soft, watercolor transition from darker roots to lighter hair ends.
Shaded roots and chaotically located clarified strands create the effect of naturally sun-bleached hair, as well as give the hair "depth" and additional volume.
The main task of highlighting Shatush is the creation of a smooth, most natural shading of color along the entire length of hair with a deepening of color in the root zone. This can be achieved with the help of various technologies of applying paint, for example, with the help of a pile or a technique of “stretching the tone” using a special comb, etc.
Coloring Shatush can be recommended as a brown-haired woman, and natural blonde or fair-haired, who want to revive their natural color. For brunettes, this type of highlighting is also used, but Californian highlighting, which in fact is a type of Shatush dyeing and is characterized by more saturated or multi-colored dyeing of strands, looks more advantageous to dark hair. Shatush also has much in common with some types of Ombre Hair Color, which is fashionable this season.
The technology of highlighting of Shatush allows you to take a break between staining for at least 3 months and significantly reduces the time of the staining procedure, as compared to traditional highlighting on foil.
California highlighting
California highlighting - gentle highlighting of hair indented from the roots, which is mainly performed by the "open method", without the use of foil.
The technique of Californian highlighting allows you to get a very fashionable effect this season, when the hair remains deep and dark at the roots with a smooth transition to vertical strands of various widths clarified in different tones. The area of the darkened root zone can be either very small or wide enough.
The main distinctive feature of the Californian highlighting, compared with the traditional coloring of the Shatush, is that the strands are dyed with more saturated colors, or a combination of several cold or warm colors from a light palette.
California highlighting also has much in common with bronzing hair and with some types of Ombre Hair Color coloring that is fashionable this season.
In this season, colored strands of coffee-cognac, beige, walnut, wheat and caramel-honey shades are preferred for Californian highlighting.
The more shades the master uses, the more interesting and “more expensive” the effect is.
California highlighting is perfect for gentle coloring brown-haired women, brunettes and dark blonde. Due to the darkened basal zone, such coloring does not require frequent tinting of the roots and, thus, reduces the load on the hair, and also significantly saves the time and money of the client.
Can I do it?
Dyed hair is not easy to highlight. Dyes are in conflict, the result can be unpredictable. Clarified or discolored hairs are well toned, but require a very careful selection of drugs. During the work it is necessary to consider that hair is injured by preliminary clarification therefore it is necessary to handle them as carefully as possible.
Much depends on the shade of the hair. If the individual strands want to lighten even more, there is a risk of too strong depigmentation with complete destruction of the structure of the hair shafts. Additional blonding of dyed or bleached hair is a complex procedure that requires a professional approach. Beginners better not to take it, but girls who have experience in self-dyeing can take the risk of arming with gentle products from professional lines.
It is much easier to go through the procedure of reverse or color highlighting, implying staining of strands in darker or brighter tones. For work, you can use sparing drugs, not containing ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. They are diluted with mild professional oxidizing agents that ensure the purity of the shade.
Selection of techniques and colors
For highlighting bleached or dyed hair suitable different techniques. The choice depends on the state of the strand and personal taste, as well as on the skill of the person who takes up the coloring. At home, you can try the following options for highlighting:
California. Created specifically for blond hair, both natural and dyed. It implies darkening of the roots, the tips are brightened or remain unpainted. Most often for work use natural colors in warm scale: wheat, honey, pale-yellow or beige. A cold platinum-ash gamma is also possible.
Color. Individual strands are painted in bright or pastel colors. A very gentle technique involves the use of quickly flushing drugs: colored mascara, mousses, paints, which are applied from a tube. Very light hair will become fashionable pastel highlights in pink, blue, peach or lilac.
Reverse. Narrow or wide curls are colored with a darker natural color gamut. For representatives of the warm color type, you can use chestnut and reddish tones; cold platinum strands will decorate the highlights with coffee, grayish-ash or wine-red hues.
The width of the strands depends on the idea of the hair style and hair type. Wide and rare attract attention to the features of a haircut, suitable for wavy or curly hair. Thin and frequent highlighting is ideal for not too thick straight hair, it creates the effect of volume and fluffiness.
Before and after pictures
See examples of photos before and after highlighting, which was done on slightly brightened, as well as on rather heavily bleached hair.
Preparation for the procedure
- Before highlighting it is recommended to update the haircut, removing split ends. The procedure should be carried out every month. Repeatedly colored strands are prone to fragility and delamination.
- If additional clarification is planned, you can wash the hair with a deeply cleansing shampoo. It will remove excess pigment and make hair more susceptible to dye.
- For fragile and brittle hair, a regenerative course is useful. Within 1-2 months, nourishing and moisturizing masks are applied to the strands, which penetrate deep into the hair shafts and stimulate the roots.
Step-by-step instruction
The best option for blond hair - highlighting darker strands. This technique does not require clarification, which eliminates further injury to the rods.
- Semi-permanent paint that does not contain ammonia, diluted with cream-activator in equal proportions.
For the treatment of bleached hair is better to use professional tools. They are mixed with an oxidizing agent or cream of the same brand. When using drugs from other brands, an unpredictable reaction is possible.
How to avoid failure?
To avoid failures when self-highlighting, you need to use only high-quality products and apply them according to the manufacturer's instructions. For drawing up the tinting mixes high concentration oxidizing agents should not be used. For bleached or dyed blond hair, 3% - 5% oxidants are suitable, which are not capable of deeply injuring the rods.
Stripes and stains on the strands indicate that the drug was too liquid. With subsequent toning, the amount of oxidizing agent is reduced or replaced with an activator cream.
What if the result is not pleasant?
If the result of staining is not satisfied, you can try to correct the situation. Professional colorists are able to help, they will select sparing compositions that restore hair.
Medium length hair can be shortened.by making a creative haircut. New hairstyle will help get rid of exfoliated ends and shift color accents.
Sometimes the hair looks dull, although tinted locks have a more attractive appearance. Homemade glazing can improve the state of hair. A transparent colorless concealer is mixed with an activator cream and distributed over slightly damp, but not wet hair. After 15 minutes, wash off the product. This procedure ensures lasting soft shine, curls are soft, pleasant to the touch, easy to fit into the hair.
How long does it last?
Immediately after treatment with a toning agent, the strands have a rich color, which gradually turns pale. On bleached or dyed hair highlighting lasts from 3 weeks to 2 months. It all depends on the chosen technique and the individual condition of the hair. Toning preparations that do not contain ammonia, do not injure hair, but are washed off faster than classic persistent dyes. The effect will have to be maintained by periodic toning, it is carried out at least once a month.
Aftercare
Fragile and brittle hair, weakened by lightening and dyeing, require very careful care. Instead of cheap products from a supermarket containing mineral oils, alcohol and other components that dry out the strands, it is better to choose gentle professional products. They are expensive, but they are very economical.
Shampoo and balm set is suitable for washing.designed specifically for colored hair. Professional brands offer special series for blondes, which preserve light pigments, which add shine to the shine, softness and elasticity.
- Warm hair color wash shampoos with golden tints, giving the strands a lively multi-faceted shade.
- For cold ash and platinum hair, detergents with an anti-yellow effect are offered. They consist of blue and purple pigments that do not change the main color of the hair, but give them a beautiful cold play.
Supplements capable of intensively restoring damaged rods:
Vitamin complexes, proteins, vegetable ceramides are included in their composition. Experts recommend using several tools from the same line at once, alternating between them. The choice depends on the condition of the hair. If they are too dry, you will need active moisturizers, brittle and falling out need to be strengthened with oils.
Some types of oils, for example, burdock and castor, contribute to the rapid leaching of pigment, which is contraindicated in hair treated with tinting bezammiachnoy paint.
To keep bright strands of beautiful color, they are protected from aggressive sunlight.
- For dry hairs suitable oil emulsions and water-based creams.
- For the care of greasy curls will need light sprays.
Sunscreen preparations applied throughout the summer, at sea, the hair must be further protected with a wide-brimmed hat or scarf.
Blond hair, dyed or bleached - a great palette for highlighting. To please the result, you need to choose the right tint and precisely follow the manufacturer's recommendations for application, maintenance and subsequent care.
