The method of lightening individual strands is known to all. Every day more and more people are wondering which highlighting technique has more advantages, and how one or another coloring option falls on hair of different lengths and colors. An article will help to understand this, which indicates the main advantages of this type of coloring, as well as its features and common techniques.
Benefits of highlighting
Any hair highlighting technique has its advantages, but they will be discussed below, but first you need to understand the main advantages of highlighting in general. Among them:
- Visual increase in hair volume.
- Emphasize the dignity of the face.
- Fresh and well-groomed looking hair.
- Perfect combination with any type of face and hair length.
- Not done as often as standard solid coloring.
Features
In addition to the main advantages that absolutely every highlighting technique has, there are also certain features that distinguish this type of color from other options. So, the main features of hair highlighting can be noted:
- Zonal highlighting designed for dark blond hair shades. With this coloring, only the top strands are covered with a layer of paint, resulting in a chic contrast of light curls and natural hair color.
- The classic way, where dyeing is carried out along the entire length of the hair. In this case, the strands are bleached by toning, after which there is a softening of the contrast between the natural color and the dyed strands.
- Reverse highlighting, that is, darkening the natural shade. This coloring is usually done by fair-haired young girls to achieve a natural color by dyeing individual strands in dark colors.
- Gentle highlighting, where the strands are lightened literally by a couple of tones. In this way, the protection of weakened thin hairs is achieved, while ammonia-free paint is used, which contains moisturizing agents.
Highlighted hair care
Hair highlighting, the technique of which is generally not as complicated as any coloring, is stressful for curls. Therefore, experienced masters strongly recommend regularly using various oil-based masks that are designed specifically for colored hair. It is best to add to the usualhair mask ampoule with liquid vitamins A, E, B5 and so on.
Popular techniques
Any more or less popular highlighting technique is familiar to masters working in special salons. Each hairdresser must have all the necessary tools, tools and dyes in order to qualitatively paint. But before visiting the salon, a person should at least have a general idea of the basic techniques that can be offered to him in a beauty salon. In addition, if there is no money or time to visit a hairdresser, you can do highlighting yourself at home. Information and step-by-step instructions for all known highlighting methods are provided below.
California or American highlights
California highlighting, the technique of which is simple and accessible to every person, is rightfully considered the most fashionable. It creates the effect of burnt hair, and the hairstyle as a whole looks quite beautiful and natural. Best of all, this color will look on natural brunettes or brown-haired women.
Highlighting technology:
- Hair is divided into clear horizontal partings.
- The parted hair is gathered into buns of about 1 cm, creating a checkerboard effect.
- In a 1:1 ratio, the oxidizer and paint are combined.
- The finished composition is gently and smoothly applied to the hair bundles, which is the main difference between this type of highlighting.
Reviews
Of course, this staining technique has relatively good reviews. Highlighting of this type is preferred by many girls and women. As the young ladies note, the easiest way to paint is in salons, since professionals know the technique better, they cannot have misfires. Slightly older women claim that this technology is extremely simple and can be done independently without much effort, without spending extra money on a hairdresser.
Both after the procedure in the salon and after coloring at home, the result impresses everyone. Although at first glance it seems that such highlighting is suitable only for young girls, it also looks chic on older women.
Venetian version
Venetian highlighting, the technique of which is not particularly difficult, but nevertheless it is more accessible to specialists working in professional salons, differs from other options in the richness of shades and their rather creative combination. Highlighting gives the hairstyle more volume, makes the hair radiant, while maintaining naturalness. It should also be noted that the Venetian version does not harm the hair at all.
Winning shades for dark hair in any case will be: honey, sand, cognac and chocolate. In addition, another considerable plus is the fact that these tones can be used not only separately, but also combined with each other.
Comments
This highlighting technique is not always successful at home, which is not very encouragingwomen. In order to get an excellent result, in any case, you will have to spend money on a specialist - either calling him at home or going to his salon. But regarding the effect, there are exceptionally good reviews, because in another way such beauty cannot be achieved.
The method "Through the cap"
The easiest method is highlighting with a special cap that has holes for the strands. This option is intended for owners of short hair. The intensity of staining directly depends on the distance that is observed between the strands during the procedure.
Required tools:
- special cap;
- flat brush;
- special hair pulling hook;
- coloring agents;
- pair of mirrors;
- gloves, towel, negligee.
Procedure progress:
- The cap is put on the head, and small strands are pulled through its holes with the help of a hook.
- Using a flat brush, the coloring agent is applied to the elongated hair.
- In order to lighten one tone, you should keep the dye on your hair for up to 15 minutes, and for intensive coloring - at least 40 minutes.
- Without taking off the caps, wash off the paint.
- The cap is removed, the hair is thoroughly washed with shampoo and then with conditioner.
What girls say
The first advantage that the girls note is the ability to hide randomly resulting abrupt transitions. For thisit is only necessary to tint the light strands in a suitable shade.
In addition, highlighting through a cap is a rather interesting procedure that not only gives a wonderful effect, but also teaches beginners the skills to cope with difficulties. After all, when working with a cap, you need the ability to work well with your hands, without harming the client.
If a person does highlighting for himself, then the option with a cap is ideal for him, since he can easily pull strands out of the holes and dye them without touching the rest of the hair.
Using foil
Another good option, not inferior in originality to the previous one, is the foil highlighting technique. The main advantage of this method is that it suits absolutely all types of hair, regardless of length and color.
Before the staining procedure, the following tools must be prepared:
- clips;
- paint;
- flat brush;
- 10 cm wide foil strips;
- crochet, as in dyeing through a cap;
- pair of mirrors.
Execution technology:
- The width of the strands and their frequency for dyeing are determined.
- Paint is being prepared.
- The parting is highlighted, a thin strand is taken and superimposed on the foil, and then smeared with paint and fixed with foil.
- The same steps are done on the right and then the left side.
- To lighten it is required to keep the paint notmore than 20 minutes, and for intensive coloring - more than 50.
- The foil is carefully removed and the color washed off with shampoo.
Feedback from real people
Compared to highlighting through a cap, in this case, there are much fewer problems. Not too much time is spent on painting, but in the end you get a result that you want to demonstrate to everyone around you. It is these facts that the owners of highlighting of this type note, recommending that all girls try this method.
Highlighting "Veil": execution technique
In this case, the strands located on top are highlighted. To begin with, a thin strand is separated, which will be translucent in the palm of your hand, and then a strand for highlighting is selected from it in a zigzag.
Clarifier must be applied to the foil, and then put the hair there and wrap the foil. As you can see, the method is quite similar to the previous one, but you should not confuse them, since the effect is significantly different.
To fix the foil on the hair, the corners need to be bent, squeezing firmly. After 15-30 minutes, you can already wash off the paint with shampoo and balm with a healing effect.
Client Reviews
Great result, which is noticeable immediately after washing off the paint, cannot but please its owners. And besides this, people claim that this method of highlighting is the fastest, since there is no need to spend too much time on preparation, and then on the procedure itself.
